Our Lovely Watery World
Although more than 70% of the earth is covered with water, most of it, 97%, is salty and must be treated to be used for drinking or growing crops. Much of the freshwater is locked in glaciers and the polar ice caps.
Humans are 60% Water
In the US, a recent spill of a toxic chemical, made tap water unusable for 300,000 West Virginia residents and highlighted the importance of water. We forget that our bodies are about 60% water and hydration is vital to survival as well as top performance. Below is an infographic shared with Medivizor by the National Hydration Council, a British non-profit working to increase awareness of the need to stay hydrated.
Symptoms of Dehydration
Some of the symptoms of more severe dehydration are extreme thirst, dizziness, confusion and not urinating. Other symptoms may be diarrhea, vomiting, irritability and fever. This is because severe 
dehydration leads to brain swelling, kidney failure, seizures and death according to the Mayo Clinic. Staying well hydrated helps your heart according to the American Heart Association.
Our bodies have evolved to give us clues of when to drink. Thirst is first. Quenching thirst tends to keep us hydrated. Another clue is the color of urine. Knowing the color your urine should be can also be helpful; if your color is #1-3, you are hydrated (Remember, some medications and vitamins can change the color of your urine.)This urine color chart can give you an idea.
At the end of the day, how much water you should drink is extremely personal: whatever quenches your thirst. So go on, take a sip of water!
um…you may want to check the facts on this info graphic.
First, this was drawn up by the Hydration Council which consists of bottled water manufacturers like Nestle. I would not be surprised if they had ties to the dairy council as well, as this info is so very skewed.
1. Yes…drink water. but for the love of all that is cancer causing don’t drink bottled water! bottled water, aside from the environmental problems it causes, is brimming with BPS and other plastics. Bottled water is crazy acidic as well making it hard for you body to combat other toxins you come in contact with. Drink filtered or distilled water with lemon added…at room temp for ultimate health and cancer fighting abilities.
2. Drink tea and coffee? unless it is herbal or green tea I would say nay to that one too. Coffee is acidic and contains caffeine…a drug that prevents healing and leads to anxiety…something that is not really at a cancer patient’s best interest. Again…Nestle is one of the largest manufacturers of coffee & tea in the world.
3. Have milk regularly…OK here’s where i think the dairy council must be involved. Dairy is horrible for those trying to reduce their risk of cancer. IGF-1 is the growth factor that is inherent in all dairy. this is the substance that starts a 30 pound calf on its way to becoming an 800 pound cow. It also promotes abnormal call growth…as in cancer. Milk is also acidic (lactic acid) leeching calcium from your bones in order to maintain a neutral pH. And low fat milk, by percentages, contains more IGF and Lactic acid that full fat.
4. Drink soft drinks in moderation…here’s where Nestle and the other companies want you to really just buy their stuff….soft drinks contain benzene which is a cancer promoter. Diet soft drinks promote obesity…which raises the risk of cancer. Soft drinks are one of the reasons the diabetes rates have almost tripled in the past 25 years.
5. Fruit juice is not healthy at all. Once the fruit juice is high heated, as in pasteurization, all the beneficial enzymes are killed. You get no benefits from the juice at all and the nutritional value is reduced to a glass of sugar. Sugar also promotes cancer BTW…
This may be great for the companies that promote the products in the info graphic, but they are toxic for cancer survivors.
Water is the only drink that is cancer fighting.
Thanks…I feel much better now.
Typ-o…IN #1, of course it’s BPA…