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Water and Health

About us

The Monadnock family has been providing New Englanders with fresh, pure bottled spring water for more than 89 years. During that time we have grown to be one of the region's largest spring water companies.

We always place the needs of our customers first, and we continue to innovate and respond to the changing home and commercial markets we serve. We have assembled a top rate team of professionals whose number one goal is to serve our customers with the utmost care and quality

Water's Role in the Body

Water helps nearly every part of the human body function. Considering that our bodies are almost two-thirds water, understanding water's important role in the body can be a fountain of health. The following are just some of the things water does in the body:

• Brain is 75% water / Moderate dehydration can cause headaches and dizziness

• Water is required for expiration

• Regulates body temperature

• Carries nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body

• Blood is 92% water

• Protects and cushions vital organs

• Helps to convert food into energy

• Helps body absorb nutrients

• Removes waste

• Bones are 22% water

• Muscles are 75% water

• Cushions joints

Hydration Tips for Children

Keeping children properly hydrated during the summer months, or in warm climates, is very important to their overall health. Felicia Busch, R.D.,M.P.H. and ambassador to the American Dietetic Association, offers the following "Do's and Don'ts" for keeping children hydrated.

Do's

• Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to remain hydrated.-Encourage your kids to do the same-active children lose 2 or more quarts of water daily so their bodies need to be continuously replenished.

• Drink 8-10 oz. of water every 15 minutes during a run and another 10-12 oz. immediately following your workout.-An athlete can lose from 6-10 pounds, almost all of it water, during a 10K race in hot weather.

• Have your child take water breaks every 15-20 minutes while playing outside or participating in a sports activity.

• Get your kids in the habit of always carrying cold water in their beverage holder when they go for a bike ride.

Don'ts

• Don't overdo it. Take time throughout the day for a glass of water whether or not you feel you need it.-If you wait until you feel thirsty, you're already experiencing the signs of dehydration.

• Don't substitute soda or juice as a proper beverage to prevent dehydration. Most sodas contain sugar and caffeine which may speed up dehydration.

• Don't drink surface water from lakes, rivers or pools. This water is often untreated and could contain harmful contaminants.

• Don't expect the coach or other adult supervisors to provide the beverages for your child.

Keeping fit requires good nutrition, exercise and good water

BEFORE - Drink 8oz. of water 10 - 20 minutes before you begin your exercise program.

exercise Bottled water contains elements important to health - among them, calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium.

Water, which serves to lubricate the body’s muscles and joints, helps reduce stress on the circulatory system carrying energy-producing carbohydrates to the body’s cell. It is also absorbed directly into the bloodstream from the stomach, making it the body’s most efficient coolant.

DURING - Drink 4 to 8oz. of water every 15 - 20 minutes. During exercise, your body can lose more then a quart of water per hour. If the process of sweating continues for more then an hour without fluid replacement, the body cannot function optimally. The core body temperature can rise, fatigue sets in and performance is impaired. No matter what you do, if you are down on liquids, you are only 80 percent as powerful as you are with normal liquid balance

AFTER - Drink 8oz. of water within 30 minutes of completing an exercise session. Water is used in virtually all body functions: digestion, absorption, circulation, transporting nutrients, building tissue and maintaining temperature. Water carries nutritive elements to the cells; it transports waste materials and salts from the kidneys. The results are skin that glows, muscles that are trim and nerves that are relaxed.

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Some nutritionists insist that 80% of the country is walking around dehydrated.

We drink too much coffee, tea, and sodas containing caffeine, which prompts the body to lose water. More troubling is that fact that when we are dehydrated, we don't know what to drink

The answer is simple: DRINK WATER!

Water is pure liquid refreshment and accounts for a large percentage of what makes each of us "human." The average 150 lb. adult body contains 40 to 50 quarts of water. Almost 2/3rds of our body weight is "water weight": iStock_000004949905Small

Blood is 83% water
Muscles are 75% water
The brain is 74% water
Bone is 22% water

The Fountain of Youth, Health, and Everything Else that's Good

Water is necessary for your body to digest and absorb vitamins and nutrients. It also detoxifies the liver and kidneys, and carries away waste from the body. And when it comes to digestion...it's just not happening without water.

Fiber alone cannot aid proper digestive function by itself. In fact, without water as its partner, good fiber goes bad, causing constipation and extreme discomfort.

If you're dehydrated, your blood is literally thicker, and your body has to work much harder to cause it to circulate. As a result, the brain becomes less active, it's hard to concentrate, your body feels fatigued, and you just "poop out."

Water—The Miracle Worker

Simple water—when it's pure and free of contaminants—is truly a "wonder drug." Without chemicals, additives, or anything unnatural, a steady dose of 8 glasses of water a day (ideally ½ your body weight in ounces of water) will: iStock_000004768549Small

Improve Your Energy
Increase Your Mental and Physical Performance
Remove Toxins & Waste Products from your body
Keep Skin Healthy and Glowing
Help You Lose Weight
Reduce Headaches and Dizziness
Allow for proper Digestion
Help to keep you more Alkaline

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The findings of a six-year study of more than 20,000 healthy men and women aged 38-100 in the May 1, 2002 American Journal of Epidemiology found that women who drank more than five glasses of water a day were 41% less likely to die from a heart attack during the study period than those who drank less than two glasses. The protective effect of water was even greater in men.

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Water is a natural appetite suppressant, so developing a good water drinking habit can be a long-term aid in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

Doctor F. Batmanghelidj, MD, author of "Your Body's Many Cries For Water" says most times your “hunger” is your body asking for water—not food.

It's also important to remember that when the body is dehydrated, fat cells get "rubbery" and cannot be easily metabolized. This means that it's harder to lose weight when you don't drink your water.

Who Can Benefit From A Water Regimen? Everyone—including YOU!

people Water is especially important for pregnant women and nursing mothers. For athletes and work-out fanatics, drinking water reduces cardiovascular stress and improves performance. And, since water reduces body temperature, it makes the whole exercise process safer and more effective.

Water is also an important "healing tool" for people with a history of kidney stones. Since water dissolves calcium in the urine, downing at least 8 glasses daily reduces the risk of stone formation. Drinking water is also valuable in preventing urinary tract infections in both men and for women, flushing impurities out of the system.

Even mild dehydration makes you more susceptible to viruses. For someone like me, with an immune system compromised from my battle with terminal cancer, water is a powerful weapon in my war on colds and other illnesses. I've also found that water helps me recover more quickly.

When your body is hydrated, drainage from allergies and colds doesn't stick and collect in your throat and lungs, and your cough is more "productive". Even cold sores that appear on the lips are minimized by drinking water because those eruptions tend to favor dry areas on the body

Tips for Drinking Water

iStock_000004902875Small It can be hard to remember to drink enough water every day, but it's also hard to bounce back from the effects of being even mildly dehydrated. Here are a few easy tips to help you reach your "water mark" every day:

You are naturally thirsty i.e. “dehydrated” in the morning... help your body flush out the toxins it has been processing all night and take advantage of this thirst to get a “leg up” on your daily water requirements by drinking a glass of water first thing.

If you are cold drink warm water instead of dehydrating coffee & tea.

Don't wait until you're thirsty to have a drink—you are already dehydrated if you feel thirsty.

Set a timer to remind yourself to establish a habit of drinking water and keep a bottle of water with you at all times.

Compensate for diuretics... thieves that steal water from your body. If you drink coffee, tea, or sodas with caffeine, you'll need to drink a few extra glasses of water to make up for the water that these diuretic beverages "leech" from your system.