Drink lots of water.

There are many reasons to make water your favorite drink. It has large amounts of advantages: find out why.

Daily, our body loses a huge amount of water, whether through sweat, urine and even breathing. In hot climates, during intense physical exercise, in high altitudes or in older ages, this loss is steeper, and there is a greater need for replacement of these fluids. When is does not happen, dehydration is imminent.

There are several other drinks that can replace this fluid in our body – except alcohol, which makes dehydration more acute -, but our drink of choice must, for various reasons, be water. Check this out.

70% of our body consists of water, so drinking it maintains the balance of fluids in the body, which helps the transport of nutrients, as well as the regulation of temperature and digestion. Carbohydrates and proteins we ingest are metabolized and transported by water into the bloodstream. The oxygen levels in the bloodstream are higher when the body is well hydrated and the more oxygen there is, the greater fat you can burn.

It is also essential for the elimination of toxins, in particular in the digestive tract, and it also decrease the appetite. Some studies have shown that a reduction in water intake leads to increased fat deposit in our body.

A well-hydrated skin goes on to acquire a much healthier and beautiful appearance, becoming more uniform, as well as the hair, whose strings are healthier since its root. Kidneys are organs greatly benefited by its action. The reduced intake can have a dramatic effect, resulting in kidney stones.

Water also plays an important role preventing constipation. When the body is not properly hydrated, the colon removes it from feces to maintain hydration, resulting this process in constipation.