The majority of people believe it or not, do not drink enough of this vital substance. As a rule of thumb, 6-10 glasses of pure water (filtered if possible) should be had each day or more if you engage in lots of physical activity.



Some health experts say that if you really want to drink the most beneficial amount of water, you should be drinking close to half your body weight in ounces daily. For example, if you currently weight 150 pounds, you would have to drink around 75 ounces of water each day. Considering that an average glass of water is around 8 ounces, you would need to drink between 9 and 10 glasses.

In order to avoid disrupting your electrolye balance in your body from drinking large amounts of water, you should add a quarter of a teaspoon of natural sea salt to each quart of water you drink. Try using unprocessed sea salt because it contains many beneficial minerals that regular table salt doesn't.

There are many beverages that deplete the water supply in our bodies and they include coffee and tea, alcoholic drinks and soft drinks. A small amount of water is lost through the action of breathing.

The cells in our body's will start to dehydrate without adequate water and it impairs their proper function. It becomes hard for cells to discard their metabolic wastes effectively and these toxins may start to accumulate which can actually causes the pores in your skin to clog up which will cause those spots called acne.

Other parts of your body that require lots of water are your kidneys and liver. They need water for the proper elimination of waste. If you drink enough water daily, most toxins will get flushed from these organs rather than through your skin and that is what you want if you suffer from acne.

Another important function of the liver is the removal of hormones. If the kidneys become overloaded, the liver has to help deal with any excess of toxins. If the liver is overworked and cannot deal with hormones properly, they can circulate through the body and cause too much oil to be released from the skins sebaceous glands.

Another side-effect from being dehydrated is that your body will try to preserve as much water as it can, which is medically known as water retention. This action put extra pressure on our cells which can also cause the pores to become blocked up. Too much processed salt is one of the biggest causes of water retention. To get rid of an excess of salt, you simply need to start drinking more water.

When you start drinking more water, other than noticing a clearer complexion, you may start seeing other benefits such as losing weight and less headaches and pains and many many more.