Water and health
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The skin plays a vital role as a protective barrier against external factors and helps eliminate toxins from the body. It also helps prevent infections from harmful microorganisms like fungi and bacteria. When it comes to determining the best showering frequency, there is no one-size-fits-all answer....
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Unless you use a water filtration system on your tap water, you might be drinking water containing unsafe levels of heavy metals. One compound that can be found in drinking water is arsenic. Arsenic is a poisonous metalloid that can get to drinking water wells as a result of natural erosion processes and...
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You've probably heard many times that to truly live a healthy life, it is essential to drink at least2 litres of water a day. The reason is that internal hydration maintains our cells in good health and helps to cleanse the body and this eliminates toxins that remain stored over daily. But how do you...
Distilled water is purified water that is made safe by using the process of distillation. Although it is widely used for drinking where pure drinking water is not available, experts usually do not recommend drinking it on a regular basis. Here at OneHowTo.com, we are going to discuss what distilled water...
pH is a numeric scale in science to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. It is measured from 0 to 14 , where solutions with pH level 0 are most acidic, pH level 14 are most alkaline and those with value 7 are neutral; like pure or distilled water. However the pH of your tap-water will depend...
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Water is the drink that offers our body most benefits, it is the healthiest of drinks as it contains no calories or added sugar. Many diets claim that eating water during meals produces a feeling of satiety that helps dieters consume less food and therefore lose more weight. On the other hand, there...
You will have read a thousand times that drinking water is food for you. Normally, doctors recommend drinking between 6 and 8 glasses of water per day, i.e 1 to 1.5 liters of water; though it all depends on your age, health and activity. You can take the other half liter by eating fruit and vegetables,...
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Water is a vital liquid that assures us that our bodies are appropriately nourished. Maintaining a good hydration, filtering blood waste or assisting organs with their movements, are some of the functions carried out by water in the body. Next in OneHowTo we explain and help you understand how often...
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