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Victor

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If my doctors had their way, I could only drink plain water, like animals do.
They told me to avoid soda, fruit juice, flavored water, tomato juice, limit coffee, tea, alcohol
and anything with sugar. People say that artificial sweetners are not good.
Then they say to keep hydrated and drink loads of water.
I imagine few people do this,including them. Yeah, keep the billion dollar a year water industry going
and tons of plastic bottles clogging up the planet and sea creatures. Seriously.

I dislike plain or filtered water but I drink it. Flavored water is bad for kidneys, doc says.
 

Victor said:
If my doctors had their way, I could only drink plain water, like animals do.
They told me to avoid soda, fruit juice, flavored water, tomato juice, limit coffee, tea, alcohol
and anything with sugar. People say that artificial sweetners are not good.
Then they say to keep hydrated and drink loads of water.
I imagine few people do this,including them. Yeah, keep the billion dollar a year water industry going
and tons of plastic bottles clogging up the planet and sea creatures. Seriously.

I dislike plain or filtered water but I drink it. Flavored water is bad for kidneys, doc says.
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Have you ever thought of getting a second opinion...lol.
 
Victor said:
If my doctors had their way, I could only drink plain water, like animals do.
They told me to avoid soda, fruit juice, flavored water, tomato juice, limit coffee, tea, alcohol
and anything with sugar. People say that artificial sweetners are not good.
Then they say to keep hydrated and drink loads of water.
I imagine few people do this,including them. Yeah, keep the billion dollar a year water industry going
and tons of plastic bottles clogging up the planet and sea creatures. Seriously.

I dislike plain or filtered water but I drink it. Flavored water is bad for kidneys, doc says.
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can you slightly flavor with like lemon / lime slices.... some use cucumber slices or fruit slices .... minimum natural flavor/ sugar added.
 

Victor said:
...I dislike plain or filtered water but I drink it. Flavored water is bad for kidneys, doc says.
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Try "100% Natural Spring Water" like Deer Park.
I like it but will soon switch to installing reverse osmosis which I hear is the best way to go.
My house is on pilings thus stairs to the kitchen. 2.5 gallon jugs are heavy especially 3 of them.
Call Deer Park at 800-288-8281 if you have any questions.
 
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I've never bought a bottle of water in my life, but we use a Britta filtered pitched that makes our water delicious. I drink water when I first get up in the morning, then a big cup of black coffee, then water with lunch, then a cup of plain tea after nap, then we all have water with dinner and for the rest of the evening.

Why drink calories?
 
Victor said:
If my doctors had their way, I could only drink plain water, like animals do.
They told me to avoid soda, fruit juice, flavored water, tomato juice, limit coffee, tea, alcohol
and anything with sugar. People say that artificial sweetners are not good.
Then they say to keep hydrated and drink loads of water.
I imagine few people do this,including them. Yeah, keep the billion dollar a year water industry going
and tons of plastic bottles clogging up the planet and sea creatures. Seriously.

I dislike plain or filtered water but I drink it. Flavored water is bad for kidneys, doc says.
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Are you diabetic? If not, take a try at Carnation Essentials- loaded with vitamins, protein, etc., and nothing artificial.
 
Given the sorry state of so many municipal water systems, I can understand the need to drink something other than water. We're lucky in that we have excellent well water, but when we are away from the house, we always take some bottled water with us. The "muck" that flows out of some of the drinking fountains, anymore, is almost Nasty.
 
I don't even get thirsty anymore. In my younger years I was always drinking water.
I get the same story about just drinking plain water. We are lucky that our water is very good. People who come to our home comment on it.
I hate plain water. I don't care how good it is.
In order for me to stay hydrated I drink what I want. I do stay away from soda and anything with added salt.
I use artificial sweeteners or drink watered down apple juice. I figure its better to stay hydrated and cheat a little than to turn into an old dried up prune.
These doctors have to lighten up a bit.
 
Victor said:
If my doctors had their way, I could only drink plain water, like animals do.
They told me to avoid soda, fruit juice, flavored water, tomato juice, limit coffee, tea, alcohol
and anything with sugar.
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JaniceM said:
Are you diabetic? If not, take a try at Carnation Essentials- loaded with vitamins, protein, etc., and nothing artificial.
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Victor's doctors told him "avoid anything with sugar".
Carnation essentials has 18-19g of sugar per pkg. That's a lot of sugar!
Too much sugar can lead to weight gain, tooth decay, and heart disease.
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JaniceM...I said nothing about anyone being diabetic in my post.
All I said was that your suggestion that he take Carnation Essentials
goes against the doctor's advice to avoid anything with sugar...

I said: "Victor's doctors told him 'avoid anything with sugar'.
Carnation Essentials has 18-19g of sugar per pkg. That's a lot of sugar!
Too much sugar can lead to weight gain, tooth decay, and heart disease."
 
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@Victor, you might try adding some ice to your glass of water. If you’re buying by the small individual bottles, switch to one gallon. If you can pack a heavy bottle, use a water dispenser. I‘ve yays and nays for reverse osmosis so I won’t comment.

The good news is that the doctor lets you have some coffee and tea. Do you like unsweetened iced tea.

The cucumber or lemon slice added to water seem like the best idea.
 
I have a well, and an RO system for drinking water. Drink water regularly all day long. Will add a little fruit juice, or coconut milk if I want a little change. also keep a good stock of tequila, and Modelo Especial on hand for mood elevation, and personal achievement reward. It's up to you to decide what's good for you, and how much you control your own bad habits. Mike
 
JaniceM said:
That doesn't mean he's diabetic. Many individuals these days think sugar is basically poison. I'm not one of them. :)
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Me neither - and I am diabetic. Like anything, it's the amount that matters.
I use 1/2 tsp sugar in my coffee. And there is probably a little sugar in Coffee Mate.
A tsp. of sugar is only 4 gms sugar. I don't drink fruit juice or sodas. A can of soda has 40 gms sugar.
 
win231 said:
Me neither - and I am diabetic. Like anything, it's the amount that matters.
I use 1/2 tsp sugar in my coffee. And there is probably a little sugar in Coffee Mate.
A tsp. of sugar is only 4 gms sugar. I don't drink fruit juice or sodas. A can of soda has 40 gms sugar.
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And you're probably healthier than most who always believe 'doctor is always right...'
 
Water is boring...we never drank it growing up. It was the poor man's drink. and it is tasteless! I tried it with lemon. I am also supposed to limit milk because of the calcium. I prefer diet soda (which has risen in price) and Chardonnay.
The markets I go to have little diet type beverages on hand. I am borderline diabetic, not diabetic. So it is all preventative. Hey, these small pleasures are good to be happy about.
 
My PCP's advice and warnings have become a balancing act.

I listen to the well-meaning advice and decide for myself how much of an effort I'm willing to make to extend the length of my life by restricting the quality/enjoyment of my life.

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I stick with water, flavored water (lemon concentrate & raw honey), mineral water (my own concoction) & coconut water. I gave up coffee, alcohol & juice anything many years ago.

Don’t over look raw honey – great stuff unless you’re diabetic.

I really push the mineral/coconut water when working up a sweat outdoors.

I drank RO water for many years but came to the conclusion that this or distilled water is not good for you.

Thankfully I’m on my own well system so I don’t have to worry about fluoride. I do chlorinate my water but filter it back out before distribution into the house. I plumbed my drinking water spigot before the water softener so as to keep the minerals in it. This water is filtered through a sediment & carbon filter before it comes out the spigot.

For many years I suffered a feeling of always being thirsty until I made the above changes.
 
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I stick with water, flavored water (lemon concentrate & raw honey), mineral water (my own concoction) & coconut water. I gave up coffee, alcohol & juice anything many years ago.

Don’t over look raw honey – great stuff unless you’re diabetic.

I really push the mineral/coconut water when working up a sweat outdoors.

I drank RO water for many years but came to the conclusion that this or distilled water is not good for you.

Thankfully I’m on my own well system so I don’t have to worry about fluoride. I do chlorinate my water but filter it back out before distribution into the house. I plumbed my drinking water spigot before the water softener so as to keep the minerals in it. This water is filtered through a sediment & carbon filter before it comes out the spigot.

For many years I suffered a feeling of always being thirsty until I made the above changes.
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Honey and real maple syrup is probably the best kind of sugar you can get. Correct me if I'm wrong, of course. I'm not up to date on the latest science behind it.

When I'm in a tropical place, coconut water is my drink of choice. Any other places, it's too expensive for what you get.
 
Victor, can't you try herbal tea like chamomile? Or a few drops of fruit juice in some water for flavor? A little can't hurt. I use RO water and supplement with diet cranberry juice (1/4 cup) in a glass of water whenever I want to change the taste. I also drink Ensure (30 G protein, 1 g sugar) if I need a boost, Otherwise, I put a little of it in my decaf coffee in the mornings.
We have this saying "All things in moderation."
 

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