[MagRev] Water... How it Effects Aging

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Water...How It Effects Aging

by: Paula Willard

 

How many times have your heard – drink eight to ten glasses of water

everyday? How often do we actually drink that much pure water?

 

 

Would you believe that as you are reading this page you are

dehydrating? We were all born as grapes, but now we are turning into

raisins. Your body was once more than 70% water and now, if you're

like most Americans past the age of 40, you are lucky to have a

hydration level above 60%. The bodies of most hospitalized elderly

are less than 50% water.

 

Today, Americans consume more coffee and soft drinks than water.

These beverages, along with tea and alcohol, are diuretics and

dehydrate the body. All the moisturizer in the world will not

restore a youthful appearance. By dehydrating your body you are

actually pulling a hundred times as much water out of your skin

through the urinary tract. Much worse than the skin dehydrating, is

the dehydration of the internal organs, connective tissue and the

brain.

 

Inadequate fluid intake and excess water loss can disrupt critical

cell function. Most people experience this level of hydration all

day, nearly everyday. Water is essential for all anabolic repair

functions, and conversely, dehydration accelerates the aging

process.

 

A study at Fred Hutchinson Research Center in Seattle found that

women who drank two glasses of water a day had nearly twice the risk

of colon cancer than women who drank four glasses a day. The few

women who did drink eight or more glasses of water a day had less

than half the risk of those who drank only four glasses. The

association of increased water intake may also reduce the risk for

other types of cancer. In one study, the women who drank the most

water were 80% less likely to develop bladder cancer than women who

drank the least. Other conditions that often respond to increased

water intake include the reduction of headaches, muscle aches,

hangovers, fatigue, constipation, and heartburn. Drinking enough

water will also reduce fluid retention and edema. Sometimes it is

difficult for people to understand that drinking lots of water

actually decreases water retention. If you provide your body with

ample amounts of pure water, it will not have to retain water in the

tissues The body can become significantly dehydrated before we

actually feel thirsty.

 

In the morning, you have a true need for water, but you may not feel

it. For most people, the first liquid they consume is coffee, a

beverage that sucks the water out of our cells.

 

Try this test: Before you eat or drink anything in the morning, sip

about four ounces of water-no more. You will be surprised to see

that in two to three minutes your mouth will feel parched. Drink

another four ounces and in two to three minutes you will be thirsty

again. You may have to repeat this six or more times before you are

no longer thirsty. Add up all the four-ounce servings that you

consumed, and you will discover your body's true metabolic need for

water.

 

Paula Willard is a Certified Herbalist and has been working with

Nutrition and Herbs for the past 20 years. Her passion is helping

people defy the effects of aging and restore their youthful feeling,

through the aid of supplementation. See her website at

www.youthfulliving.com or by email at pjzteam