In the "Instead of Medicating" book, pg 44, Laurie writes: "Most juices have as much sugar as soda and thus are just as dehydrating as soda."

>> I always thought that if I watered down her juice that I was doing just fine but reading this showed me differently.

Although cow's milk has an abundance of the calcium that is vital for children's growing bones and muscles, cow's milk is hard on the digestive system and does not substitute for the body's need for water."

>> Here I thought that if we weren't drinking juice on a certain day and were instead drinking milk we were doing pretty good. We weren't very good about drinking water but after reading this stuff I should make a definite effort.

Do you drink anything than water that you feel is a great substitute?