- Obesity
- Increased cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides
- Heart failure
- Osteoporosis
- Osteo-arthritis
- Strokes
- Diabetes
- Alzheimer’s
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Motor Neurone Disease
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Parkinson’s
- Scleroderma
- Cancers
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
With the current driest winter on record coming up it is perhaps timely to consider our own watery state.
I recently gave a talk on this subject and when I looked at the material, I realised it could help with some of the problems polio people have too. So -
Drought or dehydration are the same - but usually we don’t recognise when we are in a state of drought within our own bodies.
Much research has been undertaken by an Iranian doctor, trained in UK, imprisoned in Iran in the 1980s and now living in USA. Dr Batmanghelidj has written a number of books on the subject of the body’s need for water. In 2003, he wrote “Water & Salt - your healers from within” - the basis for most of this article.
Water is essential for life - without it we die. Not having enough water causes many of our health problems. How do we know if we have enough?
SIMPLE COMMON SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION
1. Persistant dry cough
2. Veins stand out on arms/hands
3. Swollen ankles/legs/ring finger
4. Tongue-tied - stumbling speech
5. Urine - dark yellow/orange
6. Reduced urine output
7. Constipation
8. Dry, burning eyes
9. Scaly skin
10. Hot flushes
11. Thirst
12. Double chin
DISEASES LINKED TO DEHYDRATION
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Newly recognised thirst perceptions
1. Feeling tired without a reason - water
needed for energy pathways (for nerves, muscles, joints
2. Flushed - if brain dehydrated, blood vessels
open to get more thru’, so more circulation to face, eyes, ears
3. Irritable - short-tempered -Water calms you
down
4. Anxiety
5. Dejected, inadequate, depressed - lack of
water depletes amino acids, so brain hormones reduced, loss of drive, liver
unable to detoxify toxic waste
6. Disturbed sleep patterns - water lost
while asleep
7. Anger, quick temper
8. Impatient, short attention span - soft
drinks make worse
9. Shortness of breath
10. Craving beverages - Coffee, tea, alcohol,
soft drinks
11. Dreaming of large expanse of water (oceans,
rivers, dams etc)
WHEN TO DRINK WATER
1. Before meals (½ hour)
2. When thirsty - even in middle of a meal
3. Drink 2½ hours after meal
4. On rising in the morning after sleep
5. Before exercising
6. For constipation
7. Need extra water the more Vitamin C or colloidal
silver taken ( especially if sick - to flush toxins)
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Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water a day (for severe chronic dehydration you may need to increase slowly up to 4 - 5 litres of water a day) If you don’t like water - try it hot, cold or room temperature or try spring water You need an extra cup of water for every cup of coffee or tea you drink You need ½ teaspoon of sea salt a day If not satisfied by water, your electrolytes are
probably out of balance so try adding:
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BLOOD PRESSURE
The less water there is in the body , the more pressure increases in blood vessels to force the water thru to vital organs. ie rise in BP
Normal blood pressure ranges from
90 to 130
60 90
When water freely available, it diffuses rapidly thru’ cell membrane without needing to be forced.
More available water will increase urine production and excess retained salt will gradually be passed in urine. (need to visit toilet lessens as body adjusts)
TREATMENT FOR BLOOD PRESSURE
1. Drink enough water so urine light colour
2. Take half a teaspoon of good sea salt per
day
3. Take magnesium (as chelated supplement
or in leafy green vegetables)
4. More potassium foods - ie bananas, avocado,
peas, tomatoes, (not grapes or fruit juice) cauliflower, oranges, dried
apricots
5. Vitamin C - type according to blood group
6. Iodine - paint some on arm ‘til stays 24 hrs
7. Exercise - half hour walk per day
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Crisis Calls for Rehydration
Heartburn
Angina
Lower back pain
Migraines
Colitis
Fibromyalgia
Rheumatoid joint pain
Bulimia
Diabetes
Reduced water stops pancreas working properly
(esp insulin)
Insulin regulates water in cells
Constipation
Longer transit time in gut to draw our more water
leads to polyps, haemorrhoids, diverticulitis, abdominal pain like appendicitis
Joints
Cartilage cells die faster when dehydrated
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REASONS WHY WE NEED WATER EVERY DAY |
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