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Basic Tip For Losing Weight

Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:35:38 +0000

Some people say ‘the more water you drink, the more weight you’ll lose’ lets delve into the science behind this claim and discover the truth.

In a 2003 report, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reported that drinking 500ml of water was associated with a metabolic boost of 30 per cent, or an extra 100kJ burnt, which would imply weight loss effects. This can be explained by the body’s increased workload to heat the temperature of drinking or chilled water to 37°C. Although these physiological effects are small, they cannot be ignored. So, before grabbing an energy drink in the morning, consider the following reasons for staying hydrated throughout the day:

• Dehydration causes a higher caloric intake
If you are feeling a little hungry at random points throughout the day, drink a glass of water, and wait 30-60 minutes until you really feel like eating. The hormones that are released when feeling hungry and dehydrated are very similar, hence why dehydration can cause an increase caloric intake, from irrelevant food consumption.

• Burn more kilojoules
It’s been proven that drinking cold water throughout the day causes your body to work harder in order to regulate the temperature of the water, and can allow you to burn up to 400kJ for every 2L of water consumed.

• Prevents consumption of calorically dense drinks
Things like energy drinks or soft drinks are extremely calorie dense, hence why consuming water and being hydrated can prevent this want for sugary drinks.

Overall, hydration proves to have physiological qualities that may result in weight loss. If you have an undersink water filter or a fridge filter system, be sure to change your filter regularly for optimal tasting water. If the water tastes good you will be more likely to drink it. We have a great automatic reminder service that means you never have to think about ordering a filter ever again – call us on 1300724249 for more information.

Importance of Hydration in Winter

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 23:57:09 +0000

Although Winter doesn’t cause you to sweat whilst walking home from the park, your body still dehydrates just as easily as it does in summer. Winter can also accelerate dehydration as mammals have a survival mechanism that constricts blood vessels in cold weather in order to conserve heat and maintain body temperature. Shrunk blood vessels increases blood pressure. To lower the pressure, the kidneys are forced to make more urine, meaning less blood to fill veins and arteries, more frequent trips to the bathroom and greater risk of dehydration.

Tips to stay hydrated during winter:
• Balance diuretics (caffeine/alcohol) with water – substances such as these have dehydrating characteristics.
• Drink before, during and after exercise
• Add zero calorie flavours to water

Easy Ways to Lower Your Water Bill

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 23:51:51 +0000

Is the water bill getting too high? Apply these simple tricks to change that!

• Use the dishwasher!
Contrasting the popular belief, it actually takes more water to wash dishes by hand than to do a FULL dishwasher load. Oh and also, don’t pre-rinse your dishes, scrape the food off and let the dishwasher do its job.

• Take shorter showers!
Duh, it’s an obvious one, but people do sometimes get carried away jamming to their favourite song in the shower. Just cut it down to 2-4 minutes, you’ll get everything done in time and you will be saving your money!

• Fix any leaks in your house
Leaks somewhat resemble the devil when we talk about saving water. Leaks just waste water and increase your water bill, so spend the few extra dollars to get them fixed and it’ll be better in the long run!

• Install a water tank
This is a great investment for the long term if you want to save some dollars on your water bill.

Applying these changes are worth the expense in the long run, you can cut down your water bill a lot more than you think!