Water and making it more interesting

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I'm not a fan of water at all, but my husband send this to me in an email today and I think I'm going to re-think drinking it now.

This is important from the Mayo Clinic
Good things to know.......including Mayo Clinic info......please read it all!

How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the night!!
Heart Attack and Water - I never knew all of this! Interesting.......
I asked my Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time.
Answer from my Cardiac Doctor -
Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell).
When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with the kidneys, it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. This then ties in with the last statement!
I knew you need your minimum amount of water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me.
Correct time to drink water... Very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist!
Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:
2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - helps avoids stroke or heart attack

I can also add this... My Physician told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps.
Your leg muscles are seeking hydration if they can not hydrate they may cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse.

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I'm definitely trying this one!

[chattiesmom]

I'm not a fan of water - I am a fizzy lover. Unfortunately (for me) before leg surgery my doc required that I quit drinking fizzy of any kind because carbonation leeching calcium from bones. So I went cold turkey, no Mountain Dew, no water with gas (as they call it in Europe) no nothing fizzy.

To increase my water intake I wash and cut up an organic orange, lemon, and lime in small pieces and put about a cup in my tea diffuser fill it up and stick it in the fridge. I have a stainless steel Thermos bottle that I keep full of the water and drink it throughout the day. Each time I fill up my Thermos I refill with the diffuser with water. I change out the fruit daily.

Right now this is working for me. I used to use the drink flavorings in the little tubbie things but I quit because of the Splenda dangers dies, etc.

[LilAnnCamp]

Water is for fish. Dr. Pepper is my love.

I haven't drink Dr. Pepper in 2 months!

I haven't been adding anything to my water but I havent been drinking enough at all.

I do occassionly add 1/2 cup or less of decaf tea to my water sometimes at night.

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Love water.
Love Mtn. Dew more.

How do you make it more interesting?
Lemon ice cubes?
Soda Stream it?
Add flavored powder?
Ideas???

Watermelon or cantaloupe chunks. Serves 2 purposes, 1. To flavor the water and 2. Will help with swelling/water retention.

I freeze them and put them in my cup with my water.

I'm anemic, so I chew Ice constantly. The frozen chunks helps with the ice cravings too.

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by McheleM

Watermelon or cantaloupe chunks. Serves 2 purposes, 1. To flavor the water and 2. Will help with swelling/water retention.

I freeze them and put them in my cup with my water.

I'm anemic, so I chew Ice constantly. The frozen chunks helps with the ice cravings too.

Oh yummy! That sounds good!