Why drink more water then coffee, soda or even juice? Anything other than water has caffeine, sugar and other additives that the body needs to filter, break down or store. And after all of that, the body may not end being hydrated the way that it needs to be.

The human body is made up of 70% of water. If you do not replenish the supply that is lost through normal bodily function such as sweating and urination, then the body will become dehydrated. Dehydration will not allow your body to work up to the best of its abilities.

Alcohol will dehydrate you. Through the dehydration is how intoxication occurs, by robbing the brain what is needs to operate properly. Caffeine will also dehydrate the body. If this all that you drink then your body will be in constant state of needing water.

We all see what happens to a plant to that lacks water; the same effect can occur to the human body. The body can live up to 3 weeks without any food but only 3 days without water. This fact should impress upon you how important water is to the human body.

Juices are good for you and definitely better than coffee or soda, but juices contain sugars that can add to your caloric content. Juices contain vitamins but they do not hydrate your body as well as water can.

This does not mean that you should never drink other beverages. However you do need to make sure that you are getting enough water into your body. 2 to 3 liters is an average of the amount water that you should consume on a daily basis. You will never have to worry about drinking too water. People that are ill from the common cold or are suffering from high blood pressure or any other illness are instructed to drink as much water as they can.