[MR] Fw: Water, Water, Water...Important - interesting rebuttal

[David Chessler]

At 10:35 AM 8/26/2007, Karen Summerfelt-Hume wrote:
>Okay - Water is STILL really, really important but here's a review of the
>original article from Snopes.  Got to see both sides of the coin.
>HOWEVER - don't stop drinking the stuff - you do need it!
>
> >
> > Wow here is another interesting water "fact" I ran into while doing my
> > "homework".
> >
> > http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp
> >
> >

Don't forget that in period, no one drank water if he or she could 
help it: the water was dangerous. Tea and coffee were unknown or unavailable.

Common people drank beer and ale. The wealthier drank wine, although 
this depended on the region.

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> > Subject: Fwd: Fw: [MR] FW: Water, Water, Water...Important
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> > --- In brighthills at yahoogroups.com, "Karen Summerfelt-Hume"
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> > Interesting to know.  Especially for Pennsic and today's kind of weather.
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> >>
> >>
> >> These are facts that everyone should know, I think they are really
> >> important. In fact, if you get the chance, this would be something good
> >> to print out and put on your fridge. It could save your life, or at
> >> least improve it drastically. Laterz,
> >>
> >> chas
> >>
> >> Water "Facts"
> >>
> >> 1.  75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
> >> 2.  In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is
> >> often mistaken for hunger.
> >> 3.  Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
> >> 4.  One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost
> >> 100% of dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
> >> 5.  Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue
> >> 6.  Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day
> >> could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
> >> 7.  A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,
> >> trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen
> >> or on a printed page.
> >> 8.  Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer
> >> by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast Cancer by 79%, and one is
> >> 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
> >> 9.  Increasing your intake of water during a case of the flu or common
> >> cold can reduce the number of sick days by 2-3 days.  (If you weight 120
> >> lbs. then you should drink 60 ounces of water a day.)
> >> 10.  Are you drinking enough water every day?
> >>
> >> Remember once you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated.
> >>
> >>>From the book:  "Your Body's Many Cries for Water;You are not Sick, You
> >> Are Thirsty," by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.
> >>
> >>
> >> To each their own; truly belongs them their life.
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