The Health & Wholeness Issue
The Benefits of Drinking
Water With Lauren Twigge, MCN, RDN, LD
Your body and organs are primarily water. Start drinking water like your life depends on it— because it does!
A Helpful Note
Drinking water helps with: • digestion regularity
From a Registered Dietitian
• organ health • chewing and swallowing
Set realistic goals.
• chemical reactions in your body • temperature regulation
Don’t expect yourself to go from zero to
• joint lubrication
100 in any area of your life. Create goals
• electrolyte regulation
that seem doable and achievable.
• rehydration after excessive sweating
Establish a timeline to track your progress (try tracking it for a month). In that time of self-reflection, be real and even consider creating a new goal if your original goal has become a habit!
Categorize your goals. Don’t try to change too many things about your diet and your exercise alone. Pick one to two from each category and add in other areas like sleep, family, and more.
Write your goals down. Write your goals down and keep them in a visible area. Out of sight, out of mind. Try to keep these goals in a place you’ll see them regularly.
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