Can drinking water lead you to weight loss or it is just a myth? No, it is not.

See yourself, you are composed of 60 % of water, the more hydrated you are the more tasks you can perform more importantly water can help you to lose weight.

Studies have shown that drinking water before meals can help adults to lose 2 kg over 3 months, another study found overweight women examined the effects of continuously drinking water to over 1 liter daily resulting in 2 kg weight loss over 12 months of period.

Science suggests water can help in various ways by suppressing your metabolism or making you more efficient in exercise.

If you see only in the USA approximately 50 billion dollars a year is spent by US citizens only on weight-loss products and services.

If you are trying to lose weight by simply drinking water and thinking how it will help you then you are at the right place, here I will tell 5 reasons why you should drink water to loss weight and reduce stress.

Have you ever experienced the feeling of starvation and looked for a meal even after eating meals you were still hungry?

If yes then Melina Jampolisi a certified physician nutrition specialist writes, “Thirst is triggered by mild dehydration many times mistaken for hunger by your brain”

You can decrease your appetite by drinking water which will help you to control your calories. 2 Glasses of water is enough for your brain to register adequateness.

When you eat a meal your brain senses how much space is available in the stomach for incoming food when the stomach is full it sends the message to your brain of knowing we have eaten enough to satiate ourselves but it takes twenty “20” minutes to send the signal to your brain therefore during this time it's easy to keep eating and consume more and more calories leading you to overeat.

According to the National Academy for Sports Medicine men should intake 16 cups a day whereas women should intake 12 cups of water daily.

That’s why you should drink 2 glasses of water before eating food.

The more water you drink the more calories you consume isn't this astounding. In the United States, only 30-60% of adults try to lose weight by increasing their water intake.

Uptaking water daily increases the number of calories you burn also referred to as resting energy expenditure.

According to reports, adults' resting energy expenditure is increased within 10 minutes to 24-30%, which lasts 60 minutes.

As in the above paragraph I already cited their study of overweight women who have examined the increasing water intake to over 1 liter per day and they found weight loss of 2 kg over a 12-month period.

Surprisingly Drinking cold water helps you burn more calories throughout the day, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

MoreBriefly: Drinking water stimulates thermogenesis which means the production of heat in your body. The body expends energy to warm the fluid inside your body, the more you drink the more you expend energy which ultimately faster your metabolism.

what are the toxic substances which reside in your body?

Any substance that affects health in a way that causes disease or weakness in your body such as poison, chemicals, your body can detoxify itself with the use of liver, kidney, and lungs.

How does water help remove toxins?

Water keeps our organs functioning well it also lubricates our joints moreover it regulates your body’s temperature and metabolism so-called homeostasis, without water your colon and dry out eventually causing you constipation.

Our kidney has a unique kind of system of filtering and its functions are totally dependent on water. The kidney removes waste and toxin from our blood through urine, kidney filter in great amounts of blood each day to maintain the body’s water balance and eliminate toxins and excess water excreted through the bladder

You feel a little stressed after coming back from work and you don’t want to do anything, even exercise right?

I would suggest you sit and drink a glass of water, why? because it will unwind your stress-life, sounds cool and easy?

According to top researchers, the link between water and reduction of stress is real, all of our organs even the brain needs water to perform properly, the dehydrated body can lead to the stressfulness

If you’re looking for a simple way to unwind from your stress-filled life, try this: drink a glass of water. According to one study, if your body is half a liter dehydrated it will increase the level of cortisol, it is a stress hormone, staying hydrated will keep you fresh and will reduce your stress levels down.

Even if you are not a water drinking carry a bottle of water instead of soda and take sips every 20 or 15 minutes because your brain consists of 80% of water so lack of water can lead you to stress,

Water can replace sweets during exercise so it’s better to drink water instead of juices, soft drinks because these usually consist of high levels of carbohydrates and a minimum level of sodium.

Not drinking water will make you dehydrated and lead you to a decrease in physical activity functions and performance and negatively affect your psychologically. Your body’s muscles are 75% of water, if you are going to be exercising for more than 1 hour then you should keep a bottle of water with yourself and drink periodically because your body continuously loses potassium, sodium, and water as well.

The human body consists of 70% of water, drinking water can help you in losing weight, controlling appetite, reducing stress in addition to this water can eliminate toxic substances from your body during exercise water should be given priority than a soft drink which will make you dehydrated

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