Friday, January 18, 2008

Hydration the Key to Optimal Health

May I take just a moment to educate you on proper hydration? You may find relief from symptoms you've had for years. Next to Oxygen, Water is the most important nutrient for sustaining life. Your body is 70% water and it's vital to keep it properly hydrated. (with water, not soda, not energy drinks, not coffee, not beer). A good rule of thumb for optimal hydration is, take your weight, divide it by 2 and drink that amount of water in ounces per day.

You lose approximately 2.5 liters of water everyday, just through normal bodily functions. (urination, perspiration & breathing.) If you are physically active, you lose even more water. Although "thirst" is an obvious sign of dehydration, the TRUTH is your body is in need of water long before you feel thirsty.

According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, MD-best selling author of "Your Body's Many Cries for Water." Symptoms of dehydration include chronic pains in joints and muscles, low back pain, headaches, constipation, excessive cravings, irritability, depression, difficulty sleeping, fatigue and dreaming of oceans & water and amber colored urine. Some conditions that may be affected by dehydration are asthma, allergies, high blood pressure, type II diabetes and autoimmune disease.

WOW- Huh?

Do you see yourself in any of the above?

I also work in a hospital and I see every day how dehydration affects people. I make it a habit of asking my patients if they drink water. Rarely, do I find someone who says yes, and drinks the optimum amount. Most of them say they drink a glass or two or they don't like water, but they drink soda and coffee. (Um, not the same).

I myself, can tell when I have not been faithful to the optimal amount of water that I should be drinking. I crave more junk food, my neck & joints hurt more and are less flexible, I toss & turn in my sleep, I'm easily irritated and tired. That's evidence enough for me to know that I should be drinking more water and how important hydration is.

But, is plain water enough? Well, it's better than nothing & it's FREE. But, with the overwhelming evidence of all the known contaminants found in standard "tap water," purified and bottled water is more popular than ever. And while purified water is definitely a much healthier choice – it's still plain water.

Why drink just plain water when you can "Super Charge" it with Xtreme X2O? Don't pay for enhanced bottled water that also has questionable ingredients like aspartame, sucralose & acesulfame potassium. (Do a google on these).

Xtreme X2O is 100% natural. It's a little power pack or sachet that you drop into your water. It's filled with minerals that your body recognizes immediately to manufacture energy. It lowers the surface tension of the water molecule so the water can be absorbed directly into your cells with greater ease, improving hydration, nutrient uptake and toxin removal. It also naturally balances the chemistry of the body to maintain a more alkaline environment. Studies have shown that disease cannot survive in an alkaline environment. We notice more fatigue and aches & pains when we're acidic. Many people mention they have more energy, they sleep better, they have less food cravings and just feel better after drinking it.

Though Xtreme X2O has no smell or taste, some people just don't like water, so we also have a 100% natural flavor enhancing product called X2O Blast. You just add it to your Xtreme X2O to flavor your water with zero calories and without raising your blood sugar levels which is a concern for diabetics, it also has the antioxidant power of eating 5 fruits & vegetables, so you're getting an added bonus as well.

For more information on Xtreme X2O & X2O Blast. please email me at XoomaHealthy@gmail.com or visit www.XoomaHealthy.com.