Water, Water and more water!

One question I get quite a bit is about water.  My guideline is drinking at least half your body weight in fluid ounces a day.  If you live in a warmer climate, go to a sauna, grab a spin class or essentially sweat more then normal, increase your water intake for the day.  The best measure? Clear urine.

Water is vital in maintaining a healthy body.  It regulates temperature, lubricates joints, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells and reduces the burden on the kidneys and livery by flushing out waste.  Water also helps with energy level, maintaining healthy skin and the best?  Weight loss.  I've had clients that have simply increased their water intake and lost weight.  Isn't that encouragement enough to drink more water?

If you need to spruce up your water, add a lemon or lime.  Another simple idea is adding a stick of cinnamon a sliced up apple, lots of ice and water into a pitcher.  In just a few hours you will have apple cinnamon flavored water.