Comet Hartley 2, the first comet confirmed to contain ocean-like water in 2011.
Whether the origins of earth’s water is from meteorites, comets, photolysis, or existing hydrous minerals, there is no escaping the fact that it is a finite and diminishing natural resource upon which future wars will be waged.
So it came to me as something of a surprise to read recently about a new fad – “water diets“, encouraging us to drink frequently and more than replace the 2-3 bucket loads our bodies lose every week. The cold water hitting the system causes calories to burn as the body reheats. Such dieting doesn’t limit food consumption nor does it require exercise! Let’s hope it doesn’t catch on.
Can someone in the WHO “join the dots” and explain that this may lead to fitter human beings short term, but to humanity’s certain long term demize?
Forget the fad, if you are not exercising regularly, you are probably never going to sustainably lose weight. Exercise plays a very important role in weight loss, with a good stiff walk ranking among the highest forms. Not only does it help lose weight, but it also helps strengthen the heart, improve lung capacity, tones the muscles, increases strength and stamina and in general exercises the entire body. That is as long as you walk fast and far enough to burn calories.
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