Column by: Kavita Jhaveri-Patel

This one is a fun one! I am so excited to tell you about this little way you can tweak the way you drink water so that it becomes a calorie burning potion.

Most of us know that drinking water is good for us, and that our bodies require it, but very few of us know how to drink water in a way that can help you lose weight by accident. I promise there are tricks of the trade that I am going to reveal below.  This method ALONE can be life-changing.

If you have been following my weekly blog posts you know water is the best drink in the world! Your body requires water to remove toxins, keep away the bloat, prevents headaches, and overall helps to heal anything and everything in your body.

The average adult human body is made up of 60 -75% water. The brain is made up of 85% water, and our blood, the most important vehicle in distributing oxygen, vitamins, and minerals throughout the body and it is made up of 90% water.

Hence, water is crucial, on several levels. The only ingredient that burns calories is oxygen, and the only way oxygen can be circulated throughout your body is by your blood. Water, being the main component of your blood, is essential in burning calories and keeping your body oxygenated.

Okay, now to the moment you have been waiting for. I had to build it up, because once you hear it you are going to be like… that is SO simple! The best way to drink water is to have it…. hot. Yes, hot. I am not talking about room temperature. I’m talking I-can-see-a-tiny-bit-of steam-coming-out hot.

By drinking hot water, especially starting your day with 2 hot glasses, you cleanse your digestive tract and your entire body. The hot water basically grabs every last impurity and blockage in your body and flushes it out, helping you reduce the bloat.

The other amazing part is, if you drink hot water throughout your day, it will improve your digestion and breakdown food faster so that it doesn’t become toxic, also reducing the bloat. And last but not least it CURBS your cravings for more food in between meals.

OMG, isn’t that amazing!

Body confidence expert and health and lifestyle speaker Kavita Jhaveri-Patel. She has been featured in Time Out New York, Healthy Style NY, and has been mentioned on FoxLive News. Receive her free report 7 Mistakes Most Women Make When Trying to Lose Weight and How to Avoid Them by clicking here.

Want skin like Halle? Drink more water.

As the official spokesperson for the Revlon Walk for Women, Halle Berry chose a suitable beverage to keep her energized throughout the race. Hint Water is refreshing, unsweetened and has zero calories–it’s one of our favorites. No really, we’re addicted. With her enviably smooth skin and fit frame–if she’s drinking it, we want in. And we bet you do too.

Here, 11 hints to why you should be drinking more water, whether it’s Hint Water or straight from the tap.

1. Lose weight: Drinking water helps you lose weight because it flushes down the by-products of fat breakdown. Drinking water reduces hunger; it’s an effective appetite suppressant so you’ll eat less. Plus, gotta love that water has zero calories.

2. It’s a Natural Remedy for Headache: Helps to relieve headache and back pain due to dehydration.

3. Look Younger with Healthier Skin: Drinking water does all sorts of wonders for your skin. It helps to replenish skin tissues, moisturizes and increases skin elasticity.

4. Be More Productive at Work: Your brain is mostly made up of water, thus drinking water helps you think better and be more alert.

5. Strengthen Your Workout: Drinking water regulates your body temperature. You’ll feel more energetic when doing exercises and water helps to fuel your muscle.

6. Support Your Digestion: Drinking water raises your metabolism because it helps in digestion. Fiber and water go hand in hand to help you have your daily bowel movement.

7. Get Fewer Cramps and Sprains: Proper hydration helps keep your joints and muscles lubricated, so you’re less likely get cramps and sprains.

8. Be Less Likely to Get Sick: Drinking plenty of water helps fight against flu and other ailments like kidney stones and heart attack. Drinking water can improve your immune system.

9. Relieve Fatigue: Water is used by the body to help flush toxins and waste products from the body. If your body lacks water, your heart has to work harder to pump out the oxygenated blood to all cells and so will the rest of the vital organs. Your organs will be exhausted and so will you.

10. Reduce the Risk of Cancer: Related to the digestive system, some studies show that drinking a healthy amount of water may reduce the risks of bladder cancer and colon cancer. Water dilutes the concentration of cancer-causing agents in the urine and shortens the time in which they are in contact with bladder lining.

11. Boost your mood and feel happier! Plain and simple, water makes your body feel good, bringing on a brighter attitude.

Now go have a glass… or 8.

Source: Mango Steen Natural Remedies and Skeptic.com

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