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Too much of a good thing

Water is vital to life, a fact we all know to be true. However what many don't know is that too much water is actually bad for you, and can be fatal.

 

This was the case for David Rogers, a 22 year old fitness instructor, who died after finishing his first London Marathon this year. The cause of death?

 

Drinking too much water. We take a look at some of the dangers.

 

The case of the runner who died during the London Marathon after drinking too much water is not an isolated one. A Californian woman, Jennifer Strange, took part in a radio show competition entitled 'Hold your wee for a Wii', that promised the winner a Nintendo Wii. The competition involved drinking large quantities of water without any toilet breaks. She left claiming she had a headache and was later found dead in her home.

 

How fluids can ruin your diet

 

The typical symptoms of hyponatraemia are nausea, vomiting, headaches and malaise. Confusion, diminished reflexes, convulsions and coma can occur if the conditions worsen. As nausea itself stimulates the secretion of a hormone responsible for water retention, less water is excreted and patients can enter a vicious cycle. It is quite difficult to recognise the warning signs, as the confusion seen can often be mistaken for drug or alcohol abuse.

 

Although drinking too much water is not good for our bodies, this is only in extreme cases, so you're not exempt from drinking 8 glasses a day. Water is essential to our diets. A 2% drop in the body's water supply will trigger signs of dehydration. A common cause of daytime fatigue is mild dehydration.

 

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Water is the base for saliva and the fluid that surrounds joints and is the substance that regulates body temperature. Water suppresses the appetite and helps the body use up stored fat. Insufficient water intake can lead to kidney damage, as waste products excreted by the kidneys like urea, uric acid and lactic acid must be dissolved in water. Constipation is a symptom of dehydration, so drinking more water will alleviate this unpleasant problem.

 

During exercise it is important to keep hydrated, as you're losing water via perspiration. Drinking water when you're exercising reduces cardiovascular stress and improves performance. The more active you are, the more water you need to drink to replenish what you lose. It's also important to maintain

salt balance in the body, as salts are also lost through sweat. Drinking isotonic drinks can help this. Take regular water breaks during your workout to help prevent dehydration.

 

Is sparkling water better for you or will it give you cellulite? Will drinking too much water leave you feeling bloated? If you're not thirsty you don't need to drink, right? Wrong. There are so many myths floating about its easy to get confused. We bust those water myths you may be misguidedly adhering to.

 

Water facts

If you don't feel thirsty you don't need water.

Chances are, if you wait until you're thirsty before you have a drink, you're already dehydrated. Instead, drink water throughout the day by

keeping a water bottle close to hand. This will help keep you refreshed by warding off fatigue.

 

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2. Too much water can drown your kidneys.

Water is essential for maintaining kidney health, as it helps flush toxins through. It also aids in the removal of waste products such as urea. For those with a history of kidney stones, drinking more water can prevent reoccurrences as it dissolves the stones.

 

3. You can never drink enough water.

Drinking excessive amounts of water without allowing for its removal can lead to water intoxication which can in fact kill you.

 

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4. Too much water causes bloating.

Water retention is not caused by drinking more water, but instead by hormonal changes or poor circulation. In fact drinking more water can help relieve the symptoms of bloating, as it flushes excess sodium that can cause bloating out of cells.

 

5. Sparkling water is better for you than still water.

There is no difference between the two, the choice is down to preference rather than benefits. However some dentists claim sparkling water is more acidic and therefore is more harmful to your teeth than still.

 

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6. Sparkling water gives you cellulite.

There is no evidence to suggest this, especially given the fact that sparkling and still water are virtually the same. If anything, it helps to flush out toxins that contribute to cellulite.

 

7. Coffee and tea count as a cup of water.

Although they do contribute to the recommended daily water intake, coffee and tea are also diuretics. This means they actually rob the body of water by promoting water loss in the urine. So for every cup of coffee or tea you drink, you'll need an extra glass of water to compensate.

 

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8. Sports drinks vs water.

Which is better, an energy packed sports drink, or plain old water? The truth depends on what kind of exercise you're planning on. If you're going to be exercising for an hour or less, you'll become dehydrated through sweating, and you can replenish this by drinking water. However during prolonged strenuous activities such as marathon running, an isotonic sports drink will probably serve you better. This is because such beverages are enhanced with glucose for energy, but more importantly electrolyse to renew salt lost through sweating, which inadvertently helps retain more water to keep you hydrated for longer

[Arpa]

Too much of a good thing

Water is vital to life, a fact we all know to be true. However what many don't know is that too much water is actually bad for you, and can be fatal.

This was the case for David Rogers, a 22 year old fitness instructor, who died after finishing his first London Marathon this year. The cause of death?

Drinking too much water. We take a look at some of the dangers.

The case of the runner who died during the London Marathon after drinking too much water is not an isolated one. A Californian woman, Jennifer Strange, took part in a radio show competition entitled 'Hold your wee for a Wii', that promised the winner a Nintendo Wii. The competition involved drinking large quantities of water without any toilet breaks. She left claiming she had a headache and was later found dead in her home.

How fluids can ruin your die.

Water intoxication/poisoning, hyper hydration and hyponatriemia (low sodium) is a well established phenomenon. Many sites talk about it. Here is on of them;

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-water-poisoning.htm

Water poisoning is caused by excessive consumption of water during a short period of time. This leads to a disruption in normal brain function due to the imbalance of electrolytes in the body’s fluids. Humans are made up of approximately 55 to 65% water, depending on gender, so water is necessary to survive. Water in and of itself is not toxic by any means, but rapid ingestion of a large quantity of water can dilute the careful balance of sodium compounds in the body fluids.

Our body has a balanced method of processing and excreting fluids, either through urine or perspiration. Over-diluting the sodium and potassium levels in the blood plasma through excessive consumption of water is called hyponatremia and contributes to what is called an osmotic shift of the fluid inside and outside the cells. The pressure from this action results in a swelling of the cells, often in the central nervous system, including the brain. This may result in water intoxication, which is not as serious as water poisoning, or as it is also called, hyper hydration

There are also numerous accounts of water poisonings in eyewitness, survivor accounts of the Armenian Genocide, in particular in the death march in the Syrian desert on the way to DerZor.

We read in the novella ANAHIT byGhazaros Aghayan, we saw a teaser here http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=16483

(sorry the site will not open today, I get an error message)

The story about the love affair and eventual consummation of Prince Vachakan, son of King Vacheh of the Aghwans (Aluans, Caucasian Albanians) with his throne at Partav, now Barda. It is full of allegories and quasi historical facts. Prince Vachakan, just like many teenagers at that tender age, is a very sensitive young man who shuns all worldly glory and intends to become a monk just like his hero Ter Mesrop, until, when on a hunting outing with his mentor and best friend Vaghinak he happens on Anahit, daughter of common peasant cattle driver at a water fountain. That incident becomes a turning point. He decides, if he were ever to marry the it had to be Anahit. The king and the queen are desperate. Vachakan is their only child and a potential heir to the throne. After much consultations with his mother and father, the king and the queen agree to send a delegation to find Anahit and ask her hand in marriage….

The phenomenon was not unknown to the cotemporaries of Aghaya who wrote the fable of Ananhit more than a hudred years ago, in 1881.

Above we see where Vchakan, after days of hunger and thirst in a hot desert first sees Anahit and a group of other maidens at the water fountain and when Vachakan, parched and thirsty asks for water, one of the maidens fill her pitcher, Anahit takes the pitcher and epties it. Another maiden fills her pitcher, Anahit , once again takes it and empties. It all seems like Anahit was some kind of a sadist, bent to tease and punish Vachakan.

Here is how she explains it.

“ Մենք սովոր** չենք մի օտար երիտասարդիհետ կատակ անել, մանավանդ երբ նա ջուր է ուզում: Բայց ահա ինչ էր իմ միտքը: Ես տեսա որ դուք դադրած ու քրտնած եք իսկ այդ վիճակի մէչ սառը ջուրը վնաս է մարդուն, դրա համար ես գիտմամբ ուշացրի, մինչեւ դուք մի փոքր հանգստանաք եւ հովանաք:/We are not in the habit of toying with foreign men, specially when he asks for water. Here is what was my intention. I observed that you were exhausted and perspired, in that condition ice water is harmful to man , it is for that reason , I, knowingly delayed it, so you would rest a little and cool down “

 

**I altered the original- “մեբք սովորութիւն չունենք” to “մենք սովոր չենք” just as I altered “գիտութեամբ ”to “գիտմամբ” as I see no need to add “ութիւն” to every verb and noun to look “ejucukunated“. We can do with a much concise idiom. Thank you!

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The site opens now. Here is that passage;

"Մեկ օր իրանց սովորական որսորդության ժամանակ Վաչագանն ու Վաղինակը հասան մի գյուղ և նստեցին նրա աղբյուրի մոտ, որ հանգստանան: Շատ դադրած ու քրտնած էին: յուղի աղջկերքը եկել էին աղբյուրից ջուր տանելու և հերթով լցնում էին կուժերն ու փարչերը: Վաչագանը սաստիկ ծարավել էր: Նա ջուր ուզեց, և աղջիկներից մինը լցրեց փարչը և ուզեց Վաչագանին տալ, բայց մի ուրիշ աղջիկ նրա ձեռքից խլեց փարչը և դատարկեց: Ինքը նորից լցրեց, բայց էլի դատարկեց: Վաչագանի թուքը ցամաքել էր, և անհամբեր սպասում էր, թե երբ պետք է արդյոք նրան ջուր հասցնեն, բայց մեր անծանոթ աղջկա հոգը չէր այդ, նա կարծես խաղ էր անում, լցնում դատարկում էր և այդ կրկնեց չորս, հինգ անգամ, միայն վեցերորդ անգամին տարավ իրան անծանոթ որսորդին տվավ:

Վաչագանը երբ որ խմեց և փարչը տվավ Վաղինակին, ինքն սկսեց խոսեցնել աղջկանը և հարցրեց, թե ինչո ւ նա իսկույն չբերավ ջուրը, չլինի թե կատակ անել ուզեց կամ բարկացնել: Աղջիկը նրան պատասխանեց.

-Մենք սովորություն չունինք մի օտար երիտասարդի հետ կատակ անել, մանավանդ երբ նա ջուր է ուզում: Բայց ահա´ ինչ էր իմ միտքը: Ես տեսա, որ դուք դադրած ու քրտնած եք, իսկ այդ վիճակի մեջ սառը ջուրը վնաս է մարդուն, դրա համար ես գիտությամբ ուշացրի, մինչև դուք մի փոքր հանգստանաք և հովանաք:"

 

Edited August 12, 2007 by Arpa

[Takoush]

Այո Արփա ճան, ես այս պատմութիւնը լսեր եմ, սակայն շնորհակալութիւն որ աւելի մանրամասն պատմեցիր մեզ:

 

It's cute.

 

Դուն յաճախ մեզ Հայերէն առածքները եւ պատմութիւնները ճոխ կը պահես մեր մէջ: Աղւոր բան է: