> "Don't swim for 30 minutes after eating or you will cramp" That's a new one for me, but I'm from Europe. I spent my childhood on rivers and lakes, rapidly al

> "Don't swim for 30 minutes after eating or you will cramp" That's a new one for me, but I'm from Europe. I spent my childhood on rivers and lakes, rapidly alternating between food and swimming (and other things). No cramps due to food (scarcely any at all to be honest). I've had a lot more cramps in swimming pools than in natural water, now that I think about it. > "You should be drinking 8 glasses of water a day" I could believe that. I used to drink ~4 glasses a day, but it made me feel like a lizard (without really realizing the cause at the time). Now I drink more than 8 and feel much better.