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The
Water Health Report Incredible as it may seem... Water is the single most important catalyst in losing
weight and keeping it off! Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase! And an increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits! Here's the reason why... The kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they do not work to capacity, some of their load is dumped on the liver. One of the liver's primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. But if the liver has to do some of the kidney's work, it cannot work at full throttle. As a result, it metabolizes less fat... more fat remains stored in the body and weight loss stops! Drinking an adequate amount of water every day is the best treatment for fluid retention. But when your body is given less water than it needs... it perceives the shortage as a threat to survival and will begin to retain every drop. Water reserves are stored in extra-cellular spaces (outside the cells). This water can show up as swollen feet, hands and legs. Diuretics only offer a temporary solution at best. They force out stored water along with some essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat and will replace the lost water at the first opportunity. Thus, the condition quickly returns.The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to give your body what it needs - plenty of water - only then will stored water be released. If water retention is a constant problem for you... excess salt may be to blame. Your body will only tolerate sodium in certain concentrations. The more salt you eat, the more water your system retains to dilute it. But getting rid of unneeded salt is easy -- just drink water! As the water is forced through the kidneys, it will remove the excess sodium. Over weight people need more water than thin people. Larger people have larger metabolic loads. Since we know that water is the key to fat metabolism... it follows that the over weight person needs more water to metabolize excess fat. Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone... which in turn, aids proper muscle contraction and prevents dehydration. It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually follows weight loss. Shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plums the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient. Water helps rid the body of waste. During weight loss, the body has more waste to get rid of - all that metabolized fat must be shed. Again . . . Water helps flush out this waste! If you are of normal
weight for your height, then on average you should drink (8) eight -- 8
oz. glasses of pure water every day. However, if you are overweight
you should take (1) one additional glass for every 25 lbs. of excess
weight you are trying to lose. The amount that you drink should be
increased if you exercise, or if the weather is hot and dry.
When
the body gets all the water it needs to function optimally, all body
system fluids will perfectly balance.
But don't forget this... If
you stop drinking enough water your body fluids So what's the remedy this situation? Start over . . . increasing your water intake to force another breakthrough! Reprinted from "The Snowbird Diet" by Donald S. Roberston, M.D., M. Sc. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL THE MODERATORS
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