Newsletter Recipes
Water
August 2013

• First thing in the morning, fill a mug with freshly boiled water.
• Add a dash of apple cider vinegar and a squeeze of fresh lemon.  Sip as you start your day.
• According to Ayuveda, hot water more easily penetrates your lymph system, helping to cure dehydration at a cellular level and to move things through the lymph system more easily.

With cold water

• Add lemon, or
• Add slices of cucumber, or
• Add a sliver or orange, or  
• Add lime, or
• Add kiwi, or
• Add blueberries (we add frozen blueberries in place of ice).

You can now buy water bottles with a removable bottom that allows you to add fruit or vegetables that it then crushes to infuse your water.  
 
Quick tips:

• Make it easy to drink water - keep a glass by your side when you are cooking, watching TV, reading, and, of course, exercising.
• When you reach into the refrigerator for something to eat or drink, first have a glass of water.
• When you need a break from what you are doing, grab a glass of water.
• Track how much water you drink in a day  - you might be surprised.
• As a rule of thumb, try dividing your weight (in pounds) by 2 and drinking that many ounces of water each day.   See how it makes you feel.  If you exercise, you will need more than this.
• If you are worried about having to get up in the middle of the night, drink most of your water early in the day.