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agate Site Admin
Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 5694 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:11 pm Post subject: Myths about water-drinking |
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From Berkeley Wellness Alerts, November 16, 2012:
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Claims That Don't Hold Water
You may be surprised to know that you don't need to drink eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration and stay healthy.
Don't schools and countless experts advise it? What about those people chugging from water bottles all day long? It's still a myth, and no one really knows where it came from originally. Today this claim is often made by (no surprise) the bottled water industry.
The notion that we don't drink enough water -- that is, at least eight glasses a day -- is not only nonsense, but is "thoroughly debunked nonsense," according to an editorial in the British journal BMJ.
Here are some other water myths. Drinking lots of water does not improve kidney function or help kidneys eliminate toxins -- let alone improve overall health. It won't bathe your organs in extra fluid and thus improve their function. Don't expect it to lower blood pressure, boost concentration in kids, improve skin tone, or prevent headaches, despite the claims.
Yes, water is a great drink. If it comes from the tap, it's cheap and environmentally friendly. And yes, it may help you control your weight if it replaces caloric beverages. But that doesn't mean water promotes weight loss.
How much to drink? If you're healthy and not exercising or working hard in the heat, thirst is your best guide. Most fruits and vegetables are about 90 percent water. Other beverages also provide fluid, as do soups and stews. Coffee and tea supply water, too; it's a fallacy that they cause a net water loss.
Older people do need to try to drink more water -- older bodies cope less well with heat, and thirst may be a less reliable indicator. People with recurring kidney stones may also benefit from drinking more water.
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Matt
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 961
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:24 am Post subject: |
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Not a surprise to me, particularly. It's interesting how much unsubstatiated BS gets perpetrated, though. |
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Howie
Joined: 11 Nov 2012 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: |
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I drink vodka everyday. The mixer I use is mostly water mixed with a lemonade mix. Anyone want to arm wrestle?
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Matt
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I love a good arm wrestle. I have a lemony vodka cooler every day too!
(I think it helps my MS because it is good for the circulatory system, and MS lesions occur around veins).
I had to cut back on the vodka for being pre-diabetic, though. |
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agate Site Admin
Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 5694 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Hi, Howie!
The idea being promoted here has Scriptural backing:
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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
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--1 Timothy 5:23 (King James version)
Well, vodka isn't mentioned but probably only because they didn't have it. If they'd had it, they certainly would have mentioned it, right?
"Drink no longer water, but use a little vodka for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."
Sounds OK to me but I don't always do everything the Bible says to do. |
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Matt
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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Joan, thanks for making me laugh. I really needed something to get me out of my overly serious mood of the day. |
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agate Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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"Travel not in the path of the overly serious mood."
--1 Agate 14:35. |
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Matt
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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He he he |
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