How much Water should a person drink per day?

Water is the combination of 2 gases – hydrogen and oxygen. Each water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

 
Water is an important structural component of the body’s skin, cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every single part of the body is dependent on water. Our body comprises about 75% water in total. The percentage of water contained in some of the body parts are as follows:

• the brain has 85%
• blood is 90%
• muscles are 75%
• kidney is 82%
• bones are 22%

The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with good, clean water, regularly.

The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. If you don’t replace the water you lose your body becomes dehydrated. Symptoms of the body’s deterioration begin to appear when the body loses just 5% – a relatively small percentage of its total water volume. Click to continue reading