There’s nothing like a cool glass of water to beat the heat of the summers in Rajasthan.
It is the most important need of one and all, here. Usually, I have to remind myself to drink water but not any more. The heat compels me to drink water every few minutes.
In fact, drinking water is not only an important need but it is healthy to do so too. Here are 10 reasons why drinking water is healthy…
- Look younger with healthier skin: When the skin is properly hydrated, it looks young. Water helps to replenish skin tissues, moisturizes skin and increases skin elasticity.
- Lose weight: Drinking water helps to lose weight because it flushes down the by-products of fat breakdown. Drinking water reduces hunger, it’s an effective appetite suppressant. Also, water has zero calories.
- Relieves fatigue: Water is used by the body to help flush out toxins and waste products from the body. If our body lacks water, our heart needs to work harder to pump out the oxygenated blood to all cells, and the pressure on rest of the vital organs increases, which results in tiredness and lethargy.
- Cushions and lubes joints and muscles :Proper hydration helps keep the joints and muscles lubricated, so there are less likelihood of cramps and sprains.
- Energizes and helps to stay alert : Our brain is mostly made up of water, thus drinking water helps us to think better and be more alert.
- Better at exercise: Drinking water regulates the body temperature. That means we’ll feel more energetic when doing exercises. Water also helps to fuel our muscle.
- Helps in digestion : Drinking water raises your metabolism because it helps in digestion. Fibre and water goes hand in hand so that we can have our daily bowel movement, easily
- Natural remedy for headache: Water helps to relieve headache and back pains due to dehydration. Although many reasons contribute to headache, dehydration is the common one.
- Reduce the risk of cancer: Related to the digestive system, some studies show that drinking a healthy amount of water may reduce the risks of bladder cancer and colon cancer. Water dilutes the concentration of cancer-causing agents in the urine and shortens the time in which they are in contact with bladder lining.
- Good mood: Water is great mood enhancer. Drinking water makes our body feels very good and that’s why we feel happy.
Water is truly the elixir of life. So go on and have that glass of water NOW!!
This post is a part of May Photo A Day.
56 Responses
That was a smart one. You killed two birds from one bullet 🙂
I had guessed you were going to do this when you said you will capture something basic.
Yessss… I am smart that way 😉 and you are smart too 😀
Water is indeed the elixir of life… I hope world wakes up to this fact and conserves this most precious resource…
True, we need to conserve water on priority!
Water it is for me too 🙂
Cool 🙂
Absolutely right! I too have to remind myself to drink enough water!!
I see some people who always have a water bottle in their hand… need to move to that level… drinking water is important 🙂
A minimum of eight glasses of water must be consumed daily.
70% of human body is water…it needs regular replenishment.
That’s absolutely right! We must drink water the whole day through and guess it has great importance if had at some specific times too… like early morning/before meals/before sleeping etc
Yes…just stare at the water as in sea and you will attain instant Nirvana.
True… it has a soothing and a calming effect…
well said… ten on ten 🙂
Thanks Raj 🙂
Good one . Water along with why u should drink made it an informative post 🙂
Thank you Afshan. Glad you liked the gyan 😀
Yep water is certainly necessary. I usually drink a lot of water during the day but my intake increases during the weekend !! 😉
PhenoMenon
That is true for me too 🙂
Absolutely agree! Water is the most important need for one and all. Good one on today’s prompt, Shilpa!
I’m finding it a bit tough to think of what to share today..
Thanks Deeps. Your needs are pretty creative especially since the lil one helped you do it… loved all 3 of them 🙂
elixir of life it is! we are amongst those lucky ones who can still comfortably have that precious glass of water… most of Maharashtra is going through a waterless period….
Aah! Have seen it in news! 😐
water does the magic for me. A glass of water in the morning right in the morning is a must!
And that is a very healthy habit.
Aha..my beverage of choice! NOthing beats a glass of cool water! 🙂
You bet 🙂
Oh yes, you captured the basic need of our body. 🙂 Nice!
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Thanks Jyothi 🙂
My need is the same Shilpa!! I cannot live without it!
Water is life 🙂
Not just in Rajasthan, the heat that compels you to drink water every few minutes is everywhere now! In mumbai, we just can’t go out of the AC office, it burns 🙂
Akhil Kalsh. http://1hw.in
Agree, it is hot now-a-days, everywhere!! 😐
The most basic neccesity!
True 🙂
Water dripping down my chin as I write this comment!!! Yes, water is something without which we would die na?? Biggest of all needs and the most basic one too
Agree… biggest and basic…
And with drinking water getting dearer by the day, I dread to think of what lies in store for us!
Conserving now is the need of the hour or else we will pay like petrol for a bottle of water! 😐
I too need to remind myself to drink water. The best way to make me drink water is to place a big bottle of water right in front of my eyes all time, then I am tempted to finish the bottle. But once the bottle is empty, to refill it I have to be unbearably thirsty!
Try keeping 2 bottles in front of you from now on 😀
So very true! Nothing else quenches the thirst like the humble water does 🙂
True… No cold drink, no juice… it is plain simple water that will do when thirsty 🙂
the ultimate elixir — hope we realise its value and start conserving/recycling/rainwater harvesting—- nice post shilpa 🙂
Oh yeah, hope we all wake up and do our bit to conserve water!
Arre you too water! 😀
Mast reflection of the glass yaar! 😀
Yess…. Thanks 🙂
We all need water… I was planning to put up water as well then changed my mind. Great shot
I loved your take on the prompt, Falak 🙂
Well-captured! Reflection is too good. It is proven that if the carrier -say, glass or bottle is attractive we drink 0.3% water more than we usually do.
Is it? Did not know that statistic! Thanks for sharing 🙂
As one of the bottled water companies in Ghana says, ‘water is life’
It truly is 🙂
such a neat coincidence!! I posted water too!! 🙂
And those tips are just right 🙂
I loved your water cooler, H 🙂
The Elixer of life! Can’t imagine living without then!