This is a really interesting topic. NASA must know it all. Does anyone know how to connect with them? Geoff -----Original Message----- From: Ilya <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [P-F] water needs >"C. Loon" wrote: >> >> Over on the PCO support list, where most people eat low-carb in one >> fashion or another (e.g. Atkins, CAD, the Zone), people continually urge >> each other to drink, drink, drink lots of water - at least eight 8 oz >> glasses per day. We all know the benefits - hydration, flushing out >> ketones and other toxins, aid to digestion, etc. But I keep wondering - >> When did we start needing so much water? It seems hard to imagine >> paleopeople as having access to all that much water every day, especially >> if they were nomadic and were often looking for water sources. Were they >> suffering in continual dehydration?Or do we really not need that much >> liquid? I know when I go camping, I drink much less than usual, because >> it's a pain to lug all that extra water that is also needed for washing >> and cooking. In winter it'd be even more difficult. >Not sure how much of this advice is a requirement for survival. I know I >recommend to those on low carb to drink lots of water, but for a different >reason. When low carbing you are often in ketosis. Once ketosis reaches >a high enough level you stop burning fat. By drinking more water you get >rid of extra ketones and continue to burn fat. The other reason is that >you often don't feel thirsty and may drink less than you really need to. >I personally take extra supplements and water helps me get rid of those >I don't need. > >Ilya >