Prevention Is Better Than Cure

Happy Friday 👋 

…and it’s the last one of the year! Don’t worry though, there will still be another Friday next week. More seriously: it’s now the weekend and then practically new year, which means if you have anything critical to do when things are open, plan it for Monday now!

In today’s email we cover the week’s health news, some real-world tips-from-experience about getting fit, and the underestimated importance of hydration.

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One-Minute Book Review

Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life: You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty! – by Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj

Notwithstanding the cover’s declaration of “you’re not sick, you’re thirsty”, in fact this book largely makes the argument that both are often the case simultaneously, and that dehydration plays a bigger role in disease pathogenesis and progression than it is credited for.

You may be wondering: is this 304 pages to say “drink some water”?

And the answer is: yes, somewhat. However, it also goes into detail of how and why it is relevant in each case, which means that there will be, once you have read this, more chance of your dehydrated and thus acutely-less-functional brain going “oh, I remember what this is” rather than just soldiering on dehydrated because you are too dehydrated to remember to hydrate.

The strength of the book really is in motivation; understanding why things happen the way they do and thus why they matter, is a huge part of then actually being motivated to do something about it. And let’s face it, a “yes, I will focus on my hydration” health kick is typically sustained for less time than many more noticeable (e.g. diet and exercise) healthy lifestyle adjustments, precisely because there’s less there to focus on so it gets forgotten.

The style is a little dated (the book is from 2003, and the style feels like it is from the 80s, which is when the author was doing most of his research, before launching his first book, which we haven’t read-and-reviewed yet, in 1992) but perfectly clear and pleasant to read.

Bottom line: this book may well get you to actually drink more water

Click here to check out Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life, and get hydrating!

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May today see you well-prepared for the coming weekend,

The 10almonds Team