Next to oxygen, drinking water is the most vital, life-giving resource for our bodies.
Approximately 97% of our body weight is water when we're born and decreases as we get older.
Water brings nourishment, restoration, nutrients and energy to our cells.
Drinking water is like having a shower on the inside.
Sometimes, water is not what you may want to drink, even though you know it's good for you.
A new habit could be to try and drink the equal amount of water to other drinks you put into your body.
Or, start small by finding the smallest glass or the smallest drink bottle and sip it regularly.
And improve it by going to one a little bigger and so on until you body is abuzz with the vitality you're giving it.
A small squeeze of lemon/orange juice gives it a lift.
Drinking enough water is essential so you can live, play and exercise.
Your body loses water through: perspiration, urination, respiration and exercising.
One of the best ways to check how balanced and healthy your water intake is would be to check the colour and smell of your urine.
Healthy urine is light to clear in colour and is odour free.
Unhealthy urine is dark in colour and has a strong smell to it.
Our urine is darker in the morning after toxins have built up in our bodies overnight.
Drinking water affects our: organs, cells, joints, circulation system, spinal and lymphatic systems and intestines.
Water is approximately: 2/3 of our body weight 93% of our blood 22% of our bones 75% of our muscles 74% of our brains.
Some of the benefits of drinking water are that it provides: healthy skin removes waste and toxins assists in proper digestion keeps our bodies hydrated and healthy aids mental and physical alertness and gives us energy.
"If you want to have a healthy body, then drink water; only you can do it!"