Hydration - Part of Healthy Living and doing it FREELY...

Here is an important part of living healthy and do it free from the bondage of food.  

Water is a vital factor in determining our health for many reasons. If you feel thirsty, you are already on your way to dehydration - already lost around 2-3% of your body's water content. Many people don't realize that as they reach for a soda or their favorite sugary, caffeinated latte when they feel thirsty, only leads to more dehydration. 

Dehydration can lead to a variety of sickness, disease, and slower metabolism. 

So how much water should we be drinking? A good rule of thumb is to take your body weight, divide it by 2, and drink that number in ounces. For example: if you weigh 130 pounds, you should be drinking 65 oz a day in water. I know that this may seem overwhelming - SHOOT - I should be drinking 175 oz a day!!!

Hydration is a key factor in your journey to health, so keep drinking, no matter how hard it may get! Over time, your body will start to crave it and love you for being kind to it with just drinking water. Your skin will look and feel better. Your organs, muscles, cells, and bones will function better. 

Water is also our body's main source of energy, sometimes known as the "cash flow" of the body, helping it function more fluidly. 

Best is NOT out of the tap - too many chemicals. Filtered (Brita, etc) is best and the BEST investment one can make (pretty inexpensive to get a pitcher or I have a 5 gallon one that I keep in the fridge). 

DRINK UP!