Water: to drink or not drink, when and how?

Water: to drink or not drink, when and how?

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Often, various women's magazines can be found quite conflicting information about the water. The authors of some articles say that you should drink plenty of water to lose weight and get rid of hunger. Others are convinced that a slender figure and smooth skin - a minimum of body fluids. So, what to believe?

Our body is constantly thirsty. It is believed that the desire - one of the most imperfect human sensations. The organism always requires more water than it needs, as it benefited them. Included some key memory can live without food for more than a month, but without water only three days. Skin aging from dehydration - a reduction of water in the body for years. Along with the water leaving radiance and elasticity. Correct drinking regime is of great importance not only for normal life, but also for the exterior.

Excessive consumption of water has a negative impact on digestion, blood circulation and on renal function. Each person has his own drinking rate - the minimum amount of water required for daily maintenance of the body water and salt balance. Norm depends on many factors: weather, age, stress, living conditions and other adult person on the average to 40 ml of water per day per 1 kg of body weight. These include water contained in soups, vegetables and fruits, dairy products. It is believed that with a calm and measured way of life you need to drink about 2 liters of water per day, for moderate loads - up to 4 liters, with a heavy back-breaking work - more than 6, in hot climates, sea resorts - about 5 gallons of water per day.

Fitness starvation, providing drinking rate 5.7 liters of water per day - double-edged sword, because in this case together with slag from the body and leave the minerals and trace elements. Excessive fluid intake is often addictive. Even a one-time drinking large amounts of water breaks and muscle activity leads to fatigue. There may be convulsions.

If you drink too little, especially on a hot day, because of the constant shortage of water can begin constipation, impair liver and kidney. Dehydration increases the fatigue and prevents skin elasticity and shine.

In the great heat, while on holiday in hot countries, it is recommended to quench their thirst after the meal and in between fluid intake is strictly limited. If you rest comfortably (with air conditioning, etc.), drinking norm - no more than 7 glasses of water a day.Besides water, the heat can be eaten fresh juices, fruit drinks, fruit drinks, infusions of dried fruits. Returning from the beach or the sauna, it is better to divide fluids into small portions.

In the heat should reject soft drinks, as the sugar increases the heat. In addition, any carbonated beverage (even without the sugar) dehydrates the body, causing a false feeling of hunger. Good milk drinks quench thirst: low-fat yogurt, whey, koumiss and regular yogurt. But the most healthy drink - pure water at room temperature.

For half an hour before lunch is a glass of water. This will cause the production of gastric juice, tonic gallbladder and prepare the body for eating. To avoid bloating and the appearance of extra pounds, you should not drink a lot during meals and immediately after it.

A couple of hours after a meal the stomach is completely digested, then so can whole-heartedly do not give yourself dry.