Water & Health

The human body is made up of 70% water, and all organs and systems in the body rely on hydration to maintain basic operations. How to drink water to be healthy?

Drink water according to your body's needs

Studies have confirmed that excessive drinking water increases the workload of the brain's swallowing mechanism by a factor of three, and also puts the body at risk of water intoxication or hyponatremia, which may cause drowsiness, nausea, or even coma when the blood level of Na becomes abnormally low. Under normal metabolism, each person must have at least 1,000 ml of urine every day to eliminate the body waste created that day. As long as the urine is clear in color and you urinate 6 to 7 times a day, it means that you are drinking enough water.

Drinks and other flavored liquids cannot be used to replace drinking water

If you drink a dehydrating beverage containing caffeine, alcohol, sugar, such as coffee, soda and other carbonated beverages and alcohol, we must replenish more water, and the principle of hydration is: a glass of dehydrating beverage, to replenish a glass of half the same amount of pure water. For example, you need 2000 ml of water a day, and you drank 100 ml of coffee today, then you need to drink 2000 + (100 X 1.5 = 150) = 2150 ml of water today.

People with special diseases need to drink water in moderation

Patients with cardiovascular disease should drink 150 cc of water half an hour before bedtime if their physician does not require a limit on the amount of water they can drink, and drink water when they wake up in the morning to dilute the thickness of their blood and reduce the likelihood of stroke and myocardial infarction. If there is edema in the lower extremities or shortness of breath, the intake of water should be reduced; if there is fluid in the heart and lungs, the daily intake of water should even be controlled to less than 500ml. Therefore, if there is a disease condition, it is best to consult a physician before deciding whether to increase or decrease the amount of water to drink.

Drink good, warm water, don't drink long-set water and ice water

The tap water we drink every day contains traces of trihalomethanes, which are not so harmful but can be removed by simple methods before drinking to protect health.In order for us to drink healthier water, the emergence of water purifiers seems essential. A five-stage filter water purifier is a good choice. The water purifier retains particles such as grit, silt, clay and impurities such as Giardia, Cryptococcus, algae and some bacteria in the water, and the RO membrane in it can remove almost all harmful substances in the water.