After oxygen, water is the most important element for our organism. However, even without moving, our body constantly evacuates a part of the water of which it is composed. To compensate for losses due to sweating, breathing, urine, stool or evaporation, we therefore need to drink at least 2 liters every day.
This water will:
- Allow our body to eliminate waste and toxins;
- Help regulate our body temperature;
- Provide minerals essential for the proper functioning of our body and facilitate their transport to the various organs;
- Allow good hydration of the skin.
But what we know less is that if we do not drink enough, a number of the activities of our body will slow down. In addition to this decreased performance, not hydrating properly can lead to dry skin and mucous membranes, headaches and fatigue.
In infographic: What you risk if you don’t drink enough
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