Life depends upon water. Therefore, it is important that we make some measures to purify it from germs. The government installs huge plants to clean water with chemicals. However, at domestic level water can be boiled to clean it.
It was morning time. The morning breeze was blowing. Hameed sb passed by the washroom and saw his son shaving. The water was flowing heavily without purpose. He shouted at him to turn off the tap. “Oh my son, water is precious. It is a great gist of Allah SWT, don’t waste it”.
Water is very important element of life. The two third of human body consists of water. Normally, human body consists of 53 to 50 litre water. In men 56 to 70 percent of total weight is water. In women it is 56% of their weight. Our defensive cells travel in water. Blood itself is 38% water. The water in each cell in our body is the main source of functions for all systems in our body. it includes blood circulatory system and waste extrication system beside digestive system.
Importance of water in human body:
Water plays an important role in the functions of human body. Its deficiency or absence can cause different disorders in human body. Water helps in performing following functions effectively.
It helps diet to be absorbed by large intestine
Keep the blood in liquid shape
It keeps the body temperature normal
It keeps the cell membrane wet and helps the body glands to extricate different enzymes
It extricates waste matters from body through urine
It facilitates extrication of stool
According to an estimate, kidneys filter 73 gallon water from blood daily. It is possible die to the required quantity of water present in human body.
Benefits of water
Water has many benefits. A few of them are given below. Its effect is cold wet. It quenches thirst and reduces the likelihood of faint, exhaustion, hiccups, vomiting and nausea. It is useful for urine inflammation and jaundice. It extricates waste matter from body through urine and perspiration. It helps in the digestion of food and protects from many of its problems. It reduces the thickness of blood and prevents its becoming toxic. In fever, water intake reduces temperature. A specific minimum quantity of water is essential to keep the body healthy.
The disadvantages of shortage of water
Less water intake allows food extrication mix with blood. It makes blood thick. Moreover, following diseases can attack the body.
v Stomach disorder – constipation and piles
v Feeling dizzy
v Headache and heavy nausea
v Dry mouth and appetite loss
Acute shortage of water (dehydration) can result in blurred vision, loss of hearing power, dry and arid skin, fast heart beat and gasping and staggering.
Diseases caused by dirty water:
v Viral diseases like inflammation of intestine, constipation and piles are mainly caused by dirty water
v Tap water consists of mud and sometimes dirty water from sewerage pipes gets mixed with drinking water which makes it very harmful for health.
Contaminated water is very hazardous for human health. Every year, 3000,000 Pakistani citizens become victim to these diseases. Out of these, 1200,000 die every year which include 250,000 children as well. According to experts, clean drinking water can cause 50% reduction in dysentery and other viral diseases.
In villages, animal waste, urine and soil waste get mixed into drinking water somehow. Therefore the water there is not clean. This water causes many digestive disorders among which typhoid and cholera are very common. Intestine inflammation, indigestion, gastric problem, swollen stomach, dysentery, and joints’ pain are also caused by dirty water. These diseases causes thousands causalities every year.
It is also observed that urban people also suffer from dysentery, stomach ache and vomiting. This upsetting situation is also caused by dirty water.
Life is dependent upon water. Therefore, we should manage to clean water at home. The government authorities clean water with chemicals. However, at domestic level, water should be boiled and stained with clean piece of cloth before drinking. In cities, the water is stored in underground tanks. This ware can also be contaminated. If you have no other choice, clean this water with the help of following method. Dr, Mark Davis from University of South Covina in Columbia says that most of our health problems are cause more by water than by insufficient diet. We should take care of cleaning beverages. Usually, these are ignored. It is also a fact that we don’t as much water as is required by our body. It is believed that the urge to drink water is decreasing. A nutrition expert from Columbia University, “usually people are thirsty but they think are hungry. It means that majority of people ca not differentiate between thirst and hunger. A wonderful remedy with water is that take less water while eating food. But you can drink as much water as you desire after 2 or 3 hours of food intake. Drinking water with empty stomach is has curative. Taking little water during meals and drinking good lot after 2 to 3 hours enhances digestive power. It helps the energizing nutrients of food become absorbed in the body and maintains health.
Taking water immediately before and after food weakens digestive power, causes weakness and makes the body bulky. However, drinking few sips while eating food, can expedite digestion. If you don’t feel hungry due to hot season, taking water one hour before eating can increase desire for food. People, who suffer from constipation, can take few sips of water during meal. It will help the recover from that disease. Besides drinking one glass of water empty stomach cures from constipation.
