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HOW MANY OUNCES OF WATERSHOULD YOU DRINK IN A DAY?

You can't flush a toilet without water -

Have you ever flushed a toilet without water? Unless it hasbeen in an outhouse, you probably haven't. We have internalfiltering and elimination systems that keep toxic substancesfrom building up in our body. Water benefits every system ofthe body and for the sake of visualization, it flushes ourhuman toilet (the bladder and colon), not to mention ithydrates our body and keeps our skin, hair and nails healthy.

But first, how many ounces are in a glass of water? -

That depends on the size of your glass.

After all, the word glass is descriptive for the material that a container is made from and saysnothing about the size or volume of the container.

If the size of your glass container holds 8 ounces, then it is an 8 ounce glass. Same goes for a 16or 64 ounce glass container.

A true "cup," (as in measuring cup and not a huge mug at coffee shop) is 8 ounces.

8 ounces = 1 cup and 16 cups = 1 gallon

16 ounces = 2 cups = 1 pint and 8 pints = 1 gallon

32 ounces = 4 cups = 1 quart and 4 quarts = 1 gallon

128 ounces = 16 cups = 1 gallon

33.8140226 ounces = 1 liter

1000 ml = 1 liter

3.7854118 liters = 1 gallon

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How many ounces of water should I drink in a day? -

Keep in mind that your water intake should be over an entire day and not all at once. Drinkinglarge amounts of water in a short period of time can result in water intoxication thereby

flushing out necessary electrolytes. So yes, it is possible to drink too much water.

NEW RESEARCH! Many foods, especially raws fruits and vegetables already have water in themso much of your water will come from your food; therefore, it is not necessary to drink eight 8oz. glasses of water when you are eating water rich foods.

The kidneys of a healthy adult can process fifteen liters of water a day. You are less likely tosuffer from water intoxication, if you drink it over the entire day's time as opposed to drinkinga huge volume at one time. Most adults need about 3 quarts of fluid each day and a lot of thatwater will come from food. The typical recommendation is 8 - 12 eight ounce glasses of water aday. More water will probably be necessary for your body if you live where the weather is hotor very dry. Also if you are exercising or if you are taking certain medications you may need

more water than what is typical. It is certainly possible to drink too much water and sufferfrom water intoxication although it is a very uncommon condition. And yes, infants can getwater intoxification from too much water through the bottle in a short period of time.

What if you are morbidly obese? -

If you are morbidly obese, which refers to patients who are 50-100% or 100 pounds above theirideal body weight, then consulting your physician on this subject would be critically necessary.A BMI (body mass index) value greater than 39 "may be used" to diagnose morbid obesity.

How can you tell how much your kidneys are flushing? -

Healthy kidneys remove wastes and excess fluid from the blood. Blood tests show whether thekidneys are failing to remove wastes. Urine tests can show how quickly body wastes are beingremoved and whether the kidneys are leaking abnormal amounts of protein. (Blood tests -serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen).

Serum creatinine -

Creatinine (kree-AT-uh-nin) is a waste product that comes from meat protein in the diet andfrom the normal wear and tear on muscles of the body. Creatinine levels in the blood can vary,and each laboratory has its own normal range. In many labs the normal range is 0.6 to 1.2mg/dL. Higher levels may be a sign that the kidneys are not working properly. As kidney diseaseprogresses, the level of creatinine in the blood increases.

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) -

Urea nitrogen (yoo-REE-uh NY-truh-jen) also is produced from the breakdown of food protein. Anormal BUN level is between 7 and 20 mg/dL. As kidney function decreases, the BUN levelincreases.

What are urine tests? -

Some urine tests require only a few ounces of urine. But some tests require collection of allurine produced for a full 24 hours. A 24-hour urine test shows how much urine your kidneysproduce in 1 day. The test is sometimes used to measure how much protein leaks from the

kidney into the urine in 1 day. However, protein leakage can also be accurately determined ina small sample of urine by measuring its protein and creatinine concentration.

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Creatinine Clearance -

A creatinine clearance test compares the creatinine in a 24-hour sample of urine to thecreatinine level in the blood, to show how many milliliters of blood the kidneys are filtering outeach minute (mL/min). The creatinine clearance can also be estimated accurately from theserum creatinine alone using well established prediction equations.

Does iced tea count as water -

Let's put it this way, iced tea is liquid and most certainly does hydrate your body, BUT . . . icedtea, lemonade and soda pop are typically laced with sugar and your body might say, "hey,thanks for the unnecessary sugar, I'll just change that into fat, thank you very much." Theseproducts do hydrate the body, only it is with unnecessary chemicals that will be converted tofat. Water is H2O. This means it is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. That's pure nature,going down smooth and cool. I have a 74 oz. jug that I fill with water and drink every day. Idrink tap water. I don't buy bottled water. It's an environmental thing. I just can't in Goodconscience throw out that many empty plastic bottles a day. I will also use Propel Fitness waterpackets to flavor my water. I don't buy the Propel bottled water, again because it's an

environmental thing with all those plastic bottles, so I buy the powdered packets to add to mywater because its like drinking straight vitamin water and tastes Good too.

Save some money -

If you are NOT morbidly obese, more than likely if you begin drinking at least 1/2 your bodyweight in ounces of water per day, dropping 10 lbs. in one month is a fairly accuratestatement. Why? Because you will be eliminating the extra cups of coffee, soda pop andalcoholic beverages that you may normally consume.

If every time you went out to lunch, you only ordered water with your meal and eliminate theiced tea or soda pop, that is a savings of $1.50 per day on lunch alone, plus the .30 extra in tipfor the cold drink. That's nearly $10.00 a week, $40.00 a month or $480.00 a year on lunchsavings. If every time you sat down for a cup of coffee or ordered an alcoholic beverage andalso ordered a glass of water, there would be no room for additional coffee or alcoholicconsumption. This would save even more money, save your body the extra calories you'd haveto burn and save yourself from nursing a hangover.

You don't like the taste -

Some people have told me that they just don't like the taste of water. I suppose not, if you areused to filling your body with sugar. I don't care, get use to it! All this says is that your tastebuds are spoiled and they have to be entertained all the time. Sound kind of childish? Thisshould tell you something.

When you exercise -

By all means, when you exercise or if you have a laborious job, then drink at least 20 moreounces of water a day to replenish the fluids that you may be losing at a quicker rate thansomeone that does not have your lifestyle.

Take care of yourself and enjoy the site!