By Sherrlyn Christmas-John
When I am burning energy, under stress,
have lost sleep, or weather is warm, my body automatically says "Drink,
drink, drink!"
It is not uncommon for me to drink between
a half and a full gallon in a one-hour time period. And then
drink more through
the day. The
only time I really forget is when I sit a lot at my computer in a
cool room and the body is not hardly moving. Then symptoms develop
such as angina (tightness in my
chest), lethargy, headaches, restlessness
in my sleep, foggy head, my complexion becomes rough, sore throat,
and, last but not least, major constipation. Well, that's enough
to keep that water bottle by your side!
I do believe if people would
begin to train themselves to drink more water, it would eliminate
a lot of problems. Water speeds the metabolism
and helps a person burn more calories (helps you process stored fat).
I don't use Fiberblend when I drink lots of water.
Water will flush
the system and keep things moving and help eliminate the toxins. Some "top" bodybuilders drink 2-4 gallons of
water a day.
Although I do think that is too much for the average
person, as one can overdue a good thing and deplete their potassium
levels. I tell people many times who have trouble losing weight to
drink more water. It sounds just too simple, and we humans are looking
for a fancier way to solve our problems.
Dr. Loraine Day, national
speaker and author of the video You Can't Improve
on God says that
when the body is dehydrated it has to go
into drought management. (People a lot of the time are not even aware
at this point.)
This process can cause low back pain, arthritis,
ulcer-type pain, and angina
from simply not drinking enough water.
One can also develop high blood pressure. The body produces histamines
- histamines in turn produce substances like prostaglandins, which
produce the pain.
I believe water regulates all body function.
On
a spiritual note, the Bible likens water to baptism, salvation,
healing, the Word, cleansing, miracles, and, in the last book of
the bible, the "water of life."
Best
to you,
Sherrlyn |
