Drum role please.... and the #1 action for good health is....WATER! That's it?... Yes, that's it. Let me elaborate and give you the details about how your health is suffering from a lack of water. First, remember that the body is 2/3rds water - so logically, you need that much in what you consume. If
the trillions of cells in your body are trying to move around in a dry environment, don't you think you might feel tired, sluggish, run-down, or just not as motivated? Sure you would. If your cells can move around in a hydrated environment where they can float and and swim without too much effort, don't you think you might feel energized and less tired and more motivated? Sure you would!Somebody might say "well, wouldn't too much water be harder to move in?" The answer is, have you ever tried to move through sand? Try putting your hand through a pile of sand - you might find it to be more resistant, you may even scrape your arms. Well, your cells just might get damaged too if they're not moving through a water-rich environment, but a dry one instead.
Water is the easiest and most overlooked step to take when it comes to good health. It's true that water is the number 1 shortage in most diets - over 67% to be exact. Coincidentally the same percentage as those who are overweight. In the US, most of the country is probably "dehydrated". Not in the textbook definition, but in a way that depletes the body's good health by not having enough.
Here are your three best ways to get the water you need:
The first is by drinking it. Get filtered water if you can. That means buying a filter and putting it in your home to re-fill pitchers or glasses or water-bottles is going to be the most economical way to do it. The other option is to find a bottled water you like and use it during the day. If you're drinking enough you will notice the cost add up pretty quickly - but is your health worth it? I hope so!
The second way to get water is by adding more fruits to your diet. Just two more fruits a day than you are getting now (which if you're like most people, is probably an average of less than one!) will change your energy and your health so dramatically you won't know why you ever went without! Be sure you still get enough drinking water, too. Oh, by the way, a banana obviously has less water content than an apple, and an apple less than an orange or a grape. But don't worry so much about that.
The third way as you may have guessed is adding more vegetables to your diet. Vegetables are also water-rich foods. Even carrots have more water than you would imagine. Dark leafy lettuce is an excellent source, too! And what a bonus - you get all the vitamin and mineral content that you are probably lacking that you'll never be able to get off the shelves of the health food store. There are literally thousands of nutrients in the whole food that your body needs. So add more veggies. By the way, spinach is the best for good health!
So more water (filtered), more fruits, and more veggies!!
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In health,
Dr. Pat
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