How much water to drink per day? The guidelines usually indicate drinking 1 to 2 liters of water per day to keep our body well hydrated. However, the quantities of water should not be exaggerated. Drinking more than 2 liters of water a day may not be beneficial and addictive.
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How much water to drink per day? The guidelines usually indicate to drink 1 to 2 liters of water per day to keep our body well hydrated. However, the quantities of water should not be exaggerated. Drinking more than 2 liters of water per day it may not be beneficial and addictive.
According to a series of recent studies, drinking too much water is not an ideal habit to maintain well-being. Drinking too much could cause some ailments, such as excessive sweating. In particular, experts now warn us of a real one chronic water addiction, which could lead us to drink even when we are not thirsty.
This phenomenon is called aquaholism, that is, addiction to water. Mark Whiteley, surgeon and founder of Whiteley Clinic in London, argues that drinking too much water could destroy the brain's ability to warn us when we exceed the limit allowed by our body.
So, should you only drink when you are thirsty? We should probably learn to pay more attention to the real needs of our organism. Drinking too much water can lead our body to exceed the allowed limit regarding the level of fluids in the body.
A circumstance that according to experts it could make the ADH hormone inactive, which has the function of regulating the work of the kidneys and which, for example, avoids the need to wake up in the middle of the night to pee. Those who drink too much water may also suffer from insomnia. In fact, the aquaholism would be able to hinder our sleep by making us wake up to go to urinate.
THEexpert therefore speaks of insomnia, of kidney fatigue and heavy sweating in those who drink too much water. So drinking too much water could create problems. Better then to listen to what our body really needs, also from the point of view of the amount of liquids to be introduced by drinking.
Anyone who drinks excessively could run the risk of dilute the blood too much and predispose to cardiovascular disease even serious. In fact, if we drink too much, we can alter the sodium-potassium cycle, which is very important for the balance of our body.
Mark Whiteley finally recommends drink only when thirsty and do not exceed 8 glasses of water per day, alternating water with other drinks, such as fresh fruit juices, if necessary, always without exaggerating the quantities.
Marta Albè
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