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Healthy Weight Loss Program: Drink More Water
Water is an important component of any healthy weight loss program. First and foremost, your brain is over 85% water. The number one cause of memory loss at any age is dehydration. So when you have a senior moment . . . drink more water.
The more water you drink, the leaner you’ll get. The more water you drink, the more energy you’ll have. Water is your body’s best detoxifier. Your muscles are over 70% water. The more water you drink, the healthier your kidney’s are. Hunger and thirst are very close. Often we eat when, in reality, we’re really thirsty. If you want to be lean and have more energy, when in doubt, drink water.
What counts toward your water intake?
Distilled. Remember: the quality of your body, of your health, of your energy is only as good as the quality of the raw materials you put into your body. With that in mind, the best water you can put into your body is distilled. Distilled water is literally laboratory pure. Distilled water is what great athletes like Lance Armstrong drink. Distilled water is the purest, cleanest, and the cheapest. A one gallon bottle of distilled water costs about a dollar.
Filtered. Filtered water is the next best with reverse osmosis being the best of the filtered. Any filter will improve the quality of the water you put into your body.
Bottled. Some of the bottled waters you can buy are either distilled or reverse osmosis. Others are bottled spring water. Trust your body. As you start to drink more water, you will soon be able to distinguish the best from the merely good. If you don’t like the taste of the bottled water you’re dinking, try another brand. Keep trying brands of bottled water until you discover one that you enjoy the taste of.
Sparkling water. There are a number of brands of sparkling water. Some are plain. Some are flavored with lemon or lime. Sparkling water that is flavored but not sweetened is a great change of pace.
Herbal teas. Pure water does not have to be boring and tasteless. There’s a wide variety of delicious tasting herbal teas you can flavor your pure water with. Again, the operative word is experimentation. Keep trying different herbal teas until you come across one or several that you really enjoy. Mint. Apple spice. Orange spice. Bengal spice. Tummy mint. Green tea. Just be sure to make your herbal tea with pure water.
Decaf coffee. Decaf coffee is another flavor you may enjoy. Like herbal tea, make your decaf coffee with pure water.
What doesn’t count toward your water quotient for the day?
First, remember, anything that dehydrates your body, de-energizes your body. And dehydraters are counterporductive to a healthy weight loss program.
Here’s a list of things that don’t count. Why don’t they count? Because they’re dehydrators. Just because it’s wet, doesn’t mean it’s going to hydrate you. The following is a list of things you want to keep out of your house, out of your body, and out of your children’s bodies.
Alcohol. Alcohol in any form is a major dehydrator. Alcohol is the most refined form of sugar. Alcohol in any form is a major neurotoxin. Neuro means brain. Toxin means poison. Alcohol in any form kills brain cells. We age from the brain down. THE key to health is to take exquisite care of your brain. A glass of alcohol in any form – wine or whatever – is not good for you. The best alcohol is zero. Am I saying you can never have another glass of wine? No. Clearly, it’s up to you. Just be clear. Alcohol is on the cheat list.
Fruit juice. All fruit juice, without exception, is pure sugar. Fruit juice is a dehydrator. Fruit juice is a major blood sugar disruptor. There’s literally more sugar in a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice than in an equal volume of coca cola. We’re mistakenly taught by conventional wisdom to get up in the morning and start our day with a big glass of pure sugar called orange juice. The best fruit juice for you and your family is zero.
Caffeine. Caffeine is a diuretic. Anything that contains caffeine is going to dehydrate and therefore de-energize your body. Coffee. Tea. Chocolate. Caffeinated sodas. Am I saying you can never have another cup of coffee? No. But I encourage you to limit your coffee intake to one or two small cups a day. Avoid starting your day with nothing but coffee.
Sodas. Sodas of any kind will dehydrate you. Sodas of any kind will make you fat. Remember: anything that raises insulin will make you fat. Artificial sweeteners will raise insulin. Therefore diet sodas will make you fat. Artificial sweeteners are a major cause of headaches. Artificial sweeteners are metabolized in your body into formaldehyde – a major neurotoxin. Artificial sweeteners are a major cause of memory loss and Alzheimer’s.
Sports drinks. Read the labels. Sports drinks are pure sugar. Keep them out of your body. Keep them out of your kids’ bodies. The best thing an athlete can drink is pure water. Or, miracle sports water. Miracle sports water is made from distilled water. It does not contain sodium. And will replace your electrolytes. You can find miracle sports water at any good health food store.
Sodium. A word about sodium. Salt and other sodium compounds like MSG (mono sodium glutatmate), are dehydrators. Each molecule of salt holds many times its weight in water. This causes fluid retention. This is the worse of all situations. You’re holding all this water. And yet, you’re dehydrated. The water’s there. But it’s not available to your body because it’s tied up with salt or some other sodium compounds. Less sodium is better. You can get all the sodium you need from clean, natural foods. Ideally, we need 17 times more potassium than we need sodium. In the modern American diet we get 17 times more sodium than potassium.
Tap water. Tap water is better than no water. But there are three reasons to avoid tap water. Chlorine. Hormones. And anti-biotics. These are three things found in every metropolitan water system in this country.
How much water does your body need every day?
Here’s a simple formula. Take your total body weight and divide it in half. This is the minimum number of ounces of pure water your body needs every day. Example. A 200 pound man needs a minimum of 100 ounces of water a day. There are 128 ounces in a gallon. A 200 pound man needs approximately a gallon of pure water every day.
How do you know if your body is getting enough water?
Your body doesn’t lie. Your goal is urine as clear as water at least once every 24 hours. Meaning? When you go to the bathroom, look. If your urine is dark yellow, you have some work to do.
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For the past 25 years Malton Schexneider has been a practicing physical therapist, a nationally known educator, a former university professor, a published author, a clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy, and personal success coach to thousands of people just like you who were seeking lifestyle transformation.
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