Do you really drink the standard 8 glass of water a day?

I am confused on the water issue. Four days ago, Dr. Oz was on Oprah, (he is a Naturalist-Homeopath) and it was a great show. One of the studies, that shocked even Oprah is that we do not need to drink 8 glasses of water (or whatever) a day, for all the reasons that we have been told, like hydrating our skin, etc. He did a study with several people (I can't remember how many)..those that drank the 8 glasses, and those that didn't (over a long period of time) and there was absolutely no difference. You can view this by going to Oprah.com and link to Dr. Oz. It's eye-opening, and it was good news for me because I am not a great water drinker. Cheers.

No I dont drink 8 glasses of water a day, in fact I dont even drink one! I must be so dehydrated in fact I do get dehydrated from time to time. I try to get into a habit of drinking more water but I just dont like water on its own that much,

Hi there! Well, I think I meet that eight glass of water requirement uncosciously though. I only drink water when eating the three major meals of the day but I really drink a lot. Maybe an average of three glasses of water per meal so that sums up to a total of nine glasses a day.

Neithr do I. There are times when I do drink more water than anything else. It just so happens that it is the recommended amount of water to drink. I don't know if its a requirement but, being healthy is your choice to begin with ^_^ Having your own water is quite convenient but, one of the disadvantages that I experienced when I bring my own water at school is that some of my classmates tend to ask for it and I couldn't directly tell the to bring their own.. ^_^;

like i said to the similar forum, 8 is the average, but i think it is more to that, specially when hot season, 8 glasses is not enough, my father told me, it must be 12-15 glasses a day, and i agree with coz' other that keeping us hydrated, water also flushes out some of the toxins, as well help regulate blood sugar, and bloodclothing.

No! I am addicted to Gatorade instead. I drinks lots more water during the summer months though, but not 8 glasses-one small bottle though instead. I can't drink it at night or I would be in the bathroom non stop!

Religiously, I used to drink water. It is good for you in a sense, yet at times we hear how horrible it can be as it has so much bad in it. Especially tap water. Of course, you can buy an expensive water purifier to clean out all the bad that is in water. I drink it sometimes at restaurants, except for Chinese Restaurants. In my opinion, water at Chinese Restaurants is the funniest tasting water I ever had. I drink plenty of Diet Cokes and coffee and of course, coffee has water in it. Does this count for drinking water?

i think 8 glasses is too much.. we can have our need of water from drinking tea or coffee or juice.. if i drank 8 glasses of water I'll go to the bathroom every 10 minutes lol ..

When I went to school I drank 2 or 3 glasses of water a day, When work drink 4 or 5 per day... 8 for me are many.

I EAT FRUIT! I gobble down honeydew, watermelon when its available, eat at least three apples a day and just juicy fruits. Fruit is composed of mostly water and it has all the phytonutrients you need. Basically the hype about water is so your body has that boost of getting the vitamins where they need to go, passing the waste, and aiding the organs which does help. But it doesnt hurt to make it work for you so if you cannot imagine 8 glasses of water try 3 and eat some fruit, its like an astringent for your body!!

I drank as much water as I can. I do indeed drank more of it in the Summer time than in the winter months.

Yes.it is not easy for us students to obey the rules "drinking 8 glasses of water everyday." Because once you drink too much water means you have to go to toliet frequently,too. I failed to drink that much of water everyday. But when i stay at home sit down, i'll keep drinking water.

The heathy of drinking is drink more water in the morning,but at night you should reduce your water,but in a word all day you should drink 8glass of water .Hehe ~i face the situation as you !And i am tring to change ! let's come on !

To avoid dehydration, we need to drink 8 glasses. Having said that, I only manage to drink 5-8 glasses daily although I do remind myself to drink plenty. Well, you dont have to bring a jug to school, but just try to drink 1 glass every 2 hours.