8 Reasons to Drink Water With Lemon

It’s a fact that water is essential for healthy living. Its benefits to the body are unmatched by any other food or beverage. However, there is a way to enhance waters health benefits within the body.  By adding lemon to your water you can increase the benefits to your body and overall health. Lemon is full of its own vitamins, minerals and antioxidants which provide a host of therapeutic properties such as antibacterial, antiseptic, and blood purifying. So next time you order water add a slice of lemon to brighten your day and benefit your body both inside and out. Read more...

Stay Hydrated This Summer

With so many options of beverages to drink now a days, water is still the healthiest option out there for our health. Why is water so important? For several reasons. The human body is approximately 70 percent water. We lose water through perspiration, aspiration and respiration. This water needs to be replenished or else you become dehydrated, which can lead to nausea, headaches, dizziness, disorientation, fatigue, sluggishness, abdominal cramps, muscle cramps, and dry mouth. Read more...

Why We Are Dependent On Water

Everyone's heard it; water is one of the most important nutrients for the body. Well, it's true. The human body can survive without food a lot longer than it can survive without water; about 30 days longer (give or take). That's because the human body is made up of water, 50-70%. It transports nutrients throughout the body, helps to eliminate toxins and waste, regulates temperature, lubricates joints, relieves fluid retention, etc. Water is fundamental to how the body functions on a daily basis. And if you don't replenish your bodies water supply by drinking water, and eating foods like fruits and vegetables it can wreak havoc causing symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, stress, etc. That's why human survival is dependent on water. To get adequate water replenishment,  drink your body weight in ounces, everyday.

4 Ways to Relieve Constipation

 

1. Take Magnesium at Bedtime
The mineral magnesium is a natural muscle relaxant and helps with nerve function. By taking 300 mg of magnesium before you go to bed, it encourages your intestines to move food along while you are asleep. This makes it easier to go to the bathroom when you get up in the morning, thus reducing the chances for constipation. Read more...

Stay Hydrated With These Foods

Water is an important nutrient that you need to replenish on a daily basis. We lose water through perspiration, aspiration and respiration. Every cell in the body needs water to properly function. Dehydration can cause fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and sluggishness. Therefore it’s important to properly hydrate throughout the day. But if you forget to bring a water bottle to sip on, munch on some hydrating foods. They contribute to your water intake and fill you up keeping you feeling satiated so you don’t snack on extra calories. Foods with high water content provide the body with the added of fiber, electrolytes and vitamins. Fruit and vegetables are loaded with water so keep so me of these close at hand to snack on to keep yourself hydrated throughout the day. Read more...

Why is Water so Important?

Water is tasteless, odorless, and colorless to the senses but the most important nutrient for the human body. It may be transparent but it is vital to the existence of human beings. Water makes up about 70% of our body’s mass but can vary depending upon the size of an individual. Water is involved in every bodily function whether it is used as a solvent, made as a byproduct, or essential to the metabolic process. Water is constantly being expelled from the body through urination, respiration, sweating and digestion therefore it is essential to replenish the water in our body daily. It is recommended to ingest 2 liters of water per day through food, beverages and metabolism to avoid dehydration. However the old adage of drinking 8 glasses of water per day has no scientific basis. The amount of water that any one person needs to intake is dependant upon their levels of activity, temperature, humidity and digestion. Therefore anywhere from 1-7 liters of water maybe needed to be replenished upon a daily basis. Read more...

10 Acne Free Skin Tips For Everyday Life

Acne is one of those pesky little problems that shows up especially when you don’t want it to. Most people spend a lot of time and money to keep pimples from popping up but it doesn’t always stop them.  Because acne has several causes and not everyone experiences the same type of acne, it makes it difficult to completely eliminate acne from occurring. The acne industry is continually growing due to its frequent occurrence. Acne products and treatments are widely available and used. However, what if there was another way to keep your skin clear of acne. Diet, lifestyle, habit, and skin care all contribute to acne free skin. Follow these tips to reduce your acne outbursts and keep your skin looking young and beautiful.  Read more...

What is Constipation?

Constipation is one of those problems that most people experience at some point in their life but rarely talk about.  It is most common gastrointestinal complaint in the United States. Most often than not constipation affects women and the elderly, however everyone is susceptible to have constipation. Constipation is a symptom of disorder of bowel function, which makes bowel movements infrequent and difficult. Most often constipation is a temporary problem however there is a small percentage of cases where constipation can lead to more serious problems. Read more...

Foods To Relieve Constipation

If you have ever experienced constipation, which most people have at some point in their life, you know that it can be painful, embarrassing and uncomfortable. What most people don’t realize is that an unhealthy diet that lacks water and fiber can cause the slow, sluggish elimination that causes constipation. Therefore a healthy balanced diet can actually relieve and prevent constipation from occurring. Read more...

How to Achieve Better Health

Now that we are in the 21st century, more people focus has shifted to improving their health. Health is important because ones health determines, how long you will live and what type of quality your life will have. Health is determined by diet, physical fitness, happiness, stress levels, choices and genetics. Genetics is the only part of health that cannot be changed. The rest of the factors determine what type of health one will have. However, no matter what ones present health is, there is always a way you can improve upon it. Poor health is a result of ones lifestyle, it occurs overtime. It takes years of eating unhealthy food breathing in unclean air, not exercising, stressful situations and unhappiness to acquire poor health. But you can get better health by changing these bad aspects of your life. Even the smallest step in the right direction can improve your health significantly. It’s your life; this is how you will achieve better health. Read more...