We all know the benefits of drinking our 8 glasses / 2ltrs of water daily, if you don’t here is some of them, I am sure there is so many more.
It Increases Energy & Relieves Fatigue – our brains is made up mostly of water getting enough water keeps us sharp and prevents us getting groggy
Helps with Weight Loss – flushes out by-products of fat, reduces eating intake (fills us up if we drink before we eat a meal), reduces hunger (sometimes we aren’t even hungry we are actually thirsty so drink a glass of water and if you are still hungry eat), raises your metabolism and has zero calories!
Flushes Out Toxins – it just flushes everything out – I always drank lots of water during chemo to flush flush flush it out of my system.
Improves Skin Complexion – keeps skin supple I actually find when I am hydrated and drinking my water it does get rid of wrinkles, nothing wrinkles your skin like dehydration. It’s the best anti-aging treatment around
Keeps ya regular – water aids in digestion helps you digest your food and prevents constipation.
Natural Headache Remedy – Helps relieve and prevent headaches they are commonly caused by dehydration, even just being slightly dehydrated will cause you to have a headache.
Puts You In A Good Mood – when you know you are looking after your body and you can feel the benefits your mood does lift.
Sometime I fall off the wagon with my water intake, I make excuses like ah I was too busy today or sure one day not having enough water won’t make a difference but I can honestly hand on my heart say drinking enough water does make a big difference, if you want to improve how you feel but you don’t feel up to making big changes to your lifestyle or diet please try to make the small change of introducing 2 ltrs of water into your diet daily. I promise you if you try it for 2 weeks you will feel the benefit of it.
So if the thoughts of drinking plain old water makes you gag here is some ideas of how to make it tastier.
Make sure it’s ice cold – there is no drink more refreshing that Icey cool water.
Slice some cucumber and mint leaves for a zesty cool drink
Add some lemon slices for a fab lemony fresh drink
Make a berry berry nice drink add some strawberries / blueberries for a fruity yummy drink
Try some fizzy water; squeeze some lemon juice into it now that is one super refreshing drink excellent replacement for sugary carbonated drinks
Slice orange / lemon/ lime for a citrus explosion
Have a cup of green tea ( if you don’t like the regular green tea try lemon or peppermint flavour green teas)
Have a mug of hot water with Lemon – if you want to be extra good add a teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar and drink first thing each day about 20 mins before you eat.
So try this simple change for 2 short weeks and let me know how you get on, I promise you won’t regret it.
