Why You Should Only Take Sips Of Water During Mealtime

Large glasses of water impedes the digestive process by diluting the gatric juices.

Taking several sips of water at a mealtime as compared to drinking a couple of large glasses per meal seems to be a personal preference unless there is a medical reason or a weight loss is desired.

Several sources say that at the present time there is no proof at all that water aids in the digestion process.  There is enough water in the fruits and vegetables to supply this. 

But what I noticed is that an excessive amount of water consumed at a meal dilutes stomach acid concentration.

This is very necessary for food breakdown of protein and other nutrients.

 I also noticed that the body couldn’t handle large amounts of water at one time because most water at a meal usually has ice in it.

If water is drunk lukewarm or at room temperature, it will not interfere with the body’s temperature as much as ice water does.

If a person has a medical condition like a hiatus hernia, too much water at a meal will trigger it.

Water drank between meals, not during meals, is the most important time for its consumption regarding health issues.

To remove toxins and waste products from the body, water is needed for the flow of their elimination.

It also is important for the circulation of our body’s fluids and temperature regulation.

In 1910, a study was done on a young man who drank 3 liters of water with his meals for five days in a row.

The findings showed: an increase in body weight of two pounds in the five days; increased amount of excretion of urinary nitrogen; increased output of ammonia, due to an increased output of gastric juice; decreased excretion of feces and of fecal nitrogen; and a decrease in the quantity of bacteria excreted daily.

How Make Your Children Get The Nutrition They Need

Most parents would worry that if they keep their children from eating those fatty foods that they love, and only offer vegetables, that the children will starve, or have nutritional deficiencies. 

These parents feel that the kids will just not eat the food. 

If you think about it this way, how much nutrients are they receiving from the fatty, processed foods now? 

If their diet consists of French fries, mashed potatoes, apple sauce, chocolate pudding, and maybe chicken fingers, how could it be worse if you only offer fruits and vegetables?   

Sure, maybe they will demand to have the foods they like, and not eat. 

They will eventually get hungry and if you keep offering fruits and vegetables and do not give in, you will see that they will begin to enjoy it, especially if they see everyone else in the family eating healthier.

Incorporate bean soups, such as yummy lentil soup and if that doesn’t work make your lentil soup into a “lentil burger”.   

You may have to gradually change their eating styles. 

Try making fresh bean and/or vegetable soups with some cheese sprinkled on it.   

Make sure it is tasty, and not too spicy. 

Make homemade pancakes with wheat and only sweeten it with pure raw honey.   

Make fruit shakes and throw in a carrot or romaine lettuce.

Make tasty salads with homemade dressings and also make faces out of the tomatoes and cucumbers and carrots. 

Make tasty salmon and have them try it. 

There are so many possibilities and recipes that you can try. 

Do not give up on your child because they have shown a dislike for a vegetable or fruit.  

 Just eat it around them and watch them ask you for a piece. 

Keep offering it to them at dinnertime and ask them to eat a couple of bites. 

If children eat plenty of fruits and green leafy vegetables, they are also getting their calcium requirements. 

But you could also include some almond milk or rice milk if you want.

The focus is to keep introducing them to new foods so that they develop a taste for natural foods that we as humans were meant to eat.

The Importance Of Rest And Sleep

All the parts of the human body work together, although each  one has its especial part to do.

The stomach must have a  time to rest between meals.

The other parts of the body require rest, too. This they usually get while we are asleep.

We must not be neglectful and fail to give them enough rest, or they will soon get worn out and give us trouble. 

Sometimes, when people are not well or are all tired out, they find they cannot sleep well at night. There are a number of little things that can be done to induce sleep.

A warm bath before retiring, followed by a gentle massage, especially along the spine, often will, by relaxing the nerves and muscles, produce very good results.

A hot foot bath, which draws the blood away from the brain, frequently will be found beneficial.

A glass of hot milk or cocoa, taken just before retiring, often will have the same effect.

If the sleeplessness is a result of indigestion, a plain diet will relieve. Sleeping upon a hard bed without any pillow sometimes produces the desired effect.

Always have plenty of fresh air in the room. Keep the mind free from the cares of the day. If they will intrude, crowd them out by repeating something else some soothing sentence or bit of poetry.

One good plan is to close the left nostril by pressing on it with the finger, then take four deep breaths through the right nostril.

Then close the right nostril and take four deep breaths through the left one. Repeat this about four times.

Then breathe slowly through both nostrils, but count your breaths. You seldom will count very many.

Never take any sleeping powders or tablets except upon the advice of a physician, for they usually contain drugs that will injure the heart.

You will find that you will meet a number of men who are nervous, which means they have not control of their nerves, but let them run away with them.

Sometimes this is shown in palpitation of the heart, headache, backache, and many other disorders.

There may be a tendency to cry at trivial things, or a feeling of having "the blues." The cause usually can be found in uncongenial surroundings or occupation, loss of friends, or real or fancied troubles.

Whatever the cause, it should be removed, if possible, and measures taken to restore the worn out nerves that are crying for rest or food.

Tonics help, so does nourishing food, such as eggs and milk; also a change of scene and occupation, if possible.

A man who is nervous frequently does not realize what is the cause of his condition, and considers only the symptoms. So when he has a headache, resorts to medicine.

In taking these she only is deadening the pain and not removing  the cause, so the pain is liable to return.