WATER - We all know that water is important, but have you ever seen it spelled out for you like this before:

1. 67% of the human body is water. It is almost impossible to drink to much water, although if large volumes of water are taken in a short space of time, it can provide short lived symptoms similar to being drunk
   
   
2. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. This likely applies to an even higher percentage of entire world population.
   
   
3. 37% of Americans have a thirst mechanism so weak, it is often mistaken for hunger.
   
   
4. Lack of water is the #1 cause of daytime fatigue.
   
   
5. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
   
   
6. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger; fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen, or on a printed page.
   
   
7. Preliminary research indicates that 8 - 10 glasses of water daily could significantly ease arthritis, back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
   
   
8. In a University of Washington study - just one glass of water, instead of food, stopped midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied.
   
   
9. Drinking just 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and a person is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. In Dr' Batmanghelidj's book, Your Body's Many Cries for Water, "Dr. B" argues that "water activates your body's systems, and the lack of it causes a variety of thirst responses that we call disease."
   
   
10. In Philippians 4:19, God says: "I will supply all your needs."