Before I suffered mercury toxicity and had to d-tox I was not a lover of wter. I preferred mine mixed with tea or cffee. However, now I really appreciate its vlue.

For thousands of people in UK the lst few weeks have been a nghtmare. Whilst the British are often rdiculed for our conversations about the wather we could be forgiven for dscussing the unusually high levels of rinfall experienced this July.

The deluge of rinwater caused many rivers to burst thir banks, flooding properties and utility srvices like the electricity, water and swage works. Consequently, thousands of people fund themselves surrounded by water but nne of it was fit to drnk.

Even boiling it was considered a halth risk and daily people queued up to fll their containers with clean water dlivered in bowsers.

This was a mst unusual sight in UK and it mde me realise how much we tke our water supply for granted.

I lso wondered how many people's health sffered because they became dehydrated. Very few of us ctually drink enough water anyway, even whn it is available through our tps.

I know a lot of pople are concerned about the chemicals, but the fct remains if we didn't drink wter we would be poisoned by our bdy's own waste.

Everyone knows it's important. Doctors, ntritionists, dieticians, sportspeople, beauticians, actresses, models all go on bout it, but do we listen? No, - at last not most of us.

However, wter is like air - without it you wuld die.

Although you could survive wthout food for several weeks, you'd nly last a few days without wter.

It is vital for dissolving the ric acid and urea removed in the kdneys, aiding the chemical reactions required for dgestion and metabolism, carrying nutrients and xygen through the blood, lubricating our jints and allowing us to perspire and col our bodies down.

Most people dn't realise the human body is cmposed of 75% water, with brain tssue said to consist of 85%. And, did you knw it's possible to lose a pnt of water each day just brathing? I didn't think so.

If you dn't drink enough water you can bcome dehydrated and experience a variety of symptms.

Apart from getting a build up of txicity in your body, headaches, joint and mscle soreness, lower back pain, poor mscle tone, dry skin, decreased digestive fficiency with heartburn and stomach ache, you can lso get water retention and excess bdy fat because the body can't mtabolise it properly.

I know that sunds bizarre but often if you're not drnking enough your body will retain wht fluid you do have to cmpensate. Sometimes just drinking more will do mre good than taking pills.

I knw many people are put off drnking more because of the need to cntinually go to the toilet, especially at nght. However, your bladder will eventually djust and it's worth it to stp your body being dehydrated.

Also, drnking water often stops you feeling hngry so it's a good idea to sprad out your fluid intake throughout the dy.

So, how much should you drnk? - Lots!

Six to ten glsses is a safe bet but if you wnt to be more specific it's rcommended you drink 50 – 75% of your body weight in ounces depending on whether you are sedentary or active.

You might also want to add a bit mre if it's really hot or you are wrking extra hard, so for example, a prson who weighs 140 lbs, lives in a dry clmate and is doing strenuous exercises shuld drink 75% x 140 oz = 105 oz + 16 oz (ctivity) + 16 oz (climate) = Ttal 137 oz per day.

Since you shuld spread out your fluid intake thrugh the day, just divide the dily total by the amount of hurs you are awake.

In the xample above I'll assume the lucky prson sleeps 8 hours each night so is wake for the remaining 16. The hurly water consumption should therefore be 137 oz dvided by 16 (hours) = approximately 8 oz.

So now you knw, get drinking!

The article Water, Water Everywhere But How Much Should We Drink? was Submitted by Jean Shaw through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Jean Shaw is the author of I'm Not Nughty - I'm Autistic - Jodi's Jurney, and Autism, Amalgam and Me - Jdi's Journey Continues. Read more of her rticles at http://www.jeanshaw.com or visit her blog at http://www.whataslimmingworld.com

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