Weight Loss - Water Logged

One gimmick focused on in recent years has been water consumption. Not your standard, healthy eight glasses per day - but 'the more you drink, the better, and the cleaner your system will be' marketing pitch. And of course, NATURAL spring water is the best according to the old marketing pitches.

While water is essential in keeping the body in tune, too much water can be damaging. How damaging? Here are the facts about too much water in the daily diet:

Too much water can be lethal. The body is made up almost entirely of water and works to balance the body so that it performs.

When too much water is introduced, an imbalance occurs. The body goes from hydrated to over hydrated to totally dehydrated. Forever. And ever.

To provide an example of how nutsy-coo-coo the water factor has become:

The recommendation for water consumption in the desert: about 1 gallon per day.

I've seen individuals keep a gallon jug of water at their desk with this task in mind, "My goal is to drink the gallon of water by the end of my eight hour shift," actually thinking they were doing a healthy thing for their body.

Our tips:

Get in your healthy eight cups of water per day. Drink more if you're involving a lot of activity in your routine, and drink more water during warmer periods.

Reach for water rather than soda, sugary beverages, tea or coffee.

The water from your faucet is free, safe and generally delicious, something that Spring water companies keep under their hats.

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