How does water help maintain healthy digestion?
We cannot survive without water. It literally supports all of our vital functions and makes sure we are able to think clearly and operate normally. Water is also especially extremely beneficial for maintaining a healthy digestion. See some examples of how it is beneficial below.
1. Helps to create saliva
- Water represents the main component of saliva. Digestion already starts in your mouth when saliva starts breaking down the food, which is why water plays an important role in the first step of this process.
2. Gets rid of body waste
- Water is crucial for sweating, urinating, and normal bowel movements through which your body disposes of different sorts of waste. Enough water is also needed for excretion of stool, otherwise you can end up constipated. Another organ involved in the disposal of waste are kidneys that filter it out before urination. If your body is low on water, the kidneys cannot function properly and can start forming kidney stones.
3. Preventing constipation
- As previously mentioned, constipation can occur if you do not drink enough water which can then have harmful and negative consequences. When you are dehydrated, your intestines cannot add water to the stools and they have to take it directly from the food you consume. This leads to slow digestion, i.e dry and hard stools that are difficult to pass.
4. Improving nutrient absorption
- Drinking water with the Waterboy Home Filtration System during, and even after eating can actually help your body break down the eaten food in a faster and easier way.
