Drinking too much water can kill you. It strains the kidneys, decreases the salinity in blood, which makes it difficult for the kidneys to excrete the water out.
It leads to life threatening condition. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-bu t-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-drin\ king-too-much-water-can-kill> --- Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > I agree John, I tend to drink less water on really humid days. From the article: According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the > brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% > water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and > even the bones are watery: 31%. > > > ________________________________ > From: "jr_esq@..." <jr_esq@...> > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 2:46 PM > > >  Share, > > That's a lot of water to drink in one day, especially when it's foggy in the Sunset District of SF.  Bhairitu's  idea sounds more reasonable. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > That's a lot of water! However, I remember when driving for UPS and drinking a gallon and a half of water a day, during the summer, I did sleep a lot better. Nice *watery* dreams,(no... not wet) as if I were swimming and floating in my sleep. > > From: Bhairitu <noozguru@> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Drink More Water > >  > As always: drink when thirsty, eat when hungry. On 09/12/2013 10:20 AM, Share Long wrote: >  > >John, rule of thumb is divide your weight by 2 and that's how many ounces of water you ideally drink per day. I was very motivated to do this when the temps were in the 90s. But now that temps are dropping, I'll have to be more conscious of it. Sodas are killers! I'm so glad you stopped drinking them. > > > > > > > > > >From: mailto:jr_esq@ mailto:jr_esq@ > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:14 PM > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Drink More Water > > > > > >Michelle Obama says so for better health.  I believe she's right.  A few weeks ago I got carried away drinking cokes without watching my weight.  I then realized that I ballooned by about ten pounds in a matter of weeks. > > > > > >I've been drinking more plain water and cut down my meals for about two weeks now, and have returned to my regular weight.  The one day fast I did last Saturday helped too. > > > > > >http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-wants-people-drink-more-plain-water-10\ 0616713--politics.html > > >
