Don't Suffer From Dehydration Any Longer! - Install a Home Water Treatment System , Drink Lots of Great-Tasting Water and Re-hydrate!

A water filter system maybe all it takes to safeguard you against dehydration! The body is made up of 65% water, so it makes sense that we need to be continually replenishing our body with pure life-giving water. Very few people actually like the taste of tap water, but the installation of a home water treatment system , will guarantee that the offensive taste of tap water will be transformed into healthy, delicious drinking water. Drinking those 8-10 glasses of water, recommended by the experts to ward off dehydration, will be a breeze.

What Exactly is Dehydration?

A very simple explanation of dehydration is when the body loses more water than it takes in. A slight drop of only 1 to 2% body water can result in dehydration. Losing 3 to 5% body water can negatively impact reaction time, concentration and judgment and losing 9 to 15% of body water results in severe dehydration and is life-threatening.

Two popular misconceptions are that you aren't dehydrated unless you are thirsty or that dehydration only occurs in hot weather. These misconceptions cause many cases of dehydration every year, some quite serious.

Symptoms of Dehydration

Symptoms of dehydration are excessive thirst, fatigue, muscle weakness, headaches or migraines, dizziness, urinating lesser amounts land less frequently, dark colored urine, confusion, increased heart rate and breathing, skin that doesn't snap back when pinched and released. Children may have additional symptoms of absence of tears when crying, dry diaper for three hours or more and irritability.

If you experience any of the above symptoms see your doctor. After consultation, mild symptoms may be treated at home, but sever symptoms will need medical assistance.

A water filter is one of the most important things you can do for your health. No only does a water filter insure great-tasting water, but it will filter many hazardous contaminants out of your tap water. We need to drink lots of water to replenish our body's water supplies, but we don't want to be putting all those hazardous contaminants into our bodies, overloading the kidneys with toxins.

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