For starters…..If you are trying to loose weight, drinking water can help curb your appetite. So always have a water bottle, full and handy.
Water is the most important nutrient in your daily life.
You can only live a few days without it.
We do get some water through foods, fresh fruits and vegetables
provide water, but it not nearly enough.
So start drinking the wonderful and FREE, 0 calories beverage….
Water!!
The colder the water the better. Did you know that your body burns
up calories warming up the cold water inside of you? What your body
is doing is bringing the cold water up to your body’s internal temperature.
Ellington Darden, Ph.D. claims the individuals in his programs
who consistently drank the most cold water tended to lose
the most fat.
Here are a few other benefits from water…
1. Water helps mobilize fat and More fat is used for fuel because the liver is free to metabolize it. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.
2. Helps prevent Kidney Stones. It cleanses the liver
and kidneys,
3. Beneficial to those on low sodium diets by flushing out sodium.
4. Will relieve hangovers by rehydrating you.
5. Keeps the skin soft and supple.
You do want that young glow, don’t you?
6. Gives you shiny, healthy hair and nails,
7. Rids the body of waste products through the urine,
removes wastes from cells and balance the acids in the body.
8. Lubricates your joints.
9. Carries nutrients through your body’s system.
10. Makes food digestion possible.
11. Helps relieve constipation.
12. Your body stops retaining fluid.
Drinking water flushes out water retention.
13. And so much more. Every process in your body requires water.
Water Dehydration causes dizziness, headaches, fatigue, muscle weakness. And I am just mentioning a few of the drawbacks of the
lack of water….
Drinking LOTS of water throughout the day, everyday, gives you
Superhydration, which accelerates the metabolism of fat.
But get use to going to the bathroom more often than normal.
It is worth it!!
You should drink at least 8 to 10 eight-ounce glasses of water each day. For Superhydratiion even more!!
BUT…
You will need more water than the recommended amount of 8 to 10 eight-ounces of water, if you exercising vigorously.
If our muscles are not hydrated properly,
they cannot perform at the high levels during intense exercise.
You will also need an extra glass of water for every
25 pounds overweight that you are.
If you drink caffeinated coffee, tea, iced teas and sodas,
it causes your body to dyhradrate due to the caffeine.
Note: Persons with a kidney disorder or anyone who takes diuretics
should consult a physician before making modifications to his or her water consumption.
Different types of water if you choose to purchase bottled water.
From article by Karma Metzgar, C.F.C.S. Former Northwest Regional Nutrition Specialist Nodaway County Extension Center, University Outreach and Extension
a.. Natural Water is water that is not derived from a municipal system or public supply and has not been modified by the addition or deletion of any minerals.
b.. Artesian water or artesian well water is water from a well tapping a confined aquifer in which the water level stands at some height above the top of the aquifer.
c.. Spring Water flows out of the earth on its own at a particular spot and is bottled at or near its source. It is unmodified by the addition or deletion of minerals (if its bottler is a member of the International Bottled Water Association).
d.. Purified Water, also known as distilled (vaporized and recondensed) water, is completely demineralized. It has what is often called a flat taste that many people consider objectionable.
e.. Mineral Water, technically speaking, is any water that is not distilled, but to the International Bottled Water Association, it’s water that contains not less than 50 parts per million total dissolved solids. The more solids, or minerals, the stronger the water’s taste.
Continuing to concentrate this week on my strengths, water, water, water daily is one habit I have managed to grab hold of and keep for about five years now. Perhaps, those that know me would say I have already posted every article known to mankind about the benefits of water already on my message boards. Just when you thought you were safe to go on to another topic, here I go again. How well do you do with your fluids? 
