Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Health

Shermann

(8,767 posts)

14. I drink when I'm thirsty

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 04:26 PM

Dec 2022

I'm entirely confident that I have evolved to experience thirst proportional to the optimal amount of water my body needs. If drinking more would improve my well-being, evolution would have easily addressed this.

Darwin FTW!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

17 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Why you don't need to drink 8 cups of water a day [View all] Mosby Dec 2022 OP

what do they say about 108 ounces of beer? GenXer47 Dec 2022 #1

I drink ONE bottle of water every day at140 Dec 2022 #3

I actually had a convo with a woman I was dating ... many years ago Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #2

Egads! Your second comment certainly ratcheted the conversation into the stratosphere! n/t Peregrine Took Dec 2022 #6

the funniest thing is she had a great point GenXer47 Dec 2022 #7

Oh, she had no freaking idea of something like that Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #13

My Traditional Chinese Medicine MD has always said it depends on the color of your urine. Peregrine Took Dec 2022 #4

I was always told colourless is the best. Bev54 Dec 2022 #12

I only drink filtered water dweller Dec 2022 #5

I routinely drink 60 cilla4progress Dec 2022 #8

Your statement, "I aim for color," reminds me... 3catwoman3 Dec 2022 #10

OK Timewas Dec 2022 #9

I'm kinda like that. Mosby Dec 2022 #11

Same here luv2fly Dec 2022 #15

Silly stuff Timewas Dec 2022 #16

I drink when I'm thirsty Shermann Dec 2022 #14

I live in the desert and when the heat hits triple digits I can drink 3 liters a day Warpy Dec 2022 #17