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Healthy Living | Episode #348 · Legacy Living with Dr. Gloria Burgess

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Hello, and welcome to today's show, Legacy Living Make your Life Count.
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I'm your host, Doctor Gloria. Gloria Burgess, international leadership expert and trusted
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adviser. Welcome to Legacy Living Make your Life Count. I'm delighted that you
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joined me today. I want to give a big thank you to those of
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you who are listening all around the world. I'm delighted and so grateful that
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you tuned in. I sure hope you're enjoying a fabulos less day to day
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and that you're having a fantastic week, because you know what, in the
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grand song of the universe, life is very short, short, sweet,
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and very precious. So I hope you're making a difference in your own life
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because when you do, you also make a difference in someone else's life.
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Now, a lot of folks want to make their life count for something,
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and they ask me, doctor Gloria, how do you do that. Well,
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it's very simple, very simple. You make your life count day by
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day, step by step, moment by moment, every single day. That's
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what Legacy Living Make your Life Count is all about. Now you can learn
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Forward slash. All right, today, I want to talk with you about
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health and healthy living. Specifically, we're going to focus on one of the
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most important habits you can cultivate to keep yourself healthy, and that habit is
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all about keeping yourself hydrated. Now, I remember when my daughter was much
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much younger, she loved water. Now, for her, that meant that
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she loved being in the water. She loved to swim, but she wasn't
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all that keen on drinking water. In fact, I remember she really enjoyed
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visiting one of her aunts, and this particular Auntie enjoyed taking my daughter to
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the water park. Now, one summer it was very, very very hot,
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much hotter than usual, and my daughter was with her auntie in her
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favorite water park. She splashed and played and splashed and played in the water.
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But when it was time to drink water to keep herself hydrated, my
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daughter just flatly refused to drink her water. She refused to eat. I
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mean, you know how kids are. They loved to play more than anything,
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and my daughter was no different. Thankfully, my sister knew the dangers
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of not getting enough water, so she told my daughter she was going to
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take her home if she didn't drink her water, and that's exactly what she
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had to do. So how much water should you drink each day? Well,
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that's a great question, right. It's also a very simple, straightforward
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question, But it's a question with no easy answer. Now, different research
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studies have produced varying recommendations over the years, but your individual water needs depend
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on many many factors, including your health, how active you are, where
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you live. So unfortunately, no single formula fits everybody. But knowing more
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about your body's actual needs for fluid, it will help you estimate how much
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water to drink each day, because when you drink enough water each day,
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you can enjoy all the benefits of living a healthy life. Now, how
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many of you can relate to that. We all want to live a healthy
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life, right Why so we can make a difference in our own life and
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enjoy the best quality of life for ourselves spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally,
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and intellectually, and we can help others do the same. So once
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again, today's focus is about healthy living and today's healthy habit is all about
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keeping your self hydrated. Now it is time for you to grab your earbuds,
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your AirPods whatever they're called these days, put on your walking shoes,
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or maybe it's time to reach for a night tall cool glass of water,
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or make yourself a cup of coffee or tea. Put your feet up,
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relax in your favorite chair. We're going to have a great time today,
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no matter where you happen to be on the planet. Now, before I
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jump into today's episode, I want to take just a moment to welcome you.
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If you're just joining us for the very first time. I'm your host,
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doctor Gloria, and this is legacy living, Make your life count.
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I want to extend a special welcome to those of you who are joining us
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for the first time today, for the very first time ever. Right,
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let me tell you something you are in for a real treat. I'm excited
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to have you listening today, and I'm deeply honored that You've allowed me to
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be part of your day so you can be inspired by ideas and resources to
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make your life count. Now again, today's pro Gram is all about healthy
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living, and our special focus today is developing the habit for staying hydrated or
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drinking water, a very important topic so you can enjoy a happy, healthy
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life. Now, did you know that when you develop new habits, you're
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actually supporting your brain. That's right, your brain depends on fluids to function
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properly. How about that. Now, we have billions and billions of neurons
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in our brains, and we have trillions I'm talking about trillions and trillions of
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synapses. All those neurons and synapses depend on liquid in order to fire properly.
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Now, water is essential for brain health. Did you know that it's
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also essential for all of your other organs as well? In fact, keeping
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your body well hydrated, well watered helps to ensure the integrity of your organs,
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and it also helps keep your immune system in tiptop shape, which helps
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to prevent infections. Now, earlier we had a question about what's the right
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amount of water to drink. The truth is there is no set amount of
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water that is uniformly recommended by any medical society. Now, in some cultures
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we say eight glasses of water a day. But let me tell you that
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amount might be right for some people but not nearly enough for others. So
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let's talk about some of the benefits of drinking water. Here are some of
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the many ways that water can be beneficial to your health. Did you know
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that when you exercise, water is just what you need to keep your muscles
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doing exactly what they are designed to do. That's right. Water helps keep
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the right balance of electrolytes. Now, what are electrolytes. I know you've
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heard that word, but what are they really? Right? Electrolytes are things
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like sodium and potassium and magnesium, okay, And all of those electrolytes and
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more are necessary so that your muscles can function properly. Now, if you've
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ever been surprised, like me, by one of those painful cramps in your
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leg, muscles or another muscle group, think about that. Right, Without
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an adequate supply of water, muscles are actually more susceptible to cramping. Now,
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if the idea of simply hydrating yourself to health seems like magical thinking,
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I want you to consider the research that backs up what I'm talking about.
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Study after study after study shows that drinking enough water finds off problems from your
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head to your toes. Right now, doctor Ronald Navarro reminds us that water
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is a basic need for cellular health. How much water you need depends on
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a whole lot of factors, Like I said earlier, right, how much
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you weigh, what climate you live in, how often you exercise or work
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out, Okay, and so much more so. Again, the rule of
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thumb is eight eight ounce glasses of water a day. Right now, that's
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a great place to start. But now I want you to listen very closely.
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The Institute of Medicine actually recommends more than eight eight ounce glasses of water
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per day, especially for folks who live in temperate or mild climates. Now,
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here's one way, one sure way to tell if you're well hydrated.
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You know, not counting glasses, okay, or the eight ounces. But
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here's the best way, okay, and that's to look at the color of
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your urine. Now, if you're well hydrated, your urine should be pale
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yellow. If yours is dark yellow, you need more water. It's that
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simple, right, Another wonderful benefit of drinking water is that water can actually
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boost your energy. That's right now, how does that happen? Great question?
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Right. Water helps keep a steady flow of nutrients going into your cells,
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and that's what helps to boost your energy when you don't drink enough water.
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In other words, when you get hydrated, your cell membranes become less
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permeable, which slows down and hampers the flow of nutrients to your cells.
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Right, big words permeable. That means it won't let the water in.
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Right now, you can tell, because the impact on you is that you
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can feel a little foggy, or you feel more sluggish. You know,
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you just don't feel like your normal self. So overall, the net net,
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the overall impact is that not drinking enough water impairs both your physical and
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your mental performance. And nobody wants that. Another benefit of water. Now,
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when I exert myself, okay, when I really work hard, I
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actually work up a sweat, and I'm sure the same thing happens to you.
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When you exert yourself. You should be working up a sweat as well.
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I mean, you know the signs. Your forehead gets a little moist,
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you feel the trickles of sweat running down your face and then down your
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neck and down your back, and sometimes you even sweat under your arms.
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Right now, any kind of sweat when you're exerting yourself physically is a sign
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that your body is operating as it should be operating. When you sweat,
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that means your internal core is heating up, and your body responds by doing
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its job to cool you down right so that you can maintain a normal body
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temperature. And guess what, Water is absolutely essential to making that happen.
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Now, another benefit, well, let's see, another benefit of hydrating yourself
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is that you just might lose weight. Now that sounds like a pretty good
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deal for most of us, right, I mean, losing weight just by
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drinking water. Why is that? Well, drinking water, especially if you
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drink a glass or two of water before a meal. Drinking water can make
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your stomach feel more full, so you actually eat less food. So if
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you eat less, you consume fewer calories. It's that simple. Now,
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over a period of several weeks or several months, you can see the result
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because you're dropping a few pounds. Here's another benefit. Now, remember earlier
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I talked about water and how it helps the brain to function properly. Another
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organ that benefits from being well hydrated is our skin. Now, most of
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us don't even realize that our skin is an organ. Right, Just like
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your brain or your heart or your liver, our skin is actually imposed of
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thirty percent water. Okay, at least thirty percent. Now, if all
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of those skin cells don't get sufficient amounts of water, guess what they'll start
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to wither and shrink. If you drink enough water and other fluids your skin,
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your skin cells will respond accordingly. And what happens is that those cells
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will actually plump up and your skin will say, oh, thank you,
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thank you. Right now, here's another great benefit. When I feel like
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I'm coming down with a cold or something similar, you know what I do
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right away, I begin drinking more water. Now, I want you to
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listen to your mom or your dad, or your nurse or your doctor when
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they tell you to drink more water and juice and tea and soup or broth.
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Right, and guess what. Your body will be so grateful it will
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say thank you, thank you, thank you. Now, when you're coming
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down with a cold or the flu, your body immediately goes into gear,
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right, It begins to do battle on your behalf. Your immune system gears
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up and goes into attack mode, gearing up against all those yucky germs that
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have invaded your body. Now, when you catch a cold, I know
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when I catch a cold, my head gets stuffy, my nose gets stuffy,
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and I have to have some help to flush all that stuffiness out of
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my system. So having a running nose is really good for you. Right,
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it's a nuisance, but it's really good for you. That's your body
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saying, here we go, let's get rid of all of those yucky germs.
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And you know what else, Your nose is running. That means your
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cells need more fluid to replace the fluids you're expelling the fluids that you're getting
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rid of right now. Staying well hydrated also helps keep your nose and your
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throat moist right, and it helps to loosen up the mucus in your body,
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your entire body. You want to keep your nose and throat moist because
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it helps to keep the germs at bay. Right. Okay, your doctor
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or nurse may have told you. You know, if you have a dry
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nose, guess what you want to change that because that's the that's the injury
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point for germs all right. Now, another great benefit of water is that
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it helps keep your digestive track in good shape. By staying well hydrated,
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you actually reduce the risk of constipation. Okay, that means getting too much
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of stuff in your colon, right, and it also helps reduce the risk
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of some types of colon cancer. Now, how do you stay well hydrated,
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especially if you're a busy person, right, You're busy mom, You're
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busy dad, You're busy teenager. You're always on the move with your career
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or school or schedules or what have you. Right, So I'm going to
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give you a few tips to help you be sure to stay well watered,
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well hydrated. Okay, Now you might want to write some of these down
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because these are really good. Get out your notepad or your tablet, whatever
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you have handy. Okay, here we go. Now, before you have
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breakfast, be sure to drink an eight ounce glass of water. You can
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drink it all before you make breakfast, and then while you're making breakfast,
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sip on another eight ounce glass of water Yum yum. Right, pretty easy,
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right now. I have one friend who says three classes of water even
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before you start your breakfast. Okay, So you can mix it up depending
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on those factors that we talked about earlier. Write your climate, how active
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you are all of those things. Now. Here's another tip. I often
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work for my home office, okay, with coaching clients or my consulting clients,
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or I'm teaching or what have you, and I set an alarm on
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my phone or on the computer or in the kitchen or wherever I happen to
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be working, right to remind me sometimes to take a drink of water.
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Now, you can do the same thing. Simply set something on your phone.
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Probably easy, easy, smeasy, right. Another tip. Another trick
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is to pour water into a larger container than an eight ounce glass. Right.
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You can try using your favorite reusable water bottle or maybe that half gallon
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jug or gallon jug, so that you can have water all morning and well
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into the afternoon. Okay. Now, be sure to have your container close
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by so you can easily sip and drink water all day long. Here's another
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great tip, chill your water right. Research shows that you're likely to drink
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more water if it's cold. Now, I didn't know that, did you.
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I love learning new things about water. My younger sister is one of
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the healthiest people I know. Years ago she told me. She said,
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Gloria, if you want to be sure to drink enough water each day,
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here's what you do. She said, be sure to always drink a full
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glass of water before you go to the bathroom. That's right before you go.
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So when you feel the urge, grab your glass of water and down
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your H two oh, and then you go, oh, I love that,
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down your H two oh, and then you go all right, Okay.
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Here's another tip. If you want to add some sparkle to your life,
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add some sparkle to your water. You can make your water sparkle by
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simply adding carbon dioxide. You can buy a gadget to help you do that.
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Or you can jazz up your water make it sparkle right by adding fresh
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fruit like lemon slices or lime or orange, or maybe strawberries or peaches,
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or mango or melon. Or if you love herbs like I do, add
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cement or sage, or add veggies like slices of cucumber to your water.
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Another way, to make your water sparkle. Now you know what, Another
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really simple way to increase your water intake is simply by eating more vegetables and
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fruit right you eat them during the day. Now, most fruits veggies have
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a very high water content. In fact, most of them are like ninety
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ninety three ninety eight percent water. So you can enjoy them, and while
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you do, you can boost your hydration at the same time. So lots
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of information about hydration. Right. I hope you'll agree that water is not
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only good, it is also good for you. In fact, it's one
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of God's great gifts to us, a wonderful fluid for body and soul.
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So be sure to drink up water, water, water, and more water
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for you to boost your intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual health for
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a healthy life. Now, before I close today's episode, I just want
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to make sure to give a shout out to all the folks who make the
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world a healthier place in the many ways that you make that happen. Thank
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you, thank you, thank you. A wise person once told me,
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it's the little things you do. It's the little things you do day by
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day, over and over and over again. The little things you do with
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love and with consistency. That's what makes the difference. Now, I want
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you to ask yourself, what can I do? What can I do that
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will make a difference? What can I do that will make a difference for
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my own healthy living and for someone else in my life? Is it for
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a spouse, your daughter or son, your sister or brother, your mom
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or dad, or for your teammate at work, or for somebody in your
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church or temple or or synagogue. Maybe it's for your neighbor, you know
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what. Maybe it's for someone you don't even know yet right where? Might
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I do something that will bring healthy living more into focus into my own life?
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That's what I want you to ask yourself. Now, you've heard me
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talk about the arts and how much I love the arts, singing, poetry,
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dancing, painting, writing. I love listening to and singing music.
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That's one of the other ways that I hydrate myself. I also love to
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color. Some time ago I bought some colored markers and colored pens and my
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own coloring book. Yes, they have adult coloring books now, and I've
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used the pens and they are fabulous, And I can actually feel myself responding
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differently when I use them, firing up that emotional center in my brain and
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hydrating my soul. I also enjoy cooking, you know, trying out new
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things, new dishes, and new herbs. Right. I love using fresh
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herbs whenever I can. Maybe you do too. You can grow them in
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your kitchen or in your garden or on your deck or patio, and you
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can enjoy them as they grow each day before your very eyes, and then
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you can choose to eat them in the meals you cook for yourself and your
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family and friends. Now, just be sure to sip on a glass of
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water as you cook, right or before each meal and afterwards. So another
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question for you is this, ask yourself, how is my healthy living coming
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along? How are you making a difference that makes a difference in your own
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healthy life and in someone else's life, day by day, step by step,
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moment by moment, sip by sip, and smile by smile, every
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single day. Three sixty five twenty four seven. Now, if you happen
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show, I want to thank each of you for tuning in for allowing me
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to share a bit about my journey with what Legacy living is all about,
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not just living and learning, but living and learning and serving so that you
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make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others. It's
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about being on purpose every single day. Three six twenty four seven. Legacy
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Living is a powerful way to make your life count. Once again, thank
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you for joining me for today's episode. I'm your host, doctor Gloria Gloria
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Burgess, and this is Legacy Living. Make your life count. Please join
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Living, Make your life count. We're here every week, sometimes several times
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a week. Now. Remember, don't just count the days in your life.
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Make the days in your life count. That's what legacy living is all
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about. Have a fantastic day and remember make the days in your life count.
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God bless that's our show today. I'm your host, Doctor Gloria Gloria
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Burgess. I hope you'll join me again next time. Until then, don't
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just count the days in your life. Make the days in your life count.
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That's what legacy living is all about. Here's to you. Have a
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fantastic day and be sure to make it a yes kind of day. Remember
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to celebrate the music of your life. Make the days in your life count