The body needs water because 70% of the body is water. Each of your cells is made up of 70% water. Your blood is mostly water. Each time you urinate, breathe, or sweat water takes cellular debris out of the body. That water needs to be replenished. Water helps keep joints lubricated. The discs in your spine, which cushion your spine are made up of water. All of the cartilage between your bones are made up of water.
Every day you need to consume half your body weight in ounces of water.
Coffee is a diuretic which means it causes you to urinate and excrete water. You need to replenish that water. Coffee, soda, fruit juices, alcohol, milk, though made up of water do not count towards your water intake per day.
Why is water so important? Check out these experiments on water. Do a google search for Masaru Emoto and watch the videos that pop up. Knowing that 70% of your body is water, how do these experiments apply to you? How do they apply to how you raise your kids? How do they apply to how you interact with others?
To be healthier and function and adapt better, drink water.
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