This post makes a significant amount of unsubstantiated claims. While I'll concede that some things are common knowledge, things like drinking a cup of coffee before sleep (with Daniel Pink cited as a source, who is a motivational writer not a scientist) and not making important decisions in the afternoon really need credible sources to be even remotely believable.
Any time I see "studies cite" I immediately associate the article with those tabloid pieces about milk being the worst thing you could possibly ingest, only to say the exact opposite in a week or two.
It doesn't make that claim any less bullshit though. I mean, I could tell people to stop smoking, because it makes you phlegmatic. The end result could still be a good thing, but the claim itself is absolute horsecrap.
It's established the body needs water. The contention is only about how much and when to drink it. It's not far fetched there's some timing that are more optimal than others. Too much is bad, and too little is also bad.
There's also exhaggerated sales-claims from believers ofc.
Not saying claims are substantiated, but depends what it truly means to the individual. I know the effect on me, since I've tried it for longer periods of time (though I'd advice against drinking too much water during the day, as proponents often claim is soo healthy). If there's miracles, it's rather subtle. No need to become super-men or women! ;)
Science is all about experential experimentation after all (with healthy dose of scepticism).
As someone else pointed out, I’m not suggesting that drinking plenty of water isn’t good for you - I do it myself. It’s good for you, and there’s plenty of evidence to back that up.
I AM saying there’s no evidence that doing so “flushes toxins from your body”. The word toxins here is what is suspect, as that term is way overused these days, and rarely in a way that aligns with its actual meaning.
tl;dr Toxins means something specific and if your body is full of toxins you should probably seek medical assistance at once. Drinking water isn’t going to help.
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[ 5.4 ms ] story [ 70.9 ms ] threadSleeping helps against not sleeping enough. Who'd have thunk it.
Any time I see "studies cite" I immediately associate the article with those tabloid pieces about milk being the worst thing you could possibly ingest, only to say the exact opposite in a week or two.
Absolute bullshit.
There's also exhaggerated sales-claims from believers ofc.
Here you go.
I should add that the article makes bogus claims many citing no sources or evidence.
From: https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articlev...
> Only a drastic reduction of total body water is able to impair renal function in healthy kidneys
Not saying claims are substantiated, but depends what it truly means to the individual. I know the effect on me, since I've tried it for longer periods of time (though I'd advice against drinking too much water during the day, as proponents often claim is soo healthy). If there's miracles, it's rather subtle. No need to become super-men or women! ;)
Science is all about experential experimentation after all (with healthy dose of scepticism).
I AM saying there’s no evidence that doing so “flushes toxins from your body”. The word toxins here is what is suspect, as that term is way overused these days, and rarely in a way that aligns with its actual meaning.
tl;dr Toxins means something specific and if your body is full of toxins you should probably seek medical assistance at once. Drinking water isn’t going to help.
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