H2O
World Water Day
Water Where does your water come from? Where does your water go when it flows down the drain or runs down the street in your town after it rains? What do you do with your excess food? Do you eat too much? What was the footprint your meal took before it arrived on your plate? ...read more
Water: Bottled vs. Tap
I’ve always had a guilty conscience when I buy and toss a plastic bottle of water, but it just got worse. Beverage Digest reported that U.S. consumers spent $16.8 billion on water in 2007. The report also stated that 60 million plastic bottles a day are sent to landfills, where they will sit decomposing for ...read more
In Defense of H2O
Alright water haters, I’m back to tackle the water argument after consulting my textbooks and some of the latest research. Like Reuters, I came up short on finding specific studies that proved several common beliefs about the benefits of drinking water. However, I disagree that the lack of scientific research in certain areas validates decreasing ...read more
H2O for Health – Fact or Fallacy?
As a personal trainer, I am always pushing the virtues of drinking water – encouraging my clients to stay hydrated after they work out, get a massage, or drink copious amounts of alcohol. Fed-up with my constant preaching, my client, Mark, a particularly nutrition savvy and well-known chef who drinks water during workouts but prefers ...read more
