Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 Heard the latest today? Drinking 8 cups of water per day for health has NO scientific basis. in fact, research shows that the amount necessary varies from person to person. In addition, both solid food with high water content and caffeinated beverages hydrate the body. So coffee and tea and fruit and even meat count for water consumption, in other words. This doesn't surprise me after years of observing my pets. When my cats eat dry food, they drink water all day long. when they eat a low sodium wet food diet, they never even have a sip of water, except occasionally on the hottest days. Today's new advice is to drink when you want water. sound familiar? This is a good reminder to stand steadfast by our principles. Much, if not most, of the popular health information out there, is of as much value as the pop psych books out there. In others, the potential for harm is at least as good as the potential for benefit. Chinese medicine is not based on fads or bogus interpretations of science by laypersons. the health advice we offer is rooted in thousands of years of observation. it totally trumps the prevailing trend of any era, IMO. For instance, after a dalliance with a higher meat and raw food diet this year, I have decided that the effects on my health are not positive (word to vegans, though; nothing made me feel worse than subbing soy for meat. Soy is one of the most common allergies and some estimate that more than 50% of americans are allergic to soy. Allergies to soy often cannot be corrected, in my experience, unlike merely having a leaky gut syndrome). Chinese Herbs " Great spirits have always been violently opposed by mediocre minds " -- Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 I heard this on NPR today. I wonder about caffeinated drinks, very sweet, and alcoholic drinks, tho -- I almost always feel thirstier after drinking them. Just drank a cup of yerba matte tea and my tongue and back of my mouth feel very dry, tho the front of my mouth feels hydrated. Hmmm? Catherine Catherine Hemenway, L.Ac.Mirasol: Arizona Center forEating Disorder Recoverywww.mirasol.net - cha Thursday, August 08, 2002 9:04 AM we were right? Heard the latest today? Drinking 8 cups of water per day for health has NO scientific basis. in fact, research shows that the amount necessary varies from person to person. In addition, both solid food with high water content and caffeinated beverages hydrate the body. So coffee and tea and fruit and even meat count for water consumption, in other words. This doesn't surprise me after years of observing my pets. When my cats eat dry food, they drink water all day long. when they eat a low sodium wet food diet, they never even have a sip of water, except occasionally on the hottest days. Today's new advice is to drink when you want water. sound familiar? This is a good reminder to stand steadfast by our principles. Much, if not most, of the popular health information out there, is of as much value as the pop psych books out there. In others, the potential for harm is at least as good as the potential for benefit. Chinese medicine is not based on fads or bogus interpretations of science by laypersons. the health advice we offer is rooted in thousands of years of observation. it totally trumps the prevailing trend of any era, IMO. For instance, after a dalliance with a higher meat and raw food diet this year, I have decided that the effects on my health are not positive (word to vegans, though; nothing made me feel worse than subbing soy for meat. Soy is one of the most common allergies and some estimate that more than 50% of americans are allergic to soy. Allergies to soy often cannot be corrected, in my experience, unlike merely having a leaky gut syndrome). Chinese Herbshttp://www..orgvoice: fax: "Great spirits have always been violently opposed by mediocre minds" -- Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 , Catherine Hemenway < chemenway@b...> wrote: > I heard this on NPR today. I wonder about caffeinated drinks, very sweet, and alcoholic drinks, did they say sweet and alcohol were good,too. I don't buy that and I am not sure about the tea, either. but green tea is considered a traditional thirst quencher as well as diuretic. hmmmm,indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 Heard the latest today? Drinking 8 cups >>>The urine always lets you know if someone is hydrated. Alon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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