Polar Bear Plunge!
Loading up on water in the winter.
A great way to start the new year is clean – inside as well as outside. Here’s just one challenge for starting a new, more oxygenated, energetic year:
Water!
Winter is related to the element Water. The Bladder and kidneys, which deal with the body’s water, are the organs associated with the winter season.
The kidneys along with the liver are the filters of the blood. The kidneys also work closely with the adrenal glands to oxygenate the system and regulate muscle tone. The bladder then eliminates urine received from the kidneys. Water is needed to keep these organs (and all the rest) working properly.
But for some reason, at least for me, it is hard to drink enough water in the winter. And here in the high desert the very air is dry, dry, dry. Our skin cracks, itches and protests anyway it can all winter long.
So, I have taken measures to encourage more water drinking happens at my house. Here’s sharing some facts and ideas with you:
· Add essential oils or infuse herbs into your water to get more oxygen and use out of the water you do drink.
o I put a bottle of lemon and grapefruit essential oil by my sink and add a drop of one or the other to the bottom of my drinking glass (a glass glass) before I fill it with water. The essential oil cleanses my water and adds more oxygen molecules = more energy for me!
o If you like cold water, for fun flavor add fresh cranberries, lemon slices, or orange slices to a carafe then fill with water and place in fridge to drink throughout the day.
· Only serve water or tea.
· Drink a large glass of water when you first wake up and before going to bed. (That also ensures you will wake up early in the morning.)
· Drink water before eating anything.
· Herbal tea counts so use it as a treat or warm fuzzy during the day and in the evening.
· Have a good water bottle with you while in the car and traveling.
So here’s to the polar bear plunge, being up to our eyeballs, sloshing around in the water.
Tip: Stock up on TP.
If anyone has suggestions on how to get more water intake, I would love you to share. Good health to all this year.
