Water, role on toxin elimination, role on preventing dehydration and other benefits of staying hydrated
Description : Water is considered as one of the most important substances of human body. Basically it is
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Water is considered as one of the most important substances of human body. Basically it is colourless, odourless, tasteless and transparent liquid, which serves numerous health benefits.
Health benefits
Role on preventing dehydration
- Dehydration is a severe health complication characterized by fluid deficiency in body, which is generally caused by excessive fluid loss due to some illness or excessive sweating or inadequate water consumption
- We know that our body is composed of about 75% of water and water plays numerous important roles in body and it is essentially required for survival thus its deficiency (dehydration) is very much harmful for health
- It has seen that mild dehydration may cause headache, constipation and lethargy but severe dehydration may cause brain swelling, seizures, renal failure and even may lead to death also thus it is better to drink enough fluid for preventing these harmful consequences of fluid deficiency
Role on eliminating waste
- Water plays imperative role in facilitating the process of waste elimination
- We know that body excretes waste products through urine, stool and sweat and body also uses water for urination, bowel movements and sweating
- Kidney helps to filter out waste by promoting urination and proper water consumption helps the kidney to work effectively
- Body also needs enough water for healthy stool formation
- Whereas, proper sweating is responsible for regulating body temperature especially during exercising or in hot temperature
Role on regulating body temperature
- Water plays crucial role in maintaining body temperature
- It has seen that during hot environment body losses water through sweat, which ultimately helps to cool the body
- It is better to drink plenty of water for replenishing the water, which has lost through sweating otherwise it will increase the body temperature
- Basically water is stored within the middle layers of skin, which comes to the surface of the skin as sweat when body heats up and eventually it helps to cool the body when it evaporates and if there is deficiency of water occurred then the heat storage get increased, which makes an individual less able to tolerate heat strain thus proper hydration is very much essential for decreasing physical strain if heat stress occurs
Role on physical performance
- Staying hydrated is thought to be one of the most important features that helps to increase energy level, thermoregulation, it also improves movement and recovery, all of which are closely associated with improving physical performance
- Drinking enough water during physical activity is very much beneficial as it helps to replace the water that lost during sweating thus plays significant role in reducing the risk of developing heat stress and also helps to maintain normal muscle function thus increases endurance
- It helps to improve power as well as strength thus maximizes physical performance
- Inadequate intake of water during exercise is accountable for developing dehydration, which may develop serious health complications like hypotention, hyperthermia and in severe condition it may cause death also thus it is better to hydrate the body during physical exercise
Role on nervous system
- It has seen that hydration status of body is closely associated with influencing the functionality of nervous system
- It helps to promote the synthesis of neurotransmitters as well as some hormones that play significant role in improving brain’s performance
- It also improves cognition as well as concentration
- Deficiency of water may cause memory loss thus consumption of adequate water is very much helpful for improving memory
Role on renal health
- Proper water consumption is extremely helpful for promoting renal health as it helps to support the kidney to produce proper urine
- It also helps to reduce the susceptibility of developing kidney stones. As adequate water consumption is closely associated with increasing the volume of urine thus it helps to dilute the concentration of minerals within it, which helps to prevent them from clumping up or from becoming crystalline as a result the prevalence of stone formation is greatly reduced
Role on weight management
- It plays vital role in preventing obesity
- As it helps to boost up the metabolic process of the body thus it helps in proper weight management
- Consumption of warm water especially in empty stomach significantly improves the metabolic rate of the body that promotes weight reduction
- It has seen that consumption of water before meal decreases overeating by providing a feeling of fullness thus facilitates weight reduction
