- Water is everywhere, covering 3/4 of the planet’s surface.
- 97% of the Earth’s water is salt water and over 2% is polluted or part of the ice cap, leaving less than 2% available for human use.
- Water cleanses, comforts and heals.
- An indispensable nutrient, it makes up most of human body weight.
- 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
- A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math and difficulty focusing on the computer screen and/or on a printed page.
- Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
- 84% of Americans feel the pollution of water is a major problem.
- United Nations’ International Decade for Action, Water for Life ~ Celebrated in Berkeley Springs February 24-27, 2011.
