What Are the Benefits of Drinking a Lot of Water?
You have no doubt heard the drinking water “rules.” You probably know that you should drink between 8 and 10 glasses of water each day. But what are the benefits to drinking a lot of water? What is Drinking Water? Think back to when you were in high school chemistry class. Remember the formula for water? H2O. Two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen. Water is supposedly colorless, tasteless, and odorless. Drinking water is essential to all known forms of life, whether they are plant or animal life. How Does The Human Body Use Drinking Water? Every cell in the human body requires water. Put them altogether, with their load of water, and your body weight is almost two-thirds water. If you weigh 150 pounds (68 kg), about 100 pounds (45 kg) of that is water. You are mostly water, but how does your body use drinking water? Cells use drinking water as a delivery service. Each cell is separated from its environment by a cell membrane. To do its work, the cell needs to import nutrients and
