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What Happens When You Drink a Gallon of Water a Day?
- sigmaprimus 8y agoWater is great but it is much better and safer to base the amount you consume on your weight and activity level rather than a fixed amount such as 1 gallon per day. This is the conclusion the author came to also. Here is a calculator that might be appropriate. https://goodcalculators.com/water-intake-calculator/ https://goodcalculators.com/water-intake-calculator/
- simonblack 8y agoThrow away the numbers. Base your intake on frequency and color of urine, with the emphasis on urine color. Try to achieve a pale, almost colorless urine.
- hanging 8y ago"A switch to water that’s been ultrapurified by reverse osmosis (plus “carbon polishing” and UV sterilization) has proved revelatory." This can mess with one's electrolyte balance to a dangerous degree. (She makes a vague reference to buying an "electrolyte mix", but that's before switching to purified water, and she makes no mention of using any.)
- JohnJamesRambo 8y agoDo you have a reference for this? As far as I know that is a myth. We even gave the rats in the university nutrition lab I worked in deionized water in their bottles.