THE TRUTH ABOUT WATER
Hi Everyone, As you may know, I'm a health and fitness fanatic. And one of my favorite subjects is the effect of water on the body. There is alarming research the everyone needs to know about water and the untold health benefits. Dr. F. Batmaghelidj wrote his first self-help book “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water” in 1992, in which he stated that a dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of dehydration. The body signals its water shortage by producing pain. Dehydration actually produces pain and many degenerative diseases, including asthma, arthritis, hypertension, angina, adult-onset diabetes, lupus and multiple sclerosis. Dr. B’s message to the world is, “You are not sick, you are thirsty. Don’t treat thirst with medication.” Here are a couple questions and answers that are mind-boggling... 1. WHAT SHOULD WE DRINK? WHAT SHOULDN’T WE DRINK? We are designed to drink pure, natural water. - Avoid sodas/soft drinks to provide your fluid needs. The high sugar content and artificial flavors in soft drinks are harmful to your health. - Tea, coffee, soft drinks contain water, but the diuretics contained in these caffineated beverages flush water out of your body. Don’t count on them to replenish fluid loss. - It is OK to drink them occasionally, but if you drink them constantly and don’t drink enough pure natural water, then you are severely compromising your long-term health. - Natural pure distilled water is the best choice. If you are committed to a healthy lifestyle and long-term health, make water a habit and a priority in your life. 2. CAN WE DRINK TOO MUCH WATER? During intense exercise the kidneys cannot excrete excess water. The extra water moves into the cells, including brain cells. The result can be fatal. For that reason, athletes should estimate how much they should drink by weighing themselves before and after long training runs to see how much they lose, and thus how much water and salt they should replace. The studies that found 13% of the runners tested drank too much water, resulting in abnormally low blood sodium levels. The low sodium levels made many of these people very sick, and close to the point of death. The importance lesson here is to balance your water intake with your sodium intake. And here's one more bonus question... 3. WHAT ABOUT FILTER AND FILTERED WATER? It is always wise to get a filter if you are not sure how safe your tap water is. There are many water filter products on the market at many different prices. To shop for a good filter, you need to know what a filter factually reduces, or removes, and what it costs. Ideally, you want water that has been filtered via a reverse osmosis process that removes chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, chlorine, fluoride, bacteria, and viruses. If you want to read a terrific book, get "Water For Health, For Healing, For Life" by Dr. F. Batmaghelidj. Even if you're not a health nut - this book will be an eye-opener for you! (Thanks to BartonBlankenburg, one of my best friends, for turning me on to Dr. Batmaghelidj's work!) Time for a drink of water. Until next time... Peter Wink
Author, Getting Clear of FEAR
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