What Are You Made Of?

We hear all the time about how much water a person should drink. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you stopped drinking water?

The creators of AsapScience, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, have weekly videos that help to understand the science of your own life.  Their “Weekly Dose of Science” video called "What If You Stopped Drinking Water" explains how we would begin to feel as the effects of dehydration take over our bodies.

 

“Much like the desire to breath oxygen, thirst is a survival instinct,” according to the AsapScience video.  With H2O being the most abundant molecule in our bodies, it performs important functions such as carrying nutrients and hormones, regulating body temperature, cushioning our joints and providing lubrication.  These functions produce about 1.5 liters of urine a day, which is essential for the body to replace before it begins shutting down.

While the body can exist many days without food, within one to two days of no fluids the effects of dehydration can seriously impact the body.  Within three to five days, our organs and brain shut down.

The body needs water.  It is possible to replace fluids with any substance containing water, such as soda, tea, or even some foods; however, clean water is the essential element that the body can best assimilate, as our bodies are made up of about 65 percent water. 

While NASA is figuring out how to turn urine into clean drinking water, you may want to just filter your home tap water.  Multipure makes a water filter for almost every environment, and we here at Water2Drink.com are able to help you determine which one is right for you.