Water Logged

I do not think a week of my life goes by without hearing the words ‘drink more water’. No matter the ailment everything appears to be cured by a glass of the free stuff. If I so much as cough in the street it is likely a passerby will jump at the chance to spout off the healing properties found in water.

‘I feel sick’ - have a glass of water  ‘I am so tired’ – you don’t drink enough water  ‘my car won’t start’ – Fill up the water

I cannot ignore the fact JLo swears by it and confesses to drinking at least three litres a day, if so then who am I to argue with the sexiest woman in the world (sexiest woman title is now official).

The Benefits

Skin: Water replenishes skins cells and helps elasticity, well hydrated skin looks youthful giving a bright clear complexion.

Weight: Drinking water can help weight loss because it flushes down the by-products of fat breakdown. Drinking a glass of water before meals can reduce hunger as it is an effective appetite suppressant and we often mistake hunger for dehydration.

Energy: Since the body is 75% water, dehydration can have an effect on memory and productivity. Water makes you more alert and helps you concentrate.

There are a number of other health benefits to convince us to replace the Vodka with the Volvic, but I don’t feel I need to go any further. If by drinking the recommended 2 litres I am going to have fabulously smooth skin, a lower fat count and bags of energy then what more can a girl ask for?

Yes I understand the scientific jargon - we need water to function and survive blah blah blah - but I am not convinced 2 litres is the golden number.

What obscurity has that number been plucked from?

Call me cynical but the folks over at the ‘water bottle manufacturing company’ could be sitting on a nice stack of notes while we run around the streets looking for the nearest Tesco Express to feed our water habit. Cynicism aside, in the name of beauty I am willing to eat drink my words and spend the next 7 days drinking at least two litres of water.

Follow me on twitter for updates and I will hopefully be writing in 7 days with a younger, fresher face - a face that pity’s my foundation because we no longer require it services.