Want better skin? Want less headaches? Want to lose a few lbs? EASYThan read this…
Water can help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, according to new research.
Almost 1 in 5 women who drank 1.5 litres of water per day saw a reduction in wrinkles after 6 weeks - without making any other changes to their diet.
Water is also said to give us sparkly eyes, clear our skin of spots and make us look glowing and healthy. But water has lots of benefits for your health too.
Almost two thirds of our body is made up of water, so it’s no wonder that when we don’t drink enough we start to suffer.
Government guidelines reckon we should try and drink at least eight glasses a day and some nutritionists claim that a staggering 80% of us are walking around dehydrated! This lack of fluid could affect your health, your weight and even your job - here we’ve rounded up 9 more benefits of water.
1. Water helps with weight loss
Great news for anyone trying to lose a few pounds - water naturally reduces your appetite.
A lot of people confuse feeling thirsty with feeling hungry so they eat when their body wants them to drink something. When you’re dehydrated, fat cells become harder to break down and so anyone actually trying to diet will find it a lot harder if they don’t drink very much.
2. Water stops headaches and dizziness
Don’t reach for the pills straight away, your headache could be a symptom of being dehydrated so drinking water should make it go away.
Even tension headaches and dizziness, which can be brought on by fatigue can be cured or helped by drinking water - this is because fatigue is also a sign of dehydration.
3. Water clears your skin
Most people know that drinking more water can be good for clear skin and it can also help the symptoms of acne.
If you’ve got dry skin, drinking water will give it more moisture but that’s not all. Water flushes toxins out of your body and anything else that shouldn’t be there so it clears your skin of any dirt and bacteria.
4. It fights infections
Drinking water can help fight infections all over your body, not only because it flushes out toxins but because when you’re dehydrated you’re more likely to catch a bug.
It’s especially good for getting rid of and preventing urine infections and kidney stones.
Being well hydrated is also great for allergies and colds because it clears the airways. Even cold sores can be reduced by drinking more water because they tend to pop up in places where your skin is particularly dry.
5. It keeps you regular
If you suffer from constipation or piles you might have been told to increase how much fibre you eat. This is definitely one way of getting rid of the problem but you’ll need to drink more water for the fibre to work properly. Otherwise it could have the opposite effect and make you worse.
- Find out how to get more fibre into your diet and how to beat the bloat
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