What are some benefits of drinking a lot of water?
Michael Manning, M.D., of Allergy and Immunology Associates in Scottsdale, Arizona, believes that water is essential when coping with allergies. It keeps the secretions thin, allowing them to flow easier through the sinus passages. Water has also been proven to have particular health benefits for women. An experiment conducted at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle found that among women who drank more than five glasses of water daily, there were fewer cases of colon cancer. The risk was about half of what it was for women who drank less than two glasses a day. In addition, drinking eight to ten glasses of water a day has been proven to reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections in women. By increasing the amount of fluids excreted from the body, more bacteria is flushed that could lead to infection. (http://www.water.com/your_health_news/hs_gh_art005_p01.asp) Also, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dominique Michaud found that a high
