How come in 1 day i only drink 3 to 4 glasses a day the doctor said it must be 8 a day but i feel fine?

Question

How come in 1 day i only drink 3 to 4 glasses a day the doctor said it must be 8 a day but i feel fine?

Answer 1

Because it's a myth that we need to drink even when we don't feel thirsty and I'm surprised that your doctor doesn't know that. Your body is an amazing thing and among all the millions of things it does each day, it is perfectly capable of telling when it needs a bit more fluid and when it doesn't.

Check out this web page:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8gla...

And tell your Doc to check out this paper:

http://dms.dartmouth.edu/news/2002_h2/pd...

Answer 2

8 glasses a day is old wisdom...new research shows that your body will tell you when it's thirsty.  Sounds like you're doing just fine at keeping yourself hydrated :)

Article about that here:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2003/03/14/...