Your body is made up mostly of water. In fact, water makes up 75 to 85 percent of your cells. And the reason you thirst for water on a regular, perhaps even hourly basis is due to three main benefits your body receives from water:
Cohesion - Flexibility
Water creates internal cohesion for your body, giving your
cells and organs the flexibility to be stretched and even
strained within certain limits without rupturing or tearing.
Every time you move, reach for something or stand up, water
is helping to protect your organs from being torn in the
process.
Temperature - Comfort
Water helps your body stabilize temperature and acclimate to
temperature changes. Without sufficient water, the human
body can undergo fatal overheating or cooling very quickly.
Solvency - Nutrition & Detoxification
Water also provides natural solvent properties, supporting the
body in the great task of breaking down substances for use or
disposal. Think of all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients
flowing through your organs and into your extremities that
allow you to function normally, as well as the detoxification
your body carries out through the release of sweat, urine and
other means. Without water, these processes would cease to
function.
Water Contamination
Water is the universal solvent. The work of breaking down and recycling elements in our world is
largely due to the action of water—metals harder than rock can be broken down by this natural
“miracle-worker.”
When elements are broken down naturally, they present no harm to organic life. In fact, many metals
and minerals are essential to life and are naturally available in our food and water. However, when
metals and other contaminants are released into the environment through human influence, they can
find their way into our drinking water.
The National Water Quality Inventory, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) official survey,
has identified sources of water contamination. Public water supplies can be contaminated by three
main sources:
Industrial processes
Agricultural activities
Landfills seepage
Many programs have been implemented to monitor drinking water in the United States such as the
EPA’s regulations on maximum contaminant levels (MCLs). This means that, by law, small amounts
of these regulated pollutants are allowed in your drinking water and can still be considered safe.
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