The health benefits of water
The water can be source of health benefits, and be the subject of therapeutic use with regard to mineral waters and thermal waters.
A mineral water meets strict European regulations. It comes from a source underground, is microbiologically healthy and must not undergo treatment of disinfection . Its mineral composition is stable and corresponds to a source precisely identified. Six main classes of mineral waters are distinguished: sulphide waters, sulphate waters, chloride waters, bicarbonate waters, chlorobicarbonate waters and oligomineral waters. For example, sulfate waters have a stimulating effect on digestion. The positive properties of mineral water for health are recognized by the Academy of Medicine.
A thermal water is water taken directly to his source . It has different properties and virtues depending on its chemical composition (trace elements, minerals, etc.). THE hydrotherapy uses thermal waters to treat certain chronic or degenerative diseases such as rheumatism, psychosomatic conditions, digestive system disorders, etc.
Source: French water
Importance of water for our body
Water represents 60% of our weight, or 50 liters for an individual of 70 kg (with differences linked to sex, age and mass fatty). Our 50 trillion cells contain two-thirds of our body's water. We understand how much our body is dependent on it.
Like air , water is an essential element for life. Water is also the vehicle of figured elements blood, as well as that of certain secretions ( tears , digestive juices). It is necessary to maintain temperature (sweating) and to eliminate waste soluble (urine). You cannot do without it for more than five days. A loss of 10-15% can result in death.
The water in our body is distributed into three compartments: intracellular water, extracellular water and blood. The quantity must remain constant as well as its concentration in ions , mainly Na+ and K+.
Normal functioning of the body leads to the loss of approximately 2.6 liters per day. It is appropriate to balance these losses with equivalent contributions. Athletes, due to increased sweating during exercise, lose more water.
Effects of dehydration
If the dehydration is less than 1%, no effect, maximum performance of the body, if it reaches 2%, appearance of thirst, if it is around 3%, intense thirst and risk of reduction in cognitive functions (alertness, lucidity), if it exceeds 5% difficulty concentrating, headaches, reduction in performance of 20 to 30% for athletes and if the deficit is greater than 6% there is danger! When we reach 10% it is coma then death...
