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Interesting Water Facts

by Belinda Ollewagen | Oct 16, 2018 | instant tap, water cooler

Water is something we take very much for granted. We open our instant taps or we push the buttons on the office water cooler and without another thought, water comes flowing out. But this life-sustaining natural resource is so much greater than the casual consideration we give it. Courtesy of The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) here are a few interesting facts to remind you just how great a role water plays in our lives.

9% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.
97% of the Earth’s water is salt water – that leaves only 3% as fresh water.
7% of the fresh water on Earth is trapped in glaciers.
If enough of those glaciers were to melt to cause a ten-meter rise in sea levels, it would flood 25% of the US.
Over 90% of the world’s supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica
Europeans use roughly 190 litres of water per day – in the US, people use double that amount, while those living in sub-Saharan Africa survive on only 8 to 20 litres per day.
Daily we use more water flushing our toilets than we use showering or anything else water-related.
In one year, the average American household uses (both indoors and outdoors) nearly 400,000 litres of water.
A leaking tap that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste nearly 12,000 litres of water per year.
Water is the only natural resource that can be found in all three forms – solid, liquid and gas.
Water is the great dissolver – it can dissolve more substances than even sulfuric acid.

And here’s something else to ponder: in just one day, 200 million work hours are spent by women collecting water for their families. This is one of the many reasons why AquAid believe in helping communities that are desperate for fresh water – a percentage of all water cooler or instant taps sales are donated to the Africa Trust who along with AquAid help bring life-giving water to some of Africa’s poorest communities. So, for a water solution tailored to your specific office needs, be sure to contact AquAid today.

The Water Cooler and Your Body

by Belinda Ollewagen | Oct 16, 2018 | water cooler

We all know that drinking water is essential to our wellbeing and that without it, our bodies would cease to function properly; which is one of the many reasons why regular trips to your water cooler are so important. But what exactly are some of the bodily functions governed by water? Here are just a few of those life-sustaining operations:

Water helps to regulate our body temperature – when we’re hot we perspire and the evaporation of water from our skin surface helps to cool our body. Just think back to our recent heat wave and how much moisture your body lost trying to keep itself cool.
Water helps to moisten tissues such as those found in our mouth, eyes and nose – think saliva, tears and mucous, all of which play a very important role in homeostasis. This is especially important when you’re in an air conditioned office which can dry out your skin.
Water helps to lubricate and cushion our joints – not only that, but water allows waste products to move out of our joints allowing them to function optimally. This is especially vital to remember with strenuous exercise as lactic acid can build up and additional water is needed to flush it out of our systems.
Water helps to keep our bowel movements regular – not something you would normally associate with your water cooler, but those extra glasses of water help the food we eat to move along our intestines. If we’re dehydrated the large intestine soaks up much-needed water from our food waste which results in harder stools and ultimately constipation.
Water helps our kidneys and liver work smarter – being dehydrated puts an extra burden on these organs which means they are less effective in flushing out waste products resulting in toxin build-up.
Water is also the carrier of nutrients and oxygen to our cells – white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets are all suspended in plasma which is 92 percent water. Without water acting as a delivery service, most of our cells would clog up with waste and the consequences would be dire.

And there you have it, only a few of the life-sustaining bodily functions facilitated by the ‘matrix of life’ – water. For all your water cooler needs, be sure to contact AquAid Water Coolers today.

Should I Drink Less Water now that it’s Autumn?

by Fern Shaw | Oct 11, 2018 | water cooler

Now we’re in October already well into autumn, the last remnants of summer have left us (as I write this, however, the weather has been particularly summery in parts of England this week, lucky us), we’re slowly gearing up for the colder weather and perhaps, we’re already cutting back on our exercise and gearing up for more indoors and less out and about.

You may also think that with the colder temperatures this means that you shouldn’t be drinking as much water as you were during the (hot!) summer months. Reducing our water intake during autumn and winter, however, is a common error, as irrespective of the seasons, adequate hydration is necessary throughout the year.

In order to maintain optimal health, your body needs a regular and sufficient water intake as water literally feeds your entire body and is responsible for your get up and go – in order to maintain your basic health and body functions, you must remain hydrated.

Every single atom of your body consists of a high water component e.g. as much as 83% of your lungs and overall, 73% of your entire body is made up of water.

So whereas you might be adding on more layers and opting for Netflix marathons instead of exercise marathons, you still need to maintain your water ‘habit’.

That’s why, now, as with each season, is not the time to be ignoring your water cooler, or indeed, cutting back on refilling your water bottle every day, whether you’re at home, work, school or play.

Maintaining your water ‘fix’ not only helps keep you in good health during the colder weather, it will ease the transition when you begin upping your water consumption for the warmer months.

Health Benefits of drinking Water – the very Heart of you

by Fern Shaw | Oct 10, 2018 | water cooler

Your heart is your body’s powerhouse; it’s basically the engine that drives you.

It’s essentially a muscle – albeit an incredibly complex muscle that relies on, amongst a whole host of other functions, electrical impulses to keep beating.

As with all vital organs our hearts require water to function at an optimal level. The heart is made up of 73% water, so keeping it hydrated is of particular importance.

You can’t water your heart intravenously though, so how do you ‘hydrate your heart’?

Well, it works like this: each day, your heart beats around 100,000 times. This continuously pumps about eight pints of blood around your body through your circulatory system. This blood delivers oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body, and carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and waste products.

Your heart and circulatory system works together to deliver blood to your organs so they can function.

When you’re not getting enough fluids (water in particular), your blood’s volume decreases too. And when your blood volume decreases, the heart will have a hard time distributing oxygenated blood all over the body. When the blood loses volume, it becomes thicker, harder to circulate. The added stress on the heart increases the risk of heart and arterial damage.

Can drinking water keep us heart healthy? It would seem so – research has shown that consuming more water means a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease. Having enough fluids thin out the blood in the system, allowing the heart to do its job efficiently, which means drinking more water reduces the strain on your heart.

That’s why keeping your heart hydrated is so vitally important – drinking enough water on a daily basis literally makes a difference between a strong, healthy heart and potentially a dehydrated heart under duress.

Sometimes (like right now) it’s good to remind ourselves that in order to appear healthy, we need to keep our internals happy too – we can’t have one without the other.

There’s no time like the present to begin being kinder to yourself, your body and your life – so, the next time you’re about to pass the water cooler, don’t. Rather take your water bottle or water glass and make the water cooler station part of your daily work break routine: fill your bottle and drink your way to a healthier heart and consequently, a healthier you.

Health & Well-Being – How your Brain needs Water to function properly

by Fern Shaw | Oct 10, 2018 | water cooler

In our very rushed lives, it would seem the simplest action oftentimes becomes the most difficult.

Take your water intake for example. Aside from every being alive requiring water to simply survive, never mind flourish, it’s a pretty sad state of affairs that we often find ourselves in. Somehow, on a daily basis, one of the most necessary functions most vital to our well-being is oft ignored.

It’s a quintessential fact that we require water for each of our body organs to function at an optimum level – from nail growth through to how well our brain operates.

When it comes to brain health, sufficient water intake is essential, especially considering the fact that your grey matter is made up of 75% water.

So how does hydration and dehydration affect brain health?

Our brains consist of billions of neurons that regulate everything from core temperature to perspiration. Because the brain is made up mostly of water, it makes sense that this organ won’t work as efficiently when it is water deficient.

Proper hydration can literally improve mood. Drinking water makes us feel so refreshed that it actually improves our state of mind. You don’t even have to be severely in need of it to benefit: even mild dehydration has been shown to negatively affect moods.

On the reverse of that, if your brain is dehydrated, it affects motor and cognitive skills: symptoms including irritability, sluggishness and an inability to think straight. Dehydration also showed a strong link to poor memory. When you’re water deficient, it’s hard to stay focused on a certain task.

Drinking water can combat headaches naturally. Going without water for too long causes headaches for some people, and has been identified as a migraine trigger. The good news is that in a study on the effects of water on headaches, participants experienced ‘total relief’ from their headaches within 30 minutes of drinking water (two cups, on average).

It can be a short cut to keeping alert. If you need to concentrate for long periods of time, keeping water handy will help you stay refreshed, hydrated, and focused: dehydration can impair your attention span, memory, and motor skills.

Want to think more clearly? Drink water (more than you’re drinking now). Dehydration causes shrinkage of brain tissue. So when we haven’t been drinking enough water, our brains have to work a lot harder to perform at the same level. One study even found that students who brought water to tests did better on their exams.

At AquAid, we’re well-versed about how important a sufficient water intake is to our health and well-being. Which is why, when it comes to water dispensers, we will always give you the best advice about which water cooler is the right fit for your office, workspace, work site, medical or educational facility.

We have 20 years’ experience at your disposal. We’d love to hear from you – contact us at your convenience to find out more about how an AquAid water cooler can help you keep brain alert, happy and healthy.

How You, as an AquAid Customer, Benefit from our Experience

by Fern Shaw | Oct 3, 2018 | water cooler, Water Coolers

AquAid as an organisation has always offered more than just the standard customer benefits – a few of these include, but aren’t restricted to:

Offering an extensive range of high-quality water cooler solutions to meet our customers’ requirements;
A 48-hour delivery time on our Bottle-Fed Water Coolers;
Water cooler installation and servicing by EDWCA accredited engineers and;
Two decades supporting charities that focus on the provision of safe drinking water;

We also provide the invaluable benefit of experience.

Where one might wonder how our experience benefits our customers, it’s refreshingly simple: you will be relying on a company that has more than 20 years’ experience in the provision of high quality water coolers, water and water related products. Which is why, whatever your volume of demand is for refreshing drinking water, you reap the benefit of two decades of experience when you install a water cooler from AquAid.

From the AquAid Head Office, based in Newmarket, through to our 23 branches spread across the UK, we offer the equivalent of over a hundred years of combined experience.

We continue to expand on this expertise and experience daily thereby enabling us to continually offer the very best benefits to our customers.

Should you wish to benefit from our experience (amongst all our other benefits) while simply keeping yourself refreshed, contact us at AquAid – we’ll be delighted to assist.

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