Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
AVAILABLE HERE
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Water, water inside please.
As Jamie says on his Really Useful Fitness Blog Water is essential for good health and helps to maximise the fat burning process. We need around two litres of water a day and in summer we should drink more. Water gets your metabolism up and running, so a glass on waking is a good thing, and so is a glass before bed to help our system cope with the day's meals.
It's my experience that a good glass of water will clear the head, wake me up, make me happy, renew my energy levels if I'm flagging and calm me down! I also find that by drinking two litres a day helps me keep freer, more supple and springy in my joints, so it's good for posture.
Adequate water also helps to keep us feeling and looking young as it hydrates the skin as much as any other part of our body. It helps to flush out toxins, reduce the risk of heart disease, regulate our body temperature, keep the bowels working regularly and help avoid kidney stones. If I'm hungry, I'll opt for a glass of water before food just to ensure I'm not confusing the needs of my body as the need for water can be sensed as hunger. So this approach can help with weight loss. Not bad for what comes out of a tap!
