Greetings!
Here are some watered down facts:
DID YOU KNOW THAT . . . .If your mouth is dry; you are already about 2 quarts low on water. You are ALREADY dehydrated. Use this gauge to evaluate whether your active kids are dehydrated by asking them if their mouth is dry.
* For every cup of coffee you drink, you become 8 ounces more dehydrated. So drink TWO cups for water for every cup o'joe,just to stay ahead.
* THE P CHECK -If you are maintaining good hydration after exercise. You should have to pee within twenty minutes after finishing your workout. If you want bonus Pee points it should be clear, not bright yellow.
* IF YOU DON'T PEE ALL DAY, YOU ARE MAINTAINING A STATE OF SLUDGE FOR YOUR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.Water drinking actually keeps your blood thinner so that the nutrients that it carries(namely oxygen) can get to where it needs to go faster. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO SLOW RUNNING DRAINS.
*Ideally everyone should be drinking a minimum of three liters of water every day.
This is BEFORE adding the water needed for exercise
TIP:
Put that amount of water in containers on your kitchen counter in the morning and be sure you get it down. The earlier in the day, the better, preferrably before 7pm so that it runs it's course before you hit the hay.
HAVE YOU STOPPED BUYING ALL THAT BOTTLED WATER? I HOPE?
Make sure you and your family are doing everything in your household power to stop using disposable excess plastic, even if it's recyclable. I know I myself have used enough Poland Springs Sports Top bottles to build a plastic Eiffel Tower. I'm finished with those.
What to do instead? Be sure your water faucet at home has a good filter or better yet, have a reverse osmosis water system installed on your main water supply in the basement.
Then drink out of glasses, even though I realize that's a zany idea.
Nalgene water bottles? Here's the scoop on them:
Lots of Nalgene water bottles and other hard plastic sport water bottles are made of polycarbonate (#7 on the bottom) , which may leach Bisphenol A, an estrogen-like chemical.
A new American study links it to breast cancer and early puberty, and is particularly concerned about the effect on babies.
Others have raised concerns about the effect of feminizing hormones on men, such as breast enlargement or dropping semen counts. At the same time, sport water bottles are ubiquitous and we don't want people going back to buying bottled water. What should you do? Time to get rid of the Nalgene bottles that have a number 7 if they do not say BPA free.
Ditch the clear plastic baby bottles, right now. All the research that says there are problems point at the effect of the estrogen-like BPA on children as being the most significant.
Tin cans are often lined in plastic BPA and sit around a long time; get rid of older tin cans, particularly if they contain tomatoes and other acidic fruits.
Don't heat it or use your polycarbonate bottle for hot drinks.
Polycarbonate bottles get striated and cracked as they get older; that increases surface area. Ditch 'em.
Replace your Polycarbonate bottle with a Sigg, Kleen Kanteen, or the new BPA free Camelbak, particularly if pregnant or pre-pubescent.These are actually metal bottles. They are heavier, which is a pain in your backpack, although if you've all switched to wheelie backpacks like I told you earlier,it shouldn't be a problem. Plus your shoulders and back won't get out of balance and predisposed for injury by carrying it on one side. Also these water bottles are pricier-$20 or more but think of all the bucks you'll save not buying water by the case!
Finally, replace jugs where water sits around a long time, like Brita knockoffs. (Brita says they are BPA free).
I'm giving my spin class members a few weeks to get their water plan in place. After that, there's nothing like a bit of peer pressure to get us all in the new sater regime.
Happy Hydrating!
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