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• The human body is 65% water, making us more liquid than solid by a margin of almost 2 to 1. (If you weigh 130 pounds, for example, 84.5 pounds of you is water!)
• Earth is 70% water.
• "If I could teach my patients and student three things that would keep them forever young, they would be 1. drink water, 2. drink water, and 3. drink more water...If you don't drink water, you can't metabolize fat, nor can your body flush wastes from its cells. A dehydrated body provokes the development of aging, inflammatory compounds. Mild dehydration will cause a 3% drop in baseline metabolism, resulting in the gain of one pound of fat every six months...Water is a great weapon to put out the inflammation fire that consumes our youth. I drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day and urge my patients to do the same. Avoid tap water--it may contain compounds like heavy metals that you don't need (and may be bad for you)...avoid chlorinated water whenever possible."

               --Nicholas Perricone, MD 
                 The Wrinkle Cure
                 The Perricone Prescription:
                 A Physician's 28-Day Program
                 for Total Body & Face Rejuvenation