Too Much Water? Think Again.

Are you someone who ALWAYS has a bottle of water on hand? Did you know it may be harming your kidneys? That's right. Drinking too much water can harm you. Here's the problem. Every time you drink water, your kidneys must filter this water. When you drink excessive amounts of water just because you think you should, your kidneys are working unnecessarily hard to deal with this enormous burden.

Typically, I recommend people drink no more than 80 ounces of water a day. Remember, you get adequate sources of water from fruits as well. If you are a construction worker sweating in the hot sun each day, well this is a different situation. When I recommend 80 ounces per day, that is for the non-physical jobs.

As far as the type of water, make sure it is purified or distilled. Spring water means nothing! So, if the label doesn't say filtered, reverse-osmosis purified, or distilled, you don't want it. So, next time you think you need to down a gallon of water just because, think again.