Water Needs
Water & What You Need to Know
The minimum amount of water necessary to sustain one human for 24 hours is 125 oz (3.7 liters). Read the Article in Water Myths and read the Hydration Articles. According to the USA EPA an average family uses nearly 400 gallons of water each day. A large percentage of the water we use (27%) is expended flushing toilets. When the World Health Organization (WHO) studied the results of millions of refugees and water impoverished people the actual number came to just shy of 2.64 gallons per day on average. That number takes into consideration real world conditions such as varying weather conditions, loss of volume through evaporation, steam (during boiling), and other losses in the transportation, treatment, storage and use of water. At home you turn on the tap and if some spills or overflows it goes without a thought. But when you have limited or no source for additional water, like in a desert or after an event like a volcanic eruption or radiological event, every drop counts. In 2004 a cluster of relief agencies developed a document entitled "Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response". The paper identified realistic standards for minimum water allotments.
Whether you are hiking, camping, or just hunkered down in your home during a hurricane the best approach to maintaining your optimum healthy hydration you should limit your salt intake to between 3 and 5 grams, you should eat a lot of water-containing foods (fruit, vegetables) and drink water in moderate amounts throughout the entire day. But it is not water alone that you need you require a delicate balance of minerals, electrolytes and essential fatty acids in order to absorb the water into your blood and cells.
Let's get real though, you just got rousted from your domicile you are excited, high heart rate, high stress, heavy lifting, carrying, exertion beyond most people's monthly activity level in one day, you are going to burn off, sweat off and use way more than these minimums. That’s why you should understand hydration and how to spot the early signs of dehydration.
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