How Water Intake Impacts Your Health

• The human body is made up of around 60% water, and maintaining that level is essential for our health.  • Water creates the environment needed for our body to function and work the way that helps us do our best.  • To maintain it, experts recommend drinking around 2 liters of water every day.  • The general rule is to drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water (called the 8×8 rule).  • Let’s look at some benefits that we can get by taking a healthy amount of water each day:  Maximized Physical Performance  • Maintaining the water levels inside the body is key to maximize physical performance.  • Dehydration takes hold when the body loses around 2% of its water. Athletes, on the other hand, can lose from 6-10% of water due to sweat and exertion.  • Loss in water can make you lose weight, impair temperature control, increase fatigue, and reduce motivation.  • Moreover, staying hydrated can help reduce oxidative stress inside the body.  • Thus, getting the most out of your body requires you to keep it well hydrated.  Maintains Your Energy  • Your brain’s performance and function rely significantly on hydration.  • Even mild hydration, which can mean losing 1-3% of your body’s water, can massively impair the brain’s activity.  • Fluid loss from the body has also been linked to a decrease in working memory. • It is also believed to result in increased anxiety.  • Dehydration can also affect your mood.  • Maintaining hydration is thus essential for brain performance.  Helps Avoid Headaches • Dehydration is a major cause of headaches and migraines.  • Beyond that, drinking more water can help relieve headaches and avoid more of them.  • According to one study, drinking an extra 1.5 liters of water every day can help relieve migraines and improve Migraine Quality of Life.