Water May Suppress Appetite Naturally
- Try drinking before a meal
- Some studies have shown that a decrease in water intake causes fat deposits to increase
Best Treatment for Water Retention
- The body perceives insufficient water as a threat to survival and holds onto every drop – resulting in swollen feet, legs and hands
- Give your body plenty of water so that stored water will be released
- Sodium – culprit, “wherever salt goes water follows” so, drink more water – water forced through the kidneys takes away excess sodium
Overweight / Larger People Need More Water
- Water is key to fat metabolism, also, metabolized fat must be shed
- Mayo clinic – body weight in pounds divided in half, convert into ounces, divided by 8 to determine cups needed
Weather / Exercise
- Increase in hot weather (especially dry heat)
- Drink before, during and after exercise – 1 cup within ½ hour, 4-8 ounces every 20 minutes, 1 cup following. Weigh before and after exercise Replace every pound lost with 20 ounces
- Cold water absorbed faster than warm
Constipation
Having difficulty drinking the 8 cups of water that is recommended daily for most people? Plan! Plan! Plan!
- Flavor it
- Have it with every meal
- Carry bottled water (drink on your way to work and on your way home) DRINK UP!
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