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Secrets to Drinking 8 Glasses of Water a Day

 
Drinking water is very important for the body. We've all heard this, right? Some overwhelm us saying to drink 8 glasses a day and some high profile celebrities tell us they drink as much as 13 a day. Meanwhile you're happy enough drinking your  sugary carbonated drink 6 times a day and  can't fathom drinking one glass of plain unflavored tap water. But you know you should.  So how do you start drinking more water? And why is it so important anyhow?
 
Well it's obvious that water doesn't have many calories to it and it's one of nature's most natural sources. Unless you live in Mexico, it won't do any damage to your body to drink it.  Water is a purifier and cleanser in the body. It moves everything along at a faster pace and replenishes the skin so it looks healthy and glowing. Where sugar and caffeine can clog up the system, crystal clear water can greatly help the functions of the body, clearing up skin, improving circulation and getting rid of things the body can do without.  (You can call them toxins if you want to, but that's just too strong a word for me.) Drinking lots of water can even abolish bad breath in the mornings.
 
Usually, the best way to drink 8 glasses of water a day is to drink one glass of water in the morning and one at night and one every hour or two in the day (which might  convert to drinking out of a bottle that you refill 3 or 4 times a day). Yes, you will visit the bathroom more, but this is a good thing-It means your body is getting rid of unwanted waste. If you drank 6 cans of pop per day and didn't visit the bathroom as often, wouldn't you be concerned where all that sticky sugay liquid was going?
 

So drinking water is the way to go. But if you're like most people, it's terribly hard to switch from drinking sugar water in the form of pop to drinking plain water from a tap. You could drink juice exclusively, although most juices you buy at the grocery store are so concentrated with sugar that it's just as bad as drinking pop. And the more sugar, coffee, or cigarettes  you have, the less water you will want to drink.

Try getting a juicer and creating your own nutrient rich shakes out of fruits and veggies that you prefer. Pineapple, apples, and papaya make intoxicatingly delicious drinks. You can even buy popsicle sticks and make  100% natural fruit popsicles for the kids. Or if you freeze your juice in an ice cube tray, you can grind it up later for a refreshing slush that's healthy and inexpensive.  Try www.juicersdirect.com to get a great deal on these wonderful machines.  Even if you don't want to drink water exclusively, you can get great benefits from drinking all natrual fruit juice you made yourself.  

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