“Remember to Drink Plenty of Water When the Heat is On!”

Here I am, getting ready to go on the Unity of Norwalk 2019 Retreat, that I so look forward to and wondering how I could promote my book to the people there whom I might not have me yet.

This first paragraph in meant as a lead in to the subject I’m talking about today.  The subject of todays post isn’t about pharmaceuticals. It’s about remembering SIMPLE things.

I was feeing slightly worried because I was sensing a bit of a lack of focus and clarity in my thought patterns.  I was feeling a bit forgetful and that isn’t me unless there’s something in my system that can cause that. .

What I want to share with you today is that even those of us who are well educated can forget the simplest things that can cause us problems. 

I will say that, as I’ve already told you, I allowed myself to take a medication that my truly lovely bone density specialist said shouldn’t affect me like the Fosamax I was prescribed years ago. I was inspired me to become Holistic and deal with only natural products, after taking that product – unless there was no possible choice for me other than a medication – to live.  I still believe that we’re meant to be able to keep functioning for as long as we can through using natural ways of staying healthy or regaining our health. The elements in the injection my doctor prescribed this time did seem less toxic than the Fosamax when I researched them. However there were some side effects and I’m now going back to the things I did that naturally brought back my bone density the first time.

I was a bit concerned that I was getting a bit forgetful and losing a bit of mental clarity – though not nearly as much as did when I took the Fosamax those years ago.

The “light hit” and I remembered that there were exercises call Isometrics that helped my cure Osteoporosis some years ago and I booked sessions with my wonderful physical trainer Suzy Sulsona, who heads the Health Club in my Condo. When I mentioned my that I was experiencing a bit of forgetfulness and lack of clear thinking she immediately said: “Are you sure you’re drinking enough water? When it’s as hot as it’s been and we lose liquid in our system that can affect our memory and our thinking!” 

This was such an important part of our teaching when I was growing up. It’s SO SIMPLE that it can be easy to forget!

It was very, very, very warm in New York in July and while I did drink my usual amount of liquid, which is quite a bit – when I increased the amount of water and iced green tea (which is very good for me) I drank by a large amount …(drum roll) … guess what?  my memory became much clearer and my thinking patters became more organized again!

If you live in a vicinity that’s been experiencing heat please remember to drink lots and lots of water and liquids that are healthy for you.