Drinking chilled or cold water will produce a slight thermogenic effect and therefore speed
up your body's metabolism.
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Drinking adequate amounts of water will ensure that toxins are quickly and routinely flushed out
of your body. These toxins can be a cause of unnecessary body weight.
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Proper consumption of water will in-fact help facilitate proper bowl movements. And therefore
again remove unnecessary body weight.
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The human body has a tendency to hold onto those nutrients thatwe are lacking and store
them. Therefore one main cause of water retention is actually dehydration. Yes you read that
right! Not drinking enough water can cause your body to retain whatever water it has and cause
an increase in excess water weight and bloating.
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One of the biggest problems with dehydration is that it decreases blood volume. Therefore the
body cannot efficiently transport nutrients, or oxygen to the cells. Furthermore if you are
dehydrated your body will have a hard time extracting all the necessary nutrients from the foods
that you eat and coincidentally you will never feel satisfied and energetic after eating a meal thus
prompting more and more over.
Guidelines
Here is a basic guideline for the minimum daily consumption of water. Notice: this is a
minimum guideline. With an increase in exercise, heat or humidity you should boost your
consumption accordingly. One easy suggestion for minimum daily water intake is to take
your body weight divide by two and drink that in oz. For example a 120 lb female would need
to drink a minimum of 60 oz. of water. Or a 200 lb male would need to drink a minimum of
100 oz. of water. Again these suggestions do not take into account heat, exercise, humidity,
stress or any other factors where an increasein water is necessary.
