Water. Its the primary source of fluid intake for most people. Drinking water is very important for everyone’s health and holds many benefits towards a healthy lifestyle; that is if you are drinking healthy water. That’s right. With clean healthy water, you could be doing your body a favor. These benefits include digestion health, which […]
Water Science
How Water Affects Your Hair
For most of us (with hair), we always want to make sure our hair looks the best, whether its in style or just overall health. Those commercials with the hair models showing long, shiny, thick hair know that people strive to have and keep that look. Healthy hair is essentially seen a reflection of a […]
How Hydration Affects Allergies
So since my last post I’ve fallen off the blogging horse, as well as the drinking adequate water horse. I’ve done some travelling and gotten into Summer in full swing, and have regressed into bad drinking habits again. Mainly, not drinking enough water. Which leads me to this topic: allergies and water. For me growing […]
How to Help a Headache with Just Water
Header image by: r. nial bradshaw Headaches plague almost everyone at one time or another, from minor ones to day-ending painful migraines. The most common type of headache is called a ‘tension headache’ and occurs in at least once a year in 1/2 the population of developed countries. Tension headaches are normally caused by stress, lack […]
How Drinking Cold Water can Boost Your Metabolism
A faster metabolism is thought to bring a healthier, and leaner body. Some people go to extreme lengths to increase their metabolism in hopes to lose weight and get leaner, but its now known that the simple act of drinking a glass of cold water can increase your metabolism. While drinking water shouldn’t be your […]
How can the Body Absorb More Water?
Here’s a very popular question: So if we’re drinking enough, yet still feeling dehydrated, how can we ensure our bodies absorb more water? We know that we have to drink enough watch each day (approx 1/2 your weight in ounces), but the amount of water you drink doesn’t matter as much as the amount of […]
Does drinking water before a meal dilute your stomach acids?
We all know that we need to drink more water to get healthier, but sometimes we have to question the timing of when we drink water. For example, a common question is, is it good to drink water before or during a meal? Or, if I drink water during a meal, does that alter my […]
How long does it take to absorb water into the body?
I first started wondering about how long after a drink of water does it take to enter the body’s system. I know that you should drink ’8 glasses a day’, but if you’re feeling dehydrated, or if you just worked out and your muscles were feeling fatigued, how long does it really take for that […]