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Is this serious? If so, any particular reason why you did?
by marricks 10y ago
Is this serious? If so, any particular reason why you did?
- X86BSD 10y agoI started this well over a decade ago, perhaps 20 years? The average person does not get NEARLY enough water per day. That was one reason, but the main reason was I knew about the anti-cancer affects of green tea as well as other healthy effects. And over the years I had nurses and medical doctors in my family tell me white tea was healthier for you that green tea. Lower caffeine, more of the same compounds and benefits green tea had. So I switched over to white tea. I am still drinking a gallon each day. Will I still get cancer? Maybe. But it won't be from a lack of doing everything I can to prevent it.
- DanBC 10y ago> But it won't be from a lack of doing everything I can to prevent it. You eat a large quantity of red meat and processed red meat. That increases your risk of cancer.
- jessaustin 10y agoWat? How do you know OP's protein preferences? [EDIT:] ...wow. Just, wow. Do you use a spreadsheet to track the dietary preferences of various HN commentators, or do you have a frighteningly effective memory?
- DanBC 10y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11947340#11948143 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11947340#11948143 > Ive been an atkins follower for... 20 years. I eat mostly meat.
- X86BSD 10y agoActually I don't I don't know why you assume I do. I never have processed anything. I cook my own food. And of the red meat I do have in my diet it's ~80% grass fed bison which is very high in CLA and the other ~20% is wild. Wild boar, elk, venison, dove, quail, pheasant, and turkey. As well as 3000mg of wild sockeye salmon oil daily.
- openasocket 10y ago> The average person does not get NEARLY enough water per day. this is false. The old "8 glasses of water a day" advice has no scientific backing. And, while there is evidence that mild dehydration can have bad health effects, this can be completely avoided by simply drinking when you feel thirsty. There is absolutely no need to make yourself consume enough water, your body will tell you when you need to drink.
- gech 10y agoMost people aren't in tune with their body, hence a recommendation with a number, you know, as a guideline
- eschutte2 10y agoNot OP, but I drink about 2 gallons of green tea per day because I like it. (About one box of this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083COLAM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083COLAM which is supposed to make 6 pitchers.)
- rabboRubble 10y agoYou might want to read up on this... https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/the-man-who-almost-died-from-drinking-tea/389706/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/the-man-w...
- eschutte2 10y agoI'm familiar with that story. However, I agree with Helen Keller that life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. (It's not clear that she was talking about green tea, but the point is good.)
- samstave 10y agoYou're consuming ~$20 per day in Green Tea? ~$620/month on green tea?
- eschutte2 10y agoThat's a 4-pack, so it's more like $5/day.