Is It Really Just Water?

     While sitting at a favorite restaurant, I heard a lady at a neighboring table say, “I’ll just have water.” At that moment I realized that I was guilty of having “just water” as well. How many times have you done the same? As a society we’ve been conditioned to think that the choice of water at a restaurant is somehow the lesser choice over a sugar laden soft drink.

Water is not the inferior choice for many reasons. Drinking water helps maintain the balance of body fluids. On a cellular level, without a balance of fluids, muscle performance can suffer. Lack of water can also make your skin look more dry and wrinkled. Water helps kidneys transport waste products as well as helping to maintain normal bowel movements.

Next time you order “just water” do it proudly knowing that those sugary beverages can’t help your body, the way that just water can.