Pure, clean water may be the only true Magic Potion for permanent weight loss!
 
Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase!
 
And an increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits!
 
Here's the reason why...
 
The kidneys cannot function properly without enough water. When they do not work to capacity, some of their load is dumped on the liver. One of the liver's primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. But if the liver has to do some of the kidney's work, it cannot work at full throttle.
 
As a result, it metabolizes less fat... more fat remains stored in the body and weight loss stops!
 
Drinking an adequate amount of water every day is the best treatment for fluid retention. But when your body is given less water than it needs... it perceives the shortage as a threat to survival and will begin to retain every drop. Water reserves are stored in extra-cellular spaces (outside the cells). This water can show up as swollen feet, hands and legs.
 
Diuretics only offer a temporary solution at best. They force out stored water along with some essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat and will replace the lost water at the first opportunity. Thus, the condition quickly returns.
 
The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to give your body what it needs - plenty of water - only then will stored water be released.
 
If water retention is a constant problem for you... excess salt may be to blame.
 
Your body will only tolerate sodium in certain concentrations. The more salt you eat, the more water your system retains to dilute it. But getting rid of unneeded salt is easy -- just drink water! As the water is forced through the kidneys, it will remove the excess sodium.
 
Over weight people need more water than thin people. Larger people have larger metabolic loads. Since we know that water is the key to fat metabolism... it follows that the over weight person needs more water to metabolize excess fat.
 
Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone... which in turn, aids proper muscle contraction and prevents dehydration. It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually follows weight loss. Shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plums the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient. Water helps rid the body of waste. During weight loss, the body has more waste to get rid of - all that metabolized fat must be shed.
 
Again . . . Water helps flush out this waste!
 
Water can help relieve constipation...
 
The colon is a primary internal water source. When the body gets too little water, it siphons what it needs from internal sources. Result? Constipation. But when a person drinks enough water... normal bowel function will return.
 
So far, we have discovered same remarkable truths about water and about weight loss... the body will not function properly without enough water and cannot metabolize stored fat efficiently. On the household weight scales... Retained water shows up as excess weight.
 
It may seem strange, but to get rid of excess water...  you must drink more water! Drinking water is essential to losing weight.
 
How much water is enough?
 
If you are of normal weight for your height, then on average you should drink (8) eight -- 8 oz. glasses of pure water every day. However, if you are overweight you should take (1) one additional glass for every 25 lbs. of excess weight you are trying to lose. The amount that you drink should be increased if you exercise, or if the weather is hot and dry.
 
Preferably, your drinking water should be taken cold...
 
Cold water is absorbed more quickly into the system than warm water. Some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually burn calories. To utilize water most efficiently during weight loss, follow this schedule:

• Endocrine gland function improves...
  
  
• Fluid retention is alleviated as stored water is lost...
  
  
• More fat can be used as fuel because the liver is free to
  metabolize stored fat...
  
  
• Natural thirst returns...
  
  
• There is a loss of hunger almost overnight.

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The ANTI-AGING Report
How To Reverse Aging Through pH
Balancing and Oxygenation
by Eileen Silva

So how does your body pH get out of balance? The answer may surprise you . . . food protein, which is vital for maintaining your health, can also create an acidic condition in your body's pH balance.
 
States Dr. Ted Morter, Jr., a notable pH expert, “The paradox of protein is that it's not only essential (to life), but also potentially health destroying.”
 
Imagine that!
 
The same protein that you need to live can actually over-burden your cells making them toxic and acidic!
 
And remember... an acidic body pH condition facilitates accelerated aging, system degeneration and increased susceptibility to sickness and disease.
 
Here's some tips for maintaining Optimal pH Balance:

• Manage stress more effectively!
  
  
• Cleanse your body systems regularly.
  
  
• Eat an alkaline producing diet.
  
  
• Drink eight (8) or more glasses of pure water daily
  with fresh lemon juice squeezed in generously.

Your efforts to reverse a pH imbalance should be particularily aggressive, if you detect an odor of ammonia in your urine. This is a strong indicator, that your body is in desperate need of organic sodium and that protein intake must be reduced immediately. When your body does not get enough sodium . . . calcium will be leached from the bones and eliminated via urination.
 
This condition, if allowed to continue can result in serious loss of bone density and potential osteoporosis.
 
Your body's pH level can be tested by having a pH test done...

The ideal target is a 7.0 pH when measuring
your saliva upon rising in the morning,
before eating or drinking anything.

Once you have successfully brought your body's pH into balance... you will likely begin to experience more natural vitality, better metabolism and fewer internal/external signs of aging.
 
One of your greatest allies to help bring your body pH into balance is pure drinking water. Also you should try to avoid food groups that are naturally acidic. Here are the four (4) basic Food Groups and their respective Acidity Rating:

Do you suspect your daily eating habits could be preventing you from achieving optimal pH balance? If that's the case you should consider supplementing your daily diet, to restore your body pH to a normal range.
 
The quickest, most predictable way to shift your body's pH toward neutral (in an alkaline direction) is to take a free-radical scavenging all-natural product rich in green botanicals . . .
 
If you understand the serious health problems that can be created by allowing a pH imbalance to persist in your body then take a step to improving your health and the health of your entire family, both young and old alike?     End

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