We must pay great attention to our body's water needs. Dehydration is a terrible price to pay when we don't.
Our Body’s Water Needs
Gerald L. Kyle
Our bodies operate on water
Plain unadulterated H2O
An hundred trillion cells
Must have this resource
Two hundred trillion probiotics too
Or they will die
Cows, horses and dogs
Drink from mud puddles
When need be
Our ancestors did too
If you can’t get perfect H2O
Any potable water will do
Sipping may be wise
Throughout the day
The stomach can better handle
Impurities in small amounts
Not huge amounts at one setting
That may overload the processes
A cup full sounds good
One size does not fit all
Ideally between meals
A good half hour before eating
And sip grudgingly during a meal
Careful not to dilute natural processes
Put enough H2O in the system
To prepare to process the food
Not have it float around in the stomach
And cause unpleasant concerns
I can think of no benefit
To include much water with a meal
Some think it better
To fool the brain into thinking
That the stomach is full
When it is bloated with this liquid resource
Surely the brain is not that stupid
And you will be hungry as soon
As the water is dumped out
Be gentle with yourself
Experts may come and go
And declare otherwise
But plain old H2O
Is a good drink