IDEAL DAILY WATER INTAKE & THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ADEQUATE HYDRATION

Water also known by its scientific name, Dihydrogen monoxide or oxidane and chemically as H₂O is one of the most important nutrient needed by the human body for normal efficient functioning. It’s more THAN A THIRST QUENCHER.

Many of us tend to underestimate the health benefits of drinking water that we hardly meet up to half of our daily requirement. It is essential for life and it is very important to get the right amount of it to remain healthy.

Body water balance depends on the net difference between water gain and water loss. Water gain occurs from consumption (liquids and food) and production (metabolic water), while water losses occur from respiratory system, skin, renal, and gastrointestinal tract.

Human Body water composition: The average adult body is made up of 50%-75% of water by weight, Muscles about 75%, Fat tissues are about 25%, Bones are about 20% and our Brain is about 80% water.

Sources of Daily water intake: It is estimated that roughly 20% of water consumed is from food (In Solid food, soups, fruit and vegetables), while 80% is from drinks (water, milk, soft drink, Tea and fruit juice).

Daily Water Loss from the Body:  The body loses water all the time, when we go to the toilet (from Urine=1.5L, Feces 0.2L), from sweat 0.5L and 0.4L from breathing. If we do not consume enough water, we become dehydrated.

Ideal Daily Water Intake: To maintain good health and proper body functions, the amount of water in the body should remain relatively constant by ensuring daily water loss is replaced by an equivalent amount of daily water intake. The amount of water and other fluids that we need to drink each day varies from person to person and is influenced by several factors including age, sex, body size, weather and the level of physical activities; Men need more water than women; active and obese people need more water and more amount of water is generally required on a hot day than on a cold day.

·         On the average every individual needs approximately 80oz or 2.4Liters of water per day. Or grossly divide your body weight in pounds by 2 to get the ounces you need to drink a day

·         Overweight people should add an additional 12oz for every 25lbs they are over weight

·         Or at least 13 glasses and 8 glasses for Adult Male and female respectively.

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF INADEQUATE HYDRATION: Inadequate hydration results in dumping of toxic waste into tissues, fat, joints, and muscles instead of being eliminated in urine and via perspiration. This can impair cognitive, physiological and performance responses.

Taste is usually the major symptoms that prompt people to notice their body requires water, however improper hydration can manifest in different ways depending on the degree of dehydration.

Symptoms includes headache, fatigue, Muscle cramps, depression, Sluggishness, Sleepiness or tiredness, memory loss, chronic fatigue syndromes, darkening of the urine, weight gain, poor muscle tone, muscle cramps and sprains, bad breath, rise in body temperature, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure and cholesterol, joint pains, Kidneys stones manifesting as abdominal pain, damage to kidneys.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF PROPER HYDRATION

• Encourages weight loss
• Reduces incidence of Headaches and Migraines
• Helps in Digestion and Constipation by Maintaining Normal Bowel Function
• Moisturizes the skin, keeps it fresh, soft, glowing and smooth thus promoting healthier younger-looking skin. Gets rid of wrinkles. IT’S THE BEST AND CHEAPEST ANTI-AGING TREATMENT AVAILABLE
• Energize Muscles thus preventing aching joints, muscle cramps and strains
• Relieves Fatigue
• Optimize Kidney function, prevents kidney stones and damage
• Boost Brain performance, enhances concentration and promotes clearer thinking
• Boosts the Immune System    

The benefits of taking adequate amount of water cannot be overemphasize and Water is one of the cheapest commodity around that even in the face of the harsh economy, it is still very affordable.

Several applications are available on play-store of most android phones that help to keep tab on the daily amount of water consumed. Install one on your mobile phone today to help monitor your daily intake. 

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HOW MANY GLASSES OF WATER HAVE YOU HAD TODAY?

FRSC SPEED LIMITER IS NOT ONLY A DUMB ARCHAIC IDEA BUT A RAPE OF THE NIGERIA CITIZEN

Over-speeding is an age long problem in the world in general

Many countries have long recognized the danger of speed and have used several method to develop means of tackling the issue of over-speeding

The recent call by the FRSC to impose a speed limiting device on commercial vehicle is not only disgusting but a tyrannical LAZY man's approach to problem solving.

Speed limit enforcement is an organized responsibility of a Body (FRSC in the case of Nigeria) aimed at checking that road vehicles are complying with the speed limit enforced on roads and highways. Methods used in most countries include roadside speed traps which are set up and operated by the police and automated roadside 'speed camera' systems which may incorporate the use of an automatic number plate recognition system.

Before enforcing a speed limit, you must put in place specific Limits backed with signs installed at this locations reminding motorist of the appropriate speed for that location. Unfortunately this is hardly the case in Nigeria.

The corps marshal of FRSC Dr. Oyeyemi claim Speed is the major cause of crashes in Nigeria with commercial vehicles accounting for 65 per cent of the crashes,’’. If 65% OF Road Traffic Accident is caused by over speeding as claimed by FRSC, Installing the Speed Limiter in every commercial vehicle in Nigeria means the speed limiter will do 65% of the Job of Road safety official thus minimizing the need for the Road Safety Corp. To ensure Nigeria money is used efficiently, I will recommend 65% of the total workforce of Road safety sacked as the speed limiting device will conveniently do their job for them. The speed limiter is more like a Lazy man approach to problem solving, a rape to the common citizen and a tyrannical imposition on the poor masses in the face of dwindling economy.

Nigerians shouldn’t just sit down and allow the Government and FRSC shove such nonsense in their throat.

There is no statistically correct data to properly ascertain the major causes of accident in Nigeria. The assumption that speed is the major cause is a laughable hypothesis as FRSC cannot boost of such technology to ascertain such claims.

Several reasons have long been proposed as major causes of accident in Nigeria among which are: Over-speeding, Bad roads, Overloading, Bad driving Habits, Fatigue, Poor Vehicle maintenance and bad weather. Tackling this factors requires a MODERN, rational, organized, scientific, a people friendly and tested approach. The Speed Limiter have been tried in most developed countries and long been abandoned. It's a pity that Nigeria are adopting an archaic process of speed limit enforcement.
Imposing the speed limiter will only benefit a few stakeholders in this poorly thought Government endorsed fraud. I won't be surprise if motorist in the Country where the device are produce are probably not using the device.
It is a big shame that such is happening in this time and age.
I hope the Govt won't in future extend this dump enforcement on private car owners.

Over speeding
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