Rediscovering water

Only oddballs don’t go for soft drinks! Right? Those cool carbonated drinks have been around and popular for as long as one can remember. These days, who would eat anything without gulps of his favorite cola in-between?

Okay, soft drinks may fit into a healthful eating chore, even as health buffs call for moderation. Active bodies need plenty of calories for packs of energy to move around.

But that’s the trouble with soft drinks. They provide just calories, not nutrients, unlike 100 percent fruit juices, milk and, of course, water!

A study by the Journal of the American Dietetics Association found that 25 percent of American adolescents take in more that two cans of cola everyday. Most of the kids are therefore missing out on nutrients like calcium, riboflavin and Vitamins A and C.

No need to give up on soft drinks. However, for the required nutrients, one has to get them from other sources. Just don’t forget to watch the overall calorie intake. So, the catch call is "Grab a drink for health!" What usually comes to mind? This time, it doesn’t have to be milk, juice or any sports drink – it’s water!

Don’t forget, water is essential to health. Getting enough water means keeping your body properly hydrated to stay healthy. An average of 55 to 75 percent of an adult’s body is water. That’s something like 10 to 12 gallons of water.

Drinking eight to 10 glasses of water or water-based beverage everyday is recommended by doctors. When the heat is on, or when exercising or doing some strenuous work – whatever it is – one will need more water.

Beverages like coffee, tea and colas which are caffeine-based, act as diuretics. Alcohol has an even greater negative effect. The poser is: how can people learn to drink water religiously? One way, perhaps, is to make the water great tasting.

ATT-Agua Treatment Technology, a leader in water filtration, through the John Sprints Corp., has rediscovered drinking water. The company has succeeded in making water taste exactly like one’s favorite fruit. It will soon be your perfect fruit drink.

To experience it is to smell and drink the John Springs purified or mineral, flavored water. Having zero calorie, it is packed with ascorbic acid for fighting off infections in the body. Working, attending school or doing field work these days demands a lot of stamina and resistance – and plenty of water to drink. So grab the new John Springs healthy drink – your favorite fruit in refreshing water. Call 742-9544 or 742-9202.