3 Surprising Benefits Of Water And Why You Should Drink More Of It
By now you may have heard that the 8×8 water rule (8oz, 8 times a day) has been debunked. The truth: It’s basically an arbitrary guideline that dates back to 1945, and there’s no real science behind it. Feeling duped? Don’t—it turns out the science surrounding water isn’t all that advanced in 2015, either. “Water is absolutely crucial for the body, but it’s a forgotten nutrient in science. We don’t have the best tools for measuring how much we drink, and so the literature around hydration is about as advanced as smoking research was in the ’70s,” says Stavros Kavouras, Ph....