Damn it - have I been drinking too much water all this time?

Dry Run wrote:

Link:www.gundersenhealth.org/health-wellnes...

Quote below from the article. I get some of the symptoms, especially cramps and cloudy thinking. Sleepy too much. I also don’t recover very well from training sessions.

“However, if you suspect you may be overhydrated, look for symptoms like cloudy thinking, nausea and vomiting, muscle weakness, spasms or cramps and headaches.”

In an attempt to test whether this is actually happening to me, I am drinking just a little water in the morning, but then a glass of coconut milk, which is nutrient dense.

As an aside, I am starting to get p*ssed off at the number of things that science tells us are 100% reliable, only to reverse themselves a few years later. I mean, 10 years ago you couldn’t drink enough water.

abundance-of-caution science wrote:

Science in the form of public health recommendations will always aim for the lowest common denominator. Something really basic that will keep the most people alive.

In warm weather, that meant tell people drink lots of water, because water is important for cooling. The benefit of that outweighed the risk of them possibly drinking too much.

Dry Run wrote:

Link:www.gundersenhealth.org/health-wellnes...

Quote below from the article. I get some of the symptoms, especially cramps and cloudy thinking. Sleepy too much. I also don’t recover very well from training sessions.

“However, if you suspect you may be overhydrated, look for symptoms like cloudy thinking, nausea and vomiting, muscle weakness, spasms or cramps and headaches.”

In an attempt to test whether this is actually happening to me, I am drinking just a little water in the morning, but then a glass of coconut milk, which is nutrient dense.

As an aside, I am starting to get p*ssed off at the number of things that science tells us are 100% reliable, only to reverse themselves a few years later. I mean, 10 years ago you couldn’t drink enough water.

Dry Run wrote:

Link:www.gundersenhealth.org/health-wellnes...

Quote below from the article. I get some of the symptoms, especially cramps and cloudy thinking. Sleepy too much. I also don’t recover very well from training sessions.

“However, if you suspect you may be overhydrated, look for symptoms like cloudy thinking, nausea and vomiting, muscle weakness, spasms or cramps and headaches.”

In an attempt to test whether this is actually happening to me, I am drinking just a little water in the morning, but then a glass of coconut milk, which is nutrient dense.

As an aside, I am starting to get p*ssed off at the number of things that science tells us are 100% reliable, only to reverse themselves a few years later. I mean, 10 years ago you couldn’t drink enough water.

Dry Run wrote:

As an aside, I am starting to get p*ssed off at the number of things that science tells us are 100% reliable, only to reverse themselves a few years later. I mean, 10 years ago you couldn’t drink enough water.

WhyDuDuuuDat wrote:

Drink when you are thirsty.

Vidiot2 wrote:

Try switching to beer. It is more fun.

Dry Run wrote:

abundance-of-caution science wrote:

Science in the form of public health recommendations will always aim for the lowest common denominator. Something really basic that will keep the most people alive.

In warm weather, that meant tell people drink lots of water, because water is important for cooling. The benefit of that outweighed the risk of them possibly drinking too much.

That’s a really good point. Public health recommendations aren’t really made for athletes.

seattle prattle wrote:

Hyponatremia is not unheard of, and from what I've heard, is slightly more common with females. It involves drinking too much water before a distance event and getting your blood sodium levels out of whack. Can be dangerous.

Link:www.precisionhydration.com/performance...