Ultimate energy drink on planet

Prescription for Fatigue: Drink Water. Repeat

Years ago, I participated in a panel discussion about health at the Los Angeles Times annual festival of health and fitness. A couple of well-known Los Angeles health practitioners were also on the panel. I remember two things vividly about this experience. The first was a telling exchange between one of the docs and an audience member who asked for tips on working with patients.

“The single most important thing I do during the first session for almost everybody is to get them to double or triple the amount of water they’re drinking”, said the doc. “Then I tell them to come back in a week or two. In almost 80 percent of the cases, they report a huge improvement in energy levels and overall well-being”.

The second thing I remember about that panel discussion is that everyone else on the panel nodded affirmatively as the practitioner was speaking.

Water is that important.

WATER: THE #1 ENERGY DRINK ON THE PLANET
I know water is probably not what you’d consider a high-energy drink, but may be it should be. Studies have shown that athletes’ performance can be significantly reduced if they’re even 2 percent dehydrated. And that means it will have the same negative effect on your daily energy. You need water for virtually every metabolic process, including the production of cellular energy.

Water is essential for flushing out the waste products and toxins that can significantly contribute to fatigue. It’s also essential for preventing constipation and optimizing kidney and liver function, all very important if you’re going to operate at peak energy levels.

Your body is actually about 60 percent water, and to function efficiently – to maintain optimal health, vigor, and mental sharpness – you must keep the supply flowing. Eight glasses of water a day is the minimum you should drink (and even that may not be enough if you’re overweight). Here’s my person formula for calculating how much water you should be drinking; Take your weight and divide it by two – that’s the number of ounces a day to shoot for. So, if, for example, you’re 200 pounds (91 kg), go for 100 ounces (3L) of pure water a day.

Besides being quickly and easily absorbed, water has no calories and is almost always available. Much of what we perceive as hunger is actually thirst. (You can demonstrate this for yourself by simply drinking 8 to 12 ounces (235 to 355 ml) of water next time you feel hungry. Half the time the hunger will be gone in a few minutes). For at least some of us, a drop in energy can be related to mild dehydration.

If you need more motivation to drink up, then consider this: Water is number one in the antiaging arsenal of Nicholas Perricone, M.D., F.A.C.N., formerly of Yale University and the chairman of the International Conference on Aging and Aging Skin. Perricone says, ‘If I could teach my patients and students three things that would keep them forever young, they would be 1. Drink water, 2. Drink water, and 3. Drink more water”.

WORTH KNOWING
If you’re tempted by the healthy looking vitamin waters, don’t be. They’re overpriced nonsense. The amount of vitamins they contain is absolutely paltry, less than you’d yet in the cheapest drugstore multiple. If the money is burning is burning a hole in your pocket, get pricey artesian water and take a multiple vitamin.