17 Responses to Drink 8 Glasses of Water? Bust it!!!

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   Jacinta Goh on Apr 8, 2022 at 10:55 pm

   Rinpoche,

   I do feel that drinking more water helps with skin hydration. From my personal experience, my skin looks pleasantly plump, glowy and radiant when I drink more water than usual. However (sad but true) , I don’t like drinking water that much. Hence, at times my skin looked dull and unattractive. Still, it’s better to drink water than not and it must correlate with our food intake as well.

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   Saras on Jan 27, 2022 at 3:14 pm

   Thank you for your kind sharing and reminder for the essentials of drinking water. We commonly hear the advice to drink eight glasses of water a day, to ensure that we are getting enough water to maintain an healthy lifestyle and not for thirst.

   Most healthy people can stay hydrated by drinking water and other fluids whenever they feel thirsty. For some people eight glasses a day might be enough, while others might need more.

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   Joey Tan on Aug 17, 2017 at 10:47 pm

   Thanks Rinpoche for sharing this article. Water is important to our body. To determine dehydration of our body, check the color of our urine which is dark yellow. A good method to monitor us from dehydration.

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   Anne Ong on Dec 21, 2016 at 9:40 pm

   Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this article on how much water we should drink. I drink water from my tumbler and i’m honestly not sure how much water i drink daily. Will try to keep track of it from now on.

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   Michael C. on Apr 29, 2014 at 7:46 am

   lol

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   Shaleja on May 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

   I drink a lot of water when I have constipation or diarrhoea. The reason being is that the next day I feel much better than the day before. During a normal day I only drink water when I want to. Otherwise I have other drinks.

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   Tom on May 2, 2011 at 10:29 am

   Drink when you are thirsty. When you are thirsty you drink. It’ is not that difficult to understand I think.

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   lalitha on Apr 25, 2011 at 3:53 pm

   Yes really 8 glasses of water we must drink and its healthy also. i drink daily

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   Eric on Dec 16, 2010 at 7:03 pm

   Hmm,.. I always drink way more than 8 glasses, I used to have high fevers every day and drink tons of ice water or tea, I haven’t had it for like a year now except maybe 3 times, but the habit of drinking all the time is still strong hehe. My blood feels gross and thick, my saliva feels thick, if I don’t drink all the time.

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    Wan Wai Meng on Nov 4, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    Interesting I’m not sure how many I take a day, not disciplined enough to monitor but I do take more when I exercise. And I generally feel much better when I have enough intake of water.

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    Josh Akers on Oct 17, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    I like water, and i feel it helps carry toxins out of my body quickly and keeps body functions stable to stay well hydrated at all times. It improves my skin tone and helps lose weight too.

    Yellow pee = Water me!
    heh.

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    henry ooi on Oct 17, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    Yes, I think whether I drink 8×8 glasses per day, 10×8 or 6×8 it isn’t that important. It’s not the numbers but how I feel. When I feel thirsty I drink, it’s that simple. Same with food. I don’t eat when I’m not hungry. I think our body will signal our brain when it’s time to take liquids to rehydrate. But I do carry a water bottle with my most of the time because I move around pretty much and I get thirsty fast. Rinpoche says I’m always carrying a water tank with me! 🙂

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    patsy on Oct 16, 2010 at 12:15 am

    Thank you Rinpoche for this info. Now I won’t feel so guilty for not drinking 8 glasses of water daily.

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    andrew paisley on Oct 15, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    Thanks Rinpoche, i always thought that was a load of nonsense..i rarely drink water..i like cups of tea,chocolate soya milk,fruit juice,pepsi etc..and get tons of liquid in food…i dont drink water,but im not attached to not drinking it! lov andy..i spose its different strokes for different folks.x

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    Anila on Oct 15, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    From my own personal experience I would vote for drnking more water is good. 8 glasses of water a day is not that much spread over a period of the whole day. In my case I do not feel dehydrated even though I do not drink a lot of water. The problem is the minute I drink water I have to go to the toilet. The side effects I get from not drinking enough water is I get very dry skin. Every time when I visit my Doctor or any other Doctors they will always put me on a 2 litre water drip. But apart fro
    m dry skin I have not experienced constipation which normally will occur in people who are dehydrated. I think drinking water is good.

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    Anila on Oct 15, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    From my own personal experience. I would vote for drinking more water is good. 8 glasses of water is not that much spread over a period of the whole day. In my case I do not have the feeling of being thirsty and dehydrated although I do not drink much water. The problem is I have to go to the toilet very often even if I drink even some amount of water. The side effects I get from lack of water is I have very dry skin. Every time I visit my Doctor or any other Doctor they will put me on 2 litre of water drips. But apart from dry skin I have never encountered constipation. I think drinking water is good. Constipation normally ocur in people who are dehydrated.

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    Sandy Clarke on Oct 15, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Dear Rinpoche,

    From my own experience, I’ve found the more water I drink (within reason, of course), the more fresh and alert I feel.
    Like you, I’ve never really bought into the “eight glasses per day” theory, but like any health related issue, there seems to be a mass of conflicting information and advice.

    For example, some experts say that you shouldn’t wait until you’re thirsty before drinking, as this is your body giving you a warning sign but rather it is preferable to drink fluids regularly. Others say this isn’t so important.

    I think it comes down to what suits the individual. Drinking water is a lot like sleep: some require more than others. If you can survive OK without drinking lots of fluids, why bother? On the other hand, if you feel better for it, then perhaps drinking eight glasses per day is the way for you.

    Either way, individual investigation seems to be the best approach. Personally, I reckon that if we listen to health experts, we’ll all be living on dust and air before too long. One day eggs are bad for you, the next it’s cheese, or milk, or too much fruit, or too little fruit and so on…I think they just guess!

    Whichever way you find to be best for you, dear Rinpoche, I hope you always remain happily hydrated!

    Kind regards,
    Sandy

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