It is impossible to give a generalization; the amount of\nwater needed varies from person to person and day to day. Our body needs to maintain a balance between\nhow much water our body is loosing between sweating, feces, urine, condensation\nin our breath, etc, and the amount of water you are taking in. Our body typically requires an estimated\neight to ten 8oz glasses of water per day. \nThis is however just an estimate and there are many complicating factors\nthat need to be considered. One, being your\nage, the younger you are, typically the more water you need. A second complicating factor is being your\nexposure to high temperatures and dry climates. \nA third important item to consider is your activity level. Coffee, tea, sodas, and alcohol are all\ndehydrators and do not substitute for water. \nIt is possible to consume too much water, especially without enough\nelectrolytes, and cause hyper-hydration, which can also lead to serious health\nproblems. Part of knowing how much water\nto drink is being able to recognize the signs of dehydration. Signs of dehydration are typically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Thirst<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Weakness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Nausea<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Irritability<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Dizziness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Confusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Decreased performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Headache<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Cramps<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Heart palpitations<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is in your\ndrinking water?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That is a good question. Legally the water companies are required to make every customer aware of what is in their drinking water, by way of a lab test, once per year. If you want to take the contents of your drinking, or tap, water into your own hands, then have a private lab analyze a sample of your homes tap water. This is an important topic to consider. Many people wonder what is the best water filter, or filter and softener, system. I don\u2019t blame people for being confused on this topic. There are quite a few options out there and every company has their own sales pitch. What I would suggest is to first have your water tested. Then look into the different water systems, and find one that is best at removing what you personally need removed from your home\u2019s water. For example, there are: charcoal water filters, water distillers, ceramic water filters, reverse osmosis systems, atmospheric water generators, ultraviolet water filters, magnetic water filters, infra red water filters, catalytic water filters, ionized water filters, and others. All these water systems have their place and you just need to find out which one is best for your drinking water. Typically, our water may contain minerals, bacteria, or chemicals. For over ten years our government agencies have been focusing on what is being called pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCP\u2019s, in our drinking water. Lab studies have shown trace amounts of: fragrances, lotions, sun-screens, house cleaning products, human and veterinary drugs both over the counter and prescription (such as anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, antibiotics, sex hormones, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n How do these drugs\nand chemicals get into our drinking water?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are multiple ways that these chemicals get into our\ndrinking water. One major way is through\nbody fluids or waste, such as urine and feces. \nOur body, or any animals body (such as cows, dogs, etc), absorb some of\nthe medication and then the rest gets wasted out. Then the waste water goes through a treatment\nfacility, or into our ground water, and eventually back into our drinking\nwater. Similarly, this can happen when\npeople flush medication down the toilet, wash chemicals into storm drains, improperly\ndispose of chemicals during manufacturing, or rinse cleaning products down the\ndrain. Currently, there is not one water\ntreatment or filter that can remove all these different chemicals. Even some studies, such as the study by the University of Technology Sydney, have shown that\nbottled water is not much cleaner than tap water, and much more expensive. Even boiling water will not remove the\nPCPP\u2019s. Some charcoal systems and\nreverse osmosis systems claim they remove part of the PCPP\u2019s, but not all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do these chemicals\npose any health concern?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, government agencies are not sure of any health\nissues. The EPA states that because the\namounts found are in the parts per billion, or even trillion, the amount is too\nsmall to cause ill health. However, one\nreason they continue to study this topic, is that we do not know what the long\nterm effects of ingesting trace amounts of these PCPP\u2019s. Also, there has been one study that found\nthat fish exposed to trace amounts of estrogen-like substances had both female\nand male sex organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In summary, dehydration and water is more complicated than many of us think. Generally, it is recommended to drink 8-10 glasses of clean pure water daily, and drink extra water before, during, and after sporting events. As a society we need to take care of our water sources, do not flush pills down the toilet or wash pesticides into the gutter. We need to re-examine our wastewater treatment systems, and our policy of spreading sewage sludge on farmland. We have to continue to monitor these PCPP\u2019s and come up with a better way to remove them from our drinking water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Healthy organic, preservative free, antibiotic\/steroid\/chemical free, whole foods are not the only thing your body needs to be healthy.\u00a0 Water…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17,18,24,23,22],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chiropractic-tips","tag-hesperia-chiropractor","tag-hydration","tag-thirst","tag-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hannonchiropractic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-4-1024x678.jpg\")
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