The Importance of Water

It is very important to drink enough water to maintain a healthy body.

Our body is made up of over 70% of water.

Let’s understand “what happens if we don’t drink water?”

You are likely to get dehydrated. The effects of dehydration are dry skin, cracked lips, headaches, bad breath, feeling thirsty, fatigue, low blood pressure, muscle cramps, decrease in sweat production and cravings for sugary foods etc.

Tips:

• Sip water throughout the day.

• Avoid drinking water in one shot.

• Always sit to drink water.

• Drink when you are thirsty.

Start your day with two cups of warm water, it helps for good bowel movements. It boosts the metabolism, helps in losing weight, relieves constipation and cleans the stomach.

Always drink warm or room temperature water, it helps for good digestion.

Sipping water during the meal is ideal, it helps digestion, blood circulation and prevents constipation.

General guidelines - Ideal Time to drink water:

Two cups of warm water on empty stomach in the morning.

1 cup after breakfast, lunch, dinner and before bedtime.

Why should you sit down to drink water?

When the muscles and the nervous system are relaxed, the kidney filters the impurities better. But, when you stand and drink, water flows ahead without filtration. Because of this, the impurities remain in the bladder or kidneys.

Also, when the water comes down with a force, the essential nutrients doesn’t reach all parts of the body.

It also leads to joint pain and kidney problems.

Why should you drink water 1 hour before or after meal?

Food digests well if water is consumed after an hour by sipping. If water is consumed immediately before or after a meal, the water will dilute the gastric juices and food does not digest well. It leads to acidity, indigestion and gas or constipation. Sipping water during meal is ok.

Let’s follow the above daily. Being mindful of what you do is very important. But, at the same time, it should not stress you out.

Sometimes, if you forget to follow the above, it’s OK. But, be mindful and try to follow.