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Your Body
It has the power to energize you through one more mile. It means fewer trips to the dentist. It keeps skin glowing. It’s an 8 oz glass of sheer vitality. Explore all the ways in which staying hydrated leads to healthier living.
Renew. Replenish. Revitalize.
Water is beneficial and vital to all life — especially yours. To feel fit and healthy you have to stay hydrated every day. It acts as a catalyst for renewal, like when you water your plants and watch them grow taller and greener. Brita® water lifts you up, it opens your senses and makes you feel refreshed and ready to take on any activity…even sleeping.
Brita® water filtration systems remind you of the enormous role water plays in your body. Every time you drink a glass of great-tasting Brita® water, remember you’re watering yourself with filtered water that your body truly appreciates.
There’s a lot of advice about the proper amount of water a grown person should drink every day — usually 8-12 8-ounce glasses — but only you know the amount that keeps you running at your best. Listen to yourself.
For a truly better you, keep this information in mind:
About 70% of your body is water and the only element more important to properly functioning systems is oxygen. Every part of your body from your skin to your brain relies on ample hydration to function. The following are the specific results of drinking water as it relates to different parts of your body.
In no particular order, water helps to:
Send Nutrients to your BRAIN. 85% of the brain is the water that helps feed and cushion it.
Regulate body TEMPERATURE. Water creates perspiration and perspiration dissipates excess heat to cool our bodies. You may need water when you are overheated and not perspiring.
Aid in DIGESTION. Digestion of solid foods can only happen with the help of large amounts of water.
Keep SKIN clear and healthy. Water keeps your skin looking smooth, healthy and young. It’s also the main conduit for releasing water from the body through perspiration.
Cushion and lubricate BONES and JOINTS. Water acts as a lubricant between bones. It also lubricates cartilage and helps the joints glide freely. Water helps minimize joint damage caused by friction.
Maintain MUSCLE tone. Muscles are composed primarily of water. Water not only keeps you strong, it removes wastes from and transports nutrients to the muscle cells and decreases recovery time.
Metabolize FAT. Proper water intake helps your kidneys and liver function at their peak and thereby reduces the amount of fat deposits in the body. The kidney needs water to remove toxins, waste and salt from the blood. When you don’t have enough water, the liver takes over some of the work of the kidneys and therefore isn’t able to metabolize excess fat.
Lubricate ORGANS. All our organs need water to function at their best. Water also keeps the blood from thickening and in return helps the heart function at its peak.
Aid transport of NUTRIENTS throughout the entire body.
Remove TOXINS and WASTE.
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