Did Your Mum Ask You to Drink Water?

Drink Water. Drink More Water.

Whenever you left home, your mum will ask if you have brought your water bottle.

However, sometimes we are lazy, or sometimes we think that it's not 'cool' to carry a water bottle around (I look like a schoolkid with a water bottle).

This article I'm writing is not about carry water bottles around, or how to be 'cool' by carrying water bottles. It's not the bottle. It's the Water. Pure, Clean Water. (Not soft drinks/coffee/teas...)

Water is an incredible compound.

I never heard what's so wonderful about the water we drink, but I can tell you it really shock me after I learned how essential and powerful Water can improves our lives - just by drinking water.

When we are thirsty, we drink water. But do you know that by the time you felt thirsty, some of your cells have already died?

The human body is anywhere from 55% to 78% water depending on body size. And we need at least one to seven litres of water per day, depending on the temperature, humidity, activity and other factors.
Our body is made up close to 50 Trillion cells.

What is a trillion? It's 1000 billion, 1 million million, 1 billion thousand - 1,000,000,000,000.  Okay, you know what is 50 trillion.

We have so many cells in our body, and they need water to live, to grow. 

How often do you need to drink water?

You need to hydrate your body every 15 mins. Drink water every 15 mins.

Haha. I think I hear someone "Just drink every 15 mins will improve our lives? That's easy!"

True. It's really that easy.

But wait!

Did you see "every 15 mins?"

Ah! That may seem a challenge.

First, to do it, you need to have water with you every 15 mins. You can carry a water bottle with you whenever you go. Or you have a water cooler beside you whenever you go, or you can buy 1 bottle of water every 15 mins.

Second, you got to have the discipline to drink every 15 mins! I still remember in my school days, I can bring a bottle full of water out of home, and come home with the same water untouch. It's the past anyway :D

Constantly remind yourself to drink, before you felt thirsty.

I have developed this habit after I attended Anthony's Robbins' 4 day seminar last year, where he mentioned about the miraculous benefits of drinking water only.

What I did:
- Carry a bottle with me everywhere I go. In school, football games, shopping centers, seminars...etc
- Drink and Refill.
- If I run out of water, I will buy one, or get some from others :P

Benefits:
- Hardly fall sick
- No morning sighness
- Won't feel lethargic at the end of the day (I even feel more energitic at night!)
- Didn't doze off in lectures. Water keep me awake :D
- Less pimples growing!
- No Bad Breath (Lack of water causes it!)
- Less Constipation
- Lose weight!
- So far so good!

Wake up in the morning, drink lots of water to keep yourself hydrated, before you put starch (bread, rice, bee hoon, chicken pie...etc) into your mouth. Your 'sleepy' stomach is not ready to 'stir' the hard starch you put into it.

Before you start eating your meal, drink water first. Drinking water before you start eating, is to let your stomach get ready for digestion for any food that you eat later.

If you can, stay away from cold drinks. Especially if you are having an oily meal (Fish and Chips/Macdonalds,KFC,Popeyes...etc) don't take cold drinks. Cold drinks will cause oil to coagulate in our stomach. This would make it more difficult to break down. It will be stored in your body then!

When you feel that the more you sleep, the more tired you are, especially you have slept 14 hours and you are still tired. Go drink some water. You are probably dehydrated. 

Sighness. You wake up sneezing. Your nose is running like a tap. You stuff it with tissue papers, and you breathe with your mouth. Your tissue is drenched, and you are feeling uncomfortable. You feel dizzy and don't feel like doing anything. Go drink water. drink more water, and rest.

How to know if you are dehydrated?

Okay. Everybody knows this. Your mum would have probably taught you when you are young.

Look at your pee. Drink more water, when your pee is yellow. (it stinks too! haha!)

Keep your pee clear, by drinking more water :D

Alright! That's my little tip on Water!

Take a 10 day challenge to drink water every 15 min.

Share your results here with everybody!