Are you one of the many people, if asked how much water they drink, would answer 'Not as much as I should'? Most of us know now that drinking water is really good for us, but it might still be one of those habits that we can't quite keep up. 
There are lots of reasons why we don't drink water: we forget, we find the taste boring, we prefer hot drinks and (the one I hear the most) when we drink more water, we need to go to the loo all the time!
Today I would like to share a metaphor with you to help you to understand why this happens and how and why that will change if you stick with the habit!

We all have accidents. We might be running for a bus and trip over a loose paving stone and fall over. We might play a sport and hurt ourselves going for a ball that is just out of reach. We might be wearing new shoes and somehow manage to twist our ankle. These things just happen. We pick ourselves up off the floor or put our foot down gently. Can we put weight on it? We stretch our arm out.Can we move it OK? We pat ourselves down and although we have to limp a little or we feel a bit battered and bruised, there's no blood or bones poking out! We're OK.
But maybe two or three days later we still don't feel right. We might have stiffened up or still be unable to walk properly. We may feel somehow out of balance. But these things wear off eventually, don't they? Well, sort of...
So what should you do if you sprain or strain yourself?