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Does Drinking Water Help Lose Weight? and 8 Other Hydrating Questions
Water does a body good, but is it really the miracle cure that some people claim? Here's how drinking water really affects your body and your brain.
Do I need 8 glasses a day?
Don't go crazy refilling your Sigg; let thirst be your guide. How much water you need daily depends on your diet, size, and body chemistry, according to Women's Health. Nobody really knows where 8 glasses came from, according to a 2008 paper about water myths in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Keep in mind that exercise blunts your thirst mechanism, Lesli Bonci, RD, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, told the magazine. She recommends drinking 20 ounces before working out to avoid dehydration.
Does drinking water help lose weight?
Sipping water before meals may make you eat a little less and that can contribute to weight loss, although it's certainly no magic bullet. However, Virginia Tech researchers found that people ate 75 to 90 fewer calories when they drank two cups of water right before a meal. In another study, dieters who drank water before meals three times a day lost about 15.5 pounds after 12 weeks; those who didn't increase their water intake shed about 11 pounds. Swapping sugary beverages for water is also a good ticket to a thinner waistline.
Can drinking water give me more energy?
In a 2012 Journal of Nutrition study, women found everyday tasks more difficult, had more trouble concentrating, and were more fatigued and irritable when they were mildly dehydrated. Bottom line: If you need a mental pick-me-up, go for a glass of the water before you sample a snack.
Can you prevent headaches with water?
Some evidence suggests that not drinking enough water could trigger migraines, or make them last longer. One small study in the European Journal of Neurology found that migraine patients who were assigned to drink more water experienced fewer headaches over a two-week period than a control group. Researchers say more research needs to be done; but if you're prone to the excruciating headaches, it can't hurt to drink more water with or between meals.
Can water prevent heart disease?
Maybe. In a classic study of Seventh-day Adventists, those who drank five or more glasses of water had about half the risk of fatal heart disease than those who consumed two or fewer glasses. Researchers suspect even minor dips in hydration could make blood thicker and stickier, which may make it more prone to clotting. However, with studies like this, be careful about association versus causation, notes Reader's Digest columnist Joel K. Kahn, MD, a cardiologist and author of The Holistic Heart Book. It's possible that water drinkers had other habits in common that also lowered their risk, he notes.
Does drinking more water prevent constipation?
Skimping on fluids is frequently blamed for slowing down digestion, but evidence suggests that drinking more only gets things moving for people who are very dehydrated, according to a 2010 paper in the journal Nutrition Review. In one study, the paper points out, increasing water intake by 50 percent didn't have any effect in a group of children with chronic constipation, for example. While people with low fluid intake are at greater risk for constipation, it may be that other underlying factors—like a low-fiber diet—are the real issue.
Can water help your body naturally detox?
If drinking more water helped us detox, it would likely be through improved kidney function. But this common claim doesn't really hold up when you look at the science. "In fact, drinking large amounts of water surprisingly tends to reduce the kidney's ability to function as a filter," Stanley Goldfarb, MD, a University of Pennsylvania kidney expert, told NPR.
Will drinking water give me glowing skin, like supermodels claim?
Unless you're severely dehydrated, drinking extra water is unlikely to affect your complexion. "If you get dehydrated, your body is going to pull water from your skin to maintain the concentration in your blood," Richard Besser, MD, told ABCNews.com. This can make your eyes look sunken, and your skin appear older and more dry. "If you're not dehydrated and you drink a lot of water, it's just going to send you to the bathroom," he said. Although one study in 2007 found that drinking about 16 ounces of water increases blood flow to the skin, it's not clear whether these changes are something you'd actually notice. As for people who swear by water's anti-aging effects, drinking more of it likely means cutting out soda and other sweetened beverages that can age your skin.
Can you overdose on water?
It is possible, but life-threatening dangerous overdoses often involve fraternity hazing or other deliberate attempts to drink huge amounts of water in short periods. When you drink too much water quickly, your kidneys can't flush it out and water saturates your blood, according to Scientific American. This excess water starts leave the bloodstream, entering and plumping up cells throughout the body. The problem, though, is when neurons in the brain begin to swell; constrained by the skull, they have precious little room to expand and this swelling can lead to seizures, coma, and death.


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Natalie and I were asked to speak on Strengthening Testimony in sacrament meeting today. It was a sacred gift to be able to share the miracles with our ward family.
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In between our talks, a young man sang a moving rendition of My Kindness Shall Not Depart from Thee
Then we rushed to the hospital to do wound care. We celebrated these miracles:
- Max ate 1200 calories yesterday!
- Max had his best physical therapy session yet – thank you Mark!
- Max has hit every benchmark and is healing so well!
- Nat and I are now certified to do his wound care, and (drum roll please)
- MAX COMES HOME TOMORROW!!!! He starts a new phase of his healing.We are all super excited to be together again!! So so so grateful!!!
Nat and I want to thank the army of angels (seen and unseen) who have supported our family:
Susan, Kathy, Mason, Lorene, Markus, Anna, Daniel, Mindy, Katelyn, Laura, Andrea, Bryan, Kathleen, Angela, Quinn, Randy, Cara, Danny, Nicole, John, Narelle, Matt, Seantay, Brianna, Ashlee, Justin, Eric, Julie, Nick, Tiffany, Kelly, Brittain, David, Tammy, Carol Ann, Christy, Mark, Roy, Marjorie, James, Chelsea…
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All who brought meals, sat with Max, watched our kids, prayed for us, fasted, shared our posts, visited, sent cards…
Max has inspired us beyond words. He gets to prove his strength through daily physical therapy over the next 6 months. Thank you in advance for your prayers for him to have the will power and patience to endure.


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Oklahoma losing Sam Bradford for a few weeks and then losing to BYU has to be the biggest shocker of Week One. As much as I dislike OU, I hate to see them lose Bradford and lose the game that way. But BYU won and OU is going to have to run the table to have a shot at winning a national championship.
Another shock was how easily Cincinnati dismantled Rutgers. I really thought Schiano would have the Scarlet Knights ready to play from the outset this year. Instead, it looks like another slow start in New Jersey. If Pike continues to play that well, Cincy has to be the favorite to repeat as Big East champ.
Some other observations:
- I was actually glad to see Michigan find a QB and gain a convincing victory over Western Michigan. I really hope they beat Notre Dame this weekend...but that's a tall order.
- Ohio State may have played the most uninspired football I have ever seen against Navy. Perhaps they're looking at that looming date with USC.
- USC didn't have much trouble getting their new QB acclimated to the game. No one in the Pac-10 can touch USC. If they can avoid beating themselves, they should easily run the table.
- Alabama and Florida in the SEC Championship Game again.
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After having read the slew of thoughtful, articulate postings so far in September, I don't think I have much to add to this month's theme that hasn't already been said and said way better than I would have done. But, I will share a thought that occurred to me today that might be related in a way.
I have a book I'm working on that my editor likes. He would like it a lot more if my previous book had sold a lot more copies early on and so they're kind of waiting to see how sales progress before committing to my next book. He mentioned (maybe tongue in cheek, maybe not) how it would be great if I had a vampire story up my sleeve. (Both my books have sports themes!) He commented on how some very young folks around the publishing houses were writing these kinds of things and getting them snapped up by editors at very nice prices.
Now, I'd always been told that as a writer you should not chase what's hot, but just write what you write. (At the pace that I write, what's hot would be history by time I got a manuscript done) But, I guess jumping on the latest trend might work for some people or maybe those people were going to write those books regardless of the trend. I don't know, but it did make me think for a minute about going home and writing a story marrying my keen interest in sports with the supernatural trend and giving the world its first novel about basketball-playing vampires.
Then again, maybe I should just hold off until parodies get hot. :)
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: Resveratrol Shows Beneficial Effects In Ulcerative Colitis
Posted November 30, 2015
By Michael T. Murray, ND
Resveratrol is a plant compound similar to flavonoids. It is found in the low levels of the skin of red grapes, red wine, cocoa powder, baking chocolate, dark chocolate, peanuts and mulberry skin. Red wine is perhaps the most recognized source of resveratrol, however, red wine contains only one milligram per glass. Most resveratrol supplements use Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) as the source.
There has been a great deal of hype regarding resveratrol as a dietary supplement and recent human clinical studies are showing tremendous promise in a variety of applications. A study published in the May issue of the Archives of Medical Research indicates that it can help patients with ulcerative colitis.
Background Data:
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for a group of chronic inflammatory disorders of the intestines. It is divided into two major categories: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Clinically, IBD is characterized by recurrent inflammation of specific intestinal segments resulting in diverse symptoms.
In the United States, about 1.4 million people have IBD with the number equally split between CD and UC. IBD may occur at any age, but it most often occurs between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Females are affected slightly more frequently than males. Caucasians have the disease two to five times more often than African or Asian Americans, and those with a Jewish heritage have a three-fold to six-fold higher incidence than non Jewish people.
One of the thoughts is that UC develops by a defect in the regulation of the immune response to intestinal flora in genetically susceptible individuals. Of course, the gut flora and intestinal environment is greatly influenced by dietary factors including low-fiber intake, reduced intake of dietary anti-inflammatory compounds such as flavonoids and omega-3 fatty acids, and increased intake of refined carbohydrates.
Several studies that analyzed the pre-illness diet of patients with IBD have found that they habitually ate more refined sugar, chemically modified fats, processed and fast foods, and meat, while consuming less raw fruit, vegetables, omega-3 fatty acids and dietary fiber than healthy people.
The main drug approach in UC is the use of anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids like Prednisone, immune system modulators and antibiotics. These drugs are only palliative and offer no real path to complete resolution.
Resveratrol exerts a wide range of anti-inflammatory effects indicating a possible benefit in UC. In animal models of UC, resveratrol improved the disease activity index and decreased oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers.
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In a study sponsored by the National Nutrition and Food Technology of Iran, researchers sought to evaluate the effects of supplementation with resveratrol on inflammation and quality of life in patients with active UC in a double-blind, placebo-controlled format. The 50 eligible patients with active mild to moderate UC were given either 500 mg of resveratrol or a placebo capsule for 6 weeks. Serum inflammatory markers and quality of life assessments were conducted at baseline and at the end of the study.
Results showed that resveratrol supplementation led to a significant reduction in plasma levels of key inflammatory markers. Specifically, in the resveratrol group, the level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and nuclear factor kappa-B all showed statistically significant reductions. In contrast, no change was seen in the placebo group. Clinical evaluation also indicated a significant drop in the Clinical Colitis Activity Index Score decreased significantly in the resveratrol group, when compared with the placebo group.
The researchers concluded, "6 weeks supplementation with 500 mg resveratrol can improve quality of life and disease clinical colitis activity at least partially through inflammation reduction in patients with UC."
Based upon the use of resveratrol for other applications, I question if a higher dosage (e.g., 500 mg two to three times daily) might have brought about even better results.
In addition to general measures to improve inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), I think the first step is an allergy elimination diet to address possible food allergies. In regards to nutritional supplementation, a broad-based nutritional supplementation plan is necessary for all patients with IBD. Particularly important are the nutrients zinc, folic acid, vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin D.
Nutritional supplements are used as appropriate to correct deficiencies, normalize the inflammatory process, and promote healing of the damaged mucosa. Botanical medicines, including flavonoid-rich extracts or resveratrol, can be used to promote healing and normalize the intestinal flora.
Here are the key supplements that I recommend for IBD:
High potency multivitamin and mineral supplement.
Zinc picolinate: 15 mg/day in addition to the 15 to 30 mg in a high potency multiple
Vitamin C: 500 to 1,000 mg daily
Vitamin D: 2,000 to 5,000 IU daily
Fish oil: 3,000 mg EPA+DHA daily
Choose one of the following:
Grape seed extract (more than 95 percent procyanidolic oligomers): 150 to 300 mg daily (or 1 to 2 mg per kg [2.2 pounds] body weight)
Pine bark extract (more than 90 percent procyanidolic oligomers): 150 to 300 mg daily (or 1 to 2 mg per kg [2.2 pounds] body weight)
Green tea extract (more than 90 polyphenol content): 300 to 450 mg daily
Resveratrol: 500 mg two to three times daily.
Probiotic supplement (providing various Lactobacillus and Bifidobacter sp.): minimum of 5 to 12 billion colony forming units daily
Prebiotics (PGX, inulin, fructose oligosaccharides, etc.): 5 g per day
Dr. Michael T. Murray is one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine and the author of more than 30 bestselling books, including
The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.
He is a graduate and former faculty member, and serves on the Board of Regents, of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington.
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