If you are one of those people who gets up during the night once or twice to use the bathroom and think that isn’t healthy, think again.  Recent studies show that you have less chance of getting cancer just because of that.

We have been admonished by health professionals to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water daily, but how many of us do that?  Likely not most of us.   However, lots of health problems can be traced to not drinking enough water.

The more water one drinks during the day, the more frequently he or she will urinate.  Urination discharges toxins and protects the body.  So drinking water helps flush the body to promote health.  On the other hand, urination during the night, whether or not an individual drinks significant amounts of water, still maintains a 50 percent lower risk of getting bladder cancer then those who don’t as evidenced by a recent international study found at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.  What they discovered is that frequent urination protects the bladder lining from compounds in urine that can cause cancer.  Studies done on animals as well as nearly 2000 humans divided into experimental and control groups have shown this to be true.  Those who drank more water than others, however, found their risk of developing bladder cancer lowered as much as 80% in comparison with controls.

So instead of worrying about those nighttime visits to the bathroom, rejoice when you go that you may have better health than your neighbor.  Of course, diabetes may be one reason for frequent urination, but even that is a signal to take care of oneself.  

So this additional piece of information about water and why we should drink frequently during the day, tells us how simple practices can make a difference.  Following good health directives like drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water daily can make a difference in reducing cancer, and that’s reason enough to do it..
“If confirmed, innovative approaches will be needed to translate this finding into meaningful prevention of the occurrence of the nearly 357,000 bladder cancer patients newly diagnosed worldwide annually and the 145,000 deaths,” they conclude.

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