Fibromyalgia and Water
How does drinking considerable amounts of water become a healthy source of Fibromyalgia Nutrition? The body functions properly when it is replenished with sufficient water and nutrition, fibromyalgia patients especially. Every day you lose water through your breath, perspiration, urine and bowel movements. Optimum re-hydration with water is absolutely necessary for proper fibromyalgia nutrition.
Some nutritionists insist that 80% of the country is dehydrated. We drink too much coffee, tea, and sodas containing caffeine, which prompts the body to lose water. When we are dehydrated, we don’t know what to drink and when to drink. The answer is simple: drink water as the first source of FIBROMYALGIA Nutrition.
Water is pure liquid refreshment and accounts for a large percentage of what makes each of us “human”. The average 150 lb. adult body contains 40 – 50 quarts of water. Almost 2/3rds of our body weight is “water weight”. Our blood is 83% water, muscles 75%, the brain 74%, and bone is 22%.
Water is necessary for your body to digest and absorb vitamins and nutrients. Water also detoxifies the liver and kidneys, and carries away waste from the body. When it comes to digestion, it does not happen without water. Fiber alone cannot aid in a proper digestive function by itself. In fact, without water as its partner, good fiber goes bad, causing constipation and extreme discomfort.
If you are dehydrated, your blood is literally thicker, and your body has to work much harder to make it circulate. As a result, the brain becomes less active, it becomes difficult to concentrate, your body feels fatigued, and you just “poop out”.
Simple water, pure and free of contaminants, is truly a “wonder drug”. Without chemicals, additives, or anything unnatural, a steady dose of 8 glasses of water a day (ideally ½ your body weight in ounces of water) will:
- Improve your energy
- Increase your mental and physical performance
- Remove toxins and waste products
- Keep skin healthy and glowing
- Help you lose weight
- Reduce headaches and dizziness
- Allow for proper digestion
- Help to keep you more alkaline