The Water Secret

Liquid calories present a bigger challenge to people trying to lose weight than food, according to a new study. When researchers examined the relationship between beverage consumption among adults and weight change, the greater weight loss linked to a reduction in liquid calories rather than solid foods.

The results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2009. Another study, out of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, found that diet sodas are no body bargain, either. For every can you sip daily, your risk of becoming overweight rises by 37 percent. A 2004 study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that Americans get 7 percent of their calories from soda

shared with him that well-hydrated cells function, heal, and renew properly, and keep the skin barrier function intact and healthy. He was surprised to learn that topical skin care products address only about 20 percent of the skin’s needs. The other 80 percent have to come from proper nutrition. Even the world’s most advanced, most expensive products won’t give your skin a rosy glow if you’re not taking good care of your internal body

All things considered, it is important to understand that for most people, it’s not what they do or don’t eat or drink, it’s that they are unable to keep the water they consume within their cells’ membranes. And this can only be done with an adequate supply of four essential ingredients: (1) amino acids, which are the building blocks to proteins; (2) lecithin, which contains a key ingredient in cell membranes called phosphatidylcholine; (3) antioxidants; and (4) essential fatty acids

Think of the body as a self-maintaining factory; it is constantly regenerating itself down to every cell. Each month we renew our skin, every six weeks we have a new liver, and every three months we have new bones. To renew and rebuild these organs and tissues, we need to supply our bodies with the elements that have been lost as a result of constant use, degeneration, or aging

And yes, what you could be missing probably includes healthy sugars and healthy fats. There’s nothing more dehydrating than going on a nonfat, low-carb diet taken to the extreme

Thanks to the media and recent diet books, you understand now that trans fats, refined sugar, sodium, and processed and classic fast food should be regulated in your diet

Most people do not realize that the skin symptoms they see in the mirror and the fatigue they feel result from nutrient deficiencies that worsen cellular dehydration. Clinical studies have shown that too little of certain nutrients can increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and premature aging. All of these then exacerbate cellular dehydration further. In my own studies, I’ve recorded how nutrient deficiencies result in low Phase Angles, low cellular water, and high “aging” water—the kind stuck outside cells where it doesn’t belong

This is not a diet book, but you will lose weight if you follow the nutritional recommendations. And you’ll need to drink less water because you’ll be getting high-quality water from the foods you eat, which will maintain strong, truly hydrated cells. Remember the goal: to put water back into the cells and keep it there. To do this the body needs to be flooded with nutrients that will strengthen cell membranes and connective tissue so they hold in the good water. It is this water that will help you to maximize and even accelerate your metabolism, sculpt stronger muscles, burn unwanted fat, and essentially live younger. In doing so, you’ll give your body what it needs to heal itself, and prevent the onset of disease

This change is largely due to the critical nutritional cellular support you received from the key nutrients (e.g., amino acids, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals) in the foods in this diet and menu plan as well as from the nutritional supplements you may have been taking

If you experience any of these changes, this could very well be attributed to having optimized your intracellular water and by strengthening the connective tissue