Are those extra kilos just-not-shedding? Perhaps it is because you are chronically dehydrated.
Although majority of the population is dehydrated but not overweight, if youย areย overweight, drinking โtap liquidโ or using water filters as an excuse to drink dead water ainโt going to help your metabolism burn fat.
You can even increase your metabolic rate 30% by drinking half a litre of water.ย (1)
The link between overweight and dehydration is partially becauseย we tend to associate hunger and thirst as the same sensation.
In other words, increased hydration = reduced feeding.
Butย thereโs a second part to itโฆ
The first step to reachย lipolysisย (burning fat) isย hydrolysis, which is when water molecules interact with triglycerides (fats) and an enzyme called lipase.
Lipase and water mediate the whole process of breaking down fat.
Plus, drinking more water = less water retentionย (laksmi/abundance consciousnessย = no hoarding).
Further more, when this hydrolysis reacts well, you produce fatty acids and glycerol.
The fatty acids can then be broken down directly to get energy, or can be used to make glucose (gluconeogenesis),
BIG TAKEAWAY:
Basically, water is key in the chemical equation of weight loss, and lack of water and dehydration (drinking moreย ย โwaterโ alone doesnโt solve it!) is a primary cause of weight gain.
AND Hydration gives youย energy –ย The osmotic flow of water through cell membranes generates โhydroelectricโ energy, voltage that is converted and stored in the mitochondria in form of ATP and GTP.
So, How to get intra-cellularly hydrated and Loose Weight?
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Drinkย spring water
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Move your body
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Reduce exposure toย nnEMFย (they dry out your cells)
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Practiceย abhyanga
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Getย sunlight
Drinkย spring water
Move your body
Reduce exposure toย nnEMFย (they dry out your cells)
Practiceย abhyanga
Getย sunlight
For more, check myย postsย andย podcastsย and stay tuned for my upcomingย course on Ayurvedic Nutritionย where hydration and nutritional water is foundational.
References:
- Isabel Friend, Water is Life
- Increased Hydration Can Be Associated with Weight Loss
