I'm trying to drink my 8 glasses of water a day

[mary_k]

Water is the best thing for your body. I know I don't drink enough of it.

[Flackle]

I'm just going to get straight to the point:

The idea that you need to drink 8 glasses of water a day is an absolute myth. The amount of water we need to intake varies from person to person. Here are some of the variables to take into consideratoin:

Body size
Climate
Health
Diet
Amount of exercise
Gender
Age
Weather
etc...

To think there is some rigid structure of how much water any person should intake is ludicrous. Drink if you're thirsty. If your urine is dark, drink more water untill it clears up. If it doesn't, then its a good idea to consult a doctor because you may have a health condition that requires you to drink more.

Also take into consideration the fact we take in a large portion of our fluids from solid food.

I have heard this but I think it's better to have more than not enough. I think that to many people just get a soda or some other unhealthy alternative when they are thirsty and go for days without actually drinking any pure water. It can cure a lot of things so I think it's a good first step if you're feeling sore or like you may be getting sick. If you develope something like that from not drinking enough then I think it will take a little longer for your system to correct itself.

The sick feeling that people get from drinking too much soda is probably a result of either way too much sugar or sodium, not that they get dehydrated. There is such a thing as drinking too much water, though its quite excessive (drinking more than 1 liter of water in an hour can lead to minor intoxication as your kidneys will start to get overloaded), and would take quite the effort to get that far. In fact, the USDA recommends 8 glasses of fluid each day (the human body loses about 3 liters of water daily, but remember a lot of things we eat or drink has some amount of water in it.) People automatically thought they meant 8 glasses of water, when in fact an average of 4 of these glasses of fluid actually came from solid food by itself. Its perfectly viable to survive on just food and soda for water in take, though its not exactly healthy because of all the sodium in soda (go figure). Juice is a great alternative.

Drink when you are thirsty, avoid soda in favor of juice and water, eat a balanced diet. Keep your diet simple. Don't worry about counting how many ounces of water you drink a day and counting how many calories you intake. Thats just too much effort for it to actually be worth doing, why should you spend hours of your life away trying to maximize your life span when it could very well be taken away by a drunk driver running you down while you're walking to the store? Enjoy life for what it is, not a race to be the oldest living human being.

[geekbasic]

It is a shame that Americans have fluoride in most of their water supply. People shouldn't have to feel shameful for getting their eight cups in!

[rricardi58]

I try and drink a lot of water.  The problem is that being on a High Blood Pressure Medication makes me go to the bathroom too much if I drink a lot of water.  So, I try and
drink a moderate amount.

[landonb82]

Yes it is healthy but I couldn't even imagine myself drinking that much water a day.. lol

[africanclaudie]

I was offered a glass of water today that tasted like heaven. All the lady did was cut up some cucumber slices, a few lemon slices and a few mint leaves and let them soak in a large jug in the fridge. Boy, that really tasted good. I've now made it for myself and am on my 4th glass already! Delicious!

[JediJohnnie]

I drink plenty of glasses of water every day,but I don't keep count.

[angela100]

Water is very important to the health of your body.  Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day will keep your skin moist and helps to cleanse your pores.  It will also help with weight loss.

[tashamjoy]

I need to start to i hardly drink any water anymore its really not good !!!

[lrharting]

in hopes to clear this new acne problem I've been having the last couple of months.  So far no great results, but I'm going to keep at it.  It's healthy anyways lol I should do it with or without an acne problem.

I have always had an acne problem.  I've always been told I would grow out of it but I'm 31 so I'm not sure when this is going to happen.  I have been overdoing it on the mountain dew lately so I'm sure this is part of the problems I'm having recently.  It seems to go in a cycle.  I get stressed, my diet suffers, then my face goes nuts!

[BK_Adores_Chase]

I've been doing really good, but on busy days I just can't find the time to fit all 8 glasses in - I know I should put my body first but when I say busy I mean so busy I barely have time to breathe let alone drink!

[Tresbn00]

There are so many supposed benefits to drinking water but this is the first time that I have heard about acne curing powers!  I have heard that large doses of cruciforms (really dark green vegetables) is good for clearing skin and that excercise is good at making you sweat which helps clear out the pores that may be holding acne producing deposits.  I have also heard that using all natural makeup and living a stress minimized life can keep you from breaking out.  I think that I would hop on these other acne cures before I would count on the saving power of water.  Water is good for replenishing the bodies fluids but I think that too much emphasis is placed on water.

[anitaraemillspalmer]

in hopes to clear this new acne problem I've been having the last couple of months.  So far no great results, but I'm going to keep at it.  It's healthy anyways lol I should do it with or without an acne problem.

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[gkaps]

i lost 10 lbs just by increasing my water intake it keeps me fuller and it has no calories.

[Storm61115]

i prefer ice water sometimes over anything else. just that refreshing!!!