Ginger Daniels Movement Specialist
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It's been awhile since I've blogged, but I felt inspired to share my thoughts on bottled water with you as I am currently studying nutrition. Drinking water can be hard for most of us, even when we're thirsty. It's much more satisfying to grab a pick me up, coffee type of drink. Water is also easier to drink if we get a bottle of it to have on hand since many of us have such active lives. This leads to possibly grabbing one of those waters that promises to include vitamins and minerals. It is usually flavored so that it is more enjoyable when we drink it, and don't forget, it has vitamins so it's healthy, right? Well, not really. The vitamins that are in most, if not all of these types of bottled water are water soluble. This means that when they are added to the water they are generally flushed out of our systems along with the water when we drink them. If the bottled water contains fat soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A and D, our bodies will have a nearly impossible time absorbing these vitamins because there is no fat present in the bottled water. So basically, all that we are absorbing from this "special water" is sugar the sugar that is added for color and flavor. The sugar that gives us unwanted calories. Sad, I know... I have friends that swear that they drink this type of bottled water and it cures their hangovers... they'd be better off drinking plain old water. Better yet, we'd all benefit and help the environment by getting a canteen or glass bottle for refilling from our filtered tap water. Much healthier indeed. Ginger Daniels Movement Specialist email for inquiries
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