(From NaturalNews.com)
Beverages like coffee, soda and tea also typically contain caffeine.
Caffeine is quite well known as a diuretic, which tends to pull water
from the tissues of the body and sends it "express" through and out of
the body, continuing the chronic body dehydration.
Alcohol also shares the diuretic quality, so consuming beer and wine,
though liquids, will accomplish the same dehydrating effect as the
non-alcoholic beverages.
The average person loses about 90 ounces of water
daily. Thus, the value to one's health of consuming half of their body
weight in ounces of pure water daily is infinite. Here are just a few:
1. Water creates boundless energy in the body (throw away the energy drinks)
2. Water is the vehicle by which all nutrients are transported throughout the body
3. Water carries waste products away to the liver and kidneys for excretion
4. Water is a great preventer of constipation
5. Water works better than body lotion and baby oil at lubricating the skin
6. Water helps prevent PMS and some normal menstruation pains
7. Water can cut down food cravings and consequently reduce excessive eating
8. Water picks up toxic deposits throughout the body and clears them out
9. Water helps to maintain a normal sex drive
10. Water works to keep the body young and the skin supple and the mind fluid
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