Life giving vital Water

H2O, clear, transparent, pure, non-complicated.

We can live without it for a few days but during summer heat waves we pass out in a few hours without it. Do you have enough of this life maintaining potion? Our body is 65-70% water that we should maintain. (Watermelon is 95%.)

Test yourself. Look at the colour of your urine each time you go to the bathroom. It needs to look bright yellow with no smell. Coffee, alcohol and some meat creates foul odour. 

We feel down, lousy, tired, and sluggish when we lack of it. 

So WATER IS YOUR SECOND BEST MEDICATION. (Air is the first, when you feel down, you should take deep breaths.)

After you took some deep breaths and had a glass or two of clear water, see how you feel. Most of the time you have no need to reach for head ache pills or coffee. (Coffee would dry you out even more so you need to pair it with some more water)

So when we should be drinking it?

After you get up, you break the fast by not eating first but having a glass of water. A good way to hydrate yourself is having some tea with your breakfast. Tea contains some caffeine but has a much longer lasting effect than coffee. 

After getting up              a glass

before each meal           a glass

with snacks                    a glass

before and after exercise a glass

with drying drinks like coffee and alcohol 

on a hot day sip as you go

and finally before you go to bed. Remember, you will be "fasting" for about 7-9 hours. 

Did you notice I didn't tell you how much you should be drinking? You hear often the 8 cups (2 liters) amount.

This is just like any average amount, rarely works out exactly that way. It depends on the weather, your activity level, and what you eat. Fruits contain 80-95% water, some vegetables have high content as well. A nice clear broth soup will help your intake.

Unfortunately the traditional truck-stop food is the driest as well. Sweets, hamburgers, sausages, fries, buns, bread, with heavy gravy doesn't help your body. So if you want to order poutine, my deepest condolences to your body. You surely just eat for the taste not because you need it. Specially when you wash this meal with coffee after.

So give you body the best food, medication or substance it needs. AIR and WATER.

For your Health!