ARE YOU DRINKING ENOUGH WATER?
Water is important. Are you drinking enough?
We all know that water is important, but we've never seen it written down like this before.
· 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
· In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
· Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
· One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
· Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
· Preliminary research indicated that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
· A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.
· Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?