> I was getting dry lips from drinking water from a glass or cup, but now
> that I suck from a water bottle or straw, no more dry lips.  If you think
> about it, what we usually do is:  drink water from a glass, then lick our
> lips.  Just like our kids when they were little were getting dry lips
> from licking their lips.  It's probably your saliva, not the water.
> Trish
>
You may have a point, and maybe it's relative but for a great deal of that
time I did use a straw or a water bottle but then I wasn't paleo at the time
either.  I think the higher protein/fat, less carb way of eating tends to
regulate our body processes a little better.

Aileen