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FOR BETTER HEALTH

JUST WET YOUR WHISTLE

HERE’S WHY

By

Dee Taylor

"Sizzlin’ Seniors" Television Programming

It’s summertime in Texas and is it ever hot. We all know that water is important for better health, but I have never seen it written down like this before. 75% of us are chronically dehydrated. In 37% of us the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. (Wow, wake up there.)

Even mild dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington’s medical study. Lack of water is also the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. (Now they tell me.)

Preliminary studies indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease your back and joint pain for up to 80% of all suffers.

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic things like math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page. (And you thought you were just getting old, didn’t you?)

According to this study, drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to get bladder cancer. (This is good news for women 50+.)

So, I tell you all this to ask you, "Are you getting enough water everyday?" If not, start buying bottle water and carry a bottle with you everywhere you go, so you don’t have to look for a water fountain ever again especially on these hot summer days in Texas.

You will get use to drinking warm water; I did for the sake of my own health. I told my husband, "When my kids were babies I use to carry milk bottles in my bag and now at 66 I am carrying water bottles for me and Mylanta for you in my purse." (Don’t you just love being a part of the aging generation?)

So, it seems pretty simple to me, if you have joint and back pain just put lots more water in your diet. If you don’t get it after reading the above facts, don’t ask me why. Come on now, wet your whistle for better health and then go head and enjoy the summer it only lasts for a season.

You can see Dee Taylor discussing this subject and others on Time Warner cable television daily at 12 noon and 7PM on Channel A-14 and DCTV, Channel 15B or visit her website: www.sizzlinsen.org to learn more.

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