The document is a reading passage about the importance of water for human health. It discusses how water makes up over half of the human body and is essential for all bodily functions. It notes we lose water daily through perspiration, breathing, and other means, and that our cells need water to maintain balance. The passage emphasizes that while thirst is usually enough to restore our water balance, during exercise or hot weather we may lose more water than thirst indicates and need to consciously drink more to avoid dehydration.