Highland Hydrates: Awaken Your Natural Thirst
Highalnd Hydrates is a FREE 10-day Natural Thirst Challenge that you can sign up for below. The challenge is meant to help you feel more alive than you have ever felt before!
See, when people ask me “How can I improve my lifestyle? Should I exercise more? Should I exercise less?”
Rarely do I hear someone asking if they should drink more water.
Most of us don’t drink nearly enough water.
Think about the last time you were thirsty. Can you even remember that scratchy feeling between your throat and your stomach, and the joy when you saw a bottle of water?
The truth is, we’ve stopped listening to the signals that our body sends us. When we feel thirsty, we reach for juice instead of water. Sometimes, if we’re tired, we reach for coffee instead.
Water feels like something to mix with flavors to be more pleasing to our senses, and yet, no matter how much soda we drink, it’s not nearly enough to quench our thirst.
Why? Because our bodies need water.
Our bodies are 60% water. And by removing it from our diet and our lifestyle, we risk illnesses and overall bad feelings of lethargy and fatigue.
So when people come to me asking how they can improve their lifestyle, it doesn’t feel fair for me to just dish out advice without leading by example.
That’s why I’ve started the Highland Hydrates thirst challenge, and I’m inviting you to join me in purifying our bodies and giving them the nutrients they need.
After all, water is key to a healthy lifestyle.
What Happens If We Don’t Hydrate?
There are two ways of looking at our bodies.
The first is viewing our bodies as machines that help us go places. If we don’t keep our bodies in shape and take good care of them, we’ll be like a broken car. Sputtering and coughing, making the owner inside somewhat miserable.
So, what does the car need?
A checkup, yes, but it needs maintenance. It needs oil and fuel.
For our bodies, water is the fuel that runs our engines.
The second way of viewing our bodies is by how they impact our welfare. Without water, we’re like that comic where there’s a dark cloud perpetually hanging over a person.
Now, you can be the most optimistic pea in the pod, but if there’s a dark cloud looming over you 24/7, you’re bound to feel a little blue. The same goes for bodies with water deficit that’s affecting their homeostasis (equilibrium).
In order for the dark clouds to leave, we have to drink the most common medium for chemical reactions in our body: water.
Otherwise, not only do we risk developing illnesses such as kidney stones, adrenal fatigue, and more… but dehydration will produce more negative effects:
- Poor mental performance (for example, lack of focus)
- Poor physical performance
- Weakened immunity
See, you are probably dehydrated right now and you don’t even know it. Our bodies have a significant ability to continue on, even when dehydrated.
We have our ancestors to blame for that.
Unfortunately, they didn’t live in abundance as we do today. They lived in uncertainty. They couldn’t be sure they would eat every day or that there would be suffient water for them to feel completely satisfied.
That’s why our bodies evolved to monitor the signals we send them with nutrient intake.
So if we regularly drink plenty of water and eat nutrient-rich foods, our bodies will say: “Okay, I can spend these resources. Obviously, they’re going to come in an hour, three hours… and tomorrow too, so I don’t need to save anything for the rainy days. I don’t need to supress this desire for fuel.” Does that make sense?
The Benefits of Staying Hydrated
When it comes to substances we need for our bodies to function properly, water is the most important nutrient.
We can do plenty just by adding more of it to our regular diet and lifestyle.
Why?
Well, because nothing in our bodies happens without water.
It transports oxygen, nutrients and waste. It contains electrolytes like calcium and magnesium that we need for our bones, muscles, and other chemical reactions fueling our happy lives.
If we’re cars, water is our oil, too – not just fuel. It lubricates our joints, gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, meaning that we’ll have better digestion, metabolism, and even breathing!
Talking about calories: we need them.
But not in a way that comes from fast food.
These foods lack nutrients and they dehydrate our bodies. There’s not water or nutrients in 99% of all fast food, and even though water isn’t caloric, it helps the body process calories properly so we become energized and don’t put on extra weight.
We can up the amount of water we consume to make sure our bodies are processing whatever we eat properly.
So, what’s the problem with hydration?
Our main problem is that we don’t hydrate nearly enough. Our body has to shout at us to get some water, instead of us making it a part of our routine to supply it with the water it needs.
Once this goes on for long enough, our body will start thinking that we don’t have enough resources for it to function to the best of our interests.
Instead, it’ll conserve resources, leaving us prone to sickness.
And since I understand that today there’s very little time to stop and observe what our bodies are doing, and adjust them to their natural rhythms, I’ve prepared the Highland Hydrates challenge.
Despite our differences, we all share a common goal: we want to feel better, and make sure that we and our bodies are getting everything we need. Highland Hydrates is a simple way to do it.
So let’s become healthy together!
Join me in the Highland Hydrates Challenge.
Highland Hydrates is a 10-day thirst challenge that’s going to help you rehydrate your body.
Because we live in a busy world, we’ll train ourselves to provide enough water for our bodies to function at their optimum levels in just 10 days.
Since our bodies already have the instincts they need, all we have to do is help them along the way to understanding that they don’t have to conserve resources. And by doing that with Highland Hydrates, we’ll set the right foundations for future physical wellbeing.
Highland Hydrates is a low-risk program that will stimulate our bodies to properly hydrate our organism by modifying our water intake.
Or, to use my comparison from a little while earlier, we’ll show our body how to say goodbye to the dark cloud of dehydration, and step into the sun of hydration. 🙂
Sign up for the Challenge Here!
The Rules of the Hyland Hydrates 10-Day Hydration Challenge
The main thing we will be doing is increasing our water intake to adjust the way our body perceives resources around it. We live in abundance, and it’s time we showed the benefits of it to our bodies, and ourselves.
That’s why we’ll use the three main rules to change our hydration habits:
Rule 1. Hyperhydrate
Rule 2. Proximity to Water
Rule 3. If You Think, Drink!
Read below for more details on each rule!
Rule 1. Hyperhydrate
The first thing we’ll do is increase the amount of water we consume.
And as all best things, it starts in the morning. If you’re feeling tired and groggy, don’t reach for coffee.
Instead, when you wake up, rinse your mouth with clean water to remove the bacteria and “prep the area” for awesome benefits of staying hydrated.
Drink at least 16oz (500ml) of water after you get up.
I know that drinking coffee first thing is a powerful habit, but just think about all the incredible benefits you’ll get if you drink water first. Soon enough, you may not even need coffee – your body will naturally supply energy.
And to stimulate our bodies even more, we can even add a drop of lemon juice or two shakes of sea salt to get the nurturing minerals that tell our bodies that it’s safe to use resources to power us throughout the day.
Not only will this give us enough energy to go on, but water is also going to help our metabolism store less fat.
How?
If our body isn’t aware we have enough resources, it stores fat and slows down our metabolism. And when we drink water, it knows we’re safe, so it uses the fat to give us energy, instead of adding on the weight without benefits.
Keep your body well-hydrated by drinking at least 16oz of water every two hours throughout the day.
With time, you can build up to 40oz quantities in the morning and every two hours after.
However, 16oz is the best amount to start with to see how much water your body is craving, and help guide it to its natural thirst patterns. The amount depends on your body size, and it shouldn’t be an uncomfortable sensation. If it is, it’s consult your GP.
Continuous hydration of this type is comfortable both to the body and your habits. You’ll be feeling more refreshed in no time, and your body will get all the signals it needs to understand that it has an abundance of nutrients.
Rule 2. Proximity to Water
The second very important signal that we unconsciously send to our bodies is: “There’s no water nearby, so you have to conserve resources.”
Think about all the times we feel thirsty during the day, but water is just too far away (usually, a room or a supermarket away).
Every time we do that, our body gets the hint and suppresses our need for water, disrupting its natural patterns and conserving nutrients instead of using them so we can function properly.
That’s why rule two is all about proximity to water:
Carry water with you everywhere.
If we keep water within our arms’ reach at all times, we won’t be sending the wrong signals to our bodies.
Plus, it’ll help us stay hydrated throughout the day.
After 10 days, consuming water and staying hydrated will become normal to our bodies, and we’ll have developed our natural thirst again.
Rule 3. If You Think, Drink!
This is a phrase coined by a mentor of mine, Alex Charfen and it’s so simple! Rule 3 is a great way of training to return our bodies back to their natural thirst patterns.
If you think, drink: If we look at our water bottles, water fountains, lakes, we have to drink some water.
In the beginning, we’ll have to keep making the conscious decision to stay hydrated in order for our bodies to understand there’s plenty of resources.
Fortunately, with time, our body will start sending the right signals again.
Extra Highland Hydrates Tips
During these 10 days, we should be careful to protect our bodies’ natural thirst.
We should avoid drinking other beverages, such as: coffee, soft drinks, alcohol, and other beverages that aren’t 100% water.
However, if we cheat a little by drinking other beverages, we can follow up with a 16oz pure water flush after.
In addition to helping our body stay hydrated, this’ll also help it regain our natural palate. Yes, that’s what’s going to make our food taste even more delicious!
Speaking of appealing, pretty water bottles help, too. Water containers can be powerful motivators, especially if we like our bottles. That’ll create hydration positivity from the get go.
Minimum containers should be 32oz (1L) to make sure we have enough water at our arm’s reach.
And remember: if we see a body of water in vicinity, it’s a reminder to drink. Making conscious decisions to stay hydrated will help our body in the long run.
It just takes 10 days to change our lives.
Let’s get started with Highland Hydrates! Starting May 22nd. To participate make sure to email us at [email protected]. You will get an email every day to remind you and share with you a benefit of water and experiences along the way!
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