| Most of us are aware that we should drink more | | | | diabetes, fibromyalgia, headaches, lupus, Multiple |
| water, some of us don't see that it's necessary and | | | | sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, obesity, osteoporosis, |
| drink very little, others realise they don't drink enough | | | | scleroderma & most skin problems and thyroid |
| and are 'going to try to drink more'. I, for one, keep | | | | problems. |
| telling myself that I should drink more water ... but I | | | | It would seem far too simple to imagine that we |
| never thought of it before as being a possible cure | | | | could actually cure any of these problems just by |
| for many of the health problems that people suffer | | | | adding water and salt to our diet. Yet, according to |
| from today. | | | | Dr Batmanghelidj, author of "Your Body's Many Cries |
| Water is, after all, the basis of all life and is vital to | | | | for Water", this is just what we can do. Think about |
| our very existence. The muscles that move our body | | | | it ...what is the most common treatment that is used |
| are 75% water; the blood that transports nutrients is | | | | in hospitals to stabilise the patient? - an IV saline drip. |
| 82%; the lungs that provide our oxygen are 90% | | | | The pioneering work done by Dr Batmanghelidj |
| water; the brain, the control centre of the body is | | | | shows that Unintentional Chronic Dehydration (UCD) |
| 76% and even our bones are 25% water. | | | | can be a cause for pain and the presence of many |
| When you think of it - nothing on this earth will | | | | degenerative diseases. Increasing water intake and |
| survive without water and our health is truly | | | | adding sea salt to the diet on a regular basis can |
| dependent on the quality and quantity of the water | | | | prevent and treat many of these degenerative |
| we drink. | | | | diseases. |
| Another essential nutrient of life is salt and there are | | | | Everyone agrees that water is good for the body |
| many problems that are caused by a deficiency of | | | | but what they don't know is what happens to the |
| these two essential nutrients, water and salt. | | | | body if it does not receive its daily requirement. |
| Among them: | | | | Thirst signals often show up as pain, and are treated |
| Arthritis, asthma, autism and other birth defects | | | | with drugs. These drugs do not 'cure' the problem, |
| caused by the mother being dehydrated, most back | | | | instead they just mask the problem. This is like |
| problems (without enough water & salt the | | | | turning out the dashboard signal light that tells us our |
| body cannot produce enough cartilage to prevent | | | | car is about to overheat. |
| joint degeneration), cancer, high cholesterol which | | | | If you are committed to a healthy lifestyle, make |
| only appears when the body needs it to prevent | | | | drinking enough natural water a habit in your life. It |
| water loss in cells, circulation problems, depression, | | | | won't take long for you to feel the benefit. |