Oh boy. I don’t know about you, but I listen to doctors. Take this antibiotic, Barb. Okee dokee, antibiotic it is. Take this heart medicine. I like being alive, so absolutely oh favorite cardiologist of mine, I will take it religiously.
Drink more water, Barb, say my kidney doctor and cardiologist. Ok say I, when I remember to.
I like water, I don’t mind drinking water, I just don’t think about it. I don’t even remember what is recommended for me. I don’t remember what is recommended for the average person. When the nephrologist (kidney specialist) told me to drink a lot of water throughout the day, I was still processing the fact that I have a kidney disease, albeit minor at this point, so I don’t remember exactly what he said. Just drink water, and especially before and after meals in general, and specific foods, well, specifically.
Then a friend of mine in real life as well as blogging life had a serious episode while hiking that has me rethinking my water intake. I owe a debt to Mike at The Zen Hiker for reminding me through his experience about the importance of water. And that I drink about 1/4 of the daily amount I should.
I hope you aren’t getting bored yet, because this is my new crusade and I want you to jump on the bandwagon.
Why should you stay hydrated? Here’s my list.
- I like living.
- I like having functioning, healthy kidneys. All 3 of mine. Even though they are a little screwed up.
- I love my husband.
- I love my children.
- I love my grandchildren.
- I love and need my job.
- Did I mention that I like living?
- I’ll rephrase. I love living.
What does my future hold? A future.
But I can’t talk now. I’m busy hydrating.
ps. When you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated. For real.
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Water is vital to life, no doubt, and so many of the fluids we drink have caffeine in them, which can just dehydrate us more. Here’s to a tall glass of ice water on a hot day. Cheers!
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I drank water right after reading this post. It worked – you’re a magician!
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I keep trying to tell my husband that but he doesn’t believe me. Poof!
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Water is good for relieving water retention!
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Yes, I agree. It’s great for flushing out our systems (that sounds gross..sorry, but you know what I mean). And here in New York it has been unbelievably hot for a week or so. We need to replenish the liquid we are perspiring out and our body is using even more than usual.
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A good reminder! I have to be intentional about drinking enough water, sadly. Some days I just naturally drink plenty, others….not so much.
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And I drink more coffee than I should.
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I’m too lazy to keep track of how much water I drink, and whether it’s the recommended dosage, but pretty much every piece of health advice I’ve ever read says “drink more water!” So I figure however much I drink, I’ll just drink more. 🙂
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Lol but you’re right….that is health advice we always hear. And the easiest to follow yet most ignored.
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It has been a while since I heard from you. I do hope you are keeping well. Good reminder on importance of water. Thanks for this reminder.
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Thank you! I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, but have been researching and writing longer I-hope-they-get-published pieces. I have also had health issues this year which have impacted my full-time job and free time. Thank you so much for your support.
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I thought you went on sabbatical touring the world. Take care and all the best on getting your work published.
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Oh great idea. From now on I’m going to say I was on a sabbatical.
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Excellent! Have a great sabbatical!
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Years ago an annoying kidney stone decided to enter and disrupt my life. It is amazing how one tiny little thing could knock me to my knees.
My doctor suggested I drink lots of water. I had one problem: Water is boring.
To spice it up a bit I created my own version of lemon water. I cut up three lemons. Let it soak for a day or two and presto – Good stuff. I’ve been doing this for about 20 years. So far so good.
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Funny that you say that because my dietician told me that lemon water/lemonade is good for kidney stone prevention.
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