by Fern Shaw | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
There are many advantages of drinking clean, fresh water. The greatest benefit is that it keeps us alive. The fact that our body consists of about 70% water is the biggest reason why we need to keep our body properly hydrated. Our brain consists about 90% of water, our muscles 75 % and our blood 85%. When taking all these water based essential body parts an account, it is of vital importance to constantly keep ourselves hydrated. Water has many other great benefits, all of them valuable to our health and physical well being.
By just having a glass of water before dinner, you will feel less hungry, and it will aid in reducing weigh. This very simple weight loss tip can dramatically aid in better health. Water has no calories, and it is required for good metabolism. Drinking sufficient clean water is essential for ridding the body of harmful wastes and for removing toxins from our blood and lymphatic systems. Your kidneys, bladder and colon require water to flush them out and to reduce the risk of cancers. Studies have also shown that sufficient water intake can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease by as much as 50%. Our bodies require sufficient water to transport nutrients and vitamins. We also require water to control and regulate our body’s core temperature, and it is therefore vital to keep properly hydrated. Proper hydration has many benefits, and it will aid our immune systems to fight off diseases and infections. Our bodies are reliant on water for every function that happens in it.
Proper hydration will help reduce headaches, migraines and constipations. Clearly the benefits of clean drinking water far outweigh avoiding it. There is no clear divined amount of water to drink each day, but a good guideline to follow is still the recommended 8 glasses a day. Alternatively, you can drink as often as possible, or as the thirst hits you.
Keeping hydrated will keep you healthy, fit and problem free.
by Fern Shaw | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Safe, clean drinking water is the most essential element to living a healthy lifestyle and yet so many of us take it for granted. Next time you open a tap to pour yourself a glass of clean water, spare a thought for the millions of people who do not have access to uncontaminated drinking water. Only 57% of Sub-Saharan Africa is covered by water versus a world average of 82% and deforestation, pollution and agricultural activities in African countries 
have led to the further shrinking of water resources. Taking into account that not all available water sources meet the recognised and accepted water quality standards for human consumption, it is obvious to see just how many people, particularly in rural Africa, go without one of the most basic components to health. The 2006 African Water Development Report puts the number of people who are without access to clean drinking water at a staggering one billion.
Some of the worst affected individuals are a generation of children and toddlers. Adequate hydration is essential to the development of a healthy child and influences their weight, future risk of chronic diseases as well as attention span. In poverty stricken areas, the effects of dehydration in children are exacerbated by the risk of contracting water-borne diseases in contaminated water. The African Water Development Report of 2006 states that in 1998 72% of all reported cholera cases globally were in Africa while other organisations report that 30 000 children die each day from complications of drinking contaminated water, and 85% of illnesses in African children under the age of 5 are caused by water borne pathogens. These water borne diseases result in an estimated 443 million school days lost annually through absenteeism and are a major stumbling stone to education in developing Africa. Basic education has the power to lift individuals and communities out of the cycle of poverty, so one wonders what the knock-on effect would be by simply providing a source of safe drinking water in schools. Allowing children and their family’s access to water from schools would eliminate the hours children spend walking to the nearest tap to collect clean water and allow more time for schooling and study.
by Fern Shaw | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
The major problem with Africa is not the lack of water; it is the lack of infrastructure to supply water to domestic and residential areas. Africa has many large lakes, and big rivers that can supply quality drinking water, but due to political, economical, financial and environmental changes the water is not reaching the areas where it is needed the most.
Estimations speculate that over 1 billion people in Africa do not have sufficient access to clean and safe drinking water. Children in Tanzania, Ethiopia and many other drought stricken countries have to walk on average two hours each day to collect drinking water, and the majority of the time the water source is shared with livestock and is not safe for human consumption. The results are hours of time wasted in collecting dirty water that leads to the biggest cause of death in Africa. The United Nations estimated that the wasted time collection water in Africa each year is equivalent to an entire years worth of labour in France’s workforce. Diarrhoea and infections lead to more deaths each year in Africa, more deaths than any war ever could ever achieve. In the worst countries, it is estimated that 3 out of 4 children have severe diarrhoea or life threatening infections and diseases.
On the other side of the globe, first world countries like the UK, USA and their respected continents have water to waste. Children in the United Kingdom use more water each day to flush their toilets than African children have to use for an entire day. Clean, safe and fresh drinking water is available on tap in your home, and no thought is spared for where it comes from, and how difficult life would be without it. Water companies install water coolers and filters in your home, gym and office, but do they assist any water projects in drought stricken areas?
Consider these facts when selecting a water supplier. Companies like AquAid have donated more than £6,000,000 to aid water projects in the Third World. They donate a large percentage of their products sales to aiding the less fortunate in Africa. The economic factors are astounding if you consider that for every £1 that is invested in drinking water projects in Africa; there is a £3- £20 return on economic growth. Just by selecting a water cooler company like AquAid, and using their products, you will actually be assisting in alleviating drought, increasing productivity and creating economic growth and stability in Africa.
by Fern Shaw | Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Majority of people are under the impression that dehydration is only something that happens to athletes. The truth is that it happens to everyone, in all lifestyles, and of all ages. Athletes just experience dehydration faster, and with signs that are more visible.
Our bodies heat up when it works hard, whether it is during a long walk to the office or during physical training. To try to cool your body down enough to prevent heat stroke and to reduce our core temperature, our bodies have to perspire. The perspiration evaporates to assist the body to reduce temperature. The drawback is that during warmer and humid days that the perspiration is not efficient, and your body continues to sweat to try to reduce heat. As a result, dehydration accelerates.
There are a few tips that can assist you in avoiding dehydration during your sports training and daily life. The most important tip is to keep hydrated, and not to wait until you are thirsty. Drink water often, and at regular intervals. By the time you feel thirsty, you are already short of close to 1.5 litres of body fluids. It can take over a full day to recover from that type of dehydration! If you continue to work, train or exercise without sufficient hydration, your body can suffer from heat stroke. It happens quickest to unfit, elderly adults and overweight individuals, but everyone who risks dehydration is at danger.
A good indicator of your body’s hydration level is the colour of your urine. The more transparent and clear your urine is, the more hydrated you are. If you find that your urine is yellow or discoloured, then you are at risk of dehydration and need to increase your water and fluid intake immediately. Take your lifestyle and environment into consideration. If you are planning on walking a long distance to work or to a bus or train station, then plan accordingly and take a bottle of water with you. The same goes for people who are planning on exercising. If you know that it is going to be a hot or humid day, increase your water intake hours before your exercise.
About 0.5L of water 1-2 hours before your exercise should assist you to stay cool, increase your performance and reduce your risk of heat stroke and dehydration dramatically. Avoid coffee, teas and any drink with alcohol in it, as these will cause you to urinate more often, and increase your fluid loss. Remember that after your exercise, long walk or strenuous activity to drink lots of water. Do this as quickly as possible to give your body the help that it needs to recover.
by Fern Shaw | Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nothing says health and vitality quite like a radiant complexion and smooth skin. This is why there are so many expensive ointments, creams and treatments on the market promising to improve skin tone and reduce pigmentation. But in this age of tight budgets and cost-cutting, is there a cost-effective way to keep your skin complexion looking young and radiant?
A look at simple physiology might provide us with an answer. Most people already know that the human body is 50-70% water depending on age and health status, but many may not be fully aware how our skin is affected by water. The skin is the human body’s largest organ and it is made up of various layers of skin cells. Each of these individual cells is roughly 70% cytoplasm – a mixture of water, salts and organic molecules. Water is essential to the functioning of the human body in many ways including flushing out toxins, regulating body temperature, energy metabolism and maintaining mucous membranes. It also comprises about 95% of blood plasma and is therefore vital to maintaining proper circulation of nutrients and oxygen to all the cells of the body including that of the skin. With so much of our body and skin consisting of water, it stands to reason that keeping properly hydrated will have you feeling and looking healthier.
The renowned advice of drinking 6-8 glasses of water throughout the day may not only keep you feeling healthier and increase your vitality, but also keep your skin glowing and looking young. Well hydrated skin cells are plumper, more resilient and therefore less prone to wrinkles. The best way to keep hydrated? Drink water according to thirst consistently during the day and avoid too much water just before bed, which might result in puffy skin first thing in the morning.
by Fern Shaw | Jan 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
The biggest advantage of bottled water is that it is convenient and safe. When you are travelling to work, or on holiday, you can never be sure if there will be clean and safe drinking water at your destination or on your way there. As with all our bottled water products, AquAid provides bottled water coolers and water filtration that will ensure you get only the best fresh water available.
Our bottled water is pure and filtered to remove any harmful chemicals and bacteria, leaving you feeling better and healthier. Many water processing plants use dangerous chemicals to purify their water, but the AquAid range of water coolers do not. If the fluoride content in your unfiltered tap water is too high, it can lead to discoloured teeth and fragile bones. Our water is as clean as nature intended it to be.
If you are concerned about the environment, and do not want to install bottled water coolers, then we have the perfect solution for you. Our range of AquAid mains fed water coolers connect directly onto your water mains at your home or office, and will provide you with the cleanest and most convenient fresh water available. This system uses the unique and highly effective AquAid Doulton filtration system to ensure that your water is as clean and healthy as any bottled water. With this system installed in your home or office, you can conveniently fill a water bottle to take with you on all your journeys.
Other benefits of bottles water is that it will ensure you are properly hydrated at all times. Tests have shown that a drop in body fluids can lead to poor mental and physical performance of up to 30%. Carrying fresh water with you, and having regular sips of water will ensure that you are never thirsty, and that you will always perform at your best.
No matter what sort of water cooler you are looking for, at AquAid we have the perfect solution for you. Have a look at our fantastic website for the full range of water coolers that we have for your convenience and health.
