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May 16, 2009
Recently I’ve been trying (not very sucessfully) to be a lot more healthy.  It’s a little hard to just suddenly jump into it, so I’m going to start slowly.  I believe that the first step for me is going to be drinking more water. I have said this time and time again, but I always end up pouring myself another glass of soda or Kool-aid. I never drank much water, and the only people around me growing up that did was my grandmother and grandfather, but it was sort of rare to see it. either of them drink water. I remember while I was pregnant, I didn’t crave ice cream, I craved water. I probably got all my exercise from walking back to the kitchen to refill my glass with more water. After I had Lizzie, I was back to drinking soda all the time. Now, I’ve heard “I don’t like water.” from my husband and his brother more than a few times.  I’ve tried to talk Anthony into drinking at least some water, but he never will. So this post is not only about me trying to be healthier, its also a desperate attempt to get my husband healthier. Your brain cells are 85% water, when you don’t drink water, it slows down your brain activity. How can I blog, do homework or do anything well without water?

Your body consists of a lot of water. Just imagine if you drained away the water in your body, not much left is there? It is easy to see that your body needs water and it needs a lot. Drink water and your body will respond positively, on the other hand if you do not drink enough your body will start to move water from less essential systems to more vital systems. Question is what systems in your body would you would classify as less vital? 75% of your brain tissue consists of water and your brain runs 7 days per week and 24 hours per day. Your brain needs water more than any other organ since your whole system depends on a functioning brain. When starting to drink more water one of the first things you will notice is that your will feel more “clear”.

Water is nature’s most effective medicine because it is essential for cleaning and removing toxins from the body. When your body does not get enough water it cannot remove toxins and problems start occurring. When you are under stress, growth or any other kind of change including healing, your body will produce chemicals and other waste that need to be removed from your system. If you think about it most types of healing suggests that you drink water after a session. Water will remove waste through your lungs, skin (sweat), urine and faeces. Enough water will mean that your system will effectively remove toxins and help keeping you healthy.

It is recommended that you drink at least eight glasses of eight ounces water per day (8 glasses of 2,5dl). If you are in warmer climates you might need to drink up to twice that amount. Give your body the water it needs to function properly and you will find that just drinking more water can actually solve many problems. Water is known to have an effect on diverse diseases like: angina, arthritis, asthma, back problems, depression, diabetes, excess weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, migraine, MS (multiple sclerosis) just to mention a few.

Just because it is wet does not mean it is water. Coffee, tea, beer, soda, juice etc. all contain dehydrating agents, you might actually lose more fluid than you take in. 

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