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Just as plants need Water to grow, water is essential to our overall well-being. By living complicated lives, we have lost our way in using simple, basic resources like water.

If the question was posed to people walking on the street, “Which is healthier - this glass of water or this glass of soda?” most would point to the water. Though the majority of people know water is the healthier choice, current statistics show more people drink soda. So the real question is, if we know that water is the better choice, then why are we grabbing for its alternative?

Water helps to maintain hydration, metabolize fats in maintaining energy balance, and eliminate toxins from our bodies. There are multiple drinking water options as well: adding carbonation to make seltzer water, adding citrus wedges (like lemon, lime or orange), adding mint leaves or cucumber, adding herbs to make iced or hot herbal teas, and many more.

Making healthy choices, like drinking water as opposed to drinks with added sugars or that are processed with ingredients we can barely pronounce, requires action. For a lot of us, the step toward living a healthy lifestyle by acting upon the basic knowledge we have has become more complex than we anticipated. In fact, the opportunity to make healthier choices exists within us.

How does water fit into your health plan? Let me know by leaving comments below.

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Water FITS INTO EVERYONE'S food PLAN! QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GET ENOUGH WATER AND HOW MUCH DO WE NEED....I PUKE IF I EAT AND DRINK, SO I DON'T DRINK WHEN I EAT..ALSO HOW MUCH WATER DO I DRINK 1.OZ 2.OZ'S, HOW MANY OZ'S DOES MY STOMACH HOLD, AND HOW MUCH FOOD AT dinner AND OTHER MEALS...THIS INF. ISN'T GIVEN AT ANYTIME....CAN YOU ANSWER THIS?

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My doctor said I should drink at least 64 oz of Water a day, so I try to do that each day. Sometimes, its plain water, sometimes its mixed with sugar-free Hawaiian punch mix, sometimes its unsweetened tea with a little bit of Splenda. Its a GREAT day when I can go over 64 oz. :)

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I carry around a sports bottle that holds 32Oz of Water, I take it with me every where and sip it through out the day. When I have drank all the water from the bottle twice I know I had my minimum 64Oz. I usually add some kind of sugar free flavoring to it like Mio, crystal light or ocean spray.

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I'm doing the major Water drinking but find I'm up all night peeing. Will that ever get better?

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Yes it gets better ! I did that at first , it does slow down !

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