Fun science fact. And this is the fact. Milk is better at hydrating than water. You heard it here.

My father once told me this fact and he told it to me years ago and I was like,

that's fucking disgusting.

Who's going to be drinking a glass of like cow teat juice when they're dehydrated?

I can't think of anything worse.

Then fast forward maybe a year after he told me that fact,

I went for this long run. I was living in Paris at the time. And I was so dehydrated. It was such a hot day. And this run was very, very long. I got back and I was, you know, when you're like, unquenchable, your thirst is unquenchable. I was so parched. I can't even begin to explain it. You could only explain it through like interpretive dance. I was so fucking parched. And then I looked in the fridge and there was also milk. And I had had so many glasses of water at this point. And I didn't want to get like, you know, when your brain explodes because you have so much fucking water. That's not a technical term. I have a whole brain fact on water intoxication. It's a thing.

But I was like, I don't want to drink 50,000 liters of water. I'm just not quenching my thirst.

And so I saw the milk in the fridge and I was like, I'm just going to take my dad's advice and drink a big glass of milk. And the moment I did that, almost instantly, within a couple of minutes, if not less, I was, my thirst had been quenched, so to speak.

I felt amazing.

I didn't feel thirsty anymore.

It was great. within a couple of minutes, if not less, I was, my thirst had been quenched, so to speak.

I felt amazing. I didn't feel thirsty anymore. It was great. Why is that the case? Okay, so basically one of the factors that determines how well a drink hydrates you is the nutrient composition.

So obviously you need fluids in there. Milk is 90% water. But you also need certain

things that are going to change how your body responds to that particular fluid that you've

ingested and is it going to hydrate you or not. So milk actually contains a lot of different

nutrients in it, such as lactose, proteins and fats and also like potassium,

sodium, all of that. And it actually slows down the emptying of the fluids out of your

stomach and out of your system. And because it slows it down, it keeps your body hydrated for longer

instead of the fluid getting

emptied out really quickly and you paying it out. Okay. So the more you can retain fluids,

the more it gives your body the ability to hydrate itself before it eliminates the excess fluids.

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