Negative effects of not drinking enough water

 Why Drink Water

Lack of drinking water not only affects your feelings of dehydration but also has dangerous effects on your health.

About 60% of the human body is water, so the body needs to maintain water levels to nourish cells and keep the brain and body functioning.

what happens if you don't drink enough:

not  drinking enough water has several damages to the health of the body, although you can get water from foods, or from drinking a cup of water, however, many of us still do not drink enough water daily, and this can reduce the percentage of water in the body.

Dangerous Side Effects of Not Drinking Enough Water:

Lack of water in the body has dire consequences for health.

Low Energy

When sufficient amounts of oxygen do not reach the various parts of the body, a person begins to feel tiredness and sleepiness.

When dehydration, the volume of blood in the body decreases, this impairs the heart's ability to push oxygen to all organs of the body.

Poor Skin

Lack of water in the body  causes the skin to lose its elasticity and health, which leads to dryness, peeling, premature aging, and sagging skin.

Constipation

Water promotes digestive functions and regular bowel movements, and that by facilitating defecation.

in the case of drink less water, it will be difficult for stool to pass out of the body. because it will become more solid.

pain in the joints

Drinking enough water helps the joints absorb shocks when jumping or making any sudden movements, so not drinking water as it should regularly contribute to pain in the joints.

The difficulty of losing excess weight

Lack of water causes a general lack of energy in the body and  increase  the desire of eating unhealthy foods.

Even exercises, in this case, may not work, because the body becomes unable to burn fat efficiently as usual with a lack of water.

Moodiness

It has been found out that lack of water in the body affects neurotransmitters, focus and the ability to think in general.

Sometimes, when you have some kind of bad mood, all you have to do is drinking one cup water.

 

Headaches Lack of focus 

Chronic dehydration reduces the chances of oxygen reaching the brain, because of the lack of blood that reaches it, which leads to problems and difficulties in memory and focus, severe headache, frequent feeling of dizziness,  and nausea too

The brain needs water, so when you feel headache try first drinking water and rest before taking medicaments, Your body may be dehydrated.

Higher Risk of Stroke

According to a study in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders not drinking enough water may raise the risk of strokes.

 if your pee is dark yellow or you feel faint, drink some water.

 

Slower Metabolism

If you're looking to lose weight, depending on a study from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, two glasses can increase the metabolism by 30%.

So when you are dehydrated your metabolism slows down.

 

Sources: eatingwell.com / henryford.com / healthcareassociates.com