Every Sip Counts How Drinking More Water Can Improve Your Health and Change Your Life

Water is the human body's main component, an essential nutrient that keeps every major organ running well. From the brain and heart to the digestive system and connective tissue in the joints, healthy cells depend on good hydration. "Every Sip Counts" takes a fresh look at the benefits of consuming healthy fluids regularly. It also looks at the risks of dehydration, which is a serious condition that affects more than half of all Americans. Author and chiropractor Kaaren Paras researched the subject extensively after realizing how patients who are hydrated respond much better to chiropractic adjustments. Counseling the importance of healthy hydration now is a routine part of her practice. The findings she shares in this book come from the research and include a discussion of how proper hydration helps prevent health issues like headaches, constipation, heart attack and strokes, kidney stones, urinary tract infections and other complaints. Dr. Paras goes into detail on the dangers of dehydration, discussing why older people and children are most at risk but also how poor hydration affects people with chronic illness and other groups. There is advice on how to measure hydration levels and determine a healthy daily level for each individual. The book contains easy-to-follow strategies for putting healthy hydration into practice and lists fluids and foods that can help people achieve daily healthy hydration. "Every Sip Counts" is a lively reminder that simple solutions can be the best remedy.

Kaaren Paras, DC, grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in 1998. She owns Paras Chiropractic in Middleton, Wisconsin. Dr. Paras is a certified nutritional counselor in addition to her chiropractic practice.After starting her practice, Dr. Paras began to notice that some patients who came to her for relief from the effects of misalignments in the body also suffered from poor nutrition and dehydration. When these patients followed her advice and increased their water intake, they experienced a notable improvement in their condition.In addition to her practice, Dr. Paras has provided chiropractic services at retirement homes and assisted living facilities in her area. There she witnessed an epidemic of elderly people suffering from the consequences of chronic dehydration and realized residents of these care facilities needed both education and help with handling dehydration. Dr. Paras began to explore the topic with regular presentations where she discusses chiropractic applications and stresses the importance of hydration in older people, aging adults, children and athletes.Dr. Paras also is an entrepreneur. Besides founding Paras Chiropractic, she invented a hydration reminder device called the MiniMinder®. Her inspiration came from realizing that although people want to do better about drinking water regularly, they sometimes need a cue to remember.Publication of "Every Sip Counts" is an attempt to help people better understand the importance of proper hydration and adopting the practice of taking sips of water or other healthy liquids throughout the day. Dr. Paras researched the topic over several years and gathered information in a simple, concise format readers can use to improve their lives. Her goal is to make a good case for hydrating regularly and giving people the tools to make that practice a natural part of every day. It is her belief that through quality hydration people can experience better health, greater vitality and a longer independent life.