Thursday, April 28, 2011

USE THE WATER HOSE!

THIRSTY THURSDAY: April 28, 2011


So we have had alot of rain and storms lately...hmm...makes me have to go pee....makes me think about naps...makes me think about playing in the rain....oh yea...*cough*...AND it makes me THIRSTY OF COURSE!

THE ULTIMATE THIRST QUENCHER!!!!!! H2O YO!


Back in the day we would run in and out of my grandma's house constantly to get something to drink or get some food....but mostly drink because we were fighting most of the time about some kind of nonsense and we got tired quickly. Needless to say, Grandma got tired of it after a while and it was either "IN OR OUT!" .... we chose outside of course but when we got thirsty we would be at he screen asking for something to drink...."USE THE WATER HOSE!".......

and so we did.

You may be saying...."EW, you drank water out of the water hose!".....um, yes, and  I also drink water from tap...out of the sink...from PWC! OH KNOW!

I'm not dead yet guys...still alive and still kickin'! THE WATER IS SAFE! lol

I'm sorry if you are one of those people that drink only expensive bottled water. SMH. Now they ARE convenient and they have some kick ass bottles but what if "shit hits the fan"  and bottled water is no longer available....better get used to drinking dirty water!

My point is...if you ever get to the point of almost thirsting to death...there is NOTHING like H2O to quench your thirst!




Tip for more water intake: Replace your beverage for 1 meal in your day with a water.

already do that? Drink a whole glass before you eat your meal

H2O and You: [courtesy of allaboutwater.org]
  1. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water.
  2. At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant’s body weight.
  3. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day.
  4. Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain.
  5. Water intoxication is most likely to occur during periods of intense athletic performance.
  6. While the daily recommended amount of water is eight cups per day, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or drink item provides some water to the body.
  7. Soft drinks, coffee, and tea, while made up almost entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from traveling to necessary locations in the body.
  8. Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.
  9. Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.
  10. Somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
  11. Much more fresh water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the earth’s surface.
  12. The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.
  13. The total amount of water on the earth is about 326 million cubic miles of water.
  14. Of all the water on the earth, humans can used only about three tenths of a percent of this water. Such usable water is found in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and freshwater lakes.
  15. The United States uses about 346,000 million gallons of fresh water every day.
  16. The United States uses nearly 80 percent of its water for irrigation and thermoelectric power.
  17. The average person in the United States uses anywhere from 80-100 gallons of water per day. Flushing the toilet actually takes up the largest amount of this water.
  18. Approximately 85 percent of U.S. residents receive their water from public water facilities. The remaining 15 percent supply their own water from private wells or other sources.
  19. By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.
  20. The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.

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