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Written By: Kinkini Gupta | Updated : August 3, 2023 6:07 PM IST
Mindfulness breathing exercises like diaphragmatic breathing and Anulom Vilom can significantly impact your relationship with food. They can make managing cravings easier and resist the impulse to binge. Focusing on your breath creates a pause between emotional triggers and eating, helping you make more conscious choices and find a deep sense of peace with your eating habits. These exercises can bring a calm and serene feeling to your daily life.
In recent news, a 39-year-old vegan influencer, Zhanna Samsonova, also known as Zhanna D'Art died out of starvation and exhaustion. She lead an extreme vegan and FAD diet and lifestyle in which she did not eat or drink anything except fruits. According to reports, she had not drank a sip of water in 6 years. On her Instagram account, she had shared a video of drinking coconut water. She said in her video, ""I get my water from fruits and coconuts and I'm OK with it...Superior structure of water in raw fruits is extremely hydrating."
Not only did she not drink water for years, reports say that she followed an all-raw vegan diet for almost 10 years. She used her Instagram page to promote her way of life and urged her followers to do the same. Her main diet was jackfruit, durian, fruits, seeds, sprouts, fruit juices, and smoothies.
According to reports, Ms Samsonova's mother said to the media that her daughter's cause of death may have been a cholera-like infection. She also stated that Ms Samsonova had succumbed to exhaustion and the stress placed on her body by an all-vegan diet.
Water is one of the basic necessities for both humans and animals. There is no other alternative to it. If you think drinking fruit juice or coconut water or fruits in general can compensate the need for drinking water. Our body is attuned to the amount of water we consume. Our sensation of thirst determines the quantity of water our body gets. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), our body requires a specific percentage of water in order to keep the brain, body and cells functioning. As we consume water, we also constantly excrete water through sweat and urination. This is why we must keep a constant intake of water to replenish the lost fluids.
It is impossible to live long if you have stopped drinking water. It will only last for some days. In case our body does not get enough water or we stop drinking water altogether, here is what will happen to our body.
A lack of water will also impact other bodily functions. Without adequate water intake:
