[Hank Rearden]

I miss my not-from-concentrate OJ almost every morning.

But I don't miss the 60 lbs. lost the last 9 months.

[Triple Word Score]

I am coming to believe that much of our problem is not drinking enough water. We drink fluids that do not have the net effect of actually hydrating us and helping flush out toxins. Fats are one of the ways our bodies deal with less-soluble toxins--it's like an oyster secreting mother of pearl around an irritant to wall it off. It's something to think about. 80% of Americans are clinically dehydrated much of the time--we've literally short-circuited our thirst reflexes by quenching our thirst with fluids that do not hydrate us.

Just one theory. No matter what diet you're on, you have to give your kidneys the tools to get rid of the crud you don't need.