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- From: tms@cs.umd.edu (Tom Swiss (not Swift, not Suiss, Swiss!))
- Newsgroups: rec.food.veg,misc.health.alternative,sci.med.nutrition
- Subject: Re: "The miracle of fasting" by Paul C. Bragg
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 18:47:40 GMT
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- oldman@coos.dartmouth.edu (Prakash Das) writes:
- >Drinking a very large quantity of water is deadly in that it can rapidly
- >lead to death. I was just going through "The Wellness Encyclopedia"
- >(published by the University of California, Berkeley) the other
- >day, and it had a section on the question whether eight glasses
- >of water IS the appropriate quantity to drink everyday. (The answer,
- >btw, is yes, but it doesn't have to be water, any liquid is fine).
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Mercury? Ammonia? Bleach? B->
-
- Seriously, though, not all beverages are created equal. Eight
- glasses of coffee or tea or beer - or even Coca-Cola - a day is _not_
- a good idea. Water, many herb teas, and juices are good.
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