davidseah.com — "Apparently I had been turning my muscles into beef jerky by not drinking enough water. The numbness and spasms in my arms and hands have also started to fade away. It might be too early to call, but I can say that drinking that water has seemed to make a palpable difference in the way I'm feeling."
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shaka999Jan 15, 2007
This one has been debunked time after time after time<a class="user" href="http://www.ific.org/foodinsight/2002/ja/caffdehydnbfi402.cfm">http://www.ific.org/foodinsight/2002/ja/caffdehydnbfi402.cfm</a>
monkeymcseJan 15, 2007
which was? I think you left part of your comment out.
drbandageJan 16, 2007
Heard of synovial fluid? Guess whats a major component of that? You guessed it right. Fluids, which in fact also means water. Whoa! Slow down, Einstein, you're moving way too fast for me! And all this time I thought synovial fluid was a plasma dialysate modified by constituents secreted by the joint tissues. Of course, we both knew that the major difference between synovial fluid and other body fluids derived from plasma is the high content of hyaluronic acid, and that fibroblasts beneath the synovial membrane intima and synovial membrane-lining cells produce this mucopolysaccharide constituent. You of course were well aware that hyaluronic acid is a nonsulfated polysaccharide composed of equimolar quantities of D-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues. I'm preaching to the choir when I point out that the normal viscosity of synovial fluid is due to the hyaluronic acid and that the amount of water in a joint depends on passive equilibration of plasma dialysate with vascular and lymphatic compartments, as for all connective tissue fluid. The half life of hyaluronan in the cavity is about 24 hours, and that it seeps out by a process of "reptate diffusion" - a sort of molecular snaking through the tissue surface.But who knew that Synovial Fluid actually was a fluid?? And that fluids "in fact actually also means water"?? (BTW, Dumbs**t, fluids doesn't actually mean water, but that's a biiiiiiit over your head, so we'll just stay with the facts for now.)Fact one: The statement I quoted and responded to was: "when you don?t drink enough water, your body isn?t ?lubed up? enough and your muscles shrink, which causes joints to rub together more"Fact two: your response was in regards to your apparent area of expertise: synovial fluid, which in fact has NOTHING to do with muscles, much less causing them to shrink.Fact three: Shrunken muscles (are you talking about atrophy?) does not "cause joints to rub together more". You might want to read up a little bit on articular fluid dynamics. Then again, maybe not . . . Fact four: Tonus is the slight, continuous contraction of a muscle, which in skeletal muscles aids in the maintenance of posture and in the return of blood to the heart. Severe dehydration would ultimately effect the tonus of the muscle, but you probably wouldn't know or care because you'd be comatose from hypernatremia. Fact five: The human body is NOT 65 percent water. Within single cells water content ranges between 70 and85%. The percent water in the entire body by weight varies with age, sex and physical conditioning. Heart and lung contain the most water, about 80%. Fat (about 20%) and bone (about 43%) are among the lowest. Therefore, the total body is an average of all organs, blood, and extracellular fluids. Several physiology texts place average young men at 60% water, and young women at 50% water, the difference due to relatively more fat in females. With age fat increases and muscle decreases, so that in old age the body may contain only 45% water. Infants, by contrast, average 73% or more.Water is in a number of different compartments of the body. Of the 42 liters mentioned above, about 28 L are inside cells (intracellular). The remaining 14 L are extracellular: about 3 L are in blood plasma, and 11 L are in the spaces between cells, including lymph (interstitial fluid). Within cells, beyond the 80% water, the other constituents are the proteins (10-20%), fats (2%), carbohydrates (including DNA)(1-3%) and minerals (trace). 8th grade biology: elements include Calcium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sulfur, Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium, Iodine and Iron. "Next time if you are going to rant give some facts."Careful what you ask for NumbNuts. Something tells me "you can't handle the truth", so I suspect facts may be a total waste of my time in your case. (See: casting pearls to swine.)You would be well served to check the truthiness of your version of facts, DaceDiath, before you expose your ignorance in such a public place.And, as I said before, be sure to stay well hydrated, it is a key component of proper mentation. Critical thinking, obviously, is not your strong suit, and you would do well to remember (if you can) this advice from Confucius:Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Peace.
fishinabarrelJan 16, 2007
And don't forget the added bonus for males. More Peeing. I will take any excuse to hold my penis more often.
justinvtJan 16, 2007
Seriously - don't talk unless you know what you're saying.
justinvtJan 16, 2007
Dr Bandage - I love you.Unfortunately reading your post takes more effort than understanding the sentence "water cures backpain," so people are still going to be dumb. We
patterncatcherJan 16, 2007
I despair of the human race, i really do. We need life coaches to tell us to drink water. How long before we pay someone to remind us to breathe.
heatvisionJan 26, 2007
@shaka999That's what I love about Digg. You think you know something as fact, then someone opens your eyes. Thanks for enlightening me.
mandydecilvaJan 14, 2009
Ditto. To cure back pain you need to work to make your spine strong. <a class="user" href="http://www.backpaindetails.com/pain/treatment-of-back-pain/yoga-exercises/exercises-to-get-rid-of-upper-back-pain.htm">http://www.backpaindetails.com/pain/treatment-of-b ...</a>