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Drink to Your Health . . . With Water!
Mother Nature’s Healthy “Cocktail”
Some nutritionists insist that 80% of the country is walking around dehydrated. We drink too much coffee, tea, and sodas containing caffeine, which prompts the body to lose water. More troubling is that fact that when we are dehydrated, we don’t know what to drink.
The answer is simple: drink water!
Water is pure liquid refreshment and accounts for a large percentage of what makes each of us “human.” The average 150 lb. adult body contains 40 to 50 quarts of water. Almost 2/3rds of our body weight is “water weight”:
Blood is 83% water
Muscles are 75% water
The brain is 74% water
Bone is 22% water
The Fountain of Youth, Health, and Everything Else that’s Good
Water is necessary for your body to digest and absorb vitamins and nutrients. It also detoxifies the liver and kidneys, and carries away waste from the body. And when it comes to digestion . . . it’s just not happening without water. Fiber alone cannot aid proper digestive function by itself. In fact, without water as its partner, good fiber goes bad, causing constipation and extreme discomfort.
If you’re dehydrated, your blood is literally thicker, and your body has to work much harder to cause it to circulate. As a result, the brain becomes less active, it’s hard to concentrate, your body feels fatigued, and you just “poop out.”
Water - The Miracle Worker
Simple water — when it’s pure and free of contaminants — is truly a “wonder drug.” Without chemicals, additives, or anything unnatural, a steady dose of 8 glasses of water a day (ideally ½ your body weight in ounces of water) will:
Improve Your Energy
Increase Your Mental and Physical Performance
Remove Toxins & Waste Products from your body
Keep Skin Healthy and Glowing
Help You Lose Weight
Reduce Headaches and Dizziness
Allow for proper Digestion
Help to keep you more Alkaline
Drinking Water is Heart-Healthy
The findings of a six-year study of more than 20,000 healthy men and women aged 38-100 in the May 1, 2002 American Journal of Epidemiology found that women who drank more than five glasses of water a day were 41% less likely to die from a heart attack during the study period than those who drank less than two glasses. The protective effect of water was even greater in men.
Drinking Water and Weight Loss
Water is a natural appetite suppressant, so developing a good water drinking habit can be a long-term aid in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Doctor F. Batmanghelidj MD, author of “Your Body’s Many Cries For Water” says most times your “hunger” is your body asking for water – not food.
It’s also important to remember that when the body is dehydrated, fat cells get “rubbery” and cannot be easily metabolized. This means that it’s harder to lose when you don’t drink your water.
Who Can Benefit From A Water Regimen? Everyone . . . including YOU!
Water is especially important for pregnant women and nursing mothers. For athletes and work-out fanatics, drinking water reduces cardiovascular stress and improves performance. And, since water reduces body temperature, it makes the whole exercise process safer and more effective.
Water is also an important “healing tool” for people with a history of kidney stones. Since water dissolves calcium in the urine, downing at least 8 glasses daily reduces the risk of stone formation. Drinking water is also valuable in preventing urinary tract infections in both men and for women, flushing impurities out of the system.
Even mild dehydration makes you more susceptible to viruses. For someone like me, with an immune system compromised from my battle with terminal cancer, water is a powerful weapon in my war on colds and other illnesses. I’ve also found that water helps me recover more quickly.
When your body is hydrated, drainage from allergies and colds doesn’t stick and collect in your throat and lungs, and your cough is more “productive”. Even cold sores that appear on the lips are minimized by drinking water because those eruptions tend to favor dry areas on the body.
Tips for Drinking Water
I know how hard it can be to remember to drink enough water every day, but I also know how hard it can be to bounce back from the effects of being even mildly dehydrated. So I’d like to share a few easy tips to help you reach your “water mark” every day:
You are naturally thirsty i.e. “dehydrated” in the morning . . . help your body flush out the toxins it has been processing all night and take advantage of this thirst to get a “leg up” on your daily water requirements by drinking a glass of water first thing.
If you are cold drink warm water instead of dehydrating coffee & tea.
Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to have a drink – you are already dehydrated if you feel thirsty.
Set a timer to remind yourself to establish a habit of drinking water and keep a bottle of water with you at all times.
Compensate for diuretics . . . thieves that steal water from your body. If you drink coffee, tea, or sodas with caffeine, you’ll need to drink a few extra glasses of water to make up for the water that these diuretic beverages “leech” from your system.
My personal choice is ionized alkaline water. The Jupiter water ionizers conveniently produce gallons of alkaline water each day for cooking and drinking. I get all the known benefits of pure water with the added advantages of micro-clustered water.
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Health Benefits of Kombucha
If you haven’t heard of it, here it is! Kombucha is called the “miracle cure all tea.” Kombucha tea was also referred to as the Tea of Immorality and the elixir of life.
Kombucha Tea (pronounced kom-BOO-cha) is a handmade Chinese tea that is delicately cultured for 30 days. During this time, essential nutrients form like: Active Enzymes, Amino Acids, Probiotics, Antioxidants, and Polyphenols. *All of these combine to create an elixir that immediately works with the body to restore balance and vitality.
Kombucha Health Benefits
Helps with Digestion
Raises Metabolism
Boosts the Immune System
Controls Appetite
Promotes Weight Control
Supports Liver Function
Good for Skin & Hair
Anti-Aging Properties
Reduces/Stabalizes Blood Pressure
Helps Older People Look and Feel Younger
Cleanses the Body of Toxins
Improves Circulation
My Experience with Kombucha Tea
So I first saw Kombucha Tea at an organic grocery store, and was compelled to try it. With a stomach ache from the food I just ate, and no available green tea, I desperately needed to drink something to settle me down. One bottle of Kombucha later, my stomach ache was gone!
Believe it or not, I thought only green tea could do the trick but this Organic Raw Kombucha stuff proved me wrong. After that inceident I became a firm believer of Kombucha just like my other favorite elixirs. I was reading that it contains Probiotics which is actually “GOOD” bacteria. Yeah, we all know when people talk about “bacteria” it’s usually the bad kind but these help your body instead of harm it.This beneficial bacteria can also be found in foods such as yogurt, cottage cheese, kefir.
How Much Kombucha?
Begin by drinking only a few ounces of kombucha tea a day and see how your body reacts to it. You may experience some side effects such as, small skin rash, gurgling of the stomach, and cold/flu symptoms. These side effects are Not very common. If you experience any of these simply adjust the amount of kombucha and let your body adjust.
To be able to notice a difference from drinking kombucha, you must detoxify your body by building up the amount of kombucha in your body which is about 4 ounces per day. It is recommended to drink your first cup of kombucha in the morning on an empty stomach, followed by kombucha with meals later in the day.
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