[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mokka

A supplement for water?? How about water LT, unless you want to some Hydrogen and Oxygen pills

I remember watching this program once where this man was trying to say, as you have, any liquid can substitute for water to survive... But he was in his 50's and had the skin of a 90 year old.

Sure, you will live for awhile with less water then recommended, but there is a quality of health I like to maintain... Skin like mine you got to work for

If you drink too much you pee it out. If you drink too little you get thirsty and pee less. It's all exquisitely well-controlled in the same way that your intake of oxygen is well-controlled.

Saying that you should drink more water than your body asks for is like saying that you should consciously breathe more often than you feel like because if a little oxygen is good for you then more must be better.

Like most things in life there's a Goldilocks amount - not too little and not too much. With this in mind, next week I'll deal with the health benefits of porridge and how to avoid being eaten by bears.

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