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Water How much is enough?
Most People have no idea how much water they should be drinking, and most
Americans live from day to day in a dehydrated state. They don't drink enough
water.
With out water, we would be poisoned to death by our own waste products and
toxins resulting from metabolism.
Water is vital to digestion and metabolism, acting as a medium for various
enzymatic and chemical reactions in the body. It carries nutrients and oxygen to
the cells through the blood, regulates body temperature and lubricates our
joints which is particularly important if you are arthritic, have chronic
muscular-skeletal problems or are athletically active.
We need water to breathe and lose approximately one pint of liquid every day
just by exhaling.
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to
half world population)
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is
often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of
the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day
could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble
with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed
page.
A water intake rule of thumb
- One half gallon, 64 ounces as a base plus an additional
8 ounces for every 25 pounds of excess weight
Please note that the following discussion is about WATER. Soda, coffee, tea,
fruit juice, beer, and other liquids not only do NOT replace the water but
may act as diuretics (specificly caffeinated beverages) and increase the need
for water. The same goes for cranberries and
cranberry juice. Alcoholic beverages will also dehydrate you, since the liver
uses about 8 ounces of body water to process 1 ounce of alcohol.
The measure for water is in addition to any other liquid one drinks.
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Body Weight |
100 |
110 |
120 |
130 |
140 |
150 |
160 |
170 |
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Quarts |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
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8oz Glasses |
6.3 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
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Body Weight |
180 |
190 |
200 |
210 |
220 |
230 |
240 |
250 |
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Quarts |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
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8oz Glasses |
11.3 |
11.9 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
15.0 |
15.6 |
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