Fast Diets For Dummies
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One of the simplest ways you can make a difference in your fasting outcome to lose weight and get healthier is to listen to your body — and choose to drink clean, pure water. You may not have access to pure stream or river water, but you can get close.

Your body needs pure, clean water without chorine, fluoride, and toxins. The best way to get this kind of water is through a water filtration system. Knowing what's in your water and what needs to be filtered out is a good place to start, and this is where water testing comes in.

If you don't want to test your water, at the very least, make sure the filtration removes the following:

  • Arsenic

  • Chlorine

  • Chloroform

  • E. coli

  • Fluoride

  • Nitrites and nitrates

  • Radon

You can choose from a system that filters the water in one area of your house or a whole-house filtration system. The best-case scenario is to make sure all the water in your house is filtered, including bath water and cooking water. Choose a system that fits your personal needs and budget.

Don't replace drinking water from the tap with bottled water. Water bottles aren't an alternative because the plastic packaging pollutes your body and the world. The chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates contained in plastics are dangerous to your health.

Even low levels of these chemicals cause disease and can create hormonal disturbances. Also, 40 percent of bottled water is simply taken from municipal tap water, so most bottled water is really nothing more than tap water in toxic bottles.

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Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, author and nutritionist, appears on various news streams nationally and conducts workshops and seminars worldwide to help people feel — and look — their best. She is also the author of the popular website www.DrKellyann.com and gives daily news, tips and inspiration on twitter @drkellyann. Patrick Flynn, a fitness minimalist, is the coauthor of Paleo Workouts For Dummies, and the driving force behind a top 500 Health and Wellness blog Chronicleofstrength.com.

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