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PennyPA
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Posted - Jul 20 2010 :  9:39:44 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Drinking water at the correct time maximizes its effectiveness on the Human body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack

Water:
Regulates body temperature
Composes 75% of the brain
Helps carry nutrients to cells
Moistens oxygen for breathing
Protects and cushions vital organs
Helps body absorb nutrients
Makes up 75% of muscles
Cushions joints
Accounts for 22% of bones
Removes waste
Makes up 83% of blood
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majseventh
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Posted - Jul 21 2010 :  03:10:26 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Bravo Penny!
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tsainta
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Posted - Jul 21 2010 :  11:53:04 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I agree strongly. I found out early on that hydration can make a very noticeable difference in my COPD symptoms over the past 16 years. Paying attention to my water intake has seemed to facilitate clearing mucous.
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geezmk
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Posted - Jul 23 2010 :  01:44:07 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Any truth in that cold water with or without ice hampers breathing?
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PennyPA
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Posted - Jul 23 2010 :  10:24:09 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I didn't research that geez (do you have a name?) but I know if it's too cold it can cause bronchospasms which would not be good. Now, what "too cold" is, I don't know.
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tsainta
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Posted - Jul 23 2010 :  11:39:49 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Generally, I drink room-temp water because I have had some indication that very cold ice water might slightly hamper breathing, but I have never encountered anything serious from it.
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PennyPA
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Posted - Jul 23 2010 :  1:06:04 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I know the one time I drank really cold water for some reason and it felt like my throat immediately closed up! Scared the beejeebers out of me. After a bit, it loosened and then got back to normal. My brothere told me, afterwards, I should have immediately had a few sips of warm water to calm it back down.
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Edited by - PennyPA on Jul 23 2010 1:07:04 PM
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