Water is Medicine. Drink as much required

Jul 18th, 2009 by ktshoppe

Water is a cure for simple as well as chronic health problems. Realize the importance of appropriate water intake for your body

Some people say that one should drink this much water or drink only when thirsty. Much of our body is made up of water. Not drinking enough water will leave us under-hydrated or even dehydrated. In tropical areas the body should be hydrated as dehydration sometimes leads to severe health hazards. But during rainy season and humid temperatures drinking too much water makes you run for the small room only. Know your body needs and go for water.

Some people often get cramps if water intake is reduced due to busy office hours or during travel. No medicine, just drinking 3-4 glasses corrects the problem. The human body is about 70 percent water and cannot function properly without enough water every day.

My 2 year old son gets constipation if he drinks less water and no laxatives, syrups required just plain filtered water rectifies the problem. Infact water helps alleviate constipation. It is the best detox agent.

What less intake of water can do?
# Many people don't drink enough water leading to dehydration and this can cause muscle pain and even headaches.
# Risk of colon cancer, bladder cancer and also breast cancer.
# Metabolism gets disturbed.
# A mere 2% drop in body;s water supply can trigger signs of dehydration:

1 trouble with simple math
2 trouble focussing on smaller print
3 short term memory
4 loosing temper

What more intake of water can do?

Drinking water is important for your good health, but it is possible to drink too much water when you drink a huge amount of water in a very short time. This condition is called hyponatremia and can be very dangerous.

Cell and tissue functions, complete body anatomy and physiology depends on water for their functioning. It acts as a lubricant and base for saliva.
Health officials also emphasize the importance of drinking at least 8 glasses of clean water each and every day to maintain good health.

According to naturopathy water has therapeutic qualities. Water as medicine (pani prayog) is used in water therapy for external use of water therapy as well as internal use of water therapy.

Water is a healthy beverage. Water is cure. So please keep drinking water.

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fishikta, over a year ago
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it is interesting to know what lack of water can bring to our health.

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