The skin - or to use the correct term, cutaneous membrane - is the largest organ in the human body. There are about two square metres of it covering an average adult and it accounts for about an eighth of the total body weight. It's the body's first line of defence against a hostile environment, being waterproof (from both directions) and germ-proof. It also acts as a temperature control mechanism and the main access to one of the senses - touch.
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WATER WORKS
As we age, the water content of our bodies declines from about 78% at birth to a low of 50% in our senior years. Optimal hydration is paramount to our bodies maximum performance in all areas. If you wait until you're thirsty to drink it, there is a good chance that you are already slightly dehydrated.
For human survival, water is definitely the most important nutrient and for optimal health, it is the most under-valued part of the human diet. Because water provides no caloric potential, it as been excluded from categorization as a macronutrient. Consider that a person can survive for weeks without food but only a few days without water. *
Stay younger and healthier longer. Drink pure, clean water.
*Water
The Fountain of Youth, Health and Beauty
by: William D. Holloway, Jr. and Herb Joiner-Bey, N.D.
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