Re: [nukkad] No Need to Guzzle All That Water

["drtaher" <>]

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Dear Harish,


What you have forwarded may be a very controversial message.

Drinking sufficient water has always been unquantifiable.
I know many children who are constantly running to drink water; conversely,
many never seem to want water. Both groups are otherwise healthy.
I need to emphasize one thing, though.
As you grow older, the " thirst centre" of the brain becomes less and less
sensitive to an actual increased need for water by the body.
Hence, an older person perceives thirst much later than a child, for
example.
 So, the need is for an older person to continue drinking water, EVEN WHEN
HE/SHE DOES NOT FEEL THIRSTY, esp. in the summer, or while working in the
field or while absorbed in work, or reading.
It helps to keep a bottle of water nearby in such circumstances.

Remember how an old man can stay without water much longer than a younger
one?
Jains and Muslims who go on fasts will agree with me.
We often hear of very old Jains who stay without food/ water for long
periods. Same, re. Muslims, where the grandparents are merrily fasting,while
the young men are waiting for the fast to end!

-Dr.Taher Kagalwala



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Subject: [nukkad] No Need to Guzzle All That Water


>  If a person gets low on fluid, the body compensates by bringing fluid
back out of
>  the kidneys and by slowing the loss of water through the skin, Valtin
said. Thirst
>  kicks in long before dehydration starts, he added.
 sedentary existence," Valtin said. "Persons with certain diseases must have
large volumes of water -- kidney stones are probably the most common
example."

  The rest can just drink enough to slake thirst -- and this includes
coffee, tea,
  and even beer -- despite their diuretic effects, Valtin said.




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