What is the single and most important and often ignored ingredient of a human diet?
The single most important and often ignored ingredient for us, humans, is water! It sounds very simple, doesn’t it? Did you have plenty of water today or are you dehydrated as you are reading this? Human beings can survive without food for 30 to 40 days… so approximately 5 weeks. Did you know that without water life would end in 3 to 5 days? Our bodies are composed of 70% to 90% water, although the water content varies considerably from person to person and even from one body part to another. The body’s water supply is responsible for and involved in nearly every bodily process, including digestion, absorption, circulation, and excretion. Water is a universal solvent and, therefore, is a primary transporter of nutrients throughout the body. It is necessary for ALL building functions in our bodies. Water helps maintain normal body temperature and is essential for carrying waste materials out of the body. We need to drink at least half of our body weight in ounces of water daily… that
