It is said, “Water is our life”. Truly, if water is not there we could not have survived on this earth. Life means it has included every beneficial aspects of water in the life of a living being. But here we will disclose the truth how water suffices our bodily need.
We can see how water comes out from our body through urine, sweating, and breathing. Thus, to keep a balance in our body water level we need to refuel our body’s water need through drinking water or water based substances like fluids, juice, watery foods etc.
Our body demand for water depends upon the factors like how much physical activity we do per day, what is the climate where we are living, what kind of a medical condition we are experiencing and many other reasons.
Benefits of water
Water is the protective agent for our body: When we hydrate our body by quenching our thirst, water helps to monitor our body temperature. It maintains our body tissues. Water hydrates certain sensitive part of our body like nose, eyes and mouth etc. It is also beneficial for our brain, blood and bones. Along with it, water protects our spinal cord. It works as the cushioning or lubricating agent for the joints.
Water is detoxifying agent for our body: Water flushes out waste products of our body with the help of urine, feces and sweat. Kidney and liver do the work of flushing out excreta from our body. Water makes the constipated bowel movement smooth and helps to move food in the intestinal tract
Water supports in digestion: Digestion starts from the enzyme present in the saliva. This saliva is water based. Enzyme present in saliva helps to break down foods and makes it digestible. Moreover, water makes fiber rich food more soluble and makes it easy to pass by softening it as a smooth stool.
Water hydrates our body: Our body loses water by different means like sweating; urine etc. Body becomes dry if any kind of illness like dehydration, vomiting etc takes place. Also water evaporates through sweating when we do vigorous exercise. Nursing mothers loses body water content when they breast feed their baby. Thus, in every situation more intake of water is highly recommended.
How to check water deficiency in your body
Experts say that check your urine color. If it’s clear then you’re perfect about water intake. If it’s dark in color then you should take more water.
Thus, it is seen how water affects our health. So, make sure that your body is properly hydrated with sufficient intake of water or any other fluid.
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