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A thousand times yes. Having water at hand and always sipping is a really great way to tame hunger and oral fixations, and is great for your body to be flushin
by phjohnst 16y ago
A thousand times yes. Having water at hand and always sipping is a really great way to tame hunger and oral fixations, and is great for your body to be flushing itself out.
I find that tea doesn't give me as much of a high as coffee, but it lasts longer without any come-down. Awesome.
- bentlegen 16y agoTea puts me to sleep. I can drink the most caffeinated tea on the market, and I'll be nodding off in an hour. It's a real pain because I have difficulty digesting coffee, and I'm looking for alternatives. Appreciate any suggestions.
- jamesk2 16y agoTry some Yerba Mate. Tea is made from the roots of that plant and has enough caffeine to give you a nice kick when you need it.
- gnubardt 16y agohave you tried yerba mate?
- roqetman 16y agoTry a true english tea like PG Tips - there's just no way you'll fall asleep after drinking a cup of that; the teabag is about 60% bigger than the average american teabag (one of those strange things is that teabags in america are smaller than the english version (same brand)).
- Johngibb 16y agothird the Yerba Mate. I order from amigofoods.com and have had good luck! try the rosamonte especial!
- timcederman 16y agoHow does drinking water "flush [your body] out"? I often hear this by proponents of extra water drinking, and I'm intrigued as to what physiological benefit drinking too much water is supposed to allow.
- tmountain 16y agoWithout sufficient hydration, metabolic wastes stay around longer than they should. Most toxin removal is performed by the kidneys. Keeping your body hydrated assists the kidneys in their normal functioning and ensures that toxins acquired through food consumption are rapidly eliminated. At an optimal level of hydration, this occurs naturally; however, most people are at least somewhat dehydrated a large majority of the time. Drinking lots of water prevents this issue.
- timcederman 16y agoWhat toxins? By the way, I mentioned specifically too much water. You only need to drink when you're thirsty. I'm asking what benefit you get from drinking water when you're not thirsty. By the way, "people are dehydrated a large majority of the time" -- citation needed.
- nzmsv 16y agoThis is an interesting question. The guideline I have heard over and over is 2L/day. I wondered what this is based on. Wikipedia says the 2L/day guideline comes from the EPA, and the corresponding British guideline is 1.8L/day. Following the links on Wikipedia I got to this article: http://www.aafp.org/afp/991115ap/2269.html http://www.aafp.org/afp/991115ap/2269.html It lists low fluid intake (as well as restricted access to a bathroom) as a risk factor in kidney stone formation. However, another article (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12576800 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12576800) reports some conflicting results. Apparently, as people drink more water, they consume more sodium to compensate, negating some of the benefits. I wonder what someone who actually knows about this would say. Also, 2L isn't that much, but I wonder if I drink 8 glasses of water a day. An experiment is in order.
- timcederman 16y agoIt doesn't need to be pure water to get benefits out of it. There was a study published on whether diuretic drinks (coffee, caffeinated sodas) provided equal hydration benefit. Pretty much, they do. Coke now uses it as part of their advertising campaign. http://www.dietcoke.com/wellness-balance/hydration.jsp http://www.dietcoke.com/wellness-balance/hydration.jsp