Health Benefits of Drinking Water Posted: 02-25-07 17:43pm
I have been testing out an idea that
drinking more water, improves your health.
I intended to experiment on myself and
partner by drinking two litres of still
bottled drinking water per day for a week,
on top of what we normally drink and
adding a little lemon juice to each drink.
I knew my partner did not drink enough
water, she starts work at 8am, and returns
home by 4pm, and during that time only has
one cup of tea. Often she feels very tired
and will also complain of a headache.
I started the experiment and by 10am I had
drunk two glasses of water. The first
thing I noticed apart from having to visit
the toilet was that my energy levels had
increased.
By early afternoon I noticed my moral was
better, I had an urge to do more, my
conversation had got better, and I felt
quite witty and humorous, and even quite
happy. In fact I felt quite "hipped up",
as if I had taken a drug.
I thought that perhaps it was just what I
had eaten on this day, however the next
day I felt the same way, much better.
My partner also agreed that she had felt
much better, and did not feel tired.
There is no doubt in my mind that drinking
two litres of water extra on what I
normally drink per day has health
benefits. I know that it enhances mood,
and increases energy levels. What I would
like to know is what effect it has on my
body organs, blood ect.
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Drinking Water Posted: 02-25-07 18:17pm
You can die from drinking too much water.
I was told by a doctor that you should
only drink 1.1 litres of water a day. I
would check with a professional.
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rxherbman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 55
Posted: 03-03-07 11:05am
Yes thank you for pointing that out. I am
not suggesting that drinking an endless
amount of water is good for you. I was
told that 2 litres per day is about right,
drinking more than this amount can course
sodium in your body to be flushed out.
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