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Originally Posted by Mango
Do you have any suggestions in regards to drinking water? Is the 7 glasses of water thing a day just an old wives tale?
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Several years ago, after a very long day at a trade show, I came home, quickly ate, then awoke in a terrible state. I can't describe it........it was almost like a panic attack. My wife, an RN, thought that I was having a stroke. She packed me into the car and drove me to the hospital. As soon as they put me on an IV, I started to feel better.
The hospital had no idea what was the problem, but my wife came up with the theory that I was terribly dehydrated. Looking back to the day that I was hospitalized, I had nothing to drink other than multiple cups of coffee and maybe a beer or two, drinks that do nothing to hydrate you, quite the opposite.
I had a couple of incidents in the subsequent years, usually if I didn't drink any water and overdid the caffeine, but I've been fine the past couple of years, probably because I've been religious about drinking 8-10 glasses of water per day. I've also totally cut out coffee and haven't touched a drop since June.
I was never a water drinker, usually grabbing the aforementioned coffee or beer when thirsty. I find now that if for some reason I don't drink my water, I wake up the next morning just parched. It's just automatic now....one thing I hate is always having to tap a kidney.
Mango, once you start, you'll be able to keep it up. It'll become second nature. My step-daughter and her boyfriend are getting into water as well, but they're drinking that bottled stuff flavored with aspertame, which I don't consider to be very healthy.