What is Body Water Percentage?

Total Body Water Percentage (TBW%) is the total amount of fluid in the body expressed as a percentage of total weight.

You continually lose water during the day from sweating, breathing and urinating and water levels are impacted by climate, activity levels, illness, medications and nutrition. Water is important to body functioning and is found in every cell, tissue and organ.

Maintaining a healthy body water % improves overall health and helps ensure the body operates efficiently and avoids health conditions associated with dehydration such as achy joints and muscles, fatigue, dizziness and dry skin.

Skeletal muscle contains more water than fat per pound of tissue, therefore athletes have higher body water percentage.

Source of information: http://www.grandsprings.com/hydration%20facts.htm

2 Simple ways to stop constipation based on my personal experience:

(1) Drink about 1.5 to 2 litres of plain water daily.

(2) Take about 20 t0 25 grams of dietary fibre daily.

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Simple ways to take at least 1.4 litre water daily

The following is my experience of drinking water daily:

(1) Drink 1 cup of water when I first get up in the morning = 200ml

(2) Drink 1 cup of water 30 minutes before breakfast = 200 ml

(3) Drink 1 cup of water 30 minutes before lunch = 200 ml

(4) Drink 1 cup of water 30 minutes before dinner = 200 ml

(5) Drink 1 cup of water after I pass urine for the 1st time during the day = 200 ml

(6) Drink 1 cup of water after I pass urine for the 2nd time during the day = 200 ml

(7) Drink 1 cup of water after I pass urine for the 3rd time during the day = 200 ml

Note: I normally stop taking water 2 hours before I sleep at night.

Jan 2008 - Dietary Fibre, Bowel Movemernts, Water

Targeted Dietary Fibre to be taken daily is 25 g. to 30 g.

Targeted Plain Water to be taken daily is 2 litres.

Legends: B = Big, S = Small, M = Medium, SM = Small to Medium, MB = Medium to Big, VS = Very Small, NIL = No bowel movement

Date	Dietary Fibre	Bowel	Water taken
	gram	Movement	(Litre)
2008-01-01	37.72	1B, 1S, 1SM	2.00
2008-01-02	32.31	1MB	1.80
2008-01-03	33.81	1M	1.80
2008-01-04	26.37	1MB	1.50
2008-01-05	22.69	NIL	1.80
2008-01-06	18.37	1B, 1B	1.50
2008-01-07	36.16	NIL	2.00
2008-01-08	31.17	1M, 1M	1.50
2008-01-09	37.10	NIL	2.00
2008-01-10	26.52	1S, 1B	2.00
2008-01-11	25.89	NIL	1.50
2008-01-12	33.96	2VS, !SM	1.80
2008-01-13	17.66	1MB	1.50
2008-01-14	27.82	NIL	1.80
2008-01-15	25.35	1M	2.00
2008-01-16	36.63	1MB	1.50
2008-01-17	25.45	1MB	1.80
2008-01-18	30.03	1SM	2.00
2008-01-19	28.19	1SM	2.00
2008-01-20	27.15	1MB	2.00
2008-01-21	32.72	1M	1.80
2008-01-22	37.64	1SM	2.00
2008-01-23	34.34	1B	2.00
2008-01-24	31.07	NIL	2.00
2008-01-25	42.18	1M	1.80
2008-01-26	26.24	1B	1.80
2008-01-27	27.54	1MB	1.20
2008-01-28	30.81	2MB	1.50
2008-01-29	23.67	NIL	2.00
2008-01-30	33.73	1B	1.50
2008-01-31	36.49	NIL	1.50

How Dehydration affects your body

Please visit the following website to find out how dehydration affects your body:

http://www.wateraid.org/usa/get_involved/drink_more_water/3106.asp

How to calculate how much water you need to drink

Please use the Hydration calculator at

http://www.wateraid.org/usa/get_involved/drink_more_water/3104.asp

to find out how much water you should drink daily. Note: 1 kg = 2.2 pounds (i.e.lb)

10 Reasons to Drink Water

Water is absolutely essential to the human body’s survival. A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water.

Water helps to maintain healthy body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite.

3. Water leads to increased energy levels. The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually mild dehydration.

4. Drinking adequate amounts of water can decrease the risk of certain types of cancers, including colon cancer, bladder cancer, and breast cancer.

5. For a majority of sufferers, drinking water can significantly reduce joint and/or back pain.

6. Water leads to overall greater health by flushing out wastes and bacteria that can cause disease.

7. Water can prevent and alleviate headaches.

8. Water naturally moisturizes skin and ensures proper cellular formation underneath layers of skin to give it a healthy, glowing appearance.

9. Water aids in the digestion process and prevents constipation.

10. Water is the primary mode of transportation for all nutrients in the body and is essential for proper circulation.

Source: http://www.allaboutwater.org/drink-water.html