some, but not too much

Drinking water is actually great for you. It speeds up your metabolism, thus helping you lose weight. Substituting water for other drinks during meals can also help reduce your caloric intake and preventing over-eating.

In my office, all of the people who drink multiple bottles of water per day at their desk are generally healthier and in shape. Everyone drinking multiple sodas - especially Diet Coke? Nearly almost all of them are overweight.

Wait- what?! I drink tons of water. I also live at altitude and am nursing. Without it, I feel headachy (I think - could be psycho somatic). I've heard that you don't NEED that much water but it can actually be bad for you!?

http://www.wholehealthrd.com/how-to-hydrate/

"Overriding your body’s signals for more fluid (thirst) or less fluid (clear urine) is a surefire way to upset that balance and to keep the composition of the extracellular fluid dramatically different from the fluid in the cell. There is a trend I’ve noticed where people are trying to “pee clear.” I’m not sure why you would want to pee clear, as that is a stress response! Urine in the toilet bowl should be the color of lemonade, darker of course in a lab sample cup.

When I started learning more about minerals and physiology (body function), I realized all that water was basically diluting my body at a cellular level. Especially since I also eat foods that are watery, like fruits and vegetables. I have a hard time holding onto sodium and potassium (thanks for the info, mineral analysis!), and was kind of washing myself out."