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MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT WATER

Water (Chemical Formula: H₂O) is a transparent fluid which forms the world’s streams, lakes, oceans and rain and is the major constituents of the fluids of organisms. As a chemical compound, a water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are connected by covalent bonds. Water covers 71% of the earth’s surface and it is vital for all known forms of life. Water on earth moves continually through the water cycle of evaporation and transpiration to the sea.

Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other life forms even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients. We all need what you should know about water benefits:

1.     Everybody Needs To Drink At Least Eight(8) Glasses Of Water A Day (Myth): though water is the easiest and most economical fluid to keep you hydrated, the latest institute of medicine recommendation is that women should strive for about 2-liters or 8-glasses and men should take at least 12-glasses a day, this intake includes both water and any fluid.

2.     Drinking Water Flushes Toxins From Your Body (Facts): though water doesn’t necessarily neutralize toxins, the Kidneys do use water to get rid of certain waste products. If you don’t drink enough water, your kidneys won’t have the amount of fluid they need to do their job properly.

3.     Bottled Water Can Cause Tooth Decay (Myth): bottled water in and of itself doesn’t cause the teeth to decay but it usually don’t contain any fluoride which is added to tap water to help prevent tooth decay.

4.     Drinking Water Can Help Keep Your Skin Moist (Myth): it is generally believed that staying properly hydrated leads to youthful and vibrant skin. Basically, the water that is consumed internally will not reach the epidermis of the skin instead external factors such as skin cleansing and functioning of these oil producing glands determine how dry the skin is or will become.

5.     Drinking Water Can Help You Lose Weight (Fact): a new study seems to indicate that drinking water actually speeds up weight loss says Tanya Zuckerbot (owner of Zuckerbot nutrition, New York). Drinking water won’t specifically trigger weight loss but it can aid in the process.

6.     Yellow Urine Is A Sign Of The Dehydration (Myth): not all yellow urine is a sign of dehydration or a cause for an alarm. The kidney controls the volume and concentration of urine output. Dehydration leads to increased urine concentration thereby turning your urine to dark yellow. Ideally, your urine should be straw yellow. Multivitamins intake can induce yellow urine.

7.     You Should Not Reuse Plastic Water Bottle (Fact): plastic water bottle can present a couple of risk to people who drink their contents and then fill them up and use them again. These bottles leach chemicals into your water after multiple use. These bottles if not properly cleaned may also harbor bacteria from your mouth.

Having read this article, I hope you understand how beneficial water is to you. I pray you apply all you have read in Jesus name, Amen.

                                                                        By Sci. Chidinma Ubanatu .R.