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Dieting Tip: Drink More Water!

Everyone knows about how healthy water is for our bodies. However, water is overlooked
way too often during the time of dieting. Water is one of the most important parts of dieting,
without water our bodies won’t be able to lose the weight as quickly as one could by
incorporating enough water in their daily diet in order to maintain a healthy body,
both on the inside and the outside.

How does water help out with dieting?

When it comes down to it, water is one of the most critical parts of dieting that shouldn’t be
overlooked by anyone who is or trying to become active in dieting. Water can help you while
dieting by suppressing your appetite (which causes you to eat less) as well as helping your
body function a lot easier. These are just a couple of the critical benefits that water has
on one who is dieting.

How can water cause me to eat less?

One of the most important benefits that just about everyone seeks while dieting is losing
excess fat that’s just outright ugly. If you drink a glass of water before and after you eat,
the water will make your stomach full, which in turn requires you to eat less in order to be
full. This will help you shed off those extra pounds a lot quicker than if you didn’t drink
water before and after you eat a meal.

Did you know that water can help you burn off more calories if you consume more than normal?

That’s right folks! It has been proven that a person whom drinks at least a pint of water
can burn up to about 50 more calories than someone who isn’t actively incorporating water
into their dieting action plan. With that said, you should already be sipping an ice cold
bottle of water down!

Protein

Protein, along with carbohydrates and fats, make up the major building blocks in a healthy diet that allow for proper body function. Without any one of these compounds, called macronutrients because the high amounts needed as compared to other nutrient, the body would quickly run into problems and show signs of malnutrition. Carbohydrates supply the blood with much needed sugar fuel, fats provide the body with the ability to gain weight as well as save energy for later use, and proteins help with muscle production as well as energy production. Proteins are readily found in meats, cheeses and other dairy products as well as certain vegetables. Protein is also an important source of the Amino Acid Phenylalanine which is important to alertness and other brain function. Without an adequate source of protein in your diet, muscle production would be impossible, and muscle breakdown and atrophy would begin. This is the reason that protein is so important to bodybuilders and those with muscular dystrophy, as atrophy of the muscles is exacerbated by a lack of protein, and additional protein can be utilized for increased muscle mass production.

Most people get enough protein in a balanced diet for good muscular health, and many get much more protein than they actually need. In Western culture meat is often considered the main, and largest course in a meal, and while providing the body with much needed protein, too much meat, especially red meats, can also bring along massive amounts of fat and if prepared in a restaurant, usually plenty of salt to go along with that. The extra fat and salt are retained by the body, and the excess protein is either stored as fat or exits the body as waste.

The more active a person is the more protein the body can utilize, and the more muscle can be built. Inactivity causes even the smallest amount of protein to go to waste or go to the waist. It is either converted to fat and will later be used as energy, or passed from the body. Smaller cuts of meat and the introduction of vegetable, fish, and soybean sources of protein can be a great way to maintain proper protein levels without overindulging. The other option is to increase exercise that also brings with it increased benefits in both the present and for the future. Protein rich fish is also high in Omega 3 fatty acids that promote heart health, which can give it a healthy edge over beef or poultry.

Combat Insomnia Without Medication

Many people suffer from a sleep disorder known as insomnia. Insomnia is caused by many different factors including stress and an irregular sleep cycle. Most people opt for the chemical method of dealing with it because it doesn’t take any effort or thought. Take a pill, go to sleep. What they don’t consider is the side effects that come from these types of pills, not the least of which is addiction.

Natural remedies exist for dealing with insomnia, including research to find out the root of the insomnia. Relaxation is important to sleep quality. You need to learn to really relax your body in order to allow it to fall asleep naturally. Progressive muscle relaxation helps the body to systematically release tension, this means start at one point of your body and make it relax. 

Extremities like toes are a good place to start, or start from your center and radiate the relaxation outward picturing the stress releasing from your body through your fingers and toes, which ever works for you best. You may want to exercise before you begin the relaxation technique as exercise will strengthen, tire out, and help to relax the muscles, giving you a head start.