Water Health Articles

Here are some of my favorite articles on the importance of drinking enough Water every day.  Drinking adequate amounts of pure, filtered water is a key lifestyle change that is essential for optimal health.

By Joel Edwards

If you’re not consuming enough water, you’re increasing the strain on your body and accelerating the aging process.  There are over 30 signs that the body is dehydrated and a few reasons why conventional doctors might miss these signs.  Read this article for a full list of signs, including back pain, headache, heartburn, irritability, dizziness, dry skin, and constipation.  

Drinking water is essential, not just when we’re thirsty, but as a means to restore balance to our bodies and eliminate toxic waste.  When we’re not getting enough water, our bodies go into a kind of survival mode that encourages water retention for vital organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys.  Unfortunately in this case, toxins and waste will build up in the retained water, rather than being eliminated through the natural detoxification pathways. 

Simply stated, when we increase our water intake, the body begins flushing out the water that has been retained in our organs and tissues, replacing it with clean water.  There is no other substance as important to our health as water, … 

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

There is a silent and growing epidemic of chronic dehydration, with so many suffering from it yet unaware of the symptoms.  The major symptoms of dehydration are thirst, dry skin, dark colored urine, and fatigue, but there are many commonly overlooked symptoms including autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and multiple sclerosis.     

With all the different types of water out there and all the hype that goes with each, it can be very easy to get confused about which types of water are really best for your health.  If you find yourself struggling with the environmental concerns of bottled water versus the dangerous chemicals in tap water, this article will clear up some of the confusion.  With all things considered, properly filtered tap water or pure, gravity-fed spring water is likely the best choice

Dr. Mercola created a fantastic page with additional educational resources to help you understand and improve your water intake… 

By James McIntosh, Medical News Today

Most people take drinking water for granted, but keeping hydrated has a huge impact on overall health. Despite how crucial water is, a significant number of people fail to consume recommended levels of fluids each day.  This article explores why we need water, how much we should drink, and the effects of not drinking enough on our kidneys and other organs

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

As the U.S. taste for bottled water grows, environmentalists have been trying to sell people on tap water.  It’s clear that bottled water is a drain on the environment, with the U.S. public going through about 50 billion water bottles a year and most of those plastic containers are not recycled.

But switching to tap water could be a bad idea in some schools where the risk of lead contamination from old pipes is high.  A nationwide investigation showed that the drinking water in schools in 27 states is contaminated with lead and other toxic substances from lead-soldered pipes installed before 1985...