Water

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We all know that water is the essence of life, you can live one day without worrying about food right? but when it comes to water, i don't think so. It's commonly known that we should drink about 8-ounce glasses of water per day. Well, the question is, do you really drink enough water per day? Do you know why you should always stay hydrated? What happens if you drink too much or too little ?!

1- Water affects your energy levels and brain function

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You being hydrated is directly related to your brain functions. Studies show that mild dehydration (1-3% of body weight) can influence brain function. In a study, young women lost 1.36% of fluids after exercise which impaired both their mood and concentration and increases the frequency of headache. (1) While another study for young men who lost 1.59% of fluids after exercise showed that they felt more anxious and fatigue. (2)

2- Water can prevent headache

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Studies showed that water can relieve headache in people who are dehydrated. (3) Dehydration can affect people in many bad ways, one of them is headache. (4)

One study showed that water had effect on the intensity and duration of headaches and not the frequency. (5)

3- Treats kidney stones 

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Urinary stones can be very painful. If you drink enough water, you can prevent it's recurrence if you previously gotten kidney stones. (6,7)

When you drink enough water, you increase the volume of urine passing through kidney which dilutes the concentration of minerals so less likely to crystallize and form clumps.

4- Weight loss!

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Yes, that's true. When you drink plenty of water "within your daily limit", you can actually lose weight. Two studies showed that drinking half a liter of water increases metabolism by 24-30% for up to 1.5 hours (8,9)

You probably heard about drinking water half an hour before meals right?! Well, That's true because it makes you feel more full. (10)
Do you know that when you drink cold water, you actually burn more calories to heat the water to your body temperature. So drink it COLD!!
A study showed that people who drank half a liter of water before meals lost 44% more weight over a period of 12 weeks. (11)

5- Constipation Relief

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Constipation is a well know problem when there is a difficulty in passing stool and infrequent bowel movements. Low water consumption is blamed to be a risk factor for constipation. (12) So you should drink more water to prevent constipation especially carbonated water. (13) Pretty awesome huh?!

6- Maximize physical performance

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I think you probably noticed that when you were doing some kind of exercise and lost some water through sweat, you feel drowsy, fatigue and the exercise feels more difficult right?! But what happens when drink some water? It feels like magic right! Well, that's true because you were in a state of dehydration. (not state of trance which is good too by the way) Dehydration can have effect 

if you lose as little as 2% of your body's water content. So if you are an athlete then you are probably losing about 6-10% of your body's water content. (14,15,16) 

 After all, you must stay hydrated to maximize your physical and mental performance and to stay SAFE.

Well, we now know what will happen if you drink too little but is it okay to drink too much? What is the limit of water intake per day?

Well, check out our next article Too much water to know the answers!!

Still here my friend?! Come on, what are you waiting for?! Water is the best and HEALTHIEST natural thing you can ever drink! Try to stay hydrated everyday and make sure to drink it COLD remember? If you are trying to lose weight consider drinking water before your meals and i promise you will notice a difference.

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 "Be Healthy, Be Safe".