So I have a question for you. Did our ancestors carry around these water bottles sipping on them all that long?

The answer is no, yet we tend to have this idea that we need to be sipping water all that long. There's a lot of push to drink often and stay

hydrated. I mean, everywhere you go, just, you know, like a restaurant, for example. What's the first thing they ask you?

Would you like some water?

At social events, everyone's drinking something constantly. We're told that we need to drink eight classes of water a day at least because our body is mostly made of water.

And no I'm not telling you not to drink water we need water and I'm not against

water I just want to share some unique information that I think is going to help you. The first thing relates to a very

interesting research paper that I just stumbled on that has to do with thirst. And what thirst actually does for us. It actually triggers a

hormone called oxytocin. That's considered the trust and love hormone. In fact, oxytocin is a very powerful stress-reducing hormone.

It actually has the ability to lower cortisol, which is very interesting.

But the sensation of thirst actually increases oxytocin, and if you never get thirsty,

because you're drinking all day, you're not going to be able to trigger that oxytocin as much

as if you waited until your body gave you signals of thirst.

I mean, when you just think about our ancestors they didn't drink as

frequent. They might have drank a good amount of water right until they're satisfied

but they drank intermittently.

And just as you probably know the importance of eating intermittently,

what about drinking water intermittently?

I mean, let's just talk a little bit more about this oxytocin

for a second. Oxytocin is what people with addictions are seeking when they're

addicted to certain things.

Whether it's drugs or alcohol, they're trying to get more oxytocin.

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