Re: Facts? on Water

[Guest guest]

Carol: Thanks for this great summary of what water can do for us. For

those that don't like plain water, see Warren 's Fruit Punch recipe

in our " drinks " file. I make lemonade/limade in the summer with fresh

lemons/limes (or use bottled juice) with sucralose for a refreshing drink.

Too much of bought/bottled or even your own squeezed undiluted fruit juice

is of course very high in calories.

on 8/1/2003 6:11 PM, Carol, getting conscious at 12steplists@...

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> someone forwarded me this..I don't know how true it is...but more

> motivation to fill that hole with water and fake the belly out... Also

> Discovery Channel had show about obesity last night that was pretty

> good, esp. talking about role of genes in saving fat and role of dieting

> in making you get fatter and fatter. noting on CR however. Carol...

> WATER: 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. 2. In 37% of

> Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for

> hunger. 3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much

> 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 fuzz 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. * * *

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