Here's the recipe for the elixir of youth: Beneficial for everything from sexuality to beauty
- Suppresses hunger.
- Regulates body temperature.
- Transports oxygen, hormones, nutrients, and minerals.
- Ensures the elimination of toxins and other waste products from the body.
- Has a positive effect on circulation.
- Nourishes the fluid in the joint space.
- Nourishes the hair, eyes, and skin.
- Protects organs and tissues.
- Ensures the kidneys function well.
The body becoming dehydrated can have bad consequences for our health. Asthma, allergies, stress, aging, constipation, heartburn, hypertension, headaches, muscle weakness, and metabolic disorders can occur. Symptoms of dehydration can manifest as fatigue, mental fog, and pain in the stomach, back, and joints.
We must not forget that water is a magical drink. The only way to protect our health, our beauty, and our body's moisture is to drink plenty of water.
An adult loses about 10 glasses of water a day. For this reason;
The water lost must be replaced with new water. Although we may think we meet our water needs through other beverages, coffee, tea, or cola-based drinks are actually diuretics and cause us to lose the water our body needs.
Water contains no calories. For this reason, it is an important beverage in diets. But moderation is necessary. In cases of excessive water consumption, our body can also lose the vitamins it needs. Crystalline substances in water, in cases of excessive consumption, can accumulate in the kidneys and lead to stone formation.
It would be more appropriate to drink water half an hour before and half an hour after exercise done for diet or health purposes.
Although water is indispensable in our lives, the main problem is not having the habit of drinking water. We need to develop the habit of drinking water, both for ourselves and for our children. We should always keep water nearby, whether at work or at home. We should even remind ourselves to drink water. Instead of getting our water from other beverages, we should drink water plain and naturally, or we can drink unsalted ayran (yogurt drink) instead of water.
In recent years, water — which has taken pride of place especially at the top of diet lists — is of great importance for us to be able to sustain our body and our life in a healthy way. While the human body can survive for about four weeks without eating, the length of time it can survive without drinking water is only about 3-4 days.
Since 2/3 of the human body is made up of water, every person needs 2.5 liters of water a day to feel fit. If there is too little water in the body, blood viscosity increases, and this causes very little oxygen and nutrients to be transported to the organs. But if the amount of water you drink is excessive, that is, if it exceeds 4-5 liters, this can have negative consequences for the body. Because the kidneys work excessively, you end up needing to urinate frequently, and this causes calcium in your body to be excreted as well.
The most effective way to understand whether your body's water intake is sufficient is to look at the color of your urine. Light-colored urine means you are drinking enough water; dark urine means you are not drinking enough.
The importance of water for the body:
- Present in body fluids, it causes joints to become more lubricated.
- Ensures harmful substances are excreted through urine.
- Present in saliva and stomach secretions, it digests food.
- Plays an important role in cell metabolism.
- Strengthens muscle tissue.
- Helps a person feel fit.
- Optimizes sexual performance.
- Relieves sexual frigidity in women.
- Facilitates the transport of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, hormones, and oxygen to the muscles via the blood.
- Helps remove harmful substances from tissues.
- Tightens the skin and gives it radiance.