Avoid These Big Mistakes When Drinking Water

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast, I'm going to debunk some popular myths about water and provide you with the truth behind each one.

Myth #1: Once you feel thirsty, dehydration has already set in

Truth: While feeling thirsty is a sign that your body needs more fluids, it does not necessarily mean you are dehydrated. Your body is designed to give you signals when you need more water, so just drink when you feel thirsty.

Myth #2: Drink water until your urine is clear

Truth: Your urine should be a pale straw color or light yellow. If it's too clear, it means you are overhydrated; if it is too dark, it could indicate a potential health issue with your liver or kidneys.

Myth #3: Drink water to feel full and reduce food intake

Truth: While replacing sugary drinks with water can help you lose weight, drinking more water does not directly lead to fat loss.

Myth #4: Drinking more water will flush out toxins

Truth: Most toxins are fat-soluble and are not flushed out by drinking water alone. The body has its own detoxification system, so just focus on staying hydrated instead of trying to "detox" with excessive water intake.

Myth #5: Water will prevent dehydration

Truth: While it is true that hydration is vital for overall health, simply drinking water will not prevent dehydration. Other factors, such as electrolytes play an important role in preventing dehydration.

Myth #6: Drink more water

Truth: Drinking massive amounts of water can lead to imbalances in the body. Certain situations will call for more water intake—just don't overdo it. If you're prone to kidney stones, you need at least 2.5 liters of fluid per day

Myth #7: Drink water right before you eat

Truth: Drinking water before meals is fine, but it may cause discomfort for individuals who experience heartburn or bloating.

A few more key points to remember:

• If you're prone to kidney stones, consider adding lemon to your water.

• Add a little bit of baking soda to your water if you experience gout symptoms.

• The keto flu or fatigue experienced by some individuals on a keto diet is often due to not consuming enough electrolytes with their water, specifically salt.

• Proper hydration is vital for kidney health, but drinking more water won't cleanse or "flush out" the kidneys.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is an updated video on all of the myths about water because I found some more data about water that is just utterly ridiculous.
0:09.0	Okay, these ideas that people have in their mind.
0:11.0	Let's talk about the first one. By the time you're
0:13.6	thirsty it's too late you're already dehydrated. That is utterly
0:18.9	ridiculous. I don't know where people got that idea but it's kind of like you could say that about eating by the time you're hungry it's too late you're starving
0:26.6	Your body has all these different perceptions thirst is one of them and your body will let you know when it's thirsty. I mean I don't know who's pushing this idea
0:36.2	that we can't go by thirst anymore. We have to drink before we're thirsty. Our bodies have the perception of thirst, okay, unless we have brain
0:45.2	damage, a tumor in our brain, maybe some type of autoimmune condition to our brain, or it
0:51.4	could be that you're just not having enough salt in your diet
0:53.8	okay and so your blood is very diluted and you're going to get rid of the
0:58.6	sensation of thirst if you don't have enough salt but you should really go by your thirst. Just
1:04.8	drink when you're thirsty. All right next one is you should drink enough
1:09.5	water until your urine is clear. Your urine should not be clear. It should be slightly
1:16.3	straw color or yellow. That's the normal color of urine. If your urine is too clear,
1:21.6	you're too diluted. Now if your urine is too clear, you're too diluted.
1:23.4	Now, if your urine is too dark, okay?
1:26.3	That also doesn't mean you need to drink more water.
1:29.0	That means that you might have a liver issue
1:32.3	because the liver has something to do with getting rid of that
1:34.4	pigment. Now if your urine is a little bit foamy, it could be more of a kidney problem or it could be
1:39.7	you're consuming a little bit too much protein. All right, the next one.
1:43.0	You need to keep drinking so you're going to be full,
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