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The more I age the more important hydration turns out to be. Gastric issues, joint pain, blood pressure, weight problems, kidney stones, bad breath, constipatio
by riffraff 5mo ago
The more I age the more important hydration turns out to be. Gastric issues, joint pain, blood pressure, weight problems, kidney stones, bad breath, constipation.. and now brain issues too?
Do yourself a favor, and start drinking a ton of water!
- gib444 5mo ago> start drinking a ton of water! But not too much as you don't want water poisoning!
- BiteCode_dev 5mo ago7 litters...
- HlessClaudesman 5mo ago...Not that much... 3ish liters spread out over the day is good. Too much water will strip your body of electrolytes and salt. I recently upped my water intake and can report that my skin and mood feel better. I caffeinate with a strong coffee and 2 cups of tea in the morning, and around 12 I switch to pint glasses of water every 2 hours or so until 6-7 o'clock.
- sevenzero 5mo agoYea 2.5-3l seems to be the proper amount. Only drawback is having to pee every 30 minutes.
- dotancohen 5mo agoThat's an advantage - it means you're not sitting e.g. at a computer monitor and keyboard for too long. Getting up twice an hour (to pee or not) greatly reduces the potential for ergonomic harm that desk jobs - especially computer use -are known for.
- HlessClaudesman 5mo agoBug == Feature
- sevenzero 5mo agoFair :D I walk everywhere anyway so I think I'm good in that regard
- solumunus 5mo agoIf you're peeing that much then evidently your body is not using all that water you're consuming. Either it's more than you need, or you're lacking in electrolytes and should increase electrolyte intake alongside the water.
- Gigachad 5mo agoYour body doesn’t use up water turning it in to nothing. You are meant to pee out what isn’t lost to sweat.
- sevenzero 5mo agoBy that logic, if I drank the right amount of water with 100% accuracy for multiple days, I'd only have to pee every few days.
- solumunus 5mo agoI’m not arguing that 100% of water consumed can be retained, just that peeing every 30 minutes means you have an unnecessarily large surplus. This is simply a truth.
- gib444 5mo agoParent is correct. NHS sources say upto 7 times during the day is normal and "Every 3 to 4 hours is considered healthy. Going every 1 to 2 hours usually means you either have an overactive bladder or are drinking too much at once." Saying every 30 minutes is normal is just the same as advocating drinking too much water
- layer8 5mo agoA ton is definitely too much.
- etiam 5mo ago... at any given moment.
- alexwwang 5mo ago3 liters everyday actually to keep muscle and brain work properly.
- k__ 5mo ago200ml every waking hour? Seems excessive.
- usrbinbash 5mo agoWhy
- solumunus 5mo agoA few big sips.
- riffraff 5mo agoit's a matter of habit. 3l of liquids per day is what various doctors in different (european) countries have recommended me over the years.
- 0xEF 5mo agoAre we sure this is not just harmless and arbitrary information being parroted? Do we have verifiable sources other that anecdote? I find it hard to believe that there is just a single value for water intake across the massive biological spectrum that is humanity and expect to see a range when this conversation comes up. You're also getting water from foods, which I am sure is not being accounted for. Reminds me of the 10k steps a day that just happened to be "correct enough" to be believed and acted on. The truth is much more nuanced and depends on a number of factors in a person's physical health. Without concrete verifiable findings, the best we can do is learn to pay attention to our bodies and drink maybe a little bit more water than we think we need to.
- throwthrowuknow 5mo agoI’ve always been extremely suspicious of constant water consumption. No other mammal seems to do this. Even the ones that require a lot of water like horses will only drink when they’re thirsty or while eating.
- rambrrest 5mo agoNot too sure - an overload of water can actually be dangerous i think.
- deviation 5mo agoJumping in here with relevant experience - because you're absolutely right. In 8th grade (~16 years ago) my substitute biology teacher organised a "Water drinking competition" poised to elevate our understanding of stomach capacity, etc. Two of us went to hospital, and ~5 (including myself) had to take multiple days off of school and recover. It's very dangerous. He lost his job.
- suprjami 5mo agoThere was a lady who died from the same thing: https://abcnews.com/GMA/jury-rules-radio-station-jennifer-strange-water-drinking/story?id=8970712 https://abcnews.com/GMA/jury-rules-radio-station-jennifer-st...
- csomar 5mo agoWhat was exactly his thinking here? Do biology teachers study biology because that’s kind of the first things you learn (saline concentration, kidney, etc…)
- ElevenLathe 5mo agoAt least where I am, substitute teachers don't have to study anything in particular at all. You simply need to have completed X number of credit hours at an accredited institution, no actual degree or certificate is required and the coursework can be literally anything. As a newly-graduated history major I signed up to substitute teach out of desperation, and was sent everywhere from kindergarten to calculus.
- uxhacker 5mo agoIt’s actually dependent on your individual biology and the environment that you are in. You need more hydration in hot climates than in cold damp ones. Also your activity influences how much hydration you need. Ps I don’t think the article is about how much water you drink. (Edited to make the last sentence clearer)
- Arodex 5mo agoThis is bullshit. https://abcnews.com/Health/Wellness/waterlogged-america-drink/story?id=14054401 https://abcnews.com/Health/Wellness/waterlogged-america-drin...
- legacynl 5mo agoTrue. The body is perfectly capable of telling you when it needs water, it's called being thirsty. If you're thirsty, drink, otherwise don't.
- lurking_swe 5mo agosort of correct. As one ages the body starts doing a poor job of signaling thirst. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003086.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003086.htm > As people age, they are less likely to notice their thirst. Therefore, they may not drink fluids when needed.