After at least ten weeks of nagging and begging, I got Bob to go to his GP to get a physical. The big 40 check under the hood. While I'm happy to report that Bob enjoyed his "finger up the ass" prostate check and the "grab nuts and cough" hernia exam, his doctor filled his head with utter lies and misinformation regarding one's healthful daily consumption of h2o. Bob likes to believe that 16 ounces of Mountain Dew a day is enough to keep him well-hydrated, whereas I believe that soda doesn't count towards hydration, only water and other non-sweetened beverages, and that he is doing cellular damage. Bob came out of the doctor's office like a cat with a mouthful of feathers, telling me this bullhonk that his doctor fed him. I don't care who went to med school--LIES! I don't appreciate Dr. Ridiculous telling my husband to continue his dangerous lack of water consumption.
DANGEROUS!
I revisited my norvel today. I tweaked a bit before being yelled at by the kaffeehaus management to move my orange extention cord because it's a fire hazard.
Posted by Zerd at January 31, 2007 05:11 PMYeah there's liquid in mountain dew also a shitload of caffeine and corn syrup and artificial coloring.
What a shitty doctor.
My doctor tells me I'm not drinking enough water the minute I walk in the office. She doesn't even wait for me to tell her how much water I drink - she says she tells everyone they're not drinking enough water, because no matter how much they are drinking, they can afford to drink more (unless they're in some foolish competition for an X-Box and drink themselves into a chemical imbalance.) My doctor is also Conor Oberst's aunt.
Posted by: Inkwell at February 1, 2007 08:05 AMThe average doctor knows lots about drugs and very little or nothing of nutrition. A nutritionist would tell you that you are correct, sugary drinks do not hydrate the body as effectively as water, and this is why Gatorade is a big lie.
Posted by: c.m. at February 1, 2007 04:51 PMMo is, as usual, mischaracterizing both me and my doctor.
Thing is, I'm not thirsty so I don't drink. That's about it. I refuse to believe the hype that unless you're forcing yourself to ingest a gallon of water a day that somehow you are "broken" which is the crux of the argument. That was confirmed by my doctor.
Mo drinks a lot of water. She leaves at least two quarter-full pint glasses in the kitchen every day. I don't care, only as long as she dumps the remainder out so the glasses are empty so I don't get splashed when I put them in the dishwasher.
I don't disagree that soda, tea, coffee, etc. are worse for hydration than plain water. Duh. Caffeine is a diuretic, alcohol takes water to metabolize, neither of these facts are disputed.
Thirst is the way the body indicates that it needs water and under normal conditions if there's no thirst, there's no significant need. Show me a double-blind clinical study that disproves that and I'll concede. I'm not interested in the speculation of nutritionists, friends-of-friends' chiropractors, and other people without any hard data and solid analytical methodology. I'm not thirsty, I'm not going to pretend I am, nor will I make myself feel bloated to live up to other people's (baseless?) standards of proper water consumption. My body, my self. :)
Shame on Mo for publicly airing my medical info. I know she has the best of intentions, but I really don't appreciate this getting dragged out in public. Not cool.
Also, isn't the point of Gatorade to replace not only water but electrolytes (salt) lost from sweating? The loss or dilution of sodium in the blood is also the cause of water intoxication or hyponatremia as in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest death.
Posted by: Bob at February 9, 2007 04:29 PM