Are you Drinking Water at the Correct Time of the Day?
Drinking water at the correct time maximizes it’s effectiveness on the human body.
First thing when you wake up most people typically reach for the coffee pot. By the way, is a bad habit and trust me, I’m just as guilty. You wake up, your all tired and groggy, and what do you want? CAFFEINE!
What does caffeine do to the body? It acts as a stimulant by raising your heart rate and blood pressure. It also acts as a diuretic, which can cause you to be dehydrated. With that being said, after sleeping for 6-8 hours you just drank your caffeinated coffee. That means you’ve gone at least 6-8 hours without water and you probably didn’t drink water before bed therefore, your probably already dehydrated and grab the one thing that makes you more dehydrated. Drinking coffee first thing in the morning is bad habit a lot of us need to break.
Not only is drinking the right amount of water important but also, drinking water at the right time of the day.
I challenge you to start drinking water at the correct time of the day for 1 month!
Before you start:
Grab a notebook and jot down your current weight, your typical mood, how you generally feel, and your energy levels. Best way to start is make a journal of your day. Right down how you feel in the morning when you first wake, after meals, and before bed. Make note of how much water you actually drink. Then, take a full body picture of yourself. Set your notebook and photo aside, we’ll grab these again in 30 days.
Let the Challenge Begin…
First, do you know how much water you should drink a day?
Take your current weight and divide that by 2. For example: if you weight 150 pounds divide that by 2 and get 75.
That means you would need to drink 75 ounces everyday.
Now, there are 8 ounces in an average glass so take 75 ounces divided by 8= 9.375 I always like to round up to the next nearest number and make it a solid 10 glasses a day.
Everyday complete the following:
Drink 2 Glasses👉After waking up.
Helps activate the brain and internal organs.
Drinking 2 glasses of water after waking up refreshes the mind and body as it carries oxygen through bloodstream to your vital organs.
Now that you have hydrated your body and your brain is starting to feel more alert, have that cup of coffee. You do not have to cut caffeine out of your diet, caffeine is okay in moderate amounts at the accurate time of the day. After doing this routine for about a month I noticed, I no longer craved coffee in the morning. I was already alert and ready to go. However, there are still those days that life goes on and coffee is MUST and I NEED the caffeine.
Drink 1 Glass👉 30 min. Before a Meal
Helps with digestion and weight loss by increasing the metabolism.
Drinking water 30 minutes before a meal can help with digestion and helps increase the metabolism which can lead to weight loss.
It’s typical to drink water during your meal. However, it’s important to drink water 30 minutes before your meals; breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Drink 1 Glass👉 before taking a bath/shower
Helps lower blood pressure
Try drinking a warm or room temperature glass of water before taking a shower or bath to help lower your blood pressure.
Drinking warm water versus cold water before getting in the shower, can help equalize your body temperature.
Drink 1 Glass👉 before going to bed
Helps avoid stroke & Heart attack and rid the body of toxins.
1 glass of warm water at night is best. Warm water helps calm your mind and body and aids the body in riding itself of unwanted toxins. Along with giving your body the hydration you need through out the night.
~Spice it up by adding some Lemon or Honey~
Don’t like warm water? Try room temperature instead.
After 30 Days of Drinking Water at the Correct Times
After you have successfully completed 30 days of drinking water at the correct times, grab out that notebook you set aside and re-write how you currently feel. Do you notice a change of energy? Mood? Weight loss? Write it down and compare your results. Then, take a new full body photo and compare the results.
**Feel free to comment and share feedback and success stories.**
Different Types of Water to Try
1. Karma Water or Karma Water for Kids
Infuse the nutrition into the water and replenish your body with digestive and immune health support. Karma Probiotic Water delivers more than 10x the active cultures than yogurt. Karma Probiotic Water is made with the patented probiotic GanedenBC30.
2. Hint Water
Hint delivers refreshment without sugar, diet sweeteners, calories or preservatives. They have a wide variety of flavors to choose from. You can even try it sparkling, with a caffeine kick, or hint for kids.
3. Just Water
Water sustains all of us, but it’s not unlimited. JUST Water is sustainably sourced, natural still spring water that you can feel good about drinking.
This natural still spring water comes from Glens Falls, NY. They collect 3 billion gallons of natural spring water a year that gets replenished by snow and rain in the Adirondack Mountains. They bottle a fraction of their excess natural spring water, and pay fairly for it, so we’re providing a new source of income for the community. Because their water comes from a mountain spring, it’s naturally alkaline, with a high pH of 8.0. They boil USDA organic fruits/herbs, collect the fruit/herb-infused vapor, and then incorporate it back into the water. It has zero artificial flavors, zero preservatives, zero sweeteners, and zero calories! They package the naturally alkaline spring water in an environmentally considerate carton that’s made with renewable materials like paper and sugarcane. The plant-based carton is 100% recyclable, and is designed to protect the natural spring water inside from ambient flavors, so it always has a pure, crisp taste.
Essentia Water is an ionized alkaline water. Alkaline water has a higher pH level than regular drinking water. It can help neutralize the acid in your body .You may have heard various health claims about alkaline water. Some say it can help slow the aging process, regulate your body’s pH level, and prevent chronic diseases like cancer. The scientific benefits of ionized pH water have yet to be corroborated by multiple research studies, many reviews of Essentia water have mentioned that it has improved their acid reflux and morning sickness. It’s also supposed to taste better and hydrate you better than traditional waters.
5. Propel Water
All of Propel products are enhanced with electrolytes to support next level hydration, while also providing vitamin B, and antioxidant vitamins C & E, so you can hydrate, replenish and get your best workout.
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