About Water
- Regulates body temperature
- Serves as a solvent for minerals, vitamins, amino acids, glucose and other small molecules, aiding their assimilation into the body
- Carries oxygen to all parts of the body
- Llubricates the areas around our joints (especially important for athletes, people with arthritis and those with chronic musculoskeletal problems)
- Is necessary for chemical reactions in the body
- Acts as a shock absorber inside the eyes and spinal cord
- Removes the waste products of our metabolic processes
Our bodies is made up of water:
- Our blood is 83% water
- Our brain is 75% water
- Our muscles are 76% water
- Our liver is 70% water
- Our kidneys are 82% water
- Our skin is 70% water
- Our bones are 22% water
- Even our fat is 20% water
Since water is such an important part of our lives, many people are becoming more and more concerned with using only the best for drinking and food preparation. |