The Secret ------- Debunked!

But that's what the OP said. He said eating right and exercising are important, but you also have to have water.

mea culpa, I must have mis-read that part. Sorry OP!!!!

Not to get in a medical battle with you but most Americans do not drink enough water and overweight people tend to confuse being thisty to being hungry.
So just to be clear what this is saying.................everyday hydrate properly and use good sense

Also not to be an *kitten* but anyone can go on the internet and quote someone elses thoughts in a forum setting. Maybe if you to less of this and more doing what needs to be done then you could bring more value to future forums.

Sorry for seeming like an *kitten* but I hate it when people take you off the topic at hand and get the subject on something that wasnt discussed.

Very true water aphixation can be very dangereous that is why I metioned don't drink it all at the same time lol. However most Americans do not drink enough water even if they look healthy and fit so drinking when we are thirsty only has been proven for years not work. Its just like our diets, we have to work on them and track our results!!!!!!!!

Common sense and all things in moderation. If you are thirsty, drink. If not, don't. Drinking more water than your body needs is harmful

http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html

The water consumption does not have to happen quickly. Any time you (even slowly) give your body more water than it needs you are doing harm. Only people with chronic dehydration issues are unable to recognize when their bodies are thirsty. These are typically people with extreme health problems and the elderly. As Dr. Kim says:

"Whenever you disregard your sense of thirst and strive to ingest several glasses of water a day just because you have been told that doing so is good for your health, you actually put unnecessary strain on your body in two major ways:

Ingesting more water than you need can increase your total blood volume. And since your blood volume exists within a closed system (your circulatory system), needlessly increasing your blood volume on a regular basis puts unnecessary burden on your heart and blood vessels.

Your kidneys must work overtime to filter excess water out of your circulatory system. Your kidneys are not the equivalent of a pair of plumbing pipes whereby the more water you flush through your kidneys, the cleaner they become; rather, the filtration system that exists in your kidneys is composed in part by a series of specialized capillary beds called glomeruli. Your glomeruli can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time, and drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of said damage.

Putting unnecessary burden on your cardiovascular system and your kidneys by ingesting unnecessary water is a subtle process. For the average person, it is virtually impossible to know that this burden exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a moment-to-moment basis. But make no mistake about it: this burden is real and can hurt your health over the long term."

Sorry to bring fact and medical opinion into your thread. And yeah, you are being an *kitten*. I am not trying to stop you from drinking as much water as you please, but you are recommending that other people drink amounts of water that could be potentially harmful to their health. I am only saying that instead of blindly taking your advice, that people should do the research and decide what is best for them. You know, sometimes people are going to disagree with your opinion. It is not done to upset you. This forum is about different people giving input on various subjects. It is certainly not personal.

Lighten up a little. Have a glass of water and calm down

Common sense and all things in moderation. If you are thirsty, drink. If not, don't. Drinking more water than your body needs is harmful

http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html

Actually I have to disagree with this. When you are training for any type of endurance event the studies all say you want to drink/hydrate BEFORE you are thirsty. If you wait until you are thirsty you are already in stage 1 dehydration. And (not related to this particular topic) if you are sweating a lot you not only need fluids but also electrolyte replacement (including sodium)

Worrying about having too much water throughout the day is a waste of time. You have to drink A LOT of water in a very, very short period of time to get water "poisoning". You have to drink enough to throw off your entire electrolyte system.