Drinking Water

Agent · Post by **Agent** » Sun 25 Jun 2006 10:18

Is this water OK? There seems to be rather a lot of calcium.

Per Litre:

Calcium 26.9mg
Potassium <1.0mg
Sodium 6.6mg

Thank you

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Tue 27 Jun 2006 11:37

The calcium is okay. (not that much)
Sodium is ok, though not very low.
Potassium is ok

Here are some links to threads about drinking water:
http://www.acneboard.com/AcneQandA/Forum5/000082.html
http://www.acneboard.com/AcneQandA/Forum2/000006.html

esca · Post by **esca** » Fri 21 Jul 2006 09:00

since this is a water topic, i understand that with all the fruit one should be eating on this diet that drinking water isnt required, however, i read around and found a lot of people supporting the idea of water as an acne cure. People seem to suggests half one's body weight in ounces and others 6-8 glasses of water a day. I've tried drinking water before and it didn't help with my acne. So this past month i started drinking an excess amount in addition to losely following wai's diet. I've pretty much been drinking 2-3 gallons of water a day not including all the fruit i eat. To my surprise its actually working. I don't understand it one bit. I was hoping someone had an answer for me. Could this mean that i have kidney problems? Is drinking so much water forcing my body to do something?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sat 22 Jul 2006 17:38

esca wrote:since this is a water topic, i understand that with all the fruit one should be eating on this diet that drinking water isnt required

True.

i read around and found a lot of people supporting the idea of water as an acne cure.

Its not a cure, as it cannot eliminate acne, but yes, it does help in the fight against acne.
Thats because acne is caused by the combination of 1) producing much sebum and 2) retaining extra water in the true skin.
2) is normally caused by an excess of hydrophylic (water-retaining) molecules in the true skin (as well as in the blood). The only way to deport those molecules, is by draining them away with the help of water. The more water you drink, the more hydrophylic molecules are deported (and excreted by urinating), which helps to decrease water retention in the true skin, and thus decrease acne.

Could this mean that i have kidney problems?

No, it just means that there were too many hydrophylic molecules in your true skin, such as sodium-chloride (salt) and proteins.

Is drinking so much water forcing my body to do something?

Yes, it forces your body to deport more hydrophylic compounds.

esca · Post by **esca** » Sun 23 Jul 2006 19:36

thnx for the reply rrm