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How much water do you actually need a day?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

CHAPTER

Maintaining Homeostasis

The body maintains a stable internal environment to provide optimal health for the cells of the body where you cand imagine, for these cells to grow and to be healthy, they need regulated amounts of sodium potassium. Even things like body temperature needs to be regulated. All these things need to be in an optimal rangefor growth and health. The process of maintaining everything in that tight band is called homeostasis. We've evolved to maintain homeostasis through finely tuned mechanisms.

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