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If "We Are What We Eat," Is It True that "We Are What We Drink?"
Physicians and nutritionists will be the first to tell you that there are clear correlations between diet and specific disease processes. For example, it is well known that a diet low in fat, focusing on fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, can reduce the incidence of heart disease and some types of cancer. The old saying, "You are what you eat," also applies to "You are what you drink!"
If we are what we eat, is it the same as what we drink?
To help answer this question, it is essential to know some basic facts about water and its relationship to the health of the human body. Water is the most indispensable of the body's nutrients and constitutes the most significant part of body weight. Water is crucial in virtually all body functions, including digestion, absorption, circulation, excretion, transporting nutrients, building new tissue, and maintaining body temperature. Water, via the blood, carries nutritional elements to the cells and transports the waste products of cellular respiration to the lungs, kidneys, intestines, and skin for excretion. The tissues of your brain consist of about 76% water. Muscle tissue is nearly 75% water. Your lung tissue is approximately 90% water. Bones have about 25% water, and your blood is nearly 82% water.
If it is true that "we are what we eat," then it is crystal clear that "we are what we drink." Along with diet, exercise, and rest, drinking 8-10 glasses of good-quality water every day is one of your best life choices.