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I
am sure that all of you have
read an article similar to
this before and know that
water is one of the miracles
of good health that the
Creator so graciously put in
the earth for His People.
But if you are like me you
don’t actual drink enough
water to keep the body
running smoothly. For the
most part some people drink
too much caffeine, soda
pops, or black tea. These
drinks just simply do not do
the work in the body that
water does. So even though
you know you should be
drinking more water, I want
to encourage you to make a
commitment to use the
miracle of water for the
cleansings and healing of
your body.
If you have put on extra
pounds over the winter you
can loose that weight much
faster by changing some of
your eating habits and
adding copious amounts of
water to your diet.
Incredible as it may seem,
water is quite possibly the
single most important
catalyst in losing weight
and keeping it off. Although
most of us take it for
granted, water may be the
only sure cure for permanent
weight loss. Water
suppresses the appetite
naturally and helps the body
metabolize stored fat.
Studies have shown that a
decrease in water intake
will cause fat deposits to
increase, while an increase
in water intake can actually
reduce fat deposits. Here's
why! The kidneys can't
function properly without
enough water. When they
don't work to capacity, some
of their load is dumped onto
the liver. One of the
liver's primary functions is
to metabolize stored fat
into usable energy for the
body. But, if the liver has
to do some of the kidney's
work, it can't operate at
full throttle. As a result,
it metabolizes less fat;
more fat remains stored in
the body and weight loss
stops.
Drinking enough water is the
best treatment for fluid
retention. When the body
gets less water; it
perceives this as a threat
to survival and begins to
hold on to every drop. Water
is stored in extra cellular
spaces (outside the cells).
This shows up as swollen
feet, legs and hands.
Diuretics offer only a
temporary solution at best.
They force out stored water
along with some essential
nutrients. Again, the body
perceives a threat and will
replace the lost water at
the first opportunity. Thus,
the condition quickly
returns. The best way to
overcome the problem of
water retention is to give
your body what it
needs--plenty of
water.
The overweight person needs
more water than the thin
person. Larger people have
larger metabolic loads.
Since we know that water is
the key to fat metabolism,
it follows that the
overweight person needs more
water.
1. Water helps to maintain
proper muscle tone by giving
muscles their natural
ability to contract and by
preventing dehydration. It
also helps to prevent the
sagging skin that usually
follows weight
loss--shrinking cells are
buoyed by water, which
plumps the skin and leaves
it clear, healthy and
resilient.
2. Water helps rid the body
of waste. During weight
loss, the body has a lot
more waste to get rid
of--all that metabolized fat
must be shed. Again,
adequate water helps flush
out the waste.
3. Water can help relieve
constipation. When the body
gets too little water, it
siphons what it needs from
internal sources. The colon
is one primary source.
Result? Constipation. But,
when a person drinks enough
water, normal bowel function
usually returns
To summarize, we have
learned that:
The body will not function
properly without enough
water and can’t metabolize
stored fat
efficiently.
Retained water shows up as
excess weight. To get rid of
excess water you must drink
more water.
Drinking water is essential
to weight loss.
How much water is enough? On
the average, a healthy
person should drink eight
8-ounce glasses every day.
That's about 2 quarts.
However, the overweight
person needs additional
water. Water should
preferably be cold--it's
absorbed into the system
more quickly than warm
water. And some evidence
suggests that drinking cold
water can actually help burn
calories.
When the body gets the water
it needs to function
optimally, its fluids are
perfectly balanced. When
this happens, you have
reached the
"breakthrough
point". Endocrine-gland
function improves. Fluid
retention is alleviated, as
stored water is lost. More
fat is used as fuel because
the liver’s primary job of
metabolizing stored fat.
Natural thirst returns and
there is a loss of hunger
almost overnight. If you
stop drinking copious
amounts of water, your body
fluids will be thrown out of
balance again, and you may
experience fluid retention,
unexplained weight gain and
loss of thirst. To remedy
the situation you'll have to
go back and force another
"breakthrough".
“Remember how far you have
come!”
“The Body is not sick, it
is thirsty”
We’ve discussed water
needs for the healthy and
possibly the overweigh
person, but what about those
with chronic disabilities?
Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj
believes that “the body is
not sick, it is thirsty.”
Dr. Michael Traub, vice
president of the American
Association of Naturopathic
Physicians, whose members
practice alternative
medicine, said: “Disease
is more than dehydration.
Those with asthma,
arthritis, back pain,
migraines, high blood
pressure, multiple
sclerosis, muscular
dystrophy, cancer, and a
host of other illness have a
more complex problem than
simple dehydration.”
In Dr. Fereydoon
Batmanghelidj’s book “Your
Body’s Many Cries for
Water”, his formula is:
divide your body weight in
half and drink that many
ounces of water a day. For
example if you weigh 160
pounds you would need to
drink 80 oz or 10 glasses of
water daily. Abstain from
caffeine and add a
half-teaspoon of sea salt to
your diet. Drinking large
quantities of water was most
difficult the first few days
since I generally drink very
little water in a day’s
time, however after a week
it is getting easier.
My Personal Water
Formula
Our bodies are 75% water,
and our brain is 80% water!
I try to drink at least 12
glasses (gurgle, gurgle) of
pure water every day. Since
I often have trouble keeping
track of my water intake, I
fill three quart jars from
the water machine and put
them in the fridge every
evening. I start drinking my
water as soon as my feet hit
the floor in the morning.
With the alarm on my watch
and Clem to remind me I am
never dry.
Morning: 1 quart consumed
over a 30-minute
period.
Noon: 1 quart consumed over
a 30-minute period.
Evening: 1 quart consumed
over a 30-minute
period.
This formula does not
include the water I drink at
intervals when taking
supplements. It is best to
drink all liquids before 8
p.m. to avoid the up and
downs during the night. So
far I have not added the
salt to the water, as Dr.
Batmanghelidj suggests. As
more swelling and water
retention is alleviated I
will experiment with adding
the salt, but will probably
use Sea Salt that I purchase
from the health food store.
I was inspired by Dr.
Batmanghelidj’s book “Your
Body’s Many Cries for
Water”. And, after
spending the afternoon on
the Internet reading the
testimonies of those who
claim they were healed from
cancer, diabetes, FM,
asthma, arthritis, etc.
after months on the “Water
Cure, I decided it was worth
trying.
These are the websites I
visited:
http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/dailynews/water000619.html
http://www.watercure2.com
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