Have you ever heard a whisper that seemed significant and stopped you in your tracks?

My Granddad raised thoroughbred horses on a hobby farm in Langley, British Columbia where I spent countless childhood hours roaming the fields and exploring the never-ending hallways of the old barn.

I didn’t know it then but during this exposure the horses were softly whispering to me. I recall feeling all of curious, intrigued, intimidated and fearful towards the horses. When Granddad passed on we sold the farm and I lost only the physical connection to the horses.

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Every day you lose water through perspiration, urine, and breathing and as the weather is getting warmer, and people are doing more outside, the thing that one shouldn’t forget is to continuously drink water throughout the day.

Dehydration occurs when you don’t have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions and can drain your energy.

Nearly all of the major systems in your body depend on water. It is responsible for protecting body organs and tissues, lubricates joints, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, regulates body temperature, helps to dissolve minerals and other nutrients, moistens tissues such as those in the mouth, eyes and nose, and lessens the burden on the kidneys and liver by flushing out waste products.

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