Shower Your Insides

You hear the advice about drinking eight 8 ounce glasses of water almost as much as you hear “The tribe has spoken”. There’s no magic to this number, the the right amount varies according to your activity level and size, so if you want, just drink enough water so that your urine is clear. Or 8x8 ounces might be easier. Of all the reasons H2O (preferably filtered) is oh-so-good, the work it does for your guts is one of the best. For starters, it helps lubricate everything so food can slide through more easily. Plus, it helps quell hunger, fights bad breath, and helps you avoid dry mouth. Your mechanism for detecting

thirst doesn't work as well when you’re older as it does when you’re young, which makes it that much more important to remind yourself to drink regularly throughout the day–before your body even tells you its time.

Exerpts from

YOU STAYING YOUNG

Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

Free Press / Simon & Schuster, Publisher