Question:
I'm a journalism from Toronto writing a story for class on thebenefits of drinking water. Any informed person will know the obvioushealth advantages of drinking the required 8 glasses/day but I'mlooking for people who have stories to tell, stories to share, and arepassionate about the fluids they drink. Do you think water is thebest cure of all? Do you find drinking water curing some odd ailmentsyou may have, or keeping your stamina up? Or do you regardwater-drinking as a crock?

I'd like to hear from you, wherever you are. Please email me ASAP(heavyonthef...@hotmail.com) OR leave me your phone # (if you like) soI can talk to you personally. This is for an assignment so no onewill be quoted in a publication. And I need real name, guys n' gals,because journalism doesn't tolerate nicknames.

Answer: Not a crock, perhaps, but I suspect it is greatly exaggerated. Ican't imagine very many places in primitive societies where it would bethe natural thing to drink that much water each day. I suspect ourbodies can adapt rather well to much less, and I also suspect a lot ofthe publicity is pushed by companies that sell bottled water. If this istrue, then those who have adapted to drinking little water will faremuch better in the event of a severe drought or terrorist attack on ourwater supply.

An interesting story I heard recently - don't know if it's true - aFrench man told someone, "Those Americans are really dumb; they will buyanything! Then he proceeded to start selling Evian water. What is"Evian" spelled backwards?

I rarely get thirsty myself, so I don't drink much water - probablyless than one glass a day. However, I do eat a lot of fruit and drinkmore natural juices than most people.