The Basics: Hydrate like a Boss

Hydration cannot be left out of The Basics.  You are mostly water.  Dehydration - even slight dehydration - affects your mood, hormones, and every reaction that happens in your body.  ½ oz of liquid for every pound of body weight.  When we get older, our thirst sensation is less and less reliable.  It is one of those things that diminish with time.  So drink by body weight, not thirst.

We want to hydrate with liquids and with food.  Liquids are your rainshower and food is gentle drizzle.

Top hydrating liquids:
Water - seltzer, with lemon, with flavor, or just plain.  This is a must.  I start the day with warm lemon water and use it as a warming winter beverage during the day.

Tea - if you haven’t become a tea drinker, you’re missing out.  The benefits of tea are endless depending on which leaves are being seeped.  Choose your tea on what you need.  For me I want youthening and immunity. I usually drink green tea like The Tres Legendes or Cloud Mountain at jolie.  

Broth & Pressed juices, especially green ones.  You get hydration and a vitamin IV treatment in one.

Coffee - high in antioxidants, but you can only count ⅔ of it as hydration due to the dehydrating impact of coffee.  Broth- or come let The basics

Hydrating foods;
Fruits and vegetables are filled with water.  Including these liberally in your daily diet provided constant hydration.  Hydration within the colon is important also - if we do not have adequate fluids coming in the body will seek the fluids from the colon.  And when that happens, it’s hard going to the bathroom.

Beware of Dehydrators
You will need more liquids if you frequently sauna like I do or in warmer weather.  When you are under the weather, you are losing a lot of fluids through your mucus membranes, fever, and decreased appetite; small, frequent sips of seltzer, broth, or tea help here. Winter heating indoors dehydrated us as well as warm bedrooms at night - another reason to start the day with a big glass of water.
Alcohol - remember one drink, then one glass of water and definitely water before bed if you’ve had more than two.  You will have to go to the bathroom during the night, but it’s worth it for the wellness of your body.  

Game Plan:
Morning: warm water with lemon digestive health
Daytime: carry water with you, drink frequently
Tea after lunch, after dinner
Eat lots of veggies
with love,
Jolie
​xo