forgotten about it. Only back then, Diet Coke wasn't born yet. The go-to soft
drink was Tab.
Posted on 06/01/2023 11:33:14 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Drinking water contributes to all of the body systems and it is the healthiest drink. But what about those who find water’s taste boring and who need frequent trips to the bathroom?
It is a well-known fact that drinking water contributes to all of the body's systems and it is the healthiest drink. After all, between 50-70% of the human body is made out of water. But what about those who find water’s taste boring and who need frequent trips to the bathroom, which is difficult for them?
Drinking water has become a "badge of honor" among celebrities, with Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow revealing that they drink about three liters of water a day. However, not everyone has found it that easy to consume water.
Florence Poe, for example, recently announced that "drinking water bores" her. In addition to the lack of taste, she lamented the frequent bathroom breaks that come as a result of consuming a large amount of water, calling them "a waste of time." Instead, she explained that she prefers to drink orange juice and tea.
What do the experts think about this? How much water should we drink each day and can we get the same level of hydration from other drinks? Dr. Chris Richeson said that it is recommended to drink between 6-8 glasses of water a day, which is about two liters.
"Although this is the general guideline, there are very few studies with concrete evidence regarding the optimal amount of water intake. Different people have different sensitivity levels to dehydration, so the need may vary from person to person," Richeson explained.
When signs of dehydration occur, they can be hard to spot and easily confused.
"Not drinking enough [water] can increase the risk of urinary tract infections and headaches along with fatigue, confusion, darker urine, dry cracked skin and irregular bowel movements," Richeson said. It can also lead to low blood pressure or hypertension - a condition that can cause sudden dizziness and falls when standing.
Drinking water can help prevent unpleasant health conditions such as migraines, frequent headaches and kidney stones.
While plain water is the healthiest source of hydration, Richeson said any non-alcoholic beverage contributes to our health.
In 2016, researchers at the University of Stirling monitored students' hydration levels for four hours after drinking different fluids. They discovered that a liter of instant coffee and even beer contained exactly the same amount of moisture as water, but the highest hydration levels came from drinking milk.
How often should we be drinking drinks other than water? Dr. Richeson explained that it's not a good idea to drink water alternatives on a regular basis.
"Tea and coffee are diuretics, which means they make us go to the bathroom more often and lose fluids. Fizzy drinks and juices will hydrate us, but they contain a high amount of sugar - which can lead to long-term health problems."
"The caffeine in tea and coffee can lead to other side effects that include increased heart rate and anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, digestive problems Or nausea and diarrhea, sleep disorders and high blood pressure and even caffeine addiction.
Nishta Fatal, a functional medicine and clinical nutritionist, explained: "It is recommended to limit caffeine consumption to about 400 mg per day, an amount equivalent to about four to five cups of coffee, or eight to ten cups of tea." When it comes to sugar, the nutritionist recommended not to consume more than 30 grams of sugar per day: "Fizzy drinks and energy drinks contain enough sugar to overcome the recommended daily intake in just one serving. Diet drinks are not superior, since these affect the microbiome of the gut and, like other ultra-processed foods, have been linked to other diseases, including memory loss and liver problems."
Fresh juices, on the other hand, contain more nutrients than fizzy drinks, but Fatal warned that it is still possible to exceed the recommended daily amount of sugar by consuming them. "On average, a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice contains about 20-25 grams of sugar. Excess sugar consumption, even from a natural source, can still cause negative effects and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity. This is why drinking water is the most satisfying and healthiest. Maximum hydration - zero calories.”
If you too, like Poe, find drinking water "too boring" or "tasteless", nutritional therapist Talia Pellegrini recommends adding fruit to a jug of water and putting it in the fridge. "You can also try adding grapes, lemon, cucumber, peaches, pineapple, oranges, pears and even mint."
What about the people who avoid heavily drinking water because they are afraid of needing to go to the bathroom too often?
Virpal Sandhu, a clinical pharmacist, said this problem is particularly common in pregnant women and the elderly, as they have problems with bladder control.
"One of the solutions is to drink more when you are near empty toilets. In addition, there are exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic floor, which will help us control the bladder," Sandhu recommended.
Sandhu also explained that water is essential for the health of the human body.
"Water makes up more than two-thirds of our body, it lubricates the joints and eyes, aids digestion, removes waste and toxins and keeps the skin healthy." He recommended increasing water intake gradually and drinking a little at a time, throughout the day. "About 1.5 to three liters of water a day will be enough."
If you’re not thirsty, you are drinking enough water. It’s that simple.
Drinking water even when you aren’t thirsty is mainly a fad that came about as part of the diet craze, because if you are continually drinking water, you feel more “full” and will tend to have fewer cravings to pig out on food. At least that’s the theory.
Yes for coffee, when paired with cigarettes.
Mix in a little Rye and it might work.
In sports hydration if you get thirsty you are behind. You have to stay ahead of that curve.
Water, good way to get your MIn daily requirements of flouride, chlorine and PFAS
Now wait just a minute! Caffeine is one of the 5 basic food groups, along with sugar, salt, fat and chocolate.
Some argue that there are 7 basic food groups, to which one would have to add beer and bacon, but I'm agnostic on that.
Sure, in sports, but this is not an article about how much water athletes doing sports need to drink.
You can drink too much water. I ended up in the hospital from it, since I was drinking about 3 liters a day, including waking up in the middle of the night and taking a slug from my water bottle. My salts were already very low and then I did a walk in the heat and got home just in time to call 911 and survive the experience.
Drinking too much water washes the salts (electrolytes) out of your body (anetremia) and then you can go into a fatal collapse, shut down and die.
If you’re going to drink a lot of water, make sure it has electrolytes. You can get them in powdered form and sprinkle them into your water bottle.
Also, drinking a lot of water all at once after heavy exercise, heat exhaustion or even things like getting sick from food poisoning can overwhelm your system and cause it to go into a fatal tailspin.
So be careful...take this with a grain of salt, literally.
Have you seen what water can do to nail? Think about what it can do to biological tissue!
You can drink too much water, but three liters a day sounds very low to trigger such a problem.
I don't recall what started the fad. Maybe it was contaminated water somewhere, or something of that sort.
About water consumption, I read the rule and I'm sticking to it. Take your weight, divide it by two and that's how many ounces one should drink per day. I don't care what it is as long as it's liquid. I include soups.
Hmmm...
Drink water? You mean like what’s in toilets? Drink Brawndo instead; it’s got electrolytes.
What about AYDS?
That’s what I do too! I also add half a packet of Liquid IV to my water bottle to make it more palatable. It has a lot of sodium tho, which is why I divide it in two. I can really tell the difference the next day if I don’t drink at least 60 oz of water every day.
Water’s taste is *boring*???
Fer crying out loud, does everything have to be *exciting* these days??????
Just drink the water and quit your whining. Be grateful you have clean, disease free water to drink, for now.
A little water with my Scotch please. Well. Only of cask strength.
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