{"id":14971,"date":"2025-02-24T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=14971"},"modified":"2025-03-20T11:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:41:34","slug":"from-h-to-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/14971","title":{"rendered":"From H to O\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14971\" class=\"elementor elementor-14971\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7931c14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7931c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730a533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"730a533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">World Kidney Day on 13 March is a reminder of an underrated, yet crucial part of our daily routine \u2013 drinking water! <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dccd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9dccd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our kidneys are like the superstars of detoxification, filtering out waste and balancing fluids in our bodies. To perform these vital tasks, they need one essential ingredient: water. Drinking enough water helps our kidneys flush out toxins effectively, keeps our blood pressure in check and is involved in every major body function. It\u2019s not just a thirst quencher \u2013 it\u2019s quite literally a lifesaver!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c93f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9c93f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/african-woman-pouring-water-recipient-outdoors-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/african-woman-pouring-water-recipient-outdoors-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/african-woman-pouring-water-recipient-outdoors-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/african-woman-pouring-water-recipient-outdoors-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/african-woman-pouring-water-recipient-outdoors-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/african-woman-pouring-water-recipient-outdoors-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6ba42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb6ba42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a29ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8a29ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H2O did you know <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad147c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad147c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A fine vintage:<\/strong> Like with wine, there is such a thing as a \u201cwater sommelier\u201d \u2013 someone who has a deep knowledge and appreciation for different types of water, their taste and mineral content.<\/p><p><strong>Water remembers:<\/strong> There is a theory in homeopathy that water can retain a \u201cmemory\u201d of substances that were dissolved in it, even after they are removed.<\/p><p><strong>You can\u2019t drink it all:<\/strong> About 97% of Earth\u2019s water is saltwater in the oceans. About 3% is fresh water, and two-thirds of that is trapped in glaciers and ice caps. That means only 1% of water can be accessed for drinking.<\/p><p><strong>Hot water freezes fastest:<\/strong> This counterintuitive phenomenon is known as the Mpemba effect. Under certain conditions, hot water can freeze faster than cold water.<\/p><p><strong>Hot and cold:<\/strong> Known as the triple point, this is a condition where water can exist in three states at the same time \u2013 gas, liquid and solid. It occurs at a very specific pressure and 0.01\u00b0Celsius.<\/p><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW62253546 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\">Water is sticky:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\"> Water molecules are attracted to each other, giving it a high surface tension. This stickiness allows insects <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\">such as<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\"> water striders to walk on water without sinking. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\">It<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62253546 BCX0\"> also why water forms droplets.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW62253546 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d4aff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1d4aff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae4996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae4996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-15950\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-15950\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"15950\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14971\" data-token=\"76d396af0ac72789ef15180b4f584e1b\" data-token-time=\"1781702646\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-15950-field_2-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"2\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-15950-field_2\" >much water How<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-15950-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-15950-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">How much water do you drink each day? 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