The best part of this new Chinese Lunar New Year (celebrated as a week-long Spring Festival in China, ending tomorrow) is that the Goat is an ancient sign of favorable times: characterized by prosperity, success and forward progression. The first step (and a very efficient way) of going about progressing is by raising your average energy, endurance, and cognitive levels!
Since our body is 70 – 75% water it’s important to keep conditions ideal just for basic survival. However if you seek Long-Lasting Heightened Energy and Better Cognitive functions, then it’s important to note (and perhaps revise) the foods and drinks enjoyed daily.
Drinking a minimum amount of water every hour for brain and productivity optimization is so helpful! General guides from medical doctors are somewhere around 5-7 glasses a day. But we’re looking for peak performance, crystal-clear brainpower and (mostly) unwavering energy levels! So the minimum isn’t enough.
The details are what really count here, because you can master staying hydrated with a series of small victories. In your day-to-day: just pay attention! No more auto-pilot choosing of drinks and only off-hand recognition of thirst. Once you are hydrating correctly (better & smarter) you will notice that your body reacts by telling you more often that it wants this hydration!
It’s so easy to get into habits when it comes to consumption and taste choices. We know what tastes great and we also know what makes us feel good. But I mean Genuinely makes us Feel Good; not that quasi-feelgood that’s actually a sugar (or caffeine or chemical) craving being momentarily satisfied.
It’s been scientifically proven that quenching thirst lights up regions of the brain that have to do with emotional decision-making. And there have even been studies linking the amount of average water intake a person has to their recognition of thirst. If you listen to your own personal thirst mechanism it will tell you!
And as you’re drinking it… Reflect on what else you’ve drank (and eaten) today…
Maybe another glass-worth should be poured to kick-start this updated and uplifting hydration habit? 😉
Yours in Calmness,
Dr. Inessa
Calmness.com
