Water and the body
Healthy water
Your body is about 60 per cent water. Here is what it does there, which minerals count and which promises you can safely ignore.
Basics
What water does in the body: seven jobs you will notice
Blood, kidneys, brain, skin, temperature, joints, digestion: water keeps all of it running.
Minerals
Minerals in water: calcium, magnesium, sodium and the rest
Which minerals are in water, how much of them the body actually uses, and whether tap water, mineral water or reverse osmosis water is better on this question..
pH value
pH value and alkaline water: what is behind it
Alkaline water is supposed to “de-acidify” the body.
Skin
Water and skin: what drinking can and cannot do
Drinking does not smooth out wrinkles, but a lack of water shows in the face first.
Warning signs
Recognising dehydration: eight signs and the quick test
Headaches, tiredness, dark urine, bad mood: a lack of water disguises itself as everyday life.
Trends
Water trends checked: hydrogen, structure, vitalising, ionisers
Hydrogen water, structured water, vitalised water, ionisers and water from glass bottles with gemstones: what the sellers promise and what is left of it..
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