Health Tip – Water is the most important nutrient to the body.

February 13th, 8:45pm March 26th, 3:38pm

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Health Tip

Heath Tip 1 – Water is the most important nutrient to the body.

The most important health tip – The human body is approx 70% water with the brain being 75%, blood 83% and even your bones are 22%. Every single bodily function is linked, regulated and dependant on water.

Based on F Batmanghelidj MD “Your Body’s’ Many Cries for Water”, the long term effects of continual dehydration is break down the body’s basic ability to function, loss of well being and the starting point for disease. These symptoms of dehydration present as

• Headaches
• Food cravings
• Joint and Back pain
• Anxiety and depression
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Constipation
• Fatigue and Insomnia
• Allergies and Asthma
• Arthritic Pain

This is not surprising given that water is responsible for –

• Carrier of essential nutrients, minerals, hormones, oxygen and chemical messengers to our cells
• Oxygen delivery
• Removes toxins, waste products and carbon dioxide
• Essential for blood flow
• Helps digestion e.g. 8 litres used for digestion every day
• Regulates our body temperature
• Cleans our kidneys – filters our entire blood supply every 5 minutes.
• Reduces our acidity levels and Ph levels to a more alkaline state
• Acts as a lubricating medium and cushions our joints

Health Myth – I thought 6-8 glasses was the correct amount?

A significant number of my clients were drinking this “acceptable” standard but were proven to be chronically dehydrated and consequently suffered significant and painful symptoms. Each of us has a different water requirement based on a number of key factors –

• Body weight – higher weight requires greater water intake
• External temperate – higher temperatures require greater water intake
• Exercise volumes – greater demands on the body requires higher water intake
• Other fluid intake – Caffeine, alcohol, soft drinks and juices dehydrate the body
• Sex – women required higher amounts during different phases in their menstruation cycle

Health Tip – What is the minimum amount of water?

Everyone’s water intake is specific to their individual lifestyle factors as above but as a minimum – Your body weight in Kg x 0.03. As an example, 80 kg x 0.03 = is 2.4 liters with further adjustments required for the above factors (e.g. an additional 1 L of water per hour of exercise)

As a mentioned before, the importance of water is not a secret, new or groundbreaking and to be honest most people know that water is important. So why is it that 70% of the general population is chronically dehydrated?

Here is short video

Video transcript – Health Tip 1