water
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Although I drink water, I've never managed the huge quantities recommended,
and have always questioned the claims that lettuce didn't count or tea didn't
count, or soda or fruit. Since it's also claimed that water isn't so helpful
to digestion (some dieticians recommend against eating and drinking at the
same meal because the enzymes don't work as well on the food), how COULD that
much water be useful? If cells use water at their own level (cellular) how
can they tell water that came in "straight" from water that is taken from
tomatoes or lettuce or Dr Pepper?
So I thought these things and asked other people for years, but they grunted
and said "It's not the same."
Yesterday I sent this to my husband and kids (he reads e-mail at work <g>):
and have always questioned the claims that lettuce didn't count or tea didn't
count, or soda or fruit. Since it's also claimed that water isn't so helpful
to digestion (some dieticians recommend against eating and drinking at the
same meal because the enzymes don't work as well on the food), how COULD that
much water be useful? If cells use water at their own level (cellular) how
can they tell water that came in "straight" from water that is taken from
tomatoes or lettuce or Dr Pepper?
So I thought these things and asked other people for years, but they grunted
and said "It's not the same."
Yesterday I sent this to my husband and kids (he reads e-mail at work <g>):
[email protected]
In a message dated 8/12/02 6:19:05 PM, bearspawprint@... writes:
<< Is this sort of a slow drowing? Or is it different? Is
that a chronic over-doing of the water or a binge
kinda thing? >>
When I was in college taking psychology I remember a teacher who was a good
storyteller telling us that any substance in excess could cause death. And
as an example he told us about a young woman whose dad died and she started
drinking water and within just a couple or three days she was dead of that.
Like drowning, he said. The organs couldn't process the water out and it
built up and up.
Maybe if she had lived in the desert she could have just evaporated it out.
Sandra
<< Is this sort of a slow drowing? Or is it different? Is
that a chronic over-doing of the water or a binge
kinda thing? >>
When I was in college taking psychology I remember a teacher who was a good
storyteller telling us that any substance in excess could cause death. And
as an example he told us about a young woman whose dad died and she started
drinking water and within just a couple or three days she was dead of that.
Like drowning, he said. The organs couldn't process the water out and it
built up and up.
Maybe if she had lived in the desert she could have just evaporated it out.
Sandra
[email protected]
On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:17:44 -0700 (PDT) Sharon Rudd
<bearspawprint@...> writes:
all the sodium out of her body. The doc had told her to drink plenty of
water because she thought she was dehydrated. She was walking down the
street one minute and kerbang she was in the street the next. It's good
she wasn't in her car speeding down the interstate, I guess.
Water intoxication may refer to the lightheaded feeling one gets just
before fainting, in this case from mineral depletion. Maybe?
Deb L
<bearspawprint@...> writes:
> Is this sort of a slow drowing? Or is it different? IsMy old Auntie collapsed and was pretty sick for awhile when she washed
> that a chronic over-doing of the water or a binge
> kinda thing? Just wondering how this works. Or does
> it flush out all of the electrolytes and THAT is the
> problem (I have cautioned some dieters about that,
> occasionally).
all the sodium out of her body. The doc had told her to drink plenty of
water because she thought she was dehydrated. She was walking down the
street one minute and kerbang she was in the street the next. It's good
she wasn't in her car speeding down the interstate, I guess.
Water intoxication may refer to the lightheaded feeling one gets just
before fainting, in this case from mineral depletion. Maybe?
Deb L
[email protected]
In a message dated 8/12/02 7:47:06 PM Central Daylight Time,
ddzimlew@... writes:
good time to join in. <g>
Water intoxication re: polydypsia is one of the three "P's" hallmark signs of
diabetes. Polyphagia (eating too much) Polyuria (urinating too much) and
Polydypsia (drinking too much) Although none of these things necessarily
indicate diabetes, together they are indicators. Psychogenic Polydypsia (not
always occurring with diabetes.) a condition that causes the sufferer to
exhibit symptoms of intoxication. Literally the person will act drunk, talk
drunk, walk drunk... the cause? Water. I have seen patients on water
restricted diets go to great lengths to drink. The end result is or can be
dangerous.
~Nancy
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ddzimlew@... writes:
> On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:17:44 -0700 (PDT) Sharon RuddHello to all, I've been lurking for a few days now and thought now would be a
> <bearspawprint@...> writes:
>
> > Is this sort of a slow drowing? Or is it different? Is
> > that a chronic over-doing of the water or a binge
> > kinda thing? Just wondering how this works. Or does
> > it flush out all of the electrolytes and THAT is the
> > problem (I have cautioned some dieters about that,
> > occasionally).
>
> My old Auntie collapsed and was pretty sick for awhile when she washed
> all the sodium out of her body. The doc had told her to drink plenty of
> water because she thought she was dehydrated. She was walking down the
> street one minute and kerbang she was in the street the next. It's good
> she wasn't in her car speeding down the interstate, I guess.
> Water intoxication may refer to the lightheaded feeling one gets just
> before fainting, in this case from mineral depletion. Maybe?
>
> Deb L
good time to join in. <g>
Water intoxication re: polydypsia is one of the three "P's" hallmark signs of
diabetes. Polyphagia (eating too much) Polyuria (urinating too much) and
Polydypsia (drinking too much) Although none of these things necessarily
indicate diabetes, together they are indicators. Psychogenic Polydypsia (not
always occurring with diabetes.) a condition that causes the sufferer to
exhibit symptoms of intoxication. Literally the person will act drunk, talk
drunk, walk drunk... the cause? Water. I have seen patients on water
restricted diets go to great lengths to drink. The end result is or can be
dangerous.
~Nancy
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[email protected]
In a message dated 8/12/02 9:09:34 PM Central Daylight Time, Dnowens@...
writes:
Sorry.
~Nancy
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writes:
> Although none of these things necessarilyThe above should have read; Although no one of these things....
> indicate diabetes, together they are indicators.
Sorry.
~Nancy
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Vida
Hi everyone,
We live on a small Greek island where the luxury of water is scarce.
We have a water tank that we fill up before the summer that we use
for all household uses except drinking. On top of that we have a
summer rental business. All the rentals run off the water tank.
Water, for us, is a luxury and one to be used sparingly. So... my
daughters LOVE to take looooong, leisurely showers. Can anyone help
me think of some creative ways on how to best deal with the scarcity
of water and their desire for long showers?
Thanks,
Vida
.............................................
Vida M. Evenson
www.aegean-villas.com
www.paintinggreece.com
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We live on a small Greek island where the luxury of water is scarce.
We have a water tank that we fill up before the summer that we use
for all household uses except drinking. On top of that we have a
summer rental business. All the rentals run off the water tank.
Water, for us, is a luxury and one to be used sparingly. So... my
daughters LOVE to take looooong, leisurely showers. Can anyone help
me think of some creative ways on how to best deal with the scarcity
of water and their desire for long showers?
Thanks,
Vida
.............................................
Vida M. Evenson
www.aegean-villas.com
www.paintinggreece.com
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jefhdvm
Would it be possible to reuse the water by using a pump to catch
what's in the tub and pump it up to shower down again? Thinking of
those in-house waterfall things where there is a continuous stream
of water but the volume of water is the same. If the weather is
nice maybe they could shower outside in a kiddie pool with some sort
of water pump/recycler?
Janet
what's in the tub and pump it up to shower down again? Thinking of
those in-house waterfall things where there is a continuous stream
of water but the volume of water is the same. If the weather is
nice maybe they could shower outside in a kiddie pool with some sort
of water pump/recycler?
Janet
--- In [email protected], Vida <vidamel@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We live on a small Greek island where the luxury of water is
scarce.
> We have a water tank that we fill up before the summer that we
use
> for all household uses except drinking. On top of that we have a
> summer rental business. All the rentals run off the water
tank.
> Water, for us, is a luxury and one to be used sparingly. So...
my
> daughters LOVE to take looooong, leisurely showers. Can anyone
help
> me think of some creative ways on how to best deal with the
scarcity
> of water and their desire for long showers?
>
> Thanks,
> Vida
>
>
>
> .............................................
> Vida M. Evenson
> www.aegean-villas.com
> www.paintinggreece.com
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Bob Collier
Hi, Vida
Here in Canberra, Australia, we're in the sixth year of the worst
drought in recorded history and our local reservoir is at about 15%
of its capacity, so water's a bit precious here too.
Here's a webpage about our current water restrictions that may offer
an idea or two.
http://www.actew.com.au/conservation/Stage3Restrictions.aspx
Bob
Here in Canberra, Australia, we're in the sixth year of the worst
drought in recorded history and our local reservoir is at about 15%
of its capacity, so water's a bit precious here too.
Here's a webpage about our current water restrictions that may offer
an idea or two.
http://www.actew.com.au/conservation/Stage3Restrictions.aspx
Bob
--- In [email protected], Vida <vidamel@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We live on a small Greek island where the luxury of water is
scarce.
> We have a water tank that we fill up before the summer that we use
> for all household uses except drinking. On top of that we have a
> summer rental business. All the rentals run off the water tank.
> Water, for us, is a luxury and one to be used sparingly. So...
my
> daughters LOVE to take looooong, leisurely showers. Can anyone
help
> me think of some creative ways on how to best deal with the
scarcity
> of water and their desire for long showers?
>
> Thanks,
> Vida
>
>
>
> .............................................
> Vida M. Evenson
> www.aegean-villas.com
> www.paintinggreece.com
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Claire & Byron
from another Australian angle, you could have one of these systems sent to you in Greece...
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s1893706.htm
cheers
Claire
also living on tank water, and in drought
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s1893706.htm
cheers
Claire
also living on tank water, and in drought
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Collier
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 2:08 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: water
Hi, Vida
Here in Canberra, Australia, we're in the sixth year of the worst
drought in recorded history and our local reservoir is at about 15%
of its capacity, so water's a bit precious here too.
Here's a webpage about our current water restrictions that may offer
an idea or two.
http://www.actew.com.au/conservation/Stage3Restrictions.aspx
Bob
--- In [email protected], Vida <vidamel@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> We live on a small Greek island where the luxury of water is
scarce.
> We have a water tank that we fill up before the summer that we use
> for all household uses except drinking. On top of that we have a
> summer rental business. All the rentals run off the water tank.
> Water, for us, is a luxury and one to be used sparingly. So...
my
> daughters LOVE to take looooong, leisurely showers. Can anyone
help
> me think of some creative ways on how to best deal with the
scarcity
> of water and their desire for long showers?
>
> Thanks,
> Vida
>
>
>
> .............................................
> Vida M. Evenson
> www.aegean-villas.com
> www.paintinggreece.com
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Vida
Thanks everyone for your replies.
The pool idea might work well for us this summer.... it brought me to
a new idea of taking outside showers in a tub and then using the
water to water the plants. I could do that with an environmentally
safe soap/shampoo (we often use raw eggs, baking soda and vinegar
which works well enough and won't fry the plants).
This will probably work best for now. It would be great to get a
grey water system working here but we're not ready for that
financially. Hopefully by next summer.
Vida
Penelope 8
Athena 8
(and 17 cats.... 10 of which are kittens)
The pool idea might work well for us this summer.... it brought me to
a new idea of taking outside showers in a tub and then using the
water to water the plants. I could do that with an environmentally
safe soap/shampoo (we often use raw eggs, baking soda and vinegar
which works well enough and won't fry the plants).
This will probably work best for now. It would be great to get a
grey water system working here but we're not ready for that
financially. Hopefully by next summer.
Vida
Penelope 8
Athena 8
(and 17 cats.... 10 of which are kittens)
> .[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>