For many people, water from a drinking fountain comes with a healthy dose of nostalgia. They remember being a kid in school and slurping delightedly at the fountain’s cool, refreshing, arching stream after working up a good sweat on the playground, in gym class, or sports practice.
You have to go back several decades, but there was a time when neither bottled water nor water bottles existed. The closest thing was a canteen, and you never saw anyone carrying one of those except for on long hikes or camping trips. In those years, a drinking water fountain was like an oasis in the desert, and the first one to get to it was the king or queen of that territory until they decided to step aside and let others partake!
Today, we have multiple ways to get the water our body needs to stay properly hydrated. That being the case, should water fountains still be our go-to hydration source?
The human body is roughly 95% water. So, not surprisingly, there is water in the brain, just as in every other organ in the body. In fact, the percentage of the brain that is water is approximately 75%.
So, what happens to the water in brain tissue if we become dehydrated? The short answer is: Nothing good!
Here in Colorado, with our low humidity, dry skin is a common problem. That’s why many people make moisturizers a regular part of their skin care regimen. Whether it’s face moisturizers, hand lotion, or other products, they apply them frequently and work them in to reach lower layers of skin. And, of course, ensuring your skin is well-hydrated is essential wherever you are!
But there’s another—arguably better—way to keep from experiencing the discomfort of skin dehydration. It’s an approach that works from the inside out: drinking more water.
Most people have grown up trusting the municipal water system where they live. Unfortunately, events in recent years have shown that tap water isn’t always free of dangerous contaminants. Lead poisoning from tap water is a particularly concerning possibility.
Adequate hydration is essential to good health, and drinking water is the best way to stay hydrated. But are there different advantages based on the water temperature? For example, are there unique benefits to drinking hot water or warm water? More research is needed to say for sure. But many people who study hydration—formally or informally—think drinking heated water may provide added benefits over cold or room temperature water.
Electrolytes are minerals naturally found in bodily fluids (blood, urine, etc.). They’re essential to functions like regulation of fluid levels, muscular contractions, blood clotting, transmission of messages generated by nerve cells, muscles, the heart, and other cells, and formation of new tissues.
Natural electrolytes include sodium, potassium, phosphate, calcium, and chloride. You get electrolytes from the foods you eat, beverages you drink, and possibly the supplements you take. You need the right quantities and proportions of key electrolytes for your body to function normally.
Our bodies—the kidneys in particular—work to ensure these chemicals stay in balance. If something causes them to become out of balance, that’s called an electrolyte imbalance or an electrolyte disorder.
Descriptions like “best bottled water,” “best-tasting water,” and even “world’s finest water” get thrown around pretty freely. Companies feel comfortable doing that since the average bottled water consumer typically won’t fact-check these claims.
But since you’re reading this article, you clearly aren’t “the average bottled water consumer.” It seems you’re one who cares about water quality and is willing to do your homework to ensure you get it. And we respect that!
When we declare that Eldorado Natural Spring Water is the world’s finest water, that’s a statement we can back up with some facts.
Chlorine has been a hot topic as of late when discussing water quality. People are becoming more informed on water treatment processes and how they work. Much has been written and reported on concerning chlorine and its byproducts, as used to treat city water supplies. There also have been complaints that include a foul taste and odor. According to the Water Quality Association, "Numerous labels have been given to odors in water. Among the 20 or so recorded are cucumber, earthy, fishy, grassy, and sulfur." Lastly, there are also health concerns regarding elevated levels of chlorine in drinking water.
It goes without saying that for you to be healthy, your heart must be able to move blood (and the life-giving oxygen and nutrients it contains) to all parts of your body effectively. And that requires good vein health.
