Water is one key nutrient to our health and well-being. Our bodies are about 66–72% water. Blood uses the water to transport oxygen, nutrients, and antibodies to all parts of
the body.
Many illnesses are actually a result of dehydration. When we feel thirsty, we are already dehydrated. I always drink a glass of pure mineralized water as soon as I wake in the morning. When we wake up, our body is empty, so our body will absorb whatever we ingest like a sponge. Therefore, a glass of high-quality, mineral-rich water will be utilized more efficiently.
I try not to drink it with meals, because it can water down the digestive enzyme juices, making it harder to digest the food. It is best between meals.
Fereydoon Batmanghelidj MD studied water while he was a prisoner in an Iranian jail.
He treated and cured about 3,000 prisoners, using water and a little sea salt to treat what he called chronic intracellular dehydration. He found that most people are sick because of dehydration. He wrote
many books on the subject after his release. The “water cure” that he prescribed is:
1. Sufficient water. Drink an ounce of water for every 2 pounds of body weight daily.This means that someone weighing 200 pounds should drink 100 ounces of water a day.
This is inaddition to any other beverages. Consume water first thing upon getting up in the morning and then drink it all day long on a continual basis every two hours.
2. Sea salt. Put 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt on the tongue with every 16 ounces of water. This is a key component in the “water cure.” This is really important for people suffering from allergies
or asthma; the salt acts like an antihistamine.
Almost all public water supplies have added chemicals to the water supply, including sodium fluoride and chlorine, both of which are poisons.
Chlorine was the first poison developed for warfare. Chlorine also destroys the Vitamin E in the body and the good probiotics in the intestines. “Industrial chemist J.P. Bercz, PhD, showed in 1992 that chlorinated
water alters and destroys unsaturated essential fatty acids (EFAs), [14] the building blocks of people’s brains and central nervous systems.”135
While showering or swimming in chlorinated water, the chlorine soaks into the skin cells. Our skin is our largest organ. That is why the patch is used to give medicines to people; they absorb directly into the
skin and from there into the blood stream.
Research linking swimming in chlorinated pools to cancer and other medical conditions continues to make headlines. The latest such studies come from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology
in Barcelona, Spain. They indicate, among other things, that swimming in a pool with chlorine may increase the risk of developing cancer and damage lungs.136
Sodium fluoride and fluorosilicic acid are common chemicals added to our municipal water supply. Studies were done for tooth decay prevention with calcium fluoride. The companies that had a by-product of sodium
fluoride (that can be contaminated with lead and arsenic as well) are companies that make aluminum and fertilizers.
Sodium fluoride is the fluoride that the government adds to the water supply. This is added on the pretext that it is good for our teeth and health, but dental studies were done using calcium fluoride, so this is a different type of fluoride from what is being added to the water supply. Fluoride has been used in Chinese medicine as a tranquilizer and also in many places as a rat poison.
According to Paul Connett, PhD, “Fluoride is a cumulative poison. On average, only 50% of the fluoride we ingest each day is excreted through the kidneys. The remainder accumulates in our bones, pineal gland, and other tissues. If the kidney is damaged, fluoride accumulation will increase, and with it, the likelihood of harm.”137
Fluoride affects the thyroid gland and all our enzymatic systems. Side effects from fluoride include weight problems, damage to our immune system, and other serious disorders. These chemically derived fluorides are completely different from naturally occurring fluoride.
Fluoride affects different people and ages differently. According to Connett: The level of fluoride put into water (1 ppm) is up to 200 times higher than normally found in mothers’ milk (0.005–0.01 ppm) (Ekstrand 1981; Institute of Medicine 1997). There are no benefits, only risks, for infants ingesting this heightened level of
fluoride at such an early age (this is an age where susceptibility to environmental toxins is particularly
high).138
Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Norway, and France do not put fluoride in their water. Some of these countries have made it illegal to add to the water supply.
Huge numbers of Safe Drinking Water Act violations are reported each year by water treatment facilities. Many areas have old, dirty water pipes, and even some really old lead pipes, transporting the water. New
Scientist reported that a comprehensive survey of US drinking water showed that it contained an array of hormonally active chemicals like MTBE (methyl-tert-butyl-ether), a chemical found in fuel and a potential
human carcinogen in high doses, and atrazine, a US pesticide that was banned in the European Union. Atrazine has been linked to reproductive problems in lab animals and is also linked to both breast cancer
and prostate cancer.
In 2010, National Geographic reported that drinking water in schools in 27 states was contaminated with toxic substances including lead.139 In 2009, the Associated Press analyzed data from the EPA and found the
public water for about 100 school districts contained lead, pesticides, and other toxins.140 If it is being pumped to schools, then it is probably being pumped into homes and businesses as well. Because of the state of our municipal water supply, a good water filter can be a beneficial purchase. I recommend purchasing one for the whole house. When we shower, we can absorb as many toxins from the water as we can from
drinking about eight glasses of water, so a shower or bath filter is recommended as well.
The Reverse Osmosis is an good choice for a water filter system. When drinking purified bottled water, you can add some minerals (like a pinch of sea salt) to the water. When you do this your body won’t need to pull minerals from your body in order to process the water.
Bottled water comes in a variety of choices. The EPA standards of the Clean Water Act do not apply to bottled water; there is very little regulation on bottled water, which is why I recommend having your own filter.
What about “vitamin waters”? Many vitamin waters contain all kinds of ingredients, like high-fructose corn syrup, artificial color, preservatives, and even caffeine. Make certain to always read ingredient lists
before you buy anything. Packaging can be very misleading.
You can also hydrate with good, high-quality fruits and vegetables that are high in natural water content, like cucumber, watermelon, celery, and carrots. They contain pure water that is rich with vitamins and minerals. Watermelon is 90% pure, clean water. When you have these real, whole fruits and vegetables as juices, you are getting natural electrolytes as well as hydrating fluids.
Food for thought? Water for thought?
By Nancy Addison
Copyright@nancyaddison2012
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136 Popke, Michael. “Studies Reveal More Chlorine Risks, Including
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137 Connett, PhD, Paul. “50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation.” Endnotes
367 St. Lawrence University (Canton, N.Y.). These “50 Reasons” were first
compiled by Paul Connett and presented in person to the Fluoridation
Forum in Ireland in October 2000. The document was refined
in 2004 and published in Medical Veritas. See: www.fluoridealert.
org/50reasons.htm. In the introduction to this 2004 version it was
explained that after over four years the Irish authorities had not
been able to muster a response to the “50 Reasons,” despite agreeing
to do so in 2000.
137 Ibid.
138 Barclay, Eliza. “What’s Best for Kids: Bottled Water or Fountains?”
National Geographic Daily News. March 3, 1020. news.national
geographic.com/news/2010/02/100303-bottled-water-tap-schools/.
140 Associated Press. “Drinking Water at Schools Contains Lead, Pesticides,
Other Toxins: Study.” New York Daily News. September 25, 2009.
articles.nydailynews.com/2009-09-25/entertainment/17930709_1_
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142 Ibid.
