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Dangers of Dehydration:

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Top 10 Past Article Do You Drink Enough Water? The human body can only exist for 5-7 days without water, thus dehydration must be taken seriously. Just exactly what does dehydration mean?  Medically, dehydration is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which the body contains an insufficient volume of water for normal functioning. To operate efficiently, most people say the body requires about eight large glasses of water per day, based on an estimate of fluid loss during … [Read more...]

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Simplifying Water Conservation

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Written by Morgan Tiar | Flushing the toilet, washing your hands, cleaning dishes, laundry, quenching your thirst – these all take water, and lots of it. Eighty-five percent of Reno’s water comes from the Truckee River, which is supplied from snow and rain fall throughout the year. So far this year we are a bit dry with our snowpack at about 60 percent of normal. It is time to think about water conservation. You can do simple and inexpensive things in your home to help conserve water. … [Read more...]

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Dangers of Dehydration

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Do You Drink Enough Water? take the quiz The human body can only exist for 5-7 days without water, thus dehydration must be taken seriously. Just exactly what does dehydration mean?  Medically, dehydration is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which the body contains an insufficient volume of water for normal functioning. To operate efficiently, most people say the body requires about eight large glasses of water per day, based on an estimate of fluid loss during a normal … [Read more...]

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Distilled Water… Your Purest Choice

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Brought To You By MillerWater Clean, fresh water should be part of any solid nutrition program. Water is the most essential nutrient in our diet, yet it is the one that is the most overlooked by doctors and nutritionists. Water is the building block of life. It is the most fundamental nutrient in our body and it plays a vital role in every bodily function, including: circulation, breathing, digestion, brain activity and growth. Water is crucial for controlling body temperature, lubrication and … [Read more...]

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Nature Teaches Us How To Purify Our Water

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Brought To You By MillerWater Water is essential to all life. Without it, the living breathing biosphere that exists on the surface of the earth wouldn’t be possible. Nicknamed the “water” planet, earth is covered by one of our most precious resources. However 97% of it is locked in the oceans, and is toxic to humans and many plants and animals. So how do we obtain fresh water resources? To understand, we need to turn to the Hydrologic Cycle. The Hydrologic Cycle is Mother Nature’s … [Read more...]

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Good Water… The Ultimate Luxury

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By Matt Vandevert Homeowners often spend thousands of dollars to upgrade their bathrooms so they can bathe in luxury. Hours of preparation go into choosing tile, stone, glass, fixtures and wall colors with surprisingly little thought of the most essential facet of any bathroom: water. It lies inside pipes just outside your home. Turn on a shower and it rushes through your plumbing to greet your skin. Along with it come chlorine, heavy metals and hundreds of disinfection byproducts, many of them … [Read more...]

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