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can drinking more water help reduce chronic pain?

can drinking more water help reduce chronic pain?

Helping deal with reducing chronic pain could be as simple as drinking more water, a new study suggests. Researchers at Massey University in New Zealand have been studying the impact dehydration can have on pain. Massey University School of Sport and Exercise researcher Dr Toby Mündel hopes the research can reveal more about the link between the two. Dr Mündel said there was already a good understanding about the effects of dehydration on performance. Dehydration can make you feel sluggish and you can't concentrate as well. Now early research has shown that people that are dehydrated may feel more pain than those who are hydrated....

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the high cost of drinking bottled water

Can you believe it? The average Australian spends up to $2800 a year on bottled water. A study by Choice, Australia’s leading consumer advocacy group, found that if you drink two litres a day from the tap, you’ll pay about $1.50 a year. Drink the same amount from single-serve bottles, however, and you could be looking at more than $2800 a year. Not many of us drink three bottles of water a day, but even if you consume just one 600ml bottle of water a day your annual outlay would be $1278 (if you’re paying an average $3.50 a bottle)....

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