The Wonders of Water
Water is so precious and absolutely vital. It flushes your system and removes toxins. When we don’t drink enough water our bodies can become very acidic, toxic, and unhealthy.
I recently had a grandfather pass away because of acidosis: when your bodily fluids, such as the blood, become too acidic. Many conditions can cause the build-up of toxins, one of them being dehydration.
The majority of the body is made up of water which helps clean out the waste of our daily functioning. When we are dehydrated, it’s like a drought in the body.
Just like in a drought, healthy rivers, plants, trees, and grassy knolls dry up and fires start. In the body, it becomes hard to clear waste, move nutrients around the body, and keep organs like the skin healthy and .
What you can do:
- Get a big water bottle. I don’t like refilling glasses so I carry around a gallon water bottle. Consume about half your body weight in ounces, more if you are sweating or at a high altitude
- Get a water filter. I recently moved and do not like the taste of the water. If you are in the same boat, rather than buying bottled water, get a filter. It is cheaper and more sustainable
- Add something to your water. That does not mean coffee or sugar!! Flavor with mineral packets such as emergenc or fruits like lemons or limes
- Check your pee. Sorry, but it’s true. Look in the bowl and see the color. Dark = Drink. You want light pee that looks like lemonade or lemon water. (Sorry if I just ruined either of those for ya 🙃)
- Track it. Buy a journal or use an app to track how much you drink.
- Pay attention to your preferences. I know there are certain glasses and mouth openings from which I will naturally drink more water. Sounds weird, but I use that information to make sure I only put my water in containers that I like drinking from
- Drink 30 minutes after eating. This is one I am excited to incorporate into my daily routine. Your stomach has digestive enzymes that break down your food. When you flush your meal with water it dilutes those enzymes so wait a bit to take a drink
- Also — side note — chew your food! 🦷 I know we were talking about water here, but if you chew 20–30 times for every bite of food you take, your stomach will be so much happier as digestion begins in the mouth, not the stomach. You may eat only what you have room for as chewing slows you down and gives your body time to recognize that it’s full.
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*Note: None of these resources are endorsements, just things you can explore on your own
Originally published at https://www.pinkterminal.io on August 29, 2021.
