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>>>>I drink at least a gallon (128 ounces) of water every day. She was drinking about 80 ounces. Why don't I sea any sighed effects from the amuont that I drunk?
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>>>It looks like she undertook a sudden increase in water intake and suffered hyponatremia.
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>>>If you've been doing it for a while, your body has adjusted. Clearly you're getting enough electrolytes in the food and drink you consume to offset what you lose via urination, sweat etc. Normal healthy kidneys can handle a quite wide range of fluid and salt intake levels.
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>>I just wish there was a way to stop paying people for throwing common sense out the window and doing stupid things by which they damage themselves. Unfortunately, had they not ponied up, the courts might well have awarded a larger sum.
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>Well, if you consult with someone who is, or presents themselves to be, a professional, you'll at least give their advice serious consideration. How can you tell if that advice is "stupid"?

Common sense and a little research? Remember, this was an unregulated 'professional'. My sister is one of those who goes to 'professionals' and gets idiotic advice about purging her toxins, aromatherapy, crystals, pyramids and all the rest of the fad crap. She actually made the statement that if she got cancer, she wouldn't go near a doctor. She'd only go to a 'wellness professional' to have her toxins purged and that would cure the cancer.

I've had to listen to this nonsense for years. Would you take advice like that? Liposuction, botox treatments, etc, etc. - all condoned by some 'professional' or other. When people stop critical thinking, they get into trouble, and I have not a lot of sympathy.

You want to lose weight; you diet (eat nutritious foods) and exercise. Any 'professional' who tells you differently, [imho] is a either a quack, or a con artist.

>It looks to me like a very clear-cut case of incompetence. Insurance companies are usually very hard-nosed but the nutritionist's coughed up over C$1.6M without a court fight - not a trivial sum.

But less than the suit amount, and I still think that's because in a court of law, especially these days, the chance of ending up paying more regardless of the facts of the case, are too high. Judges love giving people money for all sorts of perceived wrongs and that money ultimately will come out of your pocket and mine.

How do you feel about people who send money or bank account information to someone from whom they received a letter from Nigeria?