** A Health Drink from Mother Nature! **

Water bathes the cells and accounts for about 60 percent of body weight. Drinking water can ward off constipation and maybe even irritableness.  Moreover, since it’s a natural appetite suppressant, water can help us lose weight and keep it off.

It’s our body’s vital fuel; it’s calorie-free, inexpensive, and easily obtained.  Yet few people follow the old-fashioned advice to drink eight glasses of water a day. Most people drink when thirsty, but the beverage of choice tends to be some other drink.

Keeping hydrated, when you exercise, will reduce cardiovascular stress and improve performance.  After a workout, you have to replace the fluids you have lost.  Otherwise, you will suffer chronic dehydration.  Drink water before, during, and after exercising, and remember – water reduces body temperature thus making the whole exercise process safer.

If you do not get enough water each day, the water you have in your body will accumulate outside the cells. This is a protective measure to conserve what little water is available in your system. This results in that puffy swollen look you may notice at times.

POWERFUL TECHNIQUE #1 – Did You Drink Water Today?

Experts recommend drinking 8 glasses of water a day – seems like a lot doesn’t it?  Anyone who is trying to lose weight, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and athletes should be especially careful to drink a sufficient amount.  When it is hot or humid, upping water intake is also wise.  Some people have a more difficult time developing the water-drinking habit (me included.) I have a few ways to trick myself into drinking more water. I measure out my 8 cups of water in the evening and put it into the fridge to chill overnight. I slice up lemons and keep them in the fridge and pop one into every glass I drink. It looks pretty elegant and seems to encourage me to drink more water. I also drink a half glass of warm water each morning with a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed in. Apple cider vinegar is great for detoxifying the body. It tastes awful in water so I usually add a packet of Stevia, a natural herb without calories that sweetens it up nicely.

Too busy to count how many glasses a day you drink?  There are other ways to calculate if your intake is sufficient.  Dark-coloured urine often suggests you are not drinking enough water.

Get into the habit by starting with a glass of water a half hour before every meal, then work in a cup between meals.

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