Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Liquid breakfast
Having a liquid lunch may be enjoyable but the knock-on effects may reduce our clarity of thinking and working ability as we fight the temptation to snooze through the afternoon. A few measures of alcohol mid-day just adds to our likelihood of fatigue which happens naturally abouit 8 hours after we wake up.
A liquid breakfast however is something else though. In recent months I have taken to having a litre of water on rising at 5.30am(!) and my breakfast much later around 9.00-10.00am. I wouldn't mention this if I did not feel remarkably healthy with it. Many people say they do not eat any breakfast until a few hours later, but nor will they drink anything other than maybe a cup of coffee.
Coffee and tea act as diuretics that dehydrate us whereas drinking water re-hydrates us. Water also gives our liver and kidneys a good clean through, reducing stress, calming us down, makes us feel looser and freer in our muscles; it also helping us relax as well as wake us up. If I am a little sluggish in the morning the water almost always makes me feel more alert, energised and ready for the day shortly after drinking it. A glass of water even before getting out of bed can help us feel more lively within 10 minutes and more eager to get up. Cold water can be rather chilly and can even make us feel cold (OK in summer but not winter or even spring) but warm water can help our insides relax and even further help the elimination of toxins. As hot water requires sipping, I drink tepid or warm water that slips down easily and radiates its warmth for hours. It is surprising how un-hungry one can feel after drinking water and how energised too.
Read more information on the health benefits of water.
