How much water do you need a day?

How much water do you need a day?

Water is an important structural component of skin cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every part of the body is dependent on water.

Our body comprises about 75% water: the brain has 85%, blood is 90%, muscles are 75%, kidney is 82% and bones are 22% water. The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with safe natural and pure water.

The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss, leads to fainting.

If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver.

So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need depends on your body weight. A more accurate calculation, is to drink 1 oz of water for every 2 lbs of body weight or 250ml for every 7kg.

Meaning if you weight 50 kg, then you should be drinking 1.75litres, or if you are 70 kg 2.5 litres of purified water daily.

So are you drinking the right water your body needs?.