Drinking the right amount of water is a balancing act, just like everything else... If you drink too little, you don't have adequate amounts to flush the waste matter out. If you drink too much or too much at once, you may flush minerals, vitamins, and electrolytes out...
Maintaining (or acheiving) Homeostasis is the key...
Hmm... I've read from various sources and also heard from hot yoga teachers I've had that sipping is a much more efficient way to hydrate your body. From personal experience, I've felt a difference with this way too.
The reasoning is that ff you chug a lot of water at once it's too much for your body to absorb and you'll just have to pee a lot instead of actually absorbing the water and getting hydrated... plus a bad thing is that all that water flushing though your system can also flush out electrolytes and vitamins. I think slow and steady sipping throughout the day is the best way to stay hydrated.
Think of watering a potted plant. If you pour a big jug of water on the dirt, it will run through faster than the roots can take it up, especially if the dirt is very dry to start with. But, if you drizzle the water on the top of the dirt to allow it to moisten and fluff up, then you can pour more water on slowly and the dirt can hold it. And the roots can draw it out of the dirt and into the cells of the plant.
First thing in the morning, we are like the plant in dry dirt, and a lot of water drunk all at once is going straight through us. Sipping water throughout the day keeps the tissues moist and responsive, able to absorb and transport water to all the body parts.
Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. ~Mary Jean Irion
I've always been known to like a little water with my ice.
There is absolutely No Way I can even consider drinking room temperature anything!!! It's that Texan thing again.
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Myra.
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." Pierre Teilhard de Chardin http://www.stillspeaking.com
Think of watering a potted plant. If you pour a big jug of water on the dirt, it will run through faster than the roots can take it up, especially if the dirt is very dry to start with. But, if you drizzle the water on the top of the dirt to allow it to moisten and fluff up, then you can pour more water on slowly and the dirt can hold it. And the roots can draw it out of the dirt and into the cells of the plant.
First thing in the morning, we are like the plant in dry dirt, and a lot of water drunk all at once is going straight through us. Sipping water throughout the day keeps the tissues moist and responsive, able to absorb and transport water to all the body parts.
Brilliant! Just what I was looking for in my "Water" thread , Thanks Victoria!
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