DO YOU often feel tired, light-headed and irritable – especially on blistering hot days? The answer to your woes could be as simple as increasing your water intake.
These symptoms, along with frequent headaches, dry skin and constipation could be a result of dehydration.
Here are 10 of the top reasons why we should be drinking enough water daily, plus tips on how to make sure you do.
1 WE ARE MOSTLY WATER
Our bodies are made up of about 60% water. Every day we lose some of it through sweat, urine and even just breathing. If you don’t regularly replenish what is lost, your body doesn’t have enough water to maintain certain functions and tries to tell you this via messages of thirst, headaches, and fatigue.
Water also plays a vital role in keeping adults and children cool on hot days. It assists with brain functioning, carrying oxygen throughout the body and helping to get rid of waste products.
Dehydration over a long period can lead to kidney failure, heatstroke, nervous system damage, heart failure, and a compromised immune system.
2 JOINT LUBRICATION
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