Prompts for at least two liters of drinking water or about eight glasses per day is always associated with human health. As nutrients, water has an important task for the human body. Here are the function of water to the body as is abstracted from the book Water For Health.
1. Forming cells and body fluids
The main components of the cell, except the fat cells, is water, which is 70-85 percent.Water plays an important role in the formation of various body fluids, like blood, gastric fluids, hormones, enzymes and so forth. In addition, water is also present in muscle and it is useful to maintain muscle tone so that muscles are able to contract.
2. Regulating body temperature
Produce hot water, absorb and deliver heat to the entire body so as to maintain the body temperature remains stable. Through the production of sweat which mostly consists of water and salt, the water helped to cool the body temperature.
3. Solvent
Water dissolves more nutrients and to aid in food digestion. Because water is an inorganic substance, water is not ingested. The water quickly through the small intestine and most of the absorbed and then helped to function as one component of mucus for the rest of the food substance to come out as feces.
4. Lubricant and bearing
Water also serves as a lubricant or lubricant in the form of joint fluid, which allows joints to move properly and reduce friction between the joints. Water also serves as a vibration-resistant pads (shock absorbing cushion fluid) in body tissue, such as the brain, eyes, spinal cord, and pockets amniom in the womb.
5. Media transport
Water consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, so that it easily moves from one cell compartment to cell komparatemen another, from one body system to another system. Water is an effective transport medium. In the respiratory system, helps transport water oksgien throughout the body.
6. Detoxification
The body produces a variety of metabolic waste that is not needed, including toxins.Various metabolic waste is excreted through the urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and skin, which requires the media, namely water.