Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
This is not necessarily reliable when traveling to high altitude or in unusually hot conditions.
Which is both true, but also irrelevant for 99% of the people for 99% of the time.
How to calculate how much water you should drink
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#32Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
As we age our "thirst response" becomes less reliable. I really don't get thirsty until I am starting to become dehydrated. It's good to have a guideline to inform my self-imposed daily drinking regimen.(which I have a hard time keeping)
It's not just aging that makes us bad at noticing when we're dehydrated. The ubiquity of so many types of foods has given us the ability to satisfy the craving for that which stimulates our senses, not necessarily what we need.
I know this is anecdotal, but I've heard so many people tell me that they skip meals because they simply "forgot to eat." Do you think those people remembered to drink water? I don't think so.
So, yes, people tend to be terrible at noticing what they need, and when they do notice they are terrible about doing something about it.
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#33Isn't the 8x8 rule that they try to expand on firmly established to be pseudo scientific myth? https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.003... Woo + math == woo
Yes. There is no medical basis for any amount of water above "what you're thirsty for". Our thirst system is as precise and robust regarding water as our pancreas is for glucose.
Someone always claims this.
If I only drink when I'm thirsty, then half the time I'll be depressed and headachey and unfocused and not thirsty until I idly grab a drink and suddenly find myself standing in front of the sink chugging three glasses of water.
If your thirst system is finely tuned, that's nice for you. I and millions of others could use a better system.
Re: How to calculate how much water you should drink
#34Drink when you're thirsty. Most anything above that is probably fine.
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#35Given how critical this is I suspect your body is better at it then you are... I'd say "Drink when you are thirsty".
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#36After having a kidney stone removed I've implemented some simple rules:
glass of water after waking up and before going to bed, glass of water with meals, drinking during physical activity and then during the day I monitor my urine color and drink a glass of water straight away when if it's dark.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. There is no medical basis for any amount of water above "what you're thirsty for". Our thirst system is as precise and robust regarding water as our pancreas is for glucose.
My pancreas doesn't tell me when I need more sugar.
I think they mean that your pancreas automatically spits out the right amount of insulin for the sugar in your bloodstream.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
As we age our "thirst response" becomes less reliable. I really don't get thirsty until I am starting to become dehydrated. It's good to have a guideline to inform my self-imposed daily drinking regimen.(which I have a hard time keeping)
It's not just aging that makes us bad at noticing when we're dehydrated. The ubiquity of so many types of foods has given us the ability to satisfy the craving for that which stimulates our senses, not necessarily what we need. I know this is anecdotal, but I've heard so many people tell me that they skip meals because they simply "forgot to eat." Do you think those people remembered to drink water? I don't think so.…
Looking at the folks around me, skipping an occasional meal seems like the least of our problems.
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#39I am surprised they don't mention salt.