We all want to:
1. feel better
2. look better, and
3. be richer!
Well, I can’t really help you with number 3, but if you are really into the first 2 there is something quite simple that everyone can do: drink water.
It has 0 calories, it’s used in pretty much in every function of your body, and it makes up 70% of your tissues.
Do you feel pain? Drink water.
Do you feel lethargic? Drink water.
Do you feel cranky? Drink water.
Do you feel bloated? Drink water.
You may not solve all of these problems as they each can have more than one cause, but I assure you that if you are drinking enough H2O, you are better physically than most people that I know, as chronic dehydration is rampant.
So how much is enough?
1 litre (or 4 cups) for each 50 lbs of body weight.
Normally people complain about 2 things when I tell them that they should be drinking more:
1. I am not thirsty! Translation: I am so dehydrated that my brain has shut down that thirst response in order to keep working properly.
2. I pee all the time! Maybe you just didn’t urinate at all before, or maybe you are drinking too much at once, as the body can absorb only a certain amount at the time.
The trick is quite simple. Let’s say that you are 150lbs. You should be drinking 3 litres of H2O a day. But you don’t feel thirsty!
So:
wake up and start drinking it right away
1 cup every hour = 250 ml/h
3 litres = 3.000 ml
3.000/250 = 12
it will take you 12h to drink all the water that you need
if you start peeing clear more than once every 30 min you stop drinking
It may take a few weeks for your body to get used to being properly hydrated. And the results are worth it!
This may not make you richer, but for sure your skin, hair, muscles and joints will thank you big time!