Water Therapy for Skin and other Use

Know details on water therapy and water use in our body as a general remedy for many diseases.

Water forms about 70 per cent of our body weight. Every organ in your body depends on water. Water regulates body temperature, remove toxins and wastes, lubricates joints, keeps kidneys healthy. It protects tissues, organs and the spinal cord from shock and damage. Therefore, water is very important for the smooth functioning of body systems. It is correctly said that ‘water is life’. We can live without food for about a month, but it would not be possible to live more than a week without water.

If you lose about 10 % of our water, you are dehydrated. How do you lose body water? Well, if you go 6 times to toilet for vee, then six cups of water are gone. Your lungs expel 2 - 4 cups of water each day through breathing. Sweating also expels lot of water. If you exercise, you lose water. Even without sweating the body is losing water through the skin. We loses much water each day through perspiration, respiration, urination and bowel movements.

Effect of Lack of Sufficient Water

Dehydration
Difficulty in blood circulation
Feel tired
Skin dryness
Ageing effects

Signs and symptoms of dehyration

Excessive thirst
dry mouth
dry skin
fatigue
little or no urination
headache
weakness
muscle cramps
dizziness
lightheadedness

1. Water Therapy for Healthy Skin
   1. Water is a natural remedy for achieving a beautiful, elastic, healthy glowing and smooth skin.
   2. Water hydrates, revitalizes and detoxifies the skin and maintains muscle tone and healthy skin. Therefore, the secret of a glowing skin is drinking lots of water. The right amount of water is necessary for skin’s elasticity and suppleness.
   3. Water is a body purifier by removing toxins and waste.
   4. If your water intake is low, then dehydration cause cells to become dry, crack and peel, resulting in premature ageing. The skin develops fine lines as signs of skin ageing.
   5. Constipation due to low water intake raises toxin levels in the body and may show up as acne and pimples.
2. Water also keeps the digestive tract in order. It is important for the digestion and absorption of food.
3. It helps in transporting oxygen and nutrients to the cells.
4. Water helps to flush out the toxins (chemicals, additives, junk food). It may reduce blood sugar. Blood sugar lowering foods.
5. Water controls constipation, keeps digestive system in order. Water is a constipation natural remedy.
6. It helps reducing cramps. Water helps keep blood pumped with oxygen.
7. Lack of water dries the mouth which leads to bad breath. It is an important cause of bad breath.
8. Water is very good for reducing weight.
9. It is useful in preventing urinary tract infections and kidney stones.
10. Water helps in morning sickness in pregnancy.
11. Drink lots of water to reduce back pain.
12. Drinking your body hydrates cartilage tissues which lubricate the body's joints during movement and minimize damage to the joint caused by friction.
13. Water decreases water retention. The body retains water because of excess of sodium and /or insufficient water intake. The more sodium you take in, the more water your body will retain to dilute the sodium concentration. Drinking plenty of water will carry the excess sodium in urine.
    If you deprive your body of ample amounts of water, the body goes to survival mode and starts to hold onto every drop of water it possibly can for future needs. If there is ample supply of water, then the body will thinks that there is an excess supply of water so it stars to through it out!