Hydrate for Your Health

UPDATED: Mar 26, 2020

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Every system in your body depends on water and everything your body does it does better with a healthy supply of water. For these reasons, drinking more of it could save you money on your term life insurance. Below are several reasons why drinking water is good for you and why you should make drinking water part of your daily routine.

Heart Health

Dehydration lowers your blood volume, so your heart has to work harder to pump the reduced amount of blood and get enough oxygen to your cells, which makes everyday activities like walking up stairs more difficult. Research has found that people who drink more than five glasses of water a day are less likely to die from a heart attack or heart disease than those who drank fewer than two glasses a day.

Joint Health

Water makes up a large part of the fluid that lubricates and cushions your joints and muscles. When your body is not getting enough water, one of the first places it puts on a rations list is your joints. Less lubrication equals greater friction. And over time that friction causes your joints to degenerate quicker, eventually leading to arthritis.

Skin Health

Nothing will improve the appearance of your skin better than consuming enough water. Water is the single most important element for cellular integrity. Drinking water moisturizes your skin from the inside out. Water is also essential to maintaining elasticity and suppleness and helps prevent dryness.

Brain Health

Drinking more water every day will help your think more clearly. Research has repeatedly shown that staying hydrated is necessary for the human brain, which is 85 percent water, to function at optimal levels. Staying hydrated keeps your memory sharp, your mood stable and your motivation intact. Researchers hypothesize that not having enough water could reduce oxygen flow to the brain or temporarily shrink neurons-or being thirsty could simply distract you. When you’re well-hydrated, you can also think through a problem more easily.

Body Temperature

Water regulates the body’s cooling system. Your body releases heat by expanding blood vessels close to the skin’s surface, resulting in more blood flow and more heat dissipated into the air. When you’re dehydrated, however, it takes a higher environmental temperature to trigger blood vessels to widen, so you stay warm. The levels of oxygen in the bloodstream are greater when the body is well hydrated.

Water is essential to your everyday life. It is crucial for good health to keep hydrated. Make sure to listen to your body and drink enough water to keep it functioning properly.

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