PROPER HYDRATION
Why Water? Healthy Drinking That
is Crystal Clear
By Kevin Parrott
Faith and Fitness Magazine
CBN.com –
Many people drink six to eight sodas, coffee, or tea per
day to get that caffeine kick. Those wanting a healthier refreshment may drink fruit juice. Yet others get added nutrients through
sports drinks. There are many choices. For most, if they really work at it, they might drink one
or two glasses of water per day.
When you consider that the body
is 70 percent water (not soda), you have to wonder what we are
doing to our bodies. For those of us who want to live a life that honors
God, we need to be more than “pure at heart”. Take
the doctor’s advice and drink at least eight glasses of
water per day.
Water— it is so important. Nothing can live without it. Some
of your vital organs are up to 83 percent water. Your muscles
are made of that much water. It helps maintain proper muscle tone.
Without water, your muscles can’t contract properly. If
you think that means you may simply get an occasional “Charlie
Horse” or cramp, you are only partly right. The heart is
a muscle. Too much dehydration can be deadly.
If you want to improve your weight, you should
know some facts about water.
Water suppresses the appetite naturally. It helps
rid the body of waste. Drinking enough water is the best treatment
for fluid retention. The more water you drink, the less water you
retain. So if you want to lose weight, drink plenty of water.
Beyond the recommended eight glasses of water per day, the overweight
person needs one additional glass for every 15 to 25 pounds that
they wish to lose. For example, to lose 50 pounds you would need
to drink 10 to 11 glasses of water per day.
The body will not function properly without enough water. It
can’t metabolize stored fat efficiently. Retained water
shows up as excess weight. To get rid of excess water, you must
drink more water. Drinking water is essential to weight loss.
When exercising, detoxifying the body, and maintaining
healthy skin, water is key.
When we exercise, we perspire; this is the body’s
natural air-conditioning system. Water is a natural coolant as
it rises to the surface of the skin; it brings internal heat to
the surface where it can cool. If the body is running low on its
water supply, this natural process is slowed, and then we overheat.
That is when we are subject to a heat stroke or severe cramping.
We must keep plenty of fresh, clean water coming in, especially
when it is hot or when we will be over-exerting ourselves.
Water helps cleanse toxins and poisons from the body. Without
the presence of water in our systems, these toxins can build up
and cause disease and sickness.
Drinking plenty of water keeps the skin moist. That can help
slow the signs of aging, like dryness and wrinkling. That is why
you almost always see the Hollywood stars carrying bottled water
with them. Their skin is their commodity.
I’ve been a personal trainer for 18 years in Virginia,
with several studios. I highly recommend that you drink distilled
water, because it will not pollute the body as you drink it. Tap,
filtered, and spring water all pollute the body as it passes through
you. These all have inorganic minerals in them. You need minerals;
however, you are much better getting them from fruits and vegetables,
which have organic minerals, the kind the body can absorb.
Got Faith? Got water? What’s in your bod?
“The human body is a temple of the Holy Spirit,
who is in us, whom we have received from God. We are not our own;
we were bought at a price. Therefore we are to honor God with
our bodies”.
There is a passage in the Bible that says “faith without
works is dead." That means you can’t fake being “spiritual."
If God is IN you, He’ll be a part of your daily lifestyle.
Your spirit functions well and is hydrated best when you’ve
got God.
Your body without water is dead. So, drink water and plenty of
it. The reasons are crystal clear.
Kevin Parrott calls himself a personal trainer for Christ.
He has trained clients throughout the states of Virginia and North
Carolina, in Washington, D.C., and as far away as Iceland. Kevin has
been involved in competitive body-building for over 24
years. Instead of turning professional, he felt led to open Body
Sculpting Inc. Personal Training Studios http://www.kparrott.com/
in 1991 in Hampton, Virginia. Kevin personally developed the Body
Sculpting program, which has helped many people to reach their
fitness goals. He can be contacted at sculptyourbod@aol.com.
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