If you sleep for 8 hours a night, the recommended amount of rest every night, and you stop drinking water 2, or 3 hours before going to bed, you are reducing your water intake to only the hours you are awake.When you stand, gravity keeps water in the lower part of your body, causing swelling in your legs.When you lie down and the lower part of your body is at the level of the kidneys, the kidneys remove fluids because the body is more comfortable in a horizontal position.The body needs a certain minimum amount of water to eliminate toxins from the body.Drinking water is also very important.Drinking water at certain times maximizes its impact on the body's function:- 2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs- 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - aids digestion- 1 glass of water before bathing - helps lower blood pressure (did anyone know this?)- 1 glass of water before bed - prevents stroke or heart attack (good to know!)Additionally, water before bed helps prevent nighttime leg cramps.Leg muscles need fluid because they contract, and due to a lack of it, they wake up with muscle spasms.Please share this message with your family and friendsPass this message on to others, at least 10 people,knowing that this information could save lives.I drink only Alkaline pH water produced by an Enagic JrIVwater Ionizer. This is not sponsored, I purchased the machine with my own money.For books, courses, remote Reiki sessions, Alkaline WaterJoin my website: Markaashford.com and our Newsletter....Photography: Mark A. AshfordMusic - Epidemic Sound - Between Dreams - Jon Björk