As a whole, we are made up of 70% water. Water regulates every function in your
body. Water flushes out all the waste and toxins in our bodies. It also transports all the necessary nutrients our bodies need to look and feel good. It flushes out
impurities in the skin; when skin cells are hydrated, they plump up to give you a good complexion. Also, muscles that are hydrated look more toned because they are made of 70% water. Not drinking enough water is similar to depriving that less-thanvibrant plant you water every few weeks. The plant will survive, but at what expense?

Other benefits to drinking water include:

• Helps digest food
• Lowers Blood pressure
• Reduces Constipation
• Lessens Asthma
• Eases Depression
• Metabolizes fat
• Supports healthy hair and nails
• Carries more blood and oxygen to your face
• Eases irritability
• Regulates body temperature so you don't get too cold or too hot
• Suppresses appetite
• Prevents water retention
• Reduces stress

There are so many aches and pains that most people attribute to being old, sick or tired, when in all actuality, it’s probably just a case of dehydration. Even a lack of concentration and focus can be attributed to a lack of water. It only makes sense, considering our brains are made up of 90% water. Those nagging headaches we often get, that most people shrug off as part of life or the common cold can also just be a case of dehydration. What about those painful joints that we complain about?
Water works as a lubricant – the two opposing surfaces (for example, the femur and the tibia at the knee) will glide freely and minimize friction damage, causing less pain.

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How 8 glasses a day keeps fat away. Water is the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. It is important to drink 8-10 glasses (approximately 2 Litres) a day.You should also increase the amount if you exercise briskly or if the weather is hot and dry. It should preferably be cold because it absorbs into the system quicker than warm water. If you’re not drinking enough water, your body fluids will be thrown off balance and you may experience fluid retention, unexplained weight gain and loss of thirst. Ultimately, when your body gets the water it needs to function at its best, its fluids are perfectly balanced.

Water suppresses the appetite and helps the body metabolise store fat. The kidneys need enough water to function properly.When they aren’t receiving enough, some of their workload is dumped onto the liver.The liver’s main function is to metabolise stored fat into energy for your body to use.Therefore, if the liver has to do some of the kidney’s work, it will not function fully.This results in the metabolism of less fat, therefore, more fat remains stored in the body and weightloss stops.

Drinking enough water is good for fluid retention. When your body is not getting
enough water it begins to hold on to every drop possible to survive.When this
happens water starts to store itself outside cells and this can lead to swollen feet,
legs and hands.To prevent this from happening you must drink plenty of water! By
doing this you will be releasing the stored water from cells.

An overweight person needs more water than a thin person. Larger people have
large metabolic loads and since water is essential for fat metabolism it is clear that an overweight person would need a large amount.

Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone. Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone by giving them the ability to contract. It also helps to prevent sagging skin that results from weightloss.Water re-hydrates the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and supple!

Water helps to flush out waste. When losing weight, the body has a lot of waste or metabolised fat to get rid of and water aides in that process.

Water relieves constipation. When your body isn’t getting enough water, it takes what it needs from other sources and the colon is a primary source.This results in
constipation, however, by drinking enough water, normal bowl function will return.

Things to remember!

• Your body will not function properly without enough water and can’t metabolise stored fat efficiently.
• Retained water shows up as excess weight.
• To get rid of excess waste you must drink more water.
• Drinking water is essential to weight loss.

Water is a Secret Ingredient.

Water: The Wild Card of Weight Loss
-- By Zach Van Hart

Is water important? Well let’s see, other than making up 50%-60% of our bodies, regulating body temperature, helping our breathing, transporting nutrients, carrying away waste and helping our muscles function, water is pretty much useless. Oh, and you need water or, after three days without it, you’ll die.
So in other words, water is pretty darn essential. It can even be an extremely important (and often unappreciated) weight loss factor.
Somehow, though, water is one of the most neglected parts of our diet. Some of us possibly go an entire day at times without one glass! Every part of your body is dependent on and comprised of water, and the most important parts need even more. Your brain is made up of 75% water, your blood 82% and your lungs nearly 90%.
Besides being a vital component of your body, water also helps to reduce weight. The more hydrated you are, the quicker your metabolism works. When you are dehydrated – even before you start becoming thirsty – your liver has to help the kidneys function and can’t metabolize fat as quickly. Your metabolism slows down, causing some unwanted fat to remain.
If your body is used to not getting water, it actually stores more in ankles, hips and thighs. In other words, it doesn’t trust you to keep bringing water, so it keeps what it can get, like a thirsty cactus. Once it realizes the water will keep coming, your body will get rid of the stores and you’ll lose weight! Water is a Secret Ingredient.