You’d Be Smart to Drink This

We all do it – make resolutions at the beginning of the year and don’t keep them.  There is one resolution that I vow to keep each and every year, yet always fail.  It is the same thing that my mother has been telling me to do for as long as I can remember:  drink more.  How many of you have a mother who tells you to do that?!?

Seriously, I don’t drink enough water.  I never have and I used to think I never will.  As interested as I am to following an eat-clean diet, I cannot seem to master this one very important health habit.  I know all the reasons why I should:  flushes out toxins, raises metabolism, promotes healthy skin, etc.  I haven’t been able to swallow these benefits because I just don’t have a taste for water; it’s so plain to me.  I’ve tried mixing small amounts of flavored powder into my bottle water (Propel and Lipton’s Green Tea were my favorites).  This helped a little but I felt I was adding unnecessary additives.

One day a workout buddy gave me a bottle of Glacéau’s Smart Water.  I jokingly said, “Well, if it’s good enough for Jennifer Aniston, then it must be good enough for me.”  I drank my words that day because I actually finished the 20 bottle within a half hour (a feat for me . . . believe it).  Call me crazy but I taste a difference between this water and other bottled waters – and I’ve tried many of them in my search for the magic potion that will make me drink.  There’s something about it that goes down as easy as my favorite cranberry juice.  It is smoother than other bottled waters.

Here’s the smart facts on Smart Water ~ it is “vapor distilled electrolyte enhanced water” or, simply, water with electrolytes. This means it feels like you are drinking regular bottled water but you’re actually getting the added benefit of electrolytes (helps prevent dehydration), without getting the added  flavors and calories of other sports drinks.  We lose electrolytes when we sweat, yes, but the truth is we lose electrolytes throughout the day as we go through our daily activities too.  Electrolytes must be replaced to keep the electrolyte concentrations of our body fluids constant.  If they are not constant, functions such as nerve impulses and muscle contractions are diminished.  Thus, water and electrolytes are very important to improved skin quality, reduce headaches, reduce infections, and even improve breath.

Staying on top of hydration is not difficult with Smart Water.  Grading Girl gives Glacéau’s Smart Water an A for the smooth taste of fresh water coupled with the indispensable electrolyte benefits.   Add several glasses per day and be well on the way to reaping the many benefits.  I know I am – after just two weeks since adding Smart Water to my everyday diet, I’ve gone from averaging 4 ounces of water a day to 50 ounces of water . . . and counting.  I’m on my way thanks to Smart Water!

GG Addendum on 8/20:  Thank you to Glacéau for the care package!  I’ll put the baseball hat to good use!!

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