Re: Drinking Water
03/11/04 04:57 AM
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Im a massage therapist and we learned so much about water during the time i was in school and training
There is a difference between pure water and other beverages that contain water. Biochemically, water is water--obviously you can get some liquid by consuming such beverages as fruit juice, soft drinks, beer, coffee and tea. Unfortunately, while such drinks contain water, they also may contain substances may contradict some of the positive effects of the added water. As Dr Jerzy Meduski, a medical doctor and biochemist in Los Angeles, says: "Beer contains water, but it also contains alcohol which is a toxic substance." And caffeinated beverages like coffee stimulate the adrenal glands, while fruit juices contain a lot of sugar and stimulate the pancreas. Tea is a diuretic, so you excrete more liquid than you take in. Soda contains sodium. Such drinks may tax the body more than they cleanse it.
Another problem with these beverages is that you lose your taste for water.
The way to interpret all this, therefore, is that the recommended daily water intake means just that--water!
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Gretchen
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