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

GreenPan Safer Non Stick Cookware: Healthy Stainless Cookware

Until last month I had never heard of this amazing type of cookware. Cooking is something we all do – for some of us it’s a dreaded chore and for others a delight. Whichever group you belong to you will find these great Greenpan cookware sets of huge benefit.

I have always been a stainless steel cookware person. Mom eventually introduced me to non stick frying pans when they became the rage, but I began to worry when I noticed the non stick surfaces started to peel off and chip and then after a while, the surface was completely gone. A percentage of which I assume had gone “down the hatch”! Ahhh! Click to continue reading

Get Rid of Toxins Danger in the Home Detergent Ingredients

 

Today with the modern conveniences a dishwasher is an item that most households have. Have you ever stopped to consider what the effects of using this appliance can have on the health of you and your family and also the environment.

The water shortage in many states here in Australia and in the United States means that the developers of these helpful appliances have had their designs refined to use a minimum amount of water. This is a good thing you may say, but at what cost to your health? Click to continue reading