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Published On: Tue, Mar 26th, 2019

7 Benefits Of Drinking More Water

Nobody likes to think about the possibility that they aren’t drinking enough water, but if we really thought about it, most of us would admit we could be doing more.

The recommended amount is 8 glasses a day, but how many of us can say we’re really doing that?

You might not think this is such a bad thing, but with many consequences of not doing so, it really is something we need to think about more.

Even more important, however, is the disservice we could be doing to our health, both physical and mental, by ignoring the potential benefits it could provide us with.

If you’re looking to find a reason for drinking more water, or are simply curious about what benefits you might be experiencing from your water intake, read on as we explore all the potential health benefits you’ll receive.

photo D. Sharon Pruitt from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, USA

You’ll Lose Weight

Staying hydrated is great, as water aids the removal of fat by-products in your body, making you less likely to retain fat where it isn’t needed.

Drinking when you feel hungry instead of eating something can also help trick your brain during a diet, convincing you to consume less calories and putting you in a much-needed calorie deficit that can be useful in losing calories.

Even if you do go on to eat something after drinking water, you’re less likely to eat as much as you would without water as you’ll feel more full from drinking first than if you hadn’t.

Increases Focus

One of the main reasons why schools and workplaces are now encouraging people to keep a bottle of water with them at all times is because it can help to increase focus.

This is because your brain is made up of 73% water, meaning you need to be constantly replenishing the supply.

When you don’t, and dehydration sets in, the brain will prioritize the tasks that it must complete—like breathing, reacting, and circulating blood around the body—and forget about things like focusing.

Even becoming dehydrated by 2% can make it much more difficult to perform in tasks that require attention, psychomotor, and immediate memory skills.

Having water on you whenever you want to remain focused can mean a lot of plastic waste, however, and buying bottles constantly can get expensive.

If you’re looking for a stainless steel reusable bottle, we cannot recommend Kool 8 enough. Rated highly on the Cool Things Chicago list for the best water bottles, it’s one of the best on the market, and will keep your water refreshingly cool for 24 hours!

Prevents Headaches

As mentioned above, becoming even slightly dehydrated can have a significant impact on your brain.

One of the main warning signs that you might not be drinking enough is getting a headache.

This happens because dehydration forces the brain to temporarily shrink due to fluid loss, leading to the brain pulling away from the skull.

This, in turn, causes pain and results in a headache.

To avoid this, make sure you always have a drink of water to hand so that you can drink regularly and ward off frustrating headaches when you’re trying to be productive.

Improves Your Heart Health

Water is used to maintain the proper viscosity of blood and plasma, as well as fibrinogen distribution. All of these things are crucial for improving and maintaining your heart health.

There have also been links between coronary heart disease and water consumption, so if you don’t drink enough water, you could be doing your heart serious damage in the long term.

Puts You In A Better Mood

Your mood is likely to fall when you feel dehydrated because your body is not operating at full capacity.

Without water, you may also begin to feel sluggish, and your organs may not be working as effectively as they could be.

The truth is, when your internal systems aren’t working well, your external emotions are likely to suffer too.

So, if you want to feel good and like you’re working at full capacity, make sure you’re drinking enough water to keep things that way!

It Lubricates The Joints

Found in the joints and discs of the spine, cartilage is made up of around 80 percent water.

If you don’t drink enough water over a long period of time, and experience regularly dehydration, you could be reducing the joints shock-absorbing ability.

This leads to joint pain in younger people, and could seriously limit your ability to carry out ordinary daily activities.

This point is especially important for women in middle age or later, when joints become more brittle due to a lack of estrogen and osteoporosis can easily set in if you aren’t actively caring for your health.

It Boosts Performance During Exercise

We all know that drinking water during exercise is important because it replaces what we’re losing through sweating, but did you know it can actually help your performance, too?

Some scientists have proposed that consuming more water enhances performance during exercise, but specifically during strenuous activities, like weight lifting.

One study to support this found that dehydration will potentially reduce performance in activities lasting longer than 30 minutes, so without water, you’re significantly limiting the amount of time you can exercise for.

Conclusion

Although we all know that drinking more water is something we should do, it’s very difficult to visualize why we should be doing this until we see the impact in the flesh.

This article shows that water has a significant impact on everything we do, with dehydration a massive contributing cause for many physical and mental health difficulties.

When dehydration causes health problems ranging from joint pain to headaches, and contributes to chronic conditions like coronary heart disease, is saving five minutes today really worth it?

By drinking more water, you’re not only benefiting the you who exists today, but the you who exists in the future.

There really is no excuse, so grab your reusable water bottle, get to work, and drink more water today.

Author: Julian Gnatenco, CEO @ JGBilling, a medical billing and coding Chicago-based company

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