"water doesn't have any health benefit" has she heard about living?
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I read the article. I “love” that she raises that there are some health conditions that require you to drink less water, but doesn’t mention that some require you to drink more.
I have POTS-like dysautonomia. My water target, set by my cardiologist, is at least 100 oz a day. My salt target is 10 grams, so I also have 2–3 high-sodium electrolyte mixes a day, on top of a high-salt diet and salt pills as needed.
I also “love” when people tell me electrolytes are a fad and I probably don’t actually need them. It’s great to know people may soon talk about my water consumption the same way! *eye roll*
Which high-sodium electrolyte mixes and salt-pills do you use? I've got similar health issues, and have been looking for good drinks, but a lot of them have high-ish potassium rates, which I'm trying to avoid.
(feel free to PM me if you don't want to share too much publicly)
Potassium is often used because it buffers the sodium in a way that makes it easier on your stomach. For salt pills, I will only use Vitassium, but that does have potassium. Straight salt tablets are cheap, but they’ve made me extremely sick before.
As for mixes, whew, I have a long list of what I’ve tried! I’ll share the two brands I actively use, but I can dig up the review list of about a dozen things I sent a friend, if you want it.
LMNT is my favorite (1000 mg per 16–32 oz). (They have a referral program that will give a new customer a free sample pack and me a free box, so if you are interested and willing, I’d love to send you a link.) They have a lot of common flavors but have a lot of more unusual ones too. I know a number of people like their mango chili flavor because it’s different and not all sweet (I was not a fan). I actually love their chocolate one iced cold; sounds gross and not for everyone, but I’m glad I took my friend’s suggestion to try it!
IQ Mix is the other one I’m using (500 mg per 16 oz). I wanted a piña colada flavor, and it was the one I settled on. Their other flavors were fine, but I had my heart set on the one. It includes lion’s mane and some other things so it’s not for everyone, but I just like it for the sodium and flavor.
I’m more than happy to share more, but it might be overwhelming, lol.
Thanks, that's helpful. Feel free to PM me that link. And feel free to share more! I love trying new things, so I'm totally down to try a bunch of different solutions.
It's been quite a journey for me, and it's been kind of frustrating that there's no go-to solution, because everyone has to find what that works for them. But I've been feeling a lot better since I started paying more attention, and I hope the same for you!
Look at the comments, it's all boomers bitching about how they used to drink from a hose and they turned out fine.
I mean, they are right. After a long trip on my private jet, I usually climb a high area and then let my scales absorb water for half an hour. It really helps me with my hustle grindset.
well that didn't take long to go from "stop using the data center water for showers. Think of the poor tech billionaires" being a meme to being a realistic thing.
Dihydrogenmonoxide is a dangerous chemical. Every murderer has had a detectable amount of it within their body at time of arrest.
The point is even our most basic of needs like ingesting water needs to be turned into a transfer of wealth to the 1%. This WSJ reporter is basically saying you should consume your water through soda instead of normal, clean water, that it’s good enough, which is very much isn’t
and yes, it's a real article https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/ditch-the-40-ounce-water-bottle-youre-probably-hydrated-enough-c62affd9
Come on dude, do it yourself. Don't make someone else do it.
My kidneys are fucked up and I actually do need to drink an absurd amount. So many comments about it.
I have chronic uti’s so I have to drink a lot of water every day. Anyway my point is F the Epstein class and their media
I don't think it's possible to become addicted to water?
Man I swear, they put something in it that makes you pee, and then you have to drink more. I heard of a guy who didn't drink for like two days and he fuckin died, man! The withdrawal from whatever they put in there is whack, yo.
Why not? The people obsessed with chugging water seem addicted to me in comparison to people who just drink when they're thirty or after a workout
What a weirdo fucking comment
What an easy block. Sounds like coca-cola/aquafina got ya lol
Because I fill up my water bottle? Dude feel better, today is not your day
It's actually the municipal water company. They've had their hooks in me since birth. I was exposed to it in my mother's womb and now I can't go a single day without it. Tragic, really. Good thing most places make it free.
Yes because it's hard to understand the difference between constantly chugging water and drinking when one is thirsty. I mean they're identical things.
The former of which is bad, of course, because... uhhh... something something companies.
It's literally for nothing except yeah drink companies spent a lot of money convincing you thirst isn't a reliable indicator of what your body needs. Super complicated stuff
Man, it's a shame those companies are the only way we can get water. People who drink too much water are completely in their pockets 😔
Its not actually a reliable indicator in the elderly body. And aspiring endurance athletes, recreational runners and cyclists, or those that work outside in the heat need to preempt that shit. They should be drinking water, and electrolytes on longer bouts. You lose 0.5-1.5 liters of water per hour from sweat, and thirst can lag. You can become dehydrated before you even realize, and it can take a long time (up to 24 hours) to get back to normal levels.
Sedentary in a climate controlled room, sure, drink when you're thirsty, I don't care.
You can become dehydrated before you even realize
Yes, this is the exact falsehood people base all this on. I don't care enough to argue about it or try to convince you because I know how these things go even when it's not a topic that people have formed something of a religion about
Is this how we get to
but brawndo's got what plants crave
And this one
water? Like out of the toilet?
The article seems to be a list of products you can buy things you can drink to get your daily hydration that aren't boring old water.
It’s weird, I grew up riding dirt bikes in the Sonoran desert in the 90’s. 110°F outside, full armor, with a 300°+ motor/exhaust between your legs. We’d be out for hours with nothing, which in retrospect was dumb from a survival standpoint, but I never remember being thirsty. Two decades later and I’m dating this girl who’s clearly addicted (?) to water and she’s telling me how I’m wrong. Wrong about what? I’m alive and sitting right in front of her. Who drinks 60oz minimum per day!? She hated that I had great skin and pretty much everything she said she drank water for.
You may be alive (and I'm far from well hydrated myself) but evidently we all should have been, and be, more hydrated. But... Mad Max world is coming.
Your body changes as you age. Weird, right?
I mean technically you’re correct but not when it comes to my water intake. 32oz when I was a kid, 32oz as an adult. Weord flex at the end there bud.
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