Is there an ideal type of water to keep you hydrated? To figure it out, I spent
five days trying five different types of
water to find the best one.
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So it's hot girl summer, literally.
It's so hot outside. Like, today it's
twenty-seven degrees. I am
so thirsty, all the time.
mmm? (laughs)
So I'm, naturally,
trying to drink more water. Look at my water bottle!
I got 800mL...
you can't read that can you? Can you
read that? 800? Just trying to stay
hydrated, right? But usually
it goes a little something like this.
(empty bottle clanks)
I have to pee.
Yeah, it just goes right through me.
So in this video, let's figure out,
how to be, less thirsty.
Let's hit the books!
So I thought that I needed to figure out
how much water to drink.
Whether 8 cups is actually enough.
But then I quickly found out that it's
really dependent on our lifestyles and
day to day activities. So,
it's sort of impossible to arrive at some universal standard.
Really, we should just
drink when we're thirsty.
So it was kind of surprising to learn that there
isn't really this golden
number or amount of water
that you should be drinking. So, if it isn't about
how much water you should be drinking,
what about different
types of water?
Like, you know what I mean, nowadays, there isn't
just like plain water. Tap water,
filtered water, soda water,
yada yada yada. So this week,
I am going to become a lab rat.
A wet lab rat.
- Be seeing you, my friend
And I'm going to spend each day
dedicated to consuming
one type of water.
Specifically: tap water,
soda water,
electrolyte water,
purified water, and
no water.
You can thank Sabrina for that one!
I think this is gonna be a...
rough week. To say the least.
All in the name of science!
Am I right?
What have I gotten myself into?
(funky music)
This is a little chaotic.
Eh.. Oh! Production value!
(laughs)
To be super transparent, I am filming this
several days later, after I've
completed my challenge.
Day one! Tap water!
Oh! Good old tap water.
Day one. Tap water.
This is kind of a control day in our experiment.
It's what most of us drink, so,
I'm just gonna report on how thirsty I feel
throughout the day.
Quick update: I don't feel like
I want to drink more water.
Like, I don't feel thirsty. That's for sure.
A solid
B-tier. It did it's job.
But you know, we didn't really have anything to compare it to.
So you chill here for now.
Okay? Good stuff.
Next!
Day two. Soda water.
This is more about disproving something that I've read.
There's this study that claim that soda water
is just as hydrating as normal water.
And I don't think that's true.
Let's see - So I just came home from
my morning workout
(sigh)
and I realized that today
is soda water day.
(laughs)
I am so thirsty.
I can report that drinking soda
water after a workout, personally,
was not my favourite thing.
This is so difficult to do
with one hand.
The bubbles weren't very
satisfying to drink and
throughout my day, my stomach hurt a little
bit because of all the bubbles.
I have been drinking my soda water
and coffee together
(sighs)
My stomach hurts! Also, could be
my diet. Not too sure. But,
I can say with certainty that
I did not enjoy drinking
only soda water for
a day. - Okay, so
I was absolutely correct.
F-tier. You saw what happened.
This - The bubbles did not agree
with my stomach. I'm sure it was
hydrating but (mumbles)
No. You stay there.
Day three. Electrolyte water.
It's marketed as being
very hydrating. Electrolytes are elements like
sodium or magnesium that conduct
electricity when dissolved in water.
They help control fluid levels in your body
but you can lose them, especially,
when sweating.
Hello, uhm, yes we're in
a car today. It's 3pm.
I have no had any water today.
I've only had coffee
All I know is that it's really hot today!
It's 27 degrees and I haven't had any
water so I'm gonna get some electrolyte water
for today. Let's go get hydrated
because I think I'm going to pass out really soon.
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Oh hello! Got my little tablets.
Do a little unboxing.
These are electrolyte tablets,
they only come in lemonade flavour.
So all of my water for today is going to taste like
lemondate. Wasn't a big fan
of that but that's my fault. That's not the fault of
the tablets. I just made a
mistake. But I drank the glass
of water and I felt okay.
Then it wasn't until several hours later
that I was like, "Huh!
Maybe I should drink some more water!" So I made
another glass and that was
the end of that day. I don't know if I didn't
drink water because I wasn't
thirsty. Or,
because I didn't like the water that I was drinking.
I'm not too sure here.
I had high hopes for
this day. Mostly because Sabrina
really hyped it up in my brain, that
electrolyte water was gonna be some
magical substance that would just
keep be super quenched.
Well you see, I put it on
D-tier because
I just didn't like the taste
of it.
- Moving on now!
- Dark. Let's pop a light on.
Whoa! It is
1PM. I have no had any water
yet because
I need to go collect it!!
From that river.
You may be thinking, isn't she gonna get sick if she
just drinks water directly from the stream?
Well, day four: purified
stream water. This water has been
filtered to remove impurities like heavy
metals, chemicals, and bacteria
to various degrees so that it's drinkable
and tastes fresh. But you
don't want to filter your drinking water too much!
Because it removes naturally occurring minerals
that help keep us hydrated. - Let's go get some
water! Before I pass out!
Honestly, I think this is a pretty ridiculous idea
mostly because it's something that I've never really
considered doing, and I am not
much of a back
country camper if that's the
right word. - I'm going (screams)
- When I go camping, we bring the water
with us, so this is new territory
for me here. - Running water's a good
sign.
Okay that works.
Okay, this is definitely not how you're supposed to do this.
Stream water secured! I have
so many bug
bites. But I got my water!
(out of breath)
I'm so tired!
I made it home. I was going to
do it at the river, but I
am not that skilled.
So I got my water here.
Filter. I think you just
open this?
Screw this on
like that... Squeeze it?
Ooooh! Okay!
Let's get a little closer look at that!
(water pouring sound) - Oh yes.
The sweet sound of nature.
Alright I got about 400mL of
water. I guess all that's left to do
is, uh,
taste it.
Hm!
Taste like water. Cool. Went a lot better than expected, actually.
Honestly,
sold A-tier.
Better than tap water, I think.
I was really surprised that it tasted like
water.
That sounds really dumb to say but it did
It just tasted like regular water.
Day five. No water.
So, Sabrina sent me this Scientific American
article about how some cultures
derive most of their water from food.
Because liquid water is scarce for a
variety of reasons, and so she
challenged to try it.
Because she is a bad friend.
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I'm loading up on lots
of cucumbers, apples,
other fruits, all the food
that I can. - This is really great framing.
I know. - Today started
off like any normal day; however,
I did notice myself
getting a little tired throughout the day.
Maybe because I did not have enough water.
Who knows? - This day
kinda sits in the middle for me because
it wasn't great. It wasn't super bad.
I did get a little delirious in the middle of the day
but, overall,
Meh. It was just meh.
I'm still not really sure
what the best type of
water to drink is. That's so many factors
that changed each day. This was not
a very scientific experiment.
Anyways, I figured it was time to talk to an expert,
So, I emailed this person
and here's what she had to say.
- So, my name is Tammy,
or Tamara Hew-Butler, and I'm
an associate professor
of exercise physiology
at Wayne State University in
downtown Detroit! Water is
essential for life. Period. End of story.
Whether we go to Mars or whatever.
So it actually doesn't matter what
form it's in,
as long as you get
the H2O, or the
liquid part of it. We have
oxygenated water, alkaline water,
you know... Acid water!
Like, electrolyte water! We have
all different forms but again
your body just needs the H2O.
The tap is probably
safer than the stuff you actually get
in a bottle because it's more heavily regulated.
Do those different types of water
like,
do they hydrate you differently, at all?
Is there any difference in them?
No. Drink a beer.
(laughs) - Drink a soup.
All that... Drink a tea
and a coffee, it's all gonna
do that same thing. And everything else
is like fluff, you know. If you don't need the
minerals and vitamins, you're gonna pee that out too.
So, one water
is not better than the others.
But the confusing part is
you know, we all focus on how much water
but the secret is
your body, when we talk about,
fluid balance.
It's actually the balance
of water to salt.
That's
important to your body. You know, what we
eat and drink, our
body tries to regulate
the perfect balance, and that
balance is by, okay, we eat and drink
by how much we actually pee out.
Uh, but if you actually need it
you'll get like super thirsty.
- I have been overthinking
this whole water hydration thing from
the beginning. If I've learned anything throughout
this week. It's that honestly
it doesn't really matter
how you get your water. As long as
you get it in your body
and you feel hydrated. Drink
when you're thirsty. Don't drink when you're not thirsty.
I just want to say that it's been a
week and I
missed water.
Regular, tap water.
And I wanted to share this moment
of me drinking normal water
on camera.
More.
Something that Tamara said that really stuck
with me is just
drink the water that you like
to drink. Don't make the mistake
of drinking soda water for a full day.
Because my stomach hurt
so much that day! The interview with Tamara
was so
insightful, and I wish that I could
share more of what she had mentioned
here in this video, but
luckily if you do want to watch the full interview
we are gonna be uploading an audio version
to Spotify and the full
video on our YouTube channel. I'll
leave you with this, have a hot
girl summer, but just remember to stay
hydrated.
Okay bye!
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