Help Yourself » challenge http://helpyourselfblog.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:31:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The First Pillar of Health: Water http://helpyourselfblog.com/2010/02/the-first-pillar-of-health-water/ http://helpyourselfblog.com/2010/02/the-first-pillar-of-health-water/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:10:28 +0000 bloominglater http://helpyourselfblog.com/?p=572 In an earlier post, I wrote about the Seven Pillars of Health, a book by Don Colbert, MD. The premise is simple: there are seven fundamentals to living a healthy lifestyle, the first of which is drinking plenty of water. The goal of the book, though, is to show that you can accomplish huge changes in life by taking one small step at a time.

To help with this, there is also an accompanying 50 day journal. For the purposes of this exercise, I’ll be committing to a 30-day program. I’ll determine after the 30 day course whether or not I want to continue.

The Benefits of Water

We all know how important water is for us, but Colbert calls water a “miracle cure” for many health problems since water is required for every function in the body.

Here are some other things you may not have known:

Water makes up 60% of your body weight.

Your lungs expel between 2-4 cups of water per day through normal breathing.

Water can respond to positive and negative emotion.

Day 1 Action Step:

  • Replace one soft drink, tea or other with a glass of natural water

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