Hydration

Water is the most vital nutrient and is the solvent in which all chemical reactions of life take place.

Drinking water gives you energy; it carries nutrients and oxygen to your cells. 

Water is the key catalyst in digestion, enzymatic actions and energy production throughout the body.  It also acts as a natural cooling system, provides a protective cushion for your tissues and is essential to the removal of metabolic waste production through perspiration and urine.

When you don’t drink enough water, the fluid volume in your system decreases, your blood thickens and it becomes very difficult for your body to detoxify or your cells to receive adequate nourishment.

Many of us are unaware that dehydration is a very widespread problem.  The few that are aware still fall prey to the breakdown in fundamental physiological processes.

Symptoms may include

Headache

Fatigue

Chronic pain

High blood pressure

Digestive disturbances

Hunger is commonly mistaken for thirst and one glass of water can shut down on hunger pangs.  A dry mouth is the advance stage on dehydration.  A high intake of juices, sodas, tea, coffee, alcohol and other beverages are not adequate substitutes for pure water and take more water to process it through the body than they deliver.

Drinking water has become far more complicated with the added pressure we have exposed our water supplies to in modern living.  Herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, acid rain, heavy metals such as arsenic and lead, radioactive wastes and thousands of industrial chemicals have heavily contaminated the water supply.

The best solution is to have an end user purification system.  There are three types of water purifications systems: - filtration, distillation and reverse osmosis.  All purification systems have their limitations.   For more information get in touch and we will point you in the right direction.

The soundest advice is to purchase glass bottled organic spring water.   It is alive and kicking with nutrients and is the best long-term use for vitality.

On average be sure you drink at least two litres of water through out the day in-between meals.

On hot days and with intense training, when perspiration is experienced, a higher in-take of water is needed and isotonic replacements will help better function.

Stay hydrated.  Stay focused.