Drinking for Breakfast?

The effects of soda/pop/coke on the human body vs. water. A picture says 100100245560000 words.

My minions at Amazon have finally delivered a book called You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty! by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

That title sounds perfectly evil. But to my surprise, the book was not sponsored by HMOs, but by a doctor. Don't know what kind of doctor researcher he is, but it's a simple thing - no one should forget about water in the morning.

In any case, here's some helpful stuff from the book that I learnt:

Short tempered boss/husband/child? He might be dehydrated. Force him to drink a couple of glasses of water, and see him get all calm. Apparently irritability is a "copout process so as not to engage in a brain-energy -consuming involvement beyond that particular moment."

Anyone up to doing an experiment on effects of seltzer vs water on bosses?

She's acting all dejected and needy? No, your girlfriend does not have low self-esteem. It's just water. Here's the explanation: Dehydration depletes amino acids that are essential in many different body functions, including neurotransmission. "Their shortage in the body means loss of assets that the brain assesses as insufficient and inaequate for its undertakings."

Disturbed sleep, particularly in the elderly. "The body will not have a restful night's sleep if it is short on water. A full 8 hours' sleep will further dehydrate the body because much water is lost in respiration and possible perspiration under the heavy covers. If the body receives water and a little salt, sleep rhythm will be reestablished immediately."

Good for keeping grandma asleep when you need to sneak some cookies from the kitchen. Don't look at me that way. Healthy whole-wheat cookies, I tell you...

...more to come. Definitely more to come.