Do you know?
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 80% of human diseases are related to poor-quality water.
- 60% of human body contains water, and our health significantly depends on the quality of water we consume.
- Using purified water you help protect your body from 200-300 kg of chemical possible pollutants during your life.
Making the right decision on choice of drinking water, you care of your health and the health of your family.
60% of human body contains water
Water is the main component of all the vital organs (brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys). There are 40 liters of water in the body of an adult human with average weight of 65 kg. The amount of water in the human body decreases as the person gets older.
Therefore, regular intake of water during the day is the key to keeping good health and maintaining liveliness.
The average person loses about 2.5 liters of fluid per day
The average person loses about 2.5 liters of fluid per day. During an active day the body can lose much more. To replenish the loss of fluid it is necessary to maintain a balance between its loss and ingestion.
What happens when the body loses liquid?
The human body cannot exist without liquid. If the body loses only 3% of the liquid (about 900 ml per 60 kg of weight), first symptom of dehydration such as fatigue appears immediately. With the loss of 4-5% of body fluid, a person will experience headaches and dizziness.
Role of liquid in the body
Body liquid such as blood and lymphatic fluid fills cells of your body and is constantly flowing throughout the body. It carries oxygen and nutrients to cells and removes waste from the body mainly through urine. In addition, body fluid helps maintain body temperature through sweating. Thus, we can say that body fluid plays a very strong role of the internal state of the organism.
Thirst mechanism
Thirst is a signal of our body that it lacks liquid. The desire to drink is generated by brain to prevent problems associated with an imbalance of body fluids and dehydration.
What is the mechanism of thirst? 
- With increase of salts concentration in the body, osmoreceptor cells located in hypothalamus (the area of the brain where hunger and thermoregulatory centers are located as well) indicate that the amount of water in the body decreased.
- Cells that monitor blood volume are located in the heart wall. They control stretching of the heart muscle during the process of filling the ventricles with blood. The larger volume of blood the more stretched wall of the heart. Brain receives a signal that blood volume is normal.
- When the amount of water in the body decreases kidneys have less work. Thus, they indicate it by releasing the hormone renin, which influences on the hypothalamus through a chain of other hormones and makes you feel thirsty.
The body is struggling with dehydration 24 hours a day
Body liquid is lost not only from sweating, but also through skin and breath, even during sleeping time. This means that we lose body liquid 24 hours a day, and always struggle with dehydration.
Intake of water: how often and in which quantities
- It is important to drink water before taking meal. The optimal time is 30 minutes before a meal. This will prepare digestive tract, and it is especially good for those who suffer from gastritis, duodenitis, heartburn, ulcers, colitis and other digestive disorders.
- You should drink water whenever you feel thirsty, even while eating.
- You should drink water in 2.5 hours after having meal to complete the process of digestion and eliminate dehydration caused by digestion of food.
- You should drink water right after waking up in the morning to eliminate dehydration caused by long sleep.
- You should drink water before exercising to create a reserve of water for perspiration.
- Those who are prone to constipation and who do not consume enough fruits and vegetables should drink water. Two or three glasses of water in the morning immediately after waking up act as most effective laxative.