Thu 2 Aug 2007
Are You Drinking Enough Water?
Posted by admin under General
Jeanette Bronée, HHC is a Food and Nourishment Consultant. Her passion is to help her clients find their way to health and healing, through food, new daily self-caring habits, and emotional healing. She educates about food and guides through change in an upbeat non-dogmatic way.
This summer, she put together this very interesting list to help us gain awareness about dehydration.
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
(Likely applies to half the world population.)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
Washington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on
the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
cancer by 79%. , and one is 50% less likely to develop
bladder cancer.
For more information on Jeanette, visit Path For Life.
