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 Mighty Minerals & Food : part-5

At least they thought they knew kidney specialist Heinz Valtin turned off the tap with one simple question: gWho says that all the water you need has to come from water?h Valtinfs report in the American Journal of Physiology (2003) notes that some of the water you require is right there in your food Lettuce, for example, is 90 percent water get water from foods that youfd never think of as water sources: hamburger (more than 50 percent), cheese (the softer the cheese, the higher the water How does water know where to go? Osmosis is the principle that governs how water that lets only certain substances pass through) such as the one surrounding a body cell How does the water know which side is more dense? Now that onefs easy: Wherever the is inside the cell, more water flows in to dilute When more sodium is in the fluid outside the cell, water flows out of the cell to dilute the gWater, water everywhere, and not a drop to of your cells to dilute the salty solution in your the cells in your cheeks and tongue, which feel Swiss cheese is 38 percent water; skim milk ricotta, 74 percent), a plain, hard bagel (29 percent water), milk powder (2 percent), and even
In 2008, the National Institutes of Health agreed, issuing new recommendations 7 liters) of water a day from all sources; men, about 125 ounces (3 And the usual qualifier holds: Every body is individual, so these are It is important to recognize that not all liquids are equally liquefying why you feel thirsty the morning after youfve had a glass or two of wine In other words (actually in Valtinfs words), a healthy adult in a temperate climate who isnft perspiring heavily can get enough water simply by drinking only when he or she is thirsty Most people in the United States get their drinking, Most people who buy the bottles say the liquid stuff is safer, even though municipal water systems Water Reporter says that from 2000 to 2008, the total amount of bottled water sold in the United 29 gallons of bottled water per year for every man, woman, and child in the country water costs anywhere from 240 to 10,000 (!) times as much as safe tap water.

Americans tossed away 2,480,000 tons of plastic bottles and jars in 2008 to live forever in landfills
or make their way out to sea square mile of ocean on the planet contains 48,000 pieces of floating plastic to drift on the water for years and years and years and years Container recycling laws, local bans on bottled water, and newly reusable bottles offer hope of some relief from the tons of plastic garbage So does new technology suggesting that ultraviolet light and heat may render plastic bottles Your wallet and your planet will thank you

In the United States, most people regularly consume much more sodium than In fact, some people who are sodium-sensitive may end up with high blood pressure that can be lowered if they reduce their sodium intake For more about high blood pressure, check out High Blood Pressure For Dummies (published by Wiley) by Alan L Potassium and chloride are found in so many foods that here, too, a dietary In fact, the only recorded case of chloride deficiency was among infants given a formula liquid from which the chloride was inadvertently In 2004, the Adequate Intake (AI) for sodium, potassium, and chloride were set at one-size-fits-all averages for a healthy adult age 19 (154 pounds; see Chapter 5 for more on AI): Most Americans get much more as a matter of course, and sometimes you Repeated vomiting or diarrhea drains your body of water and electrolytes Similarly, you also need extra water to replace the liquid lost in perspiration When you lose enough water to be dangerously dehydrated, you also lose the electrolytes you need to maintain fluid balance, regulate body temperature, Check with your doctor for a drink that will hydrate your skin so that blood circulating up from the center of your body to the The cooled blood returns to the center of your body, lowering the temperature (your core temperature) there, too If you donft cool your body down, you continue losing water replace the lost water, things can get dicey because not only are you losing sodium, potassium, and chloride depletion is heavy, uncontrolled perspiration Deprived of water and electrolytes, your muscles cramp. Read More...