WATER has a big part to play in weight loss. It’s an amazing fact that our bodies are made up of roughly 75 per cent waterย โ in our brains itโs even higher at 85 per cent.ย Youโll be surprised where we keep all this liquid:ย muscles are 75% water, your blood ย (which transports nutrients) is 82% water, your lungs are 90% water, and even your bones are 25% water.
Our inner water level is controlled by our all-powerful subconscious and when it detects a shortage โ the condition we call dehydration โ it takes action.
Rationing starts. The brain is first in line for whatever waterโs available and the other organs get just enough to keep them ticking over.
One of the first symptoms of dehydration appears in our digestive system. We get a mild pain which feels like hunger. Research has proved that itโs almost impossible to tell the difference between the feelings of hunger and thirst.
So because weโre all conditioned to eating when we feel hungry, itโs not surprising that most people turn to food when theyโre dehydrated โ although what they actually needed was a glass of water or two.
Next time you get those hunger pangs, have a glass of water. If the hunger pangs go away it means you had a genuine thirst and youโve stopped yourself from consuming calories your body didnโt actually need.
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