Random But Useful Nutrition Fact #30

WATER. The element of life. The most important nutrient of them all. I've heard a lot of opinions about how much water someone should drink daily. I've also heard that people with hypertension are asked to drink less water. Well, the average person should drink about (8×8 glasses)=64 ounces of water daily. And that's just a base amount. You can take it a step further and cut your weight in half and put it in ounces. High blood pressure is caused when water concentration levels, mixed with improper sodium and potassium levels within the cells go array. This happens because the body's needs have been neglected (There are other causes of high blood pressure, but I will talk about the most common reason) Chronic dehydration constricts the blood vessels in order to compensate for the lack of water. This mixed with high sodium intake and improper diet will put you on the fast track for hypertension. So how do you fix this? Drink more water. Slowly. Being in a hypertensive state puts a lot of stress on the kidneys. So slowly increase your daily water intake to protect them. Combine this with a great diet. Boom. In healthy people, the major causes of water loss are persperation, breathing, and metabolic reactions. Which basically means you need to replenish for your losses. And how much is lost daily? Around those 64 ounces. Also don't forget, Athletes and exercisers need more water because you sweat more. If you sweat more then it's also important to replenish those electrolytes. But that's another fact for another day #water #nutrition #hypertension #64ouncesdaily #reallifenutrition

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