November 25th, 2007 by Tina Silva
Here is a list of the top 10 reasons you should drink more water. Keep in mind that you should be drinking 8-10 glasses everyday!
- Get Healthy Skin
- Lose Weight
- Flush Toxins
- Reduce your risk of a heart attack
- Cushion and lube your joints and muscles
- Stay regular
- Stay hydrated, get energized and be alert
- Regulate your body temperature
- Reduce your risk of disease and infection
- Get well
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September 16th, 2007 by Tina Silva
Here are 5 ways I came up with so that you can cut back on your everyday water usage.
- Less time in Shower - If you usually take half hour to take a shower, try cutting that back to 20 minutes or even 15 minutes. Every little bit helps.
- Don’t get a pool - Why waste so much water filling and changing your pool? You can easily go over to the local water park and swim there. There is no need to waste all this water on a luxury that is only hurting our own environment in the end.
- Washing dishes - Turn the water off while you scrub the dishes with soap. You don’t need the water running for a long period of time.
- No sprinklers - People like to leave their sprinklers on to water their grass and flowers. Most people will actually leave it on longer than necessary. First, check your local weather report. If rain is in the forecast, then there is no need for sprinklers. Natural water is great. If there’s no rain coming, then grab your hose and give your grass/flowers a quick squirt all around. This takes less time and results in less water being used than just keeping your sprinkler on.
- Do less loads of laundry - If you just want a t-shirt washed, there’s no need to put it in the washing machine. Just wash it by hand in the sink. Also, there’s not need to do laundry five times a week. Let your laundry basket fill up so you can wash more clothes and do less loads. Doing less loads of laundry saves more water you would of wasted.