Am I drinking enough water?
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Drinking enough water is really important, because a large part of our physical bodies is made up of water. Water is critical to our health: we can survive much longer without food than we can without water. Water is a coolant, a lubricant and a solvent. A large part of what I call ‘me’ is simply water. If we do not drink enough water, the body will do various things to conserve water. These conservation strategies can lead to various unpleasant symptoms, but from the body’s viewpoint these are less harmful than being depleted further of water. For example, simply drinking more water can relieve many cases of constipation. If the body is short of water, it will extract water from the faeces, making them hard and difficult to pass. The end result is constipation. An abundant intake of water can quickly solve this problem for many people. Many years ago when my children were small I had a nanny to look after them for a few months. Every Sunday she would disappear into the bathroom and appear several hours later looking white faced. Eventually I asked her what was going on, and she told me that she had been severely constipated all her life. She managed to go once a week but it was extremely painful. I suggested that she should try drinking more water. After a few days she was amazed that she was no longer constipated. She told me that as a child she had been taken to various specialists, who could not find anything wrong, but no one had suggested that she should drink more water. What a simple solution to an excruciatingly painful problem.
Dr F Batmanghelidj in his excellent book “Your Body’s Many Cries For Water” documents how he has helped people suffering from a wide range of illnesses including asthma, headaches, depression, colitis and hypertension, just by getting them to drink more water. For many years top models have been fanatical about drinking water to maintain a clear skin. No wonder - water helps to flush out toxins and plump out the skin making it look more youthful. If you want to lose weight, try drinking a large glass of water whenever you feel peckish. Wait ten minutes, and then decide if you still need that food.
A study by Dr David Lewis sponsored by Brita, the UK water filter company, shows that water plays a vital role in our immune systems ability to read more
