If I told you all it takes is one small morning habit to fire up your metabolism, rehydrate, flush toxins, clean your colon (as in poop right away), and increase your level of alertness, what would you say? Sign me up right?! Well all it takes is starting your morning with a big ol glass of H2O. Yup water! I wanted to write a blog about this, because I am super passionate about it!
After waking up, brushing my teeth, and of course taking my dogs out, I immediately fill a large mason jar with cold filtered water and add a lemon slice. Sometimes I mix it up with lime or cucumber slices, you can get fancy with it if you want. Then I pretty much guzzle it, but you can take your time it doesn’t really matter, as long as your starting your day with at least 22oz of water (I drink a 32oz mason jar).
Check out these 5 ways it’s changed my life!
- Pooping first thing! I had to start off with this one, because it’s helped me so much! Growing up I struggled with constipation (I know, i’m sorry TMI). My diet was definitely to blame (typical American diet of hot dogs and candy, ugh), but as I got older and changed my diet the pooping got better. However, its never been as good as it is now, after starting my day with 32oz of water! I literally drink my water and within 10 minutes head to the bathroom. Yay for pooping stories!
- Increases your level of alertness! Did you know your brain is 75% water? WOW (I just learned this after a google search, haha). It makes sense then that when your not properly hydrated your brain wont function right, you will feel tired, moody and sluggish.
- Fire up your metabolism! Drinking a cold glass of water after you wake up gets your metabolism firing. One study showed it increases your metabolism by 24% within the first 90 minutes! Which is great when you do a morning workout like me, you fire that metabolism for your workout.
- Flush those toxins! It’s the kidneys job to rid your body of toxins, but it cant do its job if your not drinking enough water. Getting fluids into your body first thing in the morning will help your kidneys flush those toxins.
- Rehydrate! Ok this one is obvious right?! But really after sleeping 7-8 hours all night, you might not feel thirsty, but your body needs fluids! You’ve probably heard it before, but when you actually become thirsty, your probably already dehydrated!
I hope these 5 facts will help you in starting your day right with some H2O! Along the lines of water, check out my blog on: The Best Purchase I’ve Made in a Long Time!
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