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  • D Dan Neely

    Very few people actually drink anywhere near as much water as doctors recommend.

    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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    Ray Cassick
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    I do, but then very few people practically have a prescription form the DR dictating how much water they have to drink each day to help keep internal toxicity levels to a minimum because of all the chemicals I have to swallow :) for me, 64 oz minimum on regular days, add 16 more ounces on days, and the days in the next week after that, when I am taking my chemo pills.


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    • J Joe Woodbury

      The Digital Worm wrote:

      Drinking lots and lots of water is undoubtedly good for health,

      Drinking lots and lots of water will kill you. Drinking excessive water can lead to serious electrolyte imbalances in your body. Since a person gets quite a bit of water from food, drinking about two liters is sufficient for most adults.

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      Vikram A Punathambekar
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      You are both right, depending on your definition of "lots and lots". 4 litres, which few people drink in a single day is OK. Twice that amount, especially if you don't relieve yourself, will probably kill you.

      Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) "cant stand heat myself. As soon as its near 90`F I seriously start to loose interest in doing much." - fat_boy. "Finally we agree, a little warming will be good if it makes you shut the f*** up about it." - Tim Craig.

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      • L Lost User

        Yes, that is true aparently. thousands of years of drinking beer at 2% has given us the ability to handle alcohol.

        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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        Vikram A Punathambekar
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        fat_boy wrote:

        thousands of years of drinking beer at 2% has given us the ability to handle alcohol.

        Evidently, not DD though. :)

        Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) "cant stand heat myself. As soon as its near 90`F I seriously start to loose interest in doing much." - fat_boy. "Finally we agree, a little warming will be good if it makes you shut the f*** up about it." - Tim Craig.

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        • D Dan Neely

          d@nish wrote:

          The Digital Worm wrote: intake of water actually put few extra pounds on me I don't think that can happen.

          Yes it can. Assuming he's otherwise healthy (some health problems can result in excess water retention); it means he was mildly dehydrated beforehand. Unfortunately that's not an uncommon problem for people either don't drink much or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol).

          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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          Dan Neely wrote:

          ...or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol).

          My personal favourites.

          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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          • P Pierre Leclercq

            If you do cardio training every day, plain water might not be the best choice. See this: http://www.brianmac.co.uk/drinks.htm[^]

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            Member 96
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            If you do cardio training every day for long periods of time you might want to buy life insurance because you're killing yourself.


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            • M Member 96

              If you do cardio training every day for long periods of time you might want to buy life insurance because you're killing yourself.


              Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson

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              Pierre Leclercq
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              There is nothing wrong with exercising every day.

              You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.

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              • P Pierre Leclercq

                There is nothing wrong with exercising every day.

                You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.

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                Member 96
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                No there is nothing wrong with exercising every day depending on your definition of exercise and whether you're a competitive athlete and under 30 years old (rest is just as important as exercise to the rest of us), however that's not what I said. :) There is something *very* wrong with long slow chronic cardio exercise on a regular basis. Anyone who is jogging or cycling or doing any exercise for long periods like an hour or more on a regular basis really needs to do their homework: it's dangerous and ineffective. Dangerous because every modern study shows it's wearing on the body in many different ways leading to seriously shortened lifespan at the worst and chronic pain and injury at the least. Ineffective because interval or high intensity short duration training is provably more effective at producing a fitter person and better athlete *even endurance athletes*.


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                • L Lost User

                  Dan Neely wrote:

                  ...or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol).

                  My personal favourites.

                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                  Roger Wright
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                  All this talk about water is making me thirsty! I think I'll have another scotch...

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                  • L Lost User

                    Dan Neely wrote:

                    ...or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol).

                    My personal favourites.

                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                    Michael Martin wrote:

                    My personal favourites.

                    I'll drink to that! :beer: :)

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                    • T The Digital Worm

                      Believe me it took real hard effort to increase my daily water intake, right now drinking 4 liters of cool clear water per day, no colas no sweetened drinks. Drinking lots and lots of water is undoubtedly good for health, but since human body is made of 70% fluid I am finding this increased intake of water actually put few extra pounds on me. Nevertheless, drink(only water), enjoy and stay safe :)

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                      Mark_Wallace
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                      I drink when I'm thirsty. I think my body knows how much water it needs more than any quack who's trying to make a name for himself does.

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                      • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                        fat_boy wrote:

                        thousands of years of drinking beer at 2% has given us the ability to handle alcohol.

                        Evidently, not DD though. :)

                        Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) "cant stand heat myself. As soon as its near 90`F I seriously start to loose interest in doing much." - fat_boy. "Finally we agree, a little warming will be good if it makes you shut the f*** up about it." - Tim Craig.

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                        Perhaps he just drinks too much?

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                        • T The Digital Worm

                          I try to refrain from eating and drinking water together this dilutes digestive acids, slow down metabolism and in result you may actually put extra flab.

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                          peterchen
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                          The Digital Worm wrote:

                          dilutes digestive acids, slow down metabolism and in result you may actually put extra flab

                          Any proof of that conjecture?

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                          • D Dan Neely

                            d@nish wrote:

                            The Digital Worm wrote: intake of water actually put few extra pounds on me I don't think that can happen.

                            Yes it can. Assuming he's otherwise healthy (some health problems can result in excess water retention); it means he was mildly dehydrated beforehand. Unfortunately that's not an uncommon problem for people either don't drink much or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol).

                            3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                            peterchen
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                            news flash: coffee isn't diuretic: Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not act as a diuretic when consumed in moderation, and does not lead to dehydration or to a water-electrolyte imbalance; current evidence suggests that caffeinated beverages contribute to the body's daily fluid requirements no differently from pure water. [citation needed?[^]] I love it when (semi-)scientific "proven facts" turn out to be wrong either because the mechanism wasn't completely understood, extrapolated from a similar mechanism, or someone simply botched up. The wooshing sound of progress :)

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                            • L Lost User

                              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                              4 liters of water a day won't hurt you at all, and in fact it'll be beneficial.

                              By what strange pseudo scientific bizzaro world rules are you working? Beneficial? How? Show us the science?

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                              Jeremy Falcon
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                              _Maxxx_ wrote:

                              By what strange pseudo scientific bizzaro world rules are you working? Beneficial? How? Show us the science?

                              If you call being one of the only few people on CP with a real education in health bizarre, then I'm inclined to think you're off your rocker. You can Google the proof, but let me point in you the right direction. If you do nothing but sit on your butt and rot, 64oz a day is probably enough. If you want to lose weight, I'd double that at least - which is roughly 4 liters. Google will tell you why. If you're an athlete that sweats a lot and also trying to lose weight I'd even double that. I'll give you a hint as to one reason, but there are many - including the high sodium content of a westernized diet. Actually read my earlier posts and you'll see just one. I'm not gonna bother to iterate them for someone who doesn't bother to show any courtesy.

                              Jeremy Falcon

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                              • L Lost User

                                Dan Neely wrote:

                                ...or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol).

                                My personal favourites.

                                Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                Dan Neely
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                                Michael Martin wrote:

                                Dan Neely wrote: ...or who drink lots of diuretics (eg caffeine, ethanol). My personal favourites.

                                When DD gets out your wayish in 2012 we have to get the two of you in once place for a drinking contest. :laugh:

                                3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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