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Dr. Kelly Johnston, Head of Nutrition and
Research and Rob Rona, Director of New
Markets, Products and Services answer
your questions:
Q: ighterLife now recommends drinking water to thirst, whereas it
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used to be 4ltrs a day. In your professional opinion what’s the real
recommended amount I should be drinking?
A:  e advise people to drink to thirst, as various individuals feel hydrated
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using different amounts. Certainly, if you are not eating conventional
food which provides a lot of the water that you consume over the
course of a day, you will need to make sure that you drink enough to
help prevent headaches, dizziness and constipation. Small amounts
at regular intervals during the day are certainly a good way to achieve this.
Q: ’m doing LighterLife total and I’m on my 5th week and have lost 1stone 8lb … It’s my
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weigh-in again tonight but the last 2 weeks have been slow… Only losing 2lb a week on
both weeks! The only thing that’s changed is I’ve been diagnosed with B12 deficiency
and my doctor said that I should be eating a healthy B12 rich diet instead of LL?? Can
you give me any advice please? Also I have a wedding coming up and I will have to
eat on this day. What are the best foods to have to keep me in ketosis?
A:  ith regards to your diagnosis of B12 deficiency, we would always recommend that
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you listen to your GP. We hav