The human body can go several weeks without food, but only several days without drinking water, as it is made up of 60% water. So it should come as no surprise that there are many health benefits to drinking water. The Top 5 health benefits are:

1.  Increases Brain Function.  Our brains are made of mostly water and hydration levels affect brain function. Drinking water helps improve memory, mood, concentration, and can even boost energy! 
2. Aid in Weight Maintenance.  The brain cannot tell the difference between hunger and thirst. Thirst often gets misinterpreted as a sugar craving. Water also removes by products of fat, helps promote the feeling of fullness, flushes out toxins, and can raise your metabolism.
3. Helps With Digestion. As mentioned above, water helps to flush out toxins, but water also is essential to digest your food, and in turn can help regularity.
4. Clear and Beautiful Skin. The best anti-aging treatment around is…..water! Flushing out toxins can also lead to clearer and more glowing skin. Water is a natural moisturizer that can smooth wrinkles, evens out skin tone, and leaves skin healthy and smooth.
5. Muscle and Joint Health. Water acts as a natural lubricant, keeping joints strong and flexible. Water energizes muscles, when muscles do not get enough electrolytes. They get dehydrated and use strength and control.

Tips to get more water daily include: try adding a lemon or some berries to give your water a different flavor, swap soda for water at restaurants, and buy a fun water bottle to make drinking more fun!!