If the water we drink is contaminated with chemicals, how can we detox from the other chemicals we are exposed to?
Post by Amy Ludwigson
Pure water perhaps more than anything else is essential to our health and to our well-being. Our bodies are composed of more than 72% water. Water and air is what gives us life. We always say that you are what you eat, but how about what you drink? Our bodies need water to detox the chemicals that we are exposed to, yet if our water contains said chemicals than how are our bodies going to catch up with detoxing the chemicals that we are exposed to?
Over 2100 chemicals have been found in our water ways, and essentially all treated water in the US contains chlorine. Ignore all the other chemicals for now and let’s look at chlorine. Chlorine alone, when it interacts with the natural compounds in water, produce trihalomethanes (THMs), THMs are cancer causing compounds. THMs are also linked to kidney, liver, and nervous system damage as well as birth defects. Read more at my previous post Water Toxins: Chlorine.
Not only do you need to drink pure water, but you also need to drink quite a lot of it. It has been medically proven that if the body fluid level drops 5%, that it will cause a decrease in energy anywhere from 25-30% in most people. It is also thought that nearly two thirds of the population is dehydrated. Imagine how much better we would feel if we drank enough water. Our bodies need at least eight glasses of water every day to carry out its daily functions. Drinking more than this will allow our body to have the water needed to flush out the toxins that we are exposed to on a daily basis.
Think about it. How much water do you consume a day? Is it pure water?
This post was originally published at Pure Habitat Design.
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