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Did you know:
• Blood is about 66% water. The brain is 70%-80% water.
• Water is essential for the proper functioning of the respiratory and digestive systems.
• The disc space between vertebrae is mostly water. When you are dehydrated, discs are harder to heal, and easier to damage.
• Water affects our eyesight, hearing and sense of balance. It also affects every cell, organ and muscle in your body.
• Most people are suffering the disastrous effects of dehydration.
How do I know if I am dehydrated?
You may have these tell-tale signs:
• muscle ache
• back pain
• fatigue
• weakness
• lethargy
• sunken eyes
• dizziness
• headaches
Hydration can prevent disease:
Researchers now believe water can play an active role in reducing the risk of some diseases. According to Susan Kleiner, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, those diseases include kidney stones, urinary tract cancer and colon cancer.
In one National Cancer Institute study, women who drank five or more glasses of water a day were 45 percent less likely to develop colon cancer than women who drank less than two glasses a day.
Be sure to drink eight to ten, eight-ounce glasses, of good quality water every day!
Irene Helen Zundel is a freelance writer, educator and mother, and an expert in child development, home schooling and creative parenting and home making.
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