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Water is the second most popular beverage among people in Western countries.
However, that’s not a very good ranking when we realize that in first place are various sweetened fizzy drinks.
Sugary drinks not only fail to benefit your body, but directly harm it. It has been proven that they cause a whole range of serious health problems.
So the question arises: What would happen to your body if you replaced all beverages with plain water?
The well-known healthy lifestyle lecturer Chris Bailay took on finding the answer to this question, conducting a month-long study on exclusively drinking plain water.
Read on and find out what conclusion he reached.
1. You’ll lose weight more easily and faster
Drinking plain water instead of sugary drinks means a reduction in calorie intake equal to the number of calories you would burn if you ran 8 km daily.
What do you say, isn’t that amazing? Drinking water is certainly easier than running.
2. Speed up your metabolism and increase your energy level
Two glasses of lukewarm water drunk on an empty stomach in the morning can speed up your metabolism by up to 25%.
You will have much more energy during the day and additionally begin to burn body fat .
3. Your brain will function better
The human brain is made up of 75 to 83% water, which is more than the average water proportion in the rest of the body.
This means you can improve its functioning with sufficient hydration, which will improve your concentration and other brain functions.
4. You will eat less
Water has the ability to suppress feelings of hunger.
This returns us to the first point that states pure water will help you lose weight more easily. This will happen not only by reducing calories from beverages, but also calories from food itself.
5. Your body will detoxify faster
Water helps dissolve and flush toxins from the body. And fewer toxins also mean slower aging.
6. You will reduce the risk of many diseases
By regularly drinking plain water you can prevent the onset and progression of many diseases.
These diseases include, for example, high blood pressure, urinary tract infections, or colon cancer.
7. Your skin will soften and clear up
Regular consumption of plain water will better hydrate your skin, which will soften it and also get rid of pimples, acne, and eczema.
8. Your heart will work better
Did you know that drinking 5 glasses (about 1 liter) of plain water daily reduces the risk of heart attack by up to 42%?
That’s really worth it, especially when we consider the fact that heart disease is the most common cause of death here, even ahead of cancer.
9. You will save a lot of money
Water is by far the cheapest alternative of all beverages.
It is true that in some places bottled water is more expensive than beer, but here good tap water is available and nothing really compares to it pricewise.
In this way you’ll not only save a ton of money, but your body will also thank you for it. Consider that!
