Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Our Body's Need for Water - Part 2

In Part 1 of Our Body's Need for Water, we talked about some of the reasons why we need to drink pure water, and lots of it.

Today I'd like to get a little more specific about what happens when we don't get enough water, and why fruits and vegetables are truly the very best source.

Dehydration

By the time you feel really thirsty, it is too late - you are already dehydrated.


Many people are dehydrated and don't know it because it can show up in many ways, including many diseases such as asthma, allergies, cancer, and kidney stones.

Here are some of the milder symptoms:

. Infrequent urination
. Dark yellow urine
. Dry skin
. Loss of appetite
. Feeling tired and/or weak
. Irritability
. Cravings
. Headache
. Cramps
. Constipation

Water is needed to lubricate every cell and joint in the body, so it should come as no surprise that joint and back problems occur when there is insufficient intake.

Severe dehydration causes many diseases, and eventually death. If our bodies lose just 10% fluid, emergency medical intervention is necessary.

More about well water.

Many people think that they are getting lots of good minerals if they are drinking water from their own well. As I mentioned last time, the minerals in this form are insoluble.

They are inorganic, and as such our bodies cannot utilize them. In fact, they are harmful to us! When the body encounters these inorganic minerals, it tries to protect by tucking them away somewhere.

But what happens when they are stored in the joints is arthritis, in the intestinal walls we get constipation, and along the arteries, causing them to harden.

The kidneys and liver roll up the mineral deposits into little stones until they get too large for the ducts, becoming stones.

However, plants are designed to utilize inorganic minerals and in turn convert the inorganic to organic minerals, which our bodies can now use.

So we, in all our wisdom and intelligence, have it exactly backwards. God had it right.... in the beginning.

If you'd like to read further on this subject, here are some good places to get started:

. Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You are Not Sick, You are Thirsty, by Fereydoon Batmanghelidj

. Water Can Undermine Your Health, by Dr. Norman Walker

. The Choice is Clear, by Dr. Allen E. Banik

. Water, the Ultimate Cure, by Steve Meyerowitz

. Water: the Shocking Truth That Can Save Your Life, by Paul C. Bragg and Patricia Bragg

By the way, salt and alcohol are very dehydrating substances. I'll be writing more on salt very soon.

Phyllis Towse

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