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Health Myths Debunked

by minnmom

Thu Dec 27, 2007 at 12:29:28 PM PDT

Go ahead, read in dim light and only drink one glass of water a day. You'll be just fine, according to
this Newsweek article

.

One of my pet peeves is the "eight glasses of water per day" myth. I have a small bladder and if I drank eight glasses of water every day I'd never get off the toilet. I have never in my life drunk that much and everything appears to be working just fine.

There's no particular point to this diary, I just thought I'd share . . . isn't this more fun than thinking about how 500 elderly farmers in Iowa will decide the fate of our country next week?

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    for the link minnmom! i enjoyed reading the article. i'm like you, i could never drink eight glasses of water in a day and leave sight of a bathroom. i don't do it either. also i liked the one about reading in dim light. i'm sure i would have passed that one along to my kids without thinking about it.

    by Stacey on Thu Dec 27, 2007 at 03:44:51 PM PDT

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    So relieved about the 8 glasses thing, for the same reason!  I hate having to pee every 30 minutes.  It sucked during pregnancy, so why deal with it every day??

    The Iowa farmers thing just depresses me.

    by tessajp on Thu Dec 27, 2007 at 05:33:27 PM PDT

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    with the "8 glasses a day" crowd. Another peeve of mine in regard to that is that caffeinated drinks "don't count" and that you have to drink a glass of water to counteract that. Bah!

    And the "hair grows back thicker after you shave" myth has always bugged me, too. I'm sure you can ask a bald man whether that one works or not!

    Mary

    by Aug6PDB on Fri Dec 28, 2007 at 05:49:17 AM PDT

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    Ok, I admit that 8 glasses is a lot, but you'd have to agree that to your body, digesting a Coke is not the same as digesting a glass of water. Anytime your body has to filter out the bad stuff I just don't see how it's the same for your body as a glass of water.

    I like the recommendation that you drink enough to satisfy your own thirst level. Certainly the less soda, coffee, alcoholic drinks the better, right?

    by jenna on Fri Dec 28, 2007 at 03:38:29 PM PDT

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