Their is an art to drinking water and it is related to the science of your body and the water you are drinking.  First and foremost it is important to make sure you take in around 1 to 2 liters of water per day (preferably filtered water free of harmful chemicals).  Second make sure your water is at room temperature.  This will make it easy on your body as far as digestion and absorption goes.  When you bring ice cold water into your body and or any other temperature that is not equal to your bodies natural temperature you body has to work hard to bring that water to its normal temperature.  This will use up your bodies energy.Last but not least drinking water during and around meals are a sure way to create many issues for the body like acid reflux & allergies.  When you consume water right before, during and or after a meal, what ends up happening is  that the water will dilute your stomach acids and their ability to break down foods quick enough for them to head on down to the intestines for proper nutrient absorption.  If this happens enough over a long period of time you are guaranteed to have complications.  It is recommended to take 20 minutes before meals , drink nothing during meals and 45 minutes or an hour after meals when consuming any liquids.  For many this is confusing and down right silly.  They ask, “How will you swallow your food and get it down your throat”?  I am not sure what caused this myth that you need liquids to get food down your throat but the body is very well designed.  It does not need any help with working food down to where it needs to be.  Gravity, muscles and other slippery juices take care of that.  Watch animals and tell me if you ever see then drink right after they eat.  Its a natural habit and known fact in many other countries except maybe the U.S.  I can not count the numerous times where I am in a restaurant and I am asked about what I would like to drink and I say nothing, I get the craziest looks.  I have even had one waitress beg me to drink something asap because she was worried about me and the food now apparently lodged in my throat with nothing to guide it to my stomach.

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