H20 is cure-all!

With cold weather quickly approaching, and the days getting shorter, it is no doubt that people are feeling the winter pains. Lots of people eat food to cure these pains; it seems to be a natural reaction.

Luckily, a recent study by The University of Chicago Medical Center, shows that drinking water (and eating chocolate, but we're not going to emphasize this!) can blunt pain. This natural form of pain relief may contribute to overeating and obesity in humans.

Researchers studied how rats, given either a chocolate chip, sugar water or regular water infused directly into their mouths, had a delayed response to pain. They also found no difference between delayed responses due to the rat’s chocolate-eating and water-drinking. Exciting news for mice... not so exciting for humans who have easy access to ridiculous amounts of fatty foods.

Peggy Mason, PhD, professor of neurobiology, said that the painkilling effect “can be turned to our advantage." So take advantage of what we've learned from the mice! Substitute that bag of chips for a tall glass of filtered water! And why not start today?