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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

SEVEN HEALTHY WONDERS OF WATER

By Esther Ohazuruike

Water is the best drink you can take and freely indulge in. Water they say has no enemy; it has severally been referred to as wonder drink.

Here are seven wonders water can perform in your body.

1. Stay Slimmer With Water: To cut down on calories and lose some weights, you can replace calorie-laden beverages with water, by drinking a glass of water before meal, it will help you feel full and take less food. Drinking more water also helps to increase metabolism – especially if the glass is icy cold. Then your body must work to warm the water, thereby burning a few extra calories in the process.

2. Water Boosts Your Energy: if you are feeling drained and depleted, you can get revived with water. Water helps the blood to transport oxygen and other essential nutrients to your cells. When you drink enough water, your heart does not have to work as hard to pump blood throughout your body system.

3. Lower Stress with Water: when you are dehydrated, it is likely that your body and your mind will be stressed. Whenever you are feeling testy or stressed, all you need do is just go for that wonderful glass of water. To keep stress level down, keep a glass of water at your table and sip regularly.

4. Build Your Muscles Tone With Water: Drinking more water helps to prevent muscle cramps and also lubricates the joints. When your body is well hydrated, you can exercise longer and be stronger.

5. Nourish Your Skin With Water: Dehydration accentuates the lines and wrinkles in your body. Water is nature’s own beauty cream. Drinking more Water helps to hydrates skin cells and builds them up. It also helps to flush out impurities and improves circulation and blood flow. This makes your face to look younger.

6. Water Reduces Kidney Stones: Kidney stones are solid crystals formed by salt and minerals in your urine. The rate of painful kidney stone is on the increase because people including children are not drinking enough water. Kidney stones cannot form in diluted urine, so drink plenty water to reduce your risk of forming kidney stone.

7. Water Aids Digestion: When taking with fibre, water is essential to good digestion. It helps to dissolve waste particles and passes them smoothly through your digestive system. Are you drinking enough water? Generally, nutritionists recommend that we follow the ‘8 X 8’ rules (drinking 8 250ml glass of water per day). When you exercise or sweat heavily, you will even need more than that. When you drink other beverages often, you will require less water.
However, it is advisable to go low on other beverages and high on water. You will be healthier when you practice this. Remember, water is God’s nature gift to humanity.

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