It was a Saturday morning, and I'm working in the library, and I came upon an article about water...it stated that a "28 years old woman collapsed and died [because of]too much water..."
"Isn't it ironic, don't you think?" (Alanis Morissette) that water, which is so essential to life, can also take away life...
I was reading the April 25, 2005 issue of the Times with a picture of Ann Coulter in the front cover. I was perusing the magazine when I came upon the headline "Too Much H2O", all the while, I'm sipping some water in my personal water bottle. Michael D. Lemonick wrote that drinking
What happens in hyponatremia is that a build up of fluids occur in the bloodstream. This build up is sucked/taken in by cells, including brain cells, which swells up and causes pressure to grow inside the skull, thus leading to permanent damage or death.
No caffeine for me. I remember drinking five quantities of 592mL of water in high school one night while I tried to write a government essay. I think I saw it in the Simpsons that Bart tried this to stay awake. I don't remember finishing my paper but I didn't feel energetic at all. Maybe it was the lack of salt in my body. This was high school, and now in college, I recently resume the habit of drinking water, moderately of course!
Caveat to all water drinkers and lovers: "Too much H2O can kill you!"
For more tips read the article in Time magazine.