Review: Valuable information, backed by research and experience
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2014
While on a quest to improve my health and fitness, I have done my share of research in terms of nutrition, but never really gave much thinking to the issue discussed in this book.Basically, I subscribed to the 8 cups per day principle and pretty much left it at that. On a workout day, I'd go through twice as much water, especially if it was a HIIT workout, which made sense to me, since my body was literally begging for it.Back to the myths addressed by the author - I think there's a lot of value in what she's doing here.I kind of suspected that guzzling down huge amounts of water in a short amount of time is not as effective as drinking smaller amounts throughout the day. Now I know that for a fact.I never subscribed to the vitamin water garbage, but if you do, you need to read this book and stop spending money on that stuff. Want vitamins? Go eat some vegetables and fruit. It'll cost less and you'll feel better, plus you won't add to the already enormous pile of garbage the human race grows every day. You're welcome. :)Until I read this book I didn't really take the time to consider the hydrating benefits of vegetables and fruit. Now I'm less desperate to reach my 8-glass per day ratio and I feel more at ease knowing that my body is getting some of its water from the carrots, cucumbers, kale and apples I eat every day. Yummy.Overall, you'll get value from this book, regardless of how informed you are in terms of nutrition and general health. I highly recommend it.