1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Alternative Medicine
Cathy Wong
Alternative Medicine Blog

By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine

Why Drink Water?

Wednesday March 3, 2004
Approximately 75% of our bodies are comprised of water. It is a part of all body fluids, including blood, urine, perspiration, digestive juices, saliva, and lymph.

Water is necessary for detoxification, maintaining the health of the skin and mucus membranes, and cellular function and health of every organ system is dependent on water.

Many people do not drink enough water. Signs of chronic dehydration include headache, dry skin, tiredness, poor skin, and muscle pain. Read the full story.

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Alternative Medicine
About.com Special Features

8 Ways to Cut Drug Costs

Learn how to save money on medications with these recommendations. More >

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this season. More >

  1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Alternative Medicine

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.