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jcoffland
3546 days ago
Or drinking too much water.
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BurningFrog
3546 days ago
Everything is toxic in too large amount.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison
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agumonkey
3546 days ago
I was recently reading about the blood / kidney salt balance too. Same for pH. Interesting how our body spends time in a balancing act.
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snuxoll
3546 days ago
The Adam Ruins Everything segment on this was great, it takes a large deal of water to poison yourself but somehow people manage to do it because of myths about hydration.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison