Water - Essence of life, elixir of beauty?

Everybody knows, you need at least 8-10 glasses of water everyday for normal bodily functions and to keep you hydrated all times. Not to forget, keeps your skin smooth and supple. However, there are also many school of thought where they decide the amount of water you need is based on your body weight, lifestyle, gender and diet, just to name a few.

Here, I have some facts which you may not know about water yet. It's interesting, you just have to read on, health buff or not. It helps to answer your question: Is water really THAT essential to our health or it's just a big fussed up hype?

WATER, The H2O

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population.)


2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.


3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.


4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.


5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.


6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.


7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a pr!ntEd p@ge ;P


8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the right amount of water everyday?