What Are We Drinking?

The Benefits of Purified Water

Pure drinking water is a fundamental part of good health. It ranks only second to oxygen as essential for life. Did you know that you can survive for thirty days without food but no more than three days without drinking water? In fact, 70% of your body is made up of water and without it you would be poisoned to death by your own waste products. Drinking water aids digestion and absorption of food, regulates body temperature, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells and removes toxins and other wastes. The body's water also cushions joints and protects tissues and organs including the spinal cord from shock. Conversely a lack of drinking water or dehydration can be the cause of many ailments.

What are the benefits of drinking a sufficient amount of water?
Improves concentration
Maintains healthy skin condition
Flushes toxic waste from your system
Aids weight loss
Prevents fatigue and headaches
Protects against colds and flu

Doctors recommend 8 glasses of good water per day.
How much water does the body need to be hydrated?

The average adult body needs about 2.5 quarts of water per day to match the amount of fluid it will lose. If it is a hot day or the body is exerted through prolonged exercise, it will require an increase in water consumption.

Here are two recent articles we thought you might like to check out.

Human impact on world's rivers 'threatens water security of 5 billion'
Adam Vaughan, UK, Guardian, September 29, 2010

That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy
Charles Duhigg, New York Times, December 16, 2009