Anti-aging and longevity are often confused. The former is reversing the aging process with various hormone replacements. Whether or not this helps an individual live longer is debatable. Longevity is the prolonging of the life span.

Perhaps it may sound like an oversimplification, sufficient water consumption may prolong one’s life span, yet it really is not. Most doctors are probably not fully aware of the benefits of sufficient water consumption.

Flu sufferers are told to drink plenty of fluids, yet few doctors stress this enough with healthy patients. Part of the annual exam should be discussing fluid intake.

Water regulates body temperature, lubricates joints, and helps distribute electrolytes (sodium and potassium) through the bloodstream. Sufficient water intake is important for internal body cleansing and maintenance. Poisons that accumulate in our bodies are removed quickly through the urinary tract giving them less time to settle in various body parts and organs. Allowing them to settle in body cells or organs can only mean trouble over a long period of time.

Someday a study will be performed on the relationship of water intake, longevity, and overall health. Undoubtedly the study will conclude that people who drink large amounts of water are healthier, and live longer.

Insufficient water intake leads to reduced kidney output. Reduced kidney output over a long period of time can lead to kidney failure. Drinking plenty of water is like purchasing an insurance policy against this, and it is a low cost bargain. Kidney stones aren’t fun and sufficient water intake helps reduce the chances of facing this problem.

Hot days and exercise make the need for fluid intake imperative. Failure to drink fluids in these situations can cause dehydration. Fortunately most bodybuilders do drink a lot of water!

Car owners flush their radiator and cooling system periodically. Water consumption is analogous to flushing the bodies internal system, removing impurities and replacing them with clean fluid. Our body is no different than a car, it simply runs better with clean fluid. Filtered water is much preferred over regular tap water. However, even tap water is far better than nothing.

Try to develop good water drinking habits. Always keep a glass of water on the night table. Make sure to consume a glass of water after every meal. Keep a glass of water on the desk at work. If work entails driving or working in the field, always carry plenty of bottled water. Obviously, there will be more trips to the restroom, but that’s great. Although it’s a little inconvenient, it brings a lot of good health.

Water intake is subtle. It’s not that you will feel so much better, it’s that many serious illnesses may be avoided. Avoiding serious illness increases the chances for a longer life.

Sometimes the simplest answers are the best. This is a no risk, no brainer scenario. There is no doctor to convince, there is no risk versus benefit to consider, the only risk is not doing it, and there is nothing to lose. It’s not unconventional medicine, it’s conventional common sense. If it is logical, it will work and that’s the theme.

People search the world for answers and are willing to pay large sums for results yet there are times when the best solutions are as close as the nearest sink.

Drink a minimum of eight 12 ounce glasses of filtered water everyday! Never stop.