THE SCENT OF WATER

I once heard someone say that water is the best medicine. I really didn’t fully grasp the veracity of that statement but now I think I know better. The importance of water to human, animal and plant life cannot be overemphasised. For the significance of drinking water in the right quantity and at the right time can in a long way affect our health.
When you don’t have enough of water in your body, it affects your health. Water is the most important composition of our body. It delivers nutrient to all the cells. It is essential for digestion, absorption and excretion. The human body can exist for five (5) weeks without food for an average person; but can only live for 5 days without water. Our entire body is made up of 60% water, Muscles 75% water, Brain about 75% water, Blood about 82% water, and Bones about 25% water. An average person needs about 12 glasses of water daily (or 2 litres). In plants, there is 70% water in Banana, 80% water in Apple and 95% water in Tomatoes.
The shortage of water in the body can cause, rectal disease; Irritable bowel; Chronic constipation; Varicose veins; Heart disease; High bold pressure; Asthma; Allergies; Hernias; Peptic ulcers: Arthritis; Back and neck pains; Headaches; Memory loss; High cholesterol; Possibly kidney stones. Water is therefore very important for every function of the body since it is related to the flow of blood that brings nutrients, etc to the tissues. The nutrients first go to the vital organs, that is, the brain, heart, kidneys, liver and lungs. Loss of water volume in the cells affects the delivery of nutrients and excreting of waste product. The result of all these is that you have more waste collecting in those cells.
Therefore, to have enough water in your system, take a glass of water when you wake up in the morning, 30 minutes before breakfast take 1 glass of water, 2 hours after lunch take another glass of water, and 30 minutes before lunch take yet again another glass of water. Then, 2 hours after lunch take 2 glasses. 30 minutes before dinner take 2 glasses of water, 2 hours after dinner take 2 glasses and 30 minutes before bedtime take 2 glasses of water.