So goes Cooleridge's ancient mariner when he was stuck in the middle of the ocean, but since I am comfortably ensconced on land, it shouldn't be a problem for me to follow the first manfiesto rule which is --
"Drink fresh water and as much water as you can. Water flushes unwanted toxins from your body and keeps your brain sharp."
I used to only drink 2 glasses of water a day, one before I left the house, and another before I go to bed. The rest of the day, I either drink soda (regular, none of that zero percent sugar s***), juice, or ignore my thirst. While the term "as much as you can" is a subjective one, I don't think 2 glasses qualify.
Water IS important. From a biological standpoint, it is essential because it plays a role in various key processes of the body from temperature regulation to detoxification of cells. It's just difficult to keep this in mind when you're in the middle of a work day and there are a lot of other things that you'd rather do instead of standing up, walking 10 steps to the water cooler, grabbing a glass, filling it with water, drinking, and then walking another 10 steps back to your desk. It's exhausting just thinking about it right? So do what I do -- bring a water bottle to work, put it on your desk and sip away!
Get a reusable water bottle, it's much better for the environment. I love my SIGG water bottle. It's lightweight, leak-proof (I just throw it in into my bag every morning without even worrying the contents soaking anything), and it doesn't cause your water to have a yucky after-taste that usually goes hand in hand with a re-used PET bottle.
Cheers!
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