He was confined to a wheelchair and required a portable ventilator for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal-cord injuries and for human embryonic stem cell research, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center.
Any healthy inactive adult residing in a temperate climate should maintain an intake of 1.5 liter of water per day. The consumption of water enables the body to remain hydrated and balance water losses. Water is a major constituent of a human body and vital organs. Water provides many vital functions in our body, namely in cell life, chemical and metabolic reactions, transport of nutrients, body temperature regulation and elimination of waste. Water is our bodyâs most essential and important nutrient. It is involved in every bodily function and constitute for 70-75% of human total body weight. The lack of water in the body in sufficient amount can make it stop working properly.
Now lets take a closer look at the importance of water in our own bodies. As babies we are approximately 75 to 80% water and as we grow older this percentage decreases until the percentage is reduced to approximately 60 to 65% for men and 50 to 60% for women. The human brain is about 85% water and our bones are between 10 to 15% water. The chemical structure of water H 2 O and both the hydrogen and oxygen have great importance as life giving properties and a preserving force to our systems. Women have a higher percentage of adipose tissue than men, giving them a lower percentage of water.