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The Health Benefits of Purified Water

Pure drinking water is a fundamental part of goof health. It ranks only second to oxygen as essential for life.

Did you know that you can survive for thirty days without food but no more than three days without drinking water? In fact, 70% of your body is made up of water and without it you would be poisoned to death by your own waste products.

Drinking water aids digestion and absorption of food, regulates body temperature, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells and removes toxins and other wastes. The body's water also cushions joints and protects tissues and organs including the spinal cord from shock. Conversely a lack of drinking water or dehydration can be the cause of many ailments.

What are the benefits of drinking a sufficient amount of water?

  • Improves concentration
  • Maintains healthy skin condition
  • Flushes toxic waste from your system
  • Aids weight loss
  • Prevents fatigue and headaches
  • Protects against colds and flu
Doctors recommend 8 glasses of good water per day.

How much water does the body need to be hydrated?
The average adult body needs about 2.5 litres of water per day to match the amount of fluid it will lose. If it is a hot day or the body is exerted through prolonged exercise, it will require an increase in water consumption.

Normal Temperature Hot Weather Prolonged Exercise
Perspiration 700ml 600ml 1000ml
Urine 1400ml 1200ml 500ml
Sweat 100ml 1400ml 5000ml
Faeces 100ml 100ml 100ml
Total 2300ml 3300ml 6600ml