I just wanted to post a quick PSA to remind people to drink enough water. The recommended daily amounts are debatable (especially as we get more water from food than is usually accounted for), but marijuana as we know dries us out. So remember to drink more water than is just enough to fix your cotton-mouth!

Also, many of us have illnesses that necessitate a lot of water-drinking. I myself am supposed to be doing this, and even more so with the MMJ use.

Water makes your body happy! Go get a glass now!

[Ivy]

Great advise DIG...especially now that summer is almost upon us. I always tell my clients that are having issues with leg cramps in the summer to pump up their water consumption. Water...essential to all life.

[Medpatient]

does beer constitute as water, I mean it is watery j/k

but yes very important to make sure you are always hydrated.

[mercury_collective]

Very informative post I wasnt aware MMJ dehydrates you. Thanks for the info!

[CBDTHCCBN]

Originally Posted by Medpatient

does beer constitute as water, I mean it is watery j/k

but yes very important to make sure you are always hydrated.

lol coors light bro... cases go down like h20 lol

[yesyestheoneandonly]

For sure, good looking out for the community. It's amazing the joint pains and headaches and all these stupid little things that you can avoid with a couple cups of water.......................................i just got a new cup!

[yesyestheoneandonly]

Originally Posted by CBDTHCCBN

lol coors light bro... cases go down like h20 lol

I hate the be the kill joy, but beer does the opposite. It has lots of nutrients in it but more nutrients are expelled through urination than were gained through the beer.

So, you pop some flintstone vitamins and your gooooood

[CBDTHCCBN]

Originally Posted by yesyestheoneandonly

I hate the be the kill joy, but beer does the opposite. It has lots of nutrients in it but more nutrients are expelled through urination than were gained through the beer.

So, you pop some flintstone vitamins and your gooooood

i conquer, to well i know also. yes, alcohol dehydrates you. so in that case med, throw a gallow water down with it that case too...
i liek the flinstone thing... i used to pop a multi-vit & b12 before really going full throttle in my drinking days

now it's just a couple, and i call it done.

iced tea with caffenine dehydrates you too(caff), a real good substitute for iced tea is red or green rooibos teas: nutritous, hydrating, and a anitioxidant(green is probably one of the best/strongest aniti-ox's there are) .

H20 is amazing! you're body thrives for it, it cannot live long without it. it is more vital than food. be well and be hydrated.

great thread!

[Medpatient]

Originally Posted by CBDTHCCBN

i conquer, to well i know also. yes, alcohol dehydrates you. so in that case med, throw a gallow water down with it that case too...
i liek the flinstone thing... i used to pop a multi-vit & b12 before really going full throttle in my drinking days

now it's just a couple, and i call it done.

iced tea with caffenine dehydrates you too(caff), a real good substitute for iced tea is red or green rooibos teas: nutritous, hydrating, and a anitioxidant(green is probably one of the best/strongest aniti-ox's there are) .

H20 is amazing! you're body thrives for it, it cannot live long without it. it is more vital than food. be well and be hydrated.

great thread!

So true, it has been proven that you can live without food longer than you will without water. Correct me if I am wrong, but isnt a big part of our body water, or something like that.

[CBDTHCCBN]

Originally Posted by Medpatient

So true, it has been proven that you can live without food longer than you will without water. Correct me if I am wrong, but isnt a big part of our body water, or something like that.

you got it bro, at least 75% of our body mass is such. in survival training, water is a key aspect, and especially knowing where to extract it from when there is no obvious water around. you get dehydrated and all the electrical function in your body starts F-ing up, muscle starts breaking down, a whole lot of shit starts going wrong. i've been 22 days without food but maybe skimping on some vegetation matter, more so for water. if it wasn't fo rthe water, i wouldn't be here.

so lol moral of the story... more coors light!

[NOVICE422]

saw an article not to long ago about the study done in the 1940's where the outcome was the standard 6-8 glasses of water a day. But, what was lost from that was that they did include tea,soda,coffee, and BEER ( because,its only 7%or so alcohol, the rest is water). the beer thing was dropped later and tea,soda,coffee were forgotten and replaced with only water. However, it should all be replaced with the lemonade from that hot-dog-on-a stick place, damn good stuff when your thirsty.

[Medpatient]

Originally Posted by NOVICE422

saw an article not to long ago about the study done in the 1940's where the outcome was the standard 6-8 glasses of water a day. But, what was lost from that was that they did include tea,soda,coffee, and BEER ( because,its only 7%or so alcohol, the rest is water). the beer thing was dropped later and tea,soda,coffee were forgotten and replaced with only water. However, it should all be replaced with the lemonade from that hot-dog-on-a stick place, damn good stuff when your thirsty.

man you got that right, there lemonade is great and hits the spot when you are thirsty.

Originally Posted by yesyestheoneandonly

It's amazing the joint pains and headaches and all these stupid little things that you can avoid with a couple cups of water.......................................i just got a new cup!

I started thinking about this when I was trying a new strain and thinking "gee, I like the effects but it's giving me a headache." Then I wondered how much water I'd had to drink that day. After chugging some down and then some more a bit later, my head was completely fine. And today, when I have been hydrating more, the strain doesn't give me a headache. Imagine that!

By the way, has anyone tried that coconut water that comes in little foil pouches they sell at the checkout lines at Whole Foods? Last time I was there the woman in front of me in line waxed rhapsodic about them to me so I decided to try a couple. I found them unbelievably refreshing and even energizing, like a super dose of hydration "plus." I have to see next time if there's a less environmentally problematic way to find this stuff since lots of little containers is a lot of waste.

[OakSmokeMJA]

Water cures a lot of ailments, back aches, head aches. Also as a weed smoker its good with helping your kidneys to clean the system, that and taking a break every so often for a couple of days.

I'm bumping this since even though it sure doesn't feel like it here in So Cal, summer is about upon us and I want to remind everyone to drink lots of water! Other things to drink, even the healthiest, all have their pros and cons (juice is natural but high in sugar; sports drinks replenish electrolytes but are loaded with high fructose corn syrup and chemicals, etc.) so even if you are drinking other fluids, remember to drink plain water as well.

I posted a whole thread about this weird taste in the back of my mouth and since I've been paying more attention I think I can positively correlate it with my water intake. So I drink a sip after every hit, or down a couple of glasses once my edible has taken effect, and the problem doesn't present itself. And on days when for whatever reason I'm not hydrating enough but am medicating, I start to notice this taste.

I have become convinced that no matter what else I'm doing while medicated, I have to have water with me! I don't even mean guzzling huge amounts -- there is such a thing as water poisoning but it usually happens in people trying not to fail a drug test -- just continuously grabbing a sip now and then. Before you know it you'll be peeing like a racehorse every half an hour and flushing toxins like crazy!

Enjoy!

[colemanc]

drinking water is vital to maintaining optimal health, water is a catalyst to many of your body's functions, I suggest everyone to please get enough of it (and not tap water), you'd be surprised at how much better you'd actually feel if you take proper care of yourself.

[kennabis]

Originally Posted by colemanc

drinking water is vital to maintaining optimal health, water is a catalyst to many of your body's functions, I suggest everyone to please get enough of it (and not tap water), you'd be surprised at how much better you'd actually feel if you take proper care of yourself.

old thread,yet very important message. a safe way to gauge this is, drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of pure water daily. i weigh 178, so roughly 90 oz. of water a day. if you drink caffine, add 8oz. of water for every cup of coffee, so to be safe match in water what you drink in coffee, plus your regular ration. lots of peeing going on for a healthy water drinker . and like the above poster stated, no tap water.!!! let me repeat this, "no tap water". there are many ways to love yourself, and imao one of the most important decisions we make daily, is the quality of water you choose to dose yourself with. i am proud as a peacock too say, i drink, bathe and cook with pure ro water, i also give it to my dawgter, rabbit, cannabis and home veggie garden.

everything is medicine and everything is poison, depends upon how you use it.

Just wanted to share....I stated drinking 1-2 gallons of water a day and I've felt better in a weird way since then. Drinking water has improved my skin, made me feel sick less often, and helped along with other things change my life. Drink lots of water! It's good for you! And it's better than coffee

[child of the moon]

Thank you for the excellent thread, I had to grab a Fiji out of the fridge to finish it! I have been awakened again to drink a few liters of water everyday and I remember that it does make you feel renewed. Happy Friday all!!

[luckypuff]

Wow, this is a fitting post. I just heard about drinking half your body weight in water and actually started June 1st and I haven't looked back.

You see I was a notorious soda/non water drinker. Between soda pop and Vitamin Water and misc beverages, I would drink tons of this stuff a day, and I was always feeling cruddy.

Ever since the water kick, not only have I dropped my taste for sugary drinks, but I am losing weight as well! I don't even exercise but I can see a difference in my stomach. I also feel less depressed and overall much more focused.

One of the hardest things I've noticed is, when ordering a fast food combo, most of the times they make it so difficult to get a cup full of water with ice, even if you paid full price for a soda!! No I don't want a 16oz bottle of water, I want my freaking 32oz cup full of H20!!

But yes, water rules. That is all.

-lp

[ShivaShakti]

eat melons!

Originally Posted by ShivaShakti

eat melons!

Yes! Fresh fruits and vegetables provide quite a lot of hydration. That "8 glasses a day" thing has been debunked to some extent because it doesn't take into account the foods we eat that provide water to our system. Just keep an eye on those calories: 3 slices of melon, better than chocolate but still sugary; 3 sticks of celery and you're good to go.

[spings]

Try living on 32 ounces of fluids a day.....................it sucks. Thats all you get to drinks when your kidneys fail.

[MDuB]

Hey i really appreciate the info. I didnt know or think about meds drying me out. It may explain alot.

[herbwalker]

just don't use plastic bottles to store and/or drink your water. Plastics are known to leach PCBs which doesn't belong in our bodies. I started reusing a glass Voss bottle.