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> ...Though the recommended minimum is eight 8 oz glasses of water a day, we
> should really be taking in half our body weight in water per day....
Half my body's weight in water every day!?
A gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds, and since I weigh about 16X that,
I'd have to drink 8 gallons a day to do this. During last weekend's music
festival--when I was out in temperatures over 90 degrees for 10-12 hours a
day--I drank 4-6 liters (about 1-1.5 gallons) a day (and visited the
port-o-potties a few more times than I would have preferred).
When I was working with a Registered Dietician a few years back, she told
our group that we ought to be drinking "six to eight" glasses a day; one
class member mis-heard this as "sixty-eight" glasses a day. At the next
session, she complained that she just couldn't drink more than about 30
glasses a day. (At 8 ounces, that would be close to 2 gallons.) The RD
expressed concern about water intoxication; apparently, you can drink so
much that you dilute your blood to a dangerous point. http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/keepingfit/ARTICLE/toomuchwater.htm discusses the
problem.
Carpal-tunnel-wise, though, drinking water does have a benefit. Drinking a
liter or two per business day forces me to get out of my chair regularly,
which helps my back, shoulders, and wrist tremendously. I can't imagine
drinking much more at my desk and being able to be, umm, productive
job-wise.
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