Health benefits & imperfect usage of drinking water

Health benefits of drinking water should know everyone, because Simple drinking water can prevent many serious diseases and help live longer- 

But how to drink water in our daily life? is most important aspect we are neglecting unknowingly, but we all know” the alter name of water is life” we cannot live without water, but at the same time if we drink less water or drink more water both can cause many health trouble.

The function of water in our body:

• Our body constructed with more than 60% water
• Water helps to digest our eating food.
• It helps our cell for daily activity
• Rejuvenate and glowing our skin
• It release toxin from our body through urine, sweat etc
• It helps liver, kidney and lungs function
• It maintains body temperature.
• Maintain blood pressure
• Helps to reduce body weight
• It helps to carries oxygen to every parts of the body.

Guideline to drink water age wise:

For Baby:

if weight range 3 kg to 10 kg, then for each kg of baby weight 100 ml water is necessary, so if baby weight is 7 kg, then he/she should drink 700 ml water in a day.

For Children :

if weight range 11 kg to 20 kg, then children should drink 1000 ml+50 ml (above 10 kg weigh need to add 50 mm per kg), so if children weight is 16 kg, then he/she should drink 1000 ml + 50 x 6=1300 ml water in a day.

For Adolescent :

if weight more than 20 kg, then children should drink 1500 ml+20 ml (above 20 kg weigh need to add 20 ml per kg), so if children weight is 25 kg, then he/she should drink 1500 ml + 20 x 5=1600 ml water in a day.

For Adult man: 

3 liter water in a day is enough for an adult man, but it depends upon the weather and physical hardworking, but generally for hot weather 3.5 liter water is sufficient.

For Adult women:

2.2 liter water in a day is enough for an adult man, but it depends upon the weather and physical hardworking, but generally for hot weather 3.7 liter water is sufficient.

For Pregnant women:

For pregnant women 2.5 liter water should drink.

During breast feeding:

women who are engage breast feeding she must drink 3.2 liter water per day.

Health Benefits of Drinking water:

1. Weight Loss:

Your brain isn't the only part of your body to feel the positive impact of staying hydrated.

Water aides in the removal of fat by-products and also helps you feel fuller. Not only does this act as a natural appetite suppressant, but it can also improve your metabolism. 

You’ve probably heard the expression, “sweat it out.” Water consumption helps your body flush out waste through sweat and urination. This also prevents kidney stones and protects you from urinary tract infections.

Your body is able to detoxify through the use of its lungs, liver, and kidneys. But sometimes we give it more than it can handle (i.e. holiday eating marathons or a few too many drinks over the weekend).

2. Improve Complexion:

It's understandable that if your body is composed of 60% water, dehydration will harm your skin.

Your skin is an organ. And water is important for organ function. "If your skin is not getting the sufficient amount of water, the lack of hydration will present itself by turning your skin dry, tight and fla.

3.Boost Immunity:

Want to know the easiest way to stay healthy during the cold and flu season? Drink more water!

One of the most common overlooked benefits of drinking water is a healthy immune system. And drinking water has been directly related to a stronger immune system.

 Dry skin has less resilience and is more prone to wrinkling."

4. Prevent cramps and sprains:

It’s no secret that dehydration leads to cramping. But did you know that hydrated muscles are also less prone to sprains?

Water acts as a natural lubricant for your muscles and joints. Develop healthy hydration and you’ll be more flexible, less likely to experience sprained ankles, and less likely to be sore after that next killer workout.

5. Better Mood:

Just as a well-oiled engine runs at top performance, so your body will also work better when properly hydrated. And when your internal systems and organs are running better, you’re more likely to feel better about yourself. In turn, you’re more likely to be in a good mood!

6. It may help keep us alert.

If you’re going to need to concentrate for long periods of time, keep water handy to help you stay refreshed, hydrated, and focused: Dehydration can impair your attention span, memory, and motor skills.

7. It keeps things moving, digestion-wise.

Water helps us, you know; go by helping dissolve fats and soluble fiber. Drinking enough water prevents constipation and also reduces the burden on the kidneys and liver by helping to flush waste products.  “In the large intestine, water binds with fiber to increase the bulk of the stools, reduce transit time and make elimination easier. When you don't drink enough water and fluids, the colon pulls water from stools, increasing your risk of constipation.”

8. It regulates body temperature.

Water’s ability to release heat from the body when sweat evaporates from the surface of the skin greatly helps maintain an even body temperature

When drink limited water:

For heart patient if heart unable to pump appropriately he or she should drink maximum 1.5 liter water per day, it should decide after consultation with physician.

For kidney patient if kidney become smaller than usual size, then kidney cannot function with full potential then water should drink limited after consultation with concern doctor.

If sodium level reduces in our body then it means water lever increases, in this case water should drink limited amount.

Symptom of drinking excess water:

• Swelling of leg
• Swelling of eye’s below portion
• Weight gain
• Difficulties in breathing

Necessity to drink excess water:

• During vomiting
• During loose motion
• Excessive hot weather
• Excessive physical hardworking

Exact amount of drinking water can prevent certain vital diseases:

Obstructive nephropathy: 

If any one drink less water than usual then it make trouble in our kidney system as a result it form rash activation and in this problem sodium started hold the water in our body, for this reason urination frequency reduce and it trigger to form kidney stone and urinary infection and finally kidney efficiency become less.

Increase sodium level:

If we drink water below than necessity, then sodium level increases in our blood and as a result different type of neurological problem arise in our body.

• Head spinning
• Low vision
• Excessive weakness
• Body imbalance
• Ultimately if not treated soon then patient can goes to paralysis.

Cardiac arrhythmia:

Potassium and calcium are very important like sodium, due to drink of less amount of water this ions are imbalance in our body as a result person can fall in cardiac arrhythmia. In this case pulse rate goes up and down certain time.

Thrombotic stroke, heart attack:

If we do not drink water for a longer then our blood become thick it is called hyper viscosity state, in this condition blood can solidify in our brain and it increase the possibility of stroke and heart attack few times.

Low immunity:

Due to lack of inadequate drinking water person immunity power decrease and easily may attack may virus and bacterial infection.

Finally we all know "water is life", but excess and less drinking  water   both are not good for our health, as health benefits of water are enormous , similarly excess water sometime make trouble in our body, we need to recognize when and how much to drink water as per our health conditions.

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