INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT H2O

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT H2O
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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 10:43am
OF COURSE, NOW I GET THIS E-MAIL TODAY *AFTER* OUR WATER CHALLENGE, BUT THOUGHT

I WOULD PASS IT ON. ALSO, SOMEONE HERE TOLD ME THAT ICE WATER FIRST THING IN THE

AM GIVES A *JUMP START* TO YOUR METABOLISM. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THIS INFO.

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75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.

In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

One glass of water shuts down midnighthunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.



* Stel *

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 10:55am
Interesting about the joint pain...one of my probs. Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug! ** stel **

* Stel *

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 1:12pm
DAMN I need a drink of water!!!!
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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 1:20pm


Thanks Stel!

Good stuff! I saw on the news that our troups in Iraq are being told to drink 8-10 quarts of water it's soo hot there.

Raising that glass of water-Cheers!

~Golly

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 4:53pm
Thank you for sharing this! It made me get up and go gulp down a big glass! I'm the worst at drinking water. I never drink anything during the day (1 cup of coffee), and then I gulp about 5 glasses of water down before I go to bed. I don't know why I don't get thirsty until night time?? But it's probably why I always feel hungry during the day!

-Hillary

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 4:56pm
Thank you for sharing this!

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You are very welcome, Hillary:)

* Stel *

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 4:59pm
Hey Stel,

Glad you did share it .. You never know when we'll do other

Thanks for the great info .. appreciate it more than you know :)

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 6:59pm
Good stuff Stel. The Weight Watchers high achievers were on TV last night and one thing they said they had to do was drink 12 glasses of water a day! Looking forward to your winter water challenge Hugs! Hilary
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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 7:04pm
>> Looking forward to your winter water challenge Hugs!

**Will be interesting to compare the two for sure :)

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 9:04pm
Looking forward to your winter water challenge Hugs! Hilary

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Hey, Hil....I bet you'll win, cuz it'll be summer there so you'll drink

more water than us

* Stel *

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Tue, 08-12-2003 - 9:34pm
Looking forward to your winter water challenge Hugs! Hilary

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Hey, Hil....I bet you'll win, cuz it'll be summer there so you'll drink

more water than us

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Oh Stel ..

I bet you're right, LOL

Good one :)

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