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WATER

from Dining with Sherlock Holmes by Rosenblatt and Sonnenschmidt
You can improve your general well-being by drinking lots of water. This is easy to do if you keep a glass next to the faucet. Tap water tastes better than ice water, so, when you are thirsty, fill the glass at the faucet and drink. If you're hot, add a few ice cubes.
Generally, the Sherlock Holmes dieter doesn't serve a beverage - water or otherwise - with a meal. Conscientious chewing, plus the water that occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables, makes a beverage unnecessary. There is no danger, then, of the terrible practice of washing down food with a beverage.
When you are on your way to the freezer for your third helping of ice cream, stop off at the sink and drink a glass of water. It could be that your hunger for ice cream is actually thirst.