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Loren: That’s right.

Steven: So how do you stay well hydrated?

Loren: It turns out that the key to proper hydration is two-fold. First,
we must consume only a high-water content diet; fresh, ripe, juicy
fruits and soft tender green leaves should be the mainstay (if not
everything!) that one consumes. Dried and dehydrated foods, cooked
foods, salt, spices, culinary herbs, alcohol, caffeine and vinegar all
chase water out of the body. Giving up these water- stealers and
consuming primarily high water-content foods is the first necessary,
but not sufficient step.

Steven: What’s the second step…or perhaps I can guess; fasting?

Loren: That’s right Steven. And though this may not seem obvious
and one might reasonably question my motives for saying this, it’s
actually really simple. Water is the universal transport medium in the
body. Without sufficient water, nothing moves. And so when the