It's National Water Week (20 - 26 October) and Bowel Cancer Australia is proud to join with Yarra Valley Water's 'Choose Tap' program to help raise awareness of the benefits of drinking water, particularly when it comes to maintaining a healthy bowel.
Are you breathing? Hoping that was yes! You are already losing water; every chemical process in our bodies requires water, regulating your temperature, evacuating wastes through perspiring and toilet habits, and even digesting food!
Water is in most foods and in the liquid we consume, however some liquid may cause us to loose water such as alcohol and caffeinate drinks as these are diuretic (encourage the loss of water) from our kidneys.