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We are used to drowning out the natural feeling of thirst with sweet soda, snacks, tea and coffee. Meanwhile, ordinary water promotes weight loss, helps to absorb more vitamins and minerals from food, and prevents fatigue. Ksenia Tatarnikova, the author of a blog about healthy food, talks about how to teach yourself to drink it.
1. Play associations
Make it so that you associate water with different actions. For example, start drinking water as soon as you wake up. When you sit down at the computer, prepare dinner – put a glass of water next to it and take a couple of sips. Drink water before leaving the house and when you have just returned. Take a small bottle with you. So daily activities will help you get used to drinking more water.
2. Experiment with taste
Try different delicious recipes. For example, mix 100 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice or a large, juicy, peeled peach in a blender. Add one tablespoon of lemon or lime juice and 100 ml of Narzan soda. Gradually replace carbonated water with non-carbonated water, it is more beneficial for the stomach and intestines.
Increase the amount of water in your drink over time. For taste, you can add, for example, orange ice. To do this, freeze water, freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice in a 1: 1 ratio and a slice of red orange in molds.
3. Don’t force yourself
Pour water into a glass a little at a time: it is better to drink a few sips than to forcibly tip a whole glass into yourself.
4. Remember to serve
It is more pleasant for us to drink from the dishes that we like, so it is worth buying a beautiful jug and a water stand. Fill them with water and keep the houses in plain sight.
Please note: if after an hour and a half after a hearty meal you feel hungry again, most likely it is thirst. And it is better to quench it with water. Eat more fruits and vegetables with a high fluid content: oranges, mangoes, apples, cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelon, peaches, zucchini, eggplant, melon. Gradually, they will help you get a taste, and you will begin to drink plain water with pleasure.
4 little-known properties of water
- Water protects against viruses – antibodies “live” in a moistened throat;
- Water softens migraines;
- Water reduces arthritis pain – it works as a natural lubricant for the joints;
- Water does not allow the level of “bad” cholesterol to rise, which can damage the walls of blood vessels.