WATER: The Key to Health and Weight Loss

The health benefits of drinking water are numerous and significant. Water increases your metabolism and boosts your energy levels. Water hydrates your body and moisturizing your skin. Water is one of the most vital substances our body needs. Especially as a facilitator in the fat-burning process, water is a vital part of any diet and exercise program. It’s a great dietary tool and one that can be easily incorporated into everyday life.
The average person should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day. If you are overweight, you should drink another eight ounces for every 25 pounds of excess weight you carry. You should also increase your daily water intake if you live in a hot climate or exercise very intensely.
If you are serious about becoming leaner and healthier, drinking water is absolutely essential. Here are several reasons why………..

The process of burning calories requires an adequate supply of water in order for your body to function efficiently. Dehydration slows down the fat-burning process.
Metabolizing fat is one of the main jobs that the liver does when it converts stored fat to energy.
Unfortunately, another of the liver’s duties is to pick up the slack for the kidneys, which need
plenty of water to work properly. If the kidney’s are water-deprived, the liver has to do their
work along with its own, lowering its total productivity. The liver then cannot metabolize fat as
quickly or efficiently as it could when the kidneys are pulling their own weight. Dehydration
sets a person up to store fat.

Water boosts your metabolic rate, which gives you energy and helps to burn calories. Water can help your metabolism burn calories up to 3% faster.

Burning calories creates toxins (think of the exhaust coming out of your car), and water plays a vital role in flushing them out of your body.

Dehydration causes a reduction in blood volume; a reduction in blood volume causes a reduction in the supply of oxygen to your muscles; and a reduction in the supply of oxygen to your muscles can make you feel tired.

Water helps improve and maintain muscle tone by assisting muscles in their ability to contract, and it also lubricates your joints. Proper hydration can help reduce muscle and joint soreness when exercising.

A healthy diet includes a good amount of fiber. But while fiber is normally helpful to your digestive system, without adequate fluids it can cause constipation instead of helping to eliminate it.
Water flushes out impurities in your skin, giving you a clearer complexion. It also makes your skin look younger when the skin cells are hydrated.
Caffeine is a diuretic that can lead to dehydration. Purpose to drink 8 ounces of EXTRA water for every caffeinated beverage you consume.