110. Food Diary

Coffee

(Been weaning myself off caffeine altogether, so for the past two weeks I've been having half normal coffee and half decaf, making the ratio change slightly each day. Now it's 95% decaf, and 5% caffeine - You try measuring out 5% of a teaspoon full!)

Apple

Smoothie

Avacado

Baked potato and cottage cheese

Green Tea

Celery

2 rice cakes

Millet Pasta and minced pork with tomato sauce

cornflakes

109. Some Water Facts

Depression and fatigue are often symptoms of dehydration.
Our bodies are 55 – 75% water.
It is healthy to drink water with meals, as it aids the process of digestion (although you should still chew your food properly!)
A 2% reduction of water levels can lead to a 20% decrease in mental and physical performance.
Drinking water will get REDUCE water retention.
Water enables the body to metabolise fats much more effectively.
Dehydration may induce contractions in pregnant women.
Drinking plenty of water will prevent the skin from sagging.
We only get thirsty when our bodies are already dehydrated.
Children dehydrate more quickly than adults.
Water is the main food that the body needs.
When IRA campaigner Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike it took him him 66 days to die, meaning he must have drunk water, because a man cannot live for more than approximately 10 days without water.