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Medgeeks with Andrew Reid

Wondering about Water

Medgeeks with Andrew Reid

Medgeeks

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8996 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Happy holidays! Let's take a deep dive into the world of water, that essential liquid we sometimes take for granted. 

In this episode, we'll be busting some myths about water's most popular misconceptions.Is the pH in that alkaline water better for you? Is 8 cups of water enough to keep you hydrated throughout the day? Does dark urine mean you are dehydrated?

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal on this refreshing journey as he dispels water myths.

December 25, 2023

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Transcript

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0:00.0

As you're firing up this podcast, many of you are probably settling down on your day off this coming week because of the winter holidays.

0:07.0

And because of that, you're probably listening to this podcast to learn some great information.

0:11.0

Well, I've got a great one for you this week, and it has something to do that all of us

0:14.9

need and can't survive without. The answer, water. That's right,

0:19.3

dih hydrogen oxide or H2O. It is the necessary substance for all oxygen or

0:23.7

dioxide or H2O. It is the necessary substance for all life. Some would even argue that it's because of life that this planet actually has

0:29.9

intelligent organic life due to evolution, but there are a lot of myths out there that many of our patients

0:35.1

tend to believe.

0:36.1

If you go on Tik-Tok, Facebook, even Instagram, who I don't even know if people really use it

0:40.8

anymore, you'll see all kinds of ads and different people if people

0:44.4

hocking things they try out as life hacks.

0:48.0

Now we've talked about various myths in the past,

0:50.4

but this entire episode we're going to be talking about things that our patients want to do when it comes to water and beliefs they have

0:56.1

That are actually simply just wrong and some of them are actually correct

1:00.0

So join me Dr Niket Son Paul while you're cozying up next to the fireplace to talk about water and the myth center around it.

1:07.0

It's also fitting that we're doing this episode since the next episode of Aquaman is coming out and it is a dreadful film.

1:12.0

But that's for a different discussion on a different day.

1:15.0

Q that music. Now this week's podcast begins with everyone's favorite star and goop headliner,

1:33.2

Gwyneth Paltrow.

1:34.4

This actual story is the reason why this podcast actually came about.

1:38.6

Some time ago, Gwyneth Paltrow became kind of the spokesperson for Smart Water.

1:43.0

And for a long period of time, people have started believing that drinking

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