Our bodies are approximately 60% water, and must remain so for our organs to function. Our organs can vary in water content, but our lungs remain in high demand for hydration – around 83% water. The quantity of water we need to maintain our hydration demands will depend on age, gender, body size, location, and lifestyle; but for a general approximate would be 64 -72 oz. for women and 72 -80 oz. for men. This varies with added physical fitness demands and hotter climates.
Tap water quality is something I talk about with my clients, because it is impacted from a variety of factors: location, pipes used, age of pipes, city’s water processing, & home filtration systems. The only thing people have control over is the last item. What home filtration processes have you set up? I empower people to think through this as water is a fundamental requirement for our bodies to perform optimally and we have the control to upgrade the quality.
A large percentage of the toxins found in our water will just run through your system – which is great; but the remainder percentage of toxins may stay with you – until you take actions to detox. The problem is that we still don’t know the safety of these toxins that stick around. That’s why I urge some thought on water filtration systems, avoiding beverage storage in plastic containers, and the chemical leaching into our beverages when stored in commercial containers.
That said, packaged drinking water is critical to hydration for a majority of the 2.1 billion people world-wide who lack adequate access to safe tap water. If you must drink bottled water from plastic, be aware of which brands have less plastic contamination in them via the latest non-profit informational study. (Sneak Peek: San Pellegrino, Evian, & Dasani were found to have the least particles in their water) These findings suggest that a person who drinks a liter of bottled water a day might be consuming tens of thousands of microplastic particles each year.
How this might affect your health, and that of your family, is still unknown; but some information has surfaced which shows that microplastics can absorb toxic chemicals linked to serious illnesses (including cancer). That is why I empower you to think through upgrading the quality of the water you drink… and the quality of water you breathe in daily.
We breathe in approximately 7 minutes of water in our showers. For many, this water is heavily mixed in with chlorine; unless they have purchased a shower filter. Shower filters are very economical and easy to install. I recommend looking into it and taking actions to increase the quality of water you and your family are exposed to routinely.
