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Water - Why It's Good To Drink 8 Glasses A Day

By: Maria Esposito


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Normally, approximately 2.5 litres of water is required daily for a fairly sedentary adult in a normal environment to replace the total loss of water that occurs though urine, faeces, skin and lungs.

Just under half of this should be in the form of drinks such as water or cold herbal teas and just under a litre from food. The remaining 300ml is created by the body from its own metabolic processes.

Problems that arise from not drinking enough water is as follows.

1. The pulse rate goes up and there is an increase in the rectal temperature

2. Respiration increases

3. Tingling and numbness of fingers and feet

4. Increase in blood concentration

5. Lessening of the blood volume and more difficult blood circulation

The difficulty and inadequacy of the circulation of blood under these conditions leads to:

1. breathing problems

2. gastro-intestinal upsets

3. nausea and loss of appetite

4. eventually difficulty in muscular movements and emotional instability

In a scientific study involving animals, the restriction of water gave rise to irritabliity and for some, bad temper.

Thirst

Under a great deal of physical activity it has been demonstrated that a man will only choose to drink half of the water intake needed to replace losses from sweat and urine. It takes a period of rest and a meal for the cravings for water to return to replace losses.

Hot Drinks

Drinking hot liquids can cause a rise in internal body temperature. The body will sweat to bring the temperature down. In medical practice this is sometimes used as a deliberate ploy to temporarily raise body temperature or induce the body to sweat. So cool or cold liquids are preferred to hot ones to replace fluid losses. This is especially the case if hot drinks are always the preferred choice rather than cold ones.

Sugary drinks

Water is the preferred choice of liquid for physical activities that last less than 90 minutes. For activities that would create fatigue after an hour or so, drinks that contain some carbohydrate are better for sustaining power output than water alone.

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For a fuller version of this article please visit the alternative medicine website. Maria is a london nutritionist who specialises in the treatment of allergic disorders. She has worked in the holistic health field for over a decade.



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