Did you know that water is one of the best beauty elixirs and can take years off your face? Water is a vital nutrient for our body and plays a key role in healing and detoxification. Both of them are crucial for clear and plumb skin.
Plus, you feel so much better when you drink enough, and if you ever wondered why here are the reasons.
Water …
• carries electrolytes that help transport electrical currents in the body
• moistens tissues such as those in the mouth and eyes
• regulates body temperature
• protects body organs and tissues and lubricates joints
• helps prevent constipation
• helps dissolve minerals and other nutrients to make them accessible to the body
• carries nutrients and oxygen to cells
The amount of water you need varies depending on your weight, activity level and metabolism. However, as a rule of thumb, you need about 1 litre of water for every 30 kilos. So if you weigh 60 kg, you need about 2 litres. Those two litres should be consumed in small amounts throughout the day and not all at once when you’re thirsty.
I hydrate my body by refilling my cup of tea all day – with green tea in the morning and herbal after 2 pm. It’s like an hourly ritual to get up from my desk, go to the kitchen and fill up my cup.
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