Eight glasses of water per day are definitely not enough.
If you have edema, consult your physician or heart doctor for there might be a need for limiting your fluid intake.
Do you know that water, the colorless, usually flavorless liquid most of us take for granted; is actually the basic element of good health? While water does not directly provide energy by itself, it is essential to all cells and processes that do provide energy to our body.
Man consists of 50% - 70% water. Drinking regularly ensures adequate maintenance of water content in the body.
If we take a bath daily to clean the body externally, the more it is necessity to clean our body internally.
Adequate water intake also promotes regular bowel movement because it prevents the formation of dry hard stool. Individuals who do not take enough water get sick very often.
And also according to research, diabetics who take enough water also respond to their anti diabetic drugs and have lesser frequency of complications as compared to those who do not.
So, what are you waiting for? Drink enough water.