Water!

Yes water! Did you know that water is not just good for you but actually helps you burn fat?
Not instantly of course, but over time and with at least 12-16oz of water daily you start to see the difference.
Well how long you ask? In 6-8weeks you’ll start to see some weight loss, more energy and your skin starts to look better.
How you ask? Great question!
When you drink enough water your liver is free to focus on fat-burning. You see, when you are dehydrated or take in too little water your kidneys get too tired to keep ridding your body of toxins and your liver has to give up some fat burning activities to assist the kidney!

Sure, it doesnt taste so exciting... here are a few tips to trick your self into drinking more water!

- Have an "on-the-go" cup. I have had an orange "bubba" mug, a pink one and a baby blue one. My goal is to take little sips throughout the day till its done. It's become a habit now since I started 2 years ago.

- Jazz it up with "healthy" flavors- cucumber slices, a spurt of lemon, ice- to help it go down easy.

- Pay attention to your "thirst" signals. Sometimes, you're not hungry but you are actually thirsty. You MAY be thirsty if 

• You feel tired or sluggish
• you feel dizzy
• you feel flushed
• Your eyes are dry
• Your heart is beating fast
• You have a headache
• You feel nauseaus
• Your skin is dry
• Your urine is a dark yellow color

- Always go for water over soda, caffeinated or "fruit" juices. 

Love your skin, love your body ... please drink more water!

#Godmadewater #50-60%water #layoffsoda

Author

Dr. Tolulope Olabintan MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP, dipABLM Dr. Tolulope Olabintan is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Livingspring Family Medical Center. She is a Christian, Family Physician, writer, mentor, mother and wife. She takes joy in empowering her patients and readers to live their fullest lives possible. She helps patients live long and well as she believes that the quality of life is just as important as the quantity of life. She is also a foodie and loves the colors teal and orange. Dr. Olabintan completed her medical degree at UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School in 2007. Dr. O went on to finish her Family Medicine Residency from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Family Medicine residency where she also served as a Chief Resident. She then went on to complete a women’s health/surgical obstetrics fellowship at St Francis hospital in 2011. She is a board-certified Family Physician, Lifestyle Medicine, a HIV specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.