the importance of hydration

water is the driving force of all nature.
              - leonardo da vinci

 Did you know that up to 60% of the human body is water?  According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are 73% water, the lungs are about 83% water, the skin is about 64% water, muscles and kidneys are about 79% water, and even the bones are watery: 31%!!  ​If we weren't already convinced of the importance of proper hydration, this journal entry just sealed it!

Instead of shuffling to the coffee pot - remember that coffee is a diuretic, which pulls even MORE water from the body - try a cup of warm water with lemon and a grind of pink himalayan salt.  This will help stoke the digestive fire and is a great source of trace minerals, which are missing from the diets of many in our country.

There are many different opinions on recommended water intake, but a general rule is to divide your body weight in half and drink that many ounces of water per day.  So, if you weigh 150lbs, you would drink approximately 75oz. of water each day.

If you're not a fan of drinking water, I promise that you will be soon!  Once your body has more consistent hydration, you'll be able to get those ounces down with joy!  It may help to diffuse your water with an herbal tea (no sweetener, and that is also a diuretic) to coax the taste buds a bit.

if there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.
                                                                    - loren eiseley