More great reasons to drink plenty of water: As many as 75 percent of us may be chronically dehydrated, according to U.S. research. This not only affects our waistlines, but our backs, too. Preliminary research suggests that drinking eight to ten glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80 percent of sufferers. This is because being dehydrated makes the blood and joint fluids thicker; it also causes crystals of uric acid (a bodily waste substance normally removed in urine) to form in the joints, which can cause gout-like pain. Drinking water is also a valuable and painless aid to weight loss. Even a mild state of dehydration will slow our metabolic rate by as much as 3 percent and may play a role in weight gain. And every drop of water consumed involves calories being used as the kidneys work to remove the excess water from our bodies. Moreover, drinking water shortly before bedtime has been found to prevent midnight feelings of hunger for nearly 100 per cent of people who were tested, according to Washington University cardiologist, Dr Stephen Sinatra, in his book Optimum Health. Drinking five glasses of water daily can reduce our risk of colon cancer by 92 percent, according to a study in the International Journal of Cancer in 1999. Good hydration lubricates our bowels and causes them to move faster. This reduces the amount of time that potentially carcinogenic waste products stay in our colon. The same amount of water has been suggested to cut the risk of bladder cancer by 49 percent, and of breast cancer development by almost 80 per cent. Good hydration increases blood flow through the liver, helping the body to remove potential carcinogens, which is why it is believed to reduce the risk of bladder and breast cancer. Source: dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2692057/Dont-eat-mash-dont-cook-olive-oil-DO-eat-unripe-bananas-Think-know-rules-healthy-eating-A-scientist-lots-surprises.html
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:23:25 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015