This is NPR's life kit. I'm Maryl Segarra.

And I have some friends here with me, Erin Scott, and Emily Kwong.

Maryl, it is so lovely to have you here. Welcome to NPR.

Yay! Host friends! Yes, I'm excited. Okay, so I was told to have a big glass of water for this,

but true to form, I do not. I have a quarter of a cup of lukewarm chamomile tea with me.

But, you know, those drugs, they have some water. You should just knock it back.

Yes, pretty gross. Maryl, maybe we need to talk about this. I mean, how much water do you drink a day?

Clearly not enough. I am constantly thirsty. I feel like I should be filling up more. I mean, how about you guys?

Clearly too much. I pee like 12 times a day. But I don't know. Is that too much?

It's a good question, Emily. I mean, I'm in the same boat. I'm constantly refilling my tea pot over

and over again. Which kind of makes sense because if you listen to headlines or wellness influencers

these days, it sounds like we are all super dehydrated and water... It's going to fix all of our problems.

The study says a key to shedding those extra pounds could be as simple as having two cups of water before meals.

But it's the best thing for your hair, your skin, your nails, and it's free.

Water. You can talk more about all of the benefits, but for me, it just feels good. It's most...

I heard J.Lo's voice in that mix and I do as I'm told when J.Lo says it. Like, I can't have too much water.

That's my takeaway. End of episode. The trouble is, Emily, you can.

Ah! Too much water can be deadly, just like drinking too little water.

Oh, jeez, seriously? How much am I supposed to be drinking then?

Yeah, how much, like, science must have a hard number. What is it?

Mmm, you would hope so, wouldn't you? I mean, that is the million dollar question

or if you're the sports drink industry, the billion dollar question.

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