Water Water Everywhere, But How Much Do You Really Need?

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🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The water advice is everywhere - how much to drink (8 cups a day - really?), what to drink, when to drink, and all its benefits. On this episode we produced with our colleagues at Life Kit, hosts Aaron Scott and Emily Kwong take some cherished hydration beliefs and get to the reality behind the science of hydration and the actual best ways to quench our thirst.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:04.6	I'm Mary Elle Sagarra, I'm the host of Life Kit, but don't worry, you're in the right
0:09.7	place.
0:10.7	We are doing a collaboration with Shortwave.
0:17.1	And I have some friends here with me, Erin Scott and Emily Quang.
0:21.2	Mary Elle, it is so lovely to have you here.
0:24.2	Welcome to NPR.
0:25.2	Yay!
0:26.2	Host Friends!
0:27.2	Yes, I'm excited.
0:28.7	Okay, so I was told to have a big glass of water for this, but true to form, I do not.
0:35.3	I have a quarter of a cup of lukewarm chamomile tea with me.
0:44.1	But you know, those drugs, they have some water.
0:46.6	You should just knock it back.
0:48.8	It's pretty gross.
0:49.8	Mary Elle, maybe we need to talk about this.
0:51.2	I mean, how much water do you drink a day?
0:54.2	Clearly not enough.
0:56.1	I am constantly thirsty, I feel like I should be filling up more.
0:59.6	I mean, how about you guys?
1:01.2	Clearly too much, IP like 12 times a day, but I don't know, is that too much?
1:05.8	It's a good question, Emily.
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