Benefit of Drinking Water
Discover why Drinking Water is so important for your life and health...
- The Human Body and Water
- Benefits of drinking water
- What causes dehydration?
- Drinking water related links and resources
The reason you need to drink water appears obvious, but do you know the details? Let's take a closer look inside your body:
The Human Body and Water
Water
is vital to your health. Every part of your body is made up of cells.
Protoplasm, the basic material of living cells, is made of fats, carbohydrates, proteins, salts, and similar elements combined with water.
Water acts as a solvent, transporting, combining, and chemically breaking down these substances.
In a normal case, minerals and micro elements pass through the cell membrane to the nucleus by electro-osmosis.
A cell exchanges elements with the rest of the body by electrolysis.
The body needs electrolytes (salt minerals like sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate) for basic body functions.
If your body loses water, it loses the use of these minerals.
Otto Warburg, winner of Nobel Prize, made an important discovery in 1933.
He found that in the case of an abnormal or sick cell, the direction
of the exchange reverses. The cell to empties and dies.
So, we need to drink water in order to keep our cells hydrated, to keep our body’s electrochemical balance to stay alive...
The quality of our internal water also plays an important role in the process. If the water is too acidic or too alkaline, electrolysis cannot happen properly and we become sick.
The Practical he Health Benefits of Drinking Water:
The benefit of drinking water in elimination of body wastes and toxins
Our organs are made of cells. The cells are made of and live in a water solution. Our blood also is mostly water and serves to dissolve, process and transport nutrients, and eliminate waste materials.
" In the case of dehydration, the blood becomes thick and
saturated, not being able to flow properly. The excess of toxins
must then be stored within the interstitial space surrounding the cells
pending elimination for life to continue, and over time this space
begins to resemble a toxic waste site - an acidic medium. Since the cells
cannot have the proper oxygenation and nutrition they begin to
change in form and function in order to survive.
The end stage of this
process results in the cells not resembling normal cells at all, and
they continue living by means of fermentation rather than the normal
oxidative mechanisms. - This is when the oncologist will tell you that
you have CANCER" – J.H.
Tilden, Toxemia.
A major benefit of drinking water is maintaining the body Ph balance in order to prevent and cure disease...
Dr. Sang Whang, the author of the Reverse Aging book, says the aging process is basically the accumulation of acidic wastes built up within the body...
" This book is the first common sense scientific explanation of the aging process and ‘how to’ reverse it. The nutrients that we deliver to our cells burn with oxygen and become acidic wastes after giving energy to our body. The body tries its best to get rid of these acidic wastes through urine and perspiration. Unfortunately, our lifestyle, diet and environment prevent our body to get rid of all the wastes that it generates. Gradually, these leftover acidic wastes accumulate somewhere within our body. Since acid coagulates blood, the blood circulation near the waste areas becomes poor, causing all kinds of degenerative diseases to develop..."
The benefit of drinking water in lubricating internal organs and joints
Water keeps our organs and joints moist. This permits the passage of nutrients and wastes between the and blood vessels and the rest of the body.
" Rheumatoid Joint Pain - Arthritis - is a signal of water
shortage in the painful joint. It can affect the young as well
as the old. The use of painkillers does not cure the problem, but
exposes the person to further damage from pain medications. Intake
of water and small amounts of salt will cure this problem.
Low Back
Pain and Ankylosing Arthritis of the Spine are signs of water shortage
in the spinal column and discs -- the water cushions that support the weight
of the body.
These conditions should be treated with increased water intake
- not a commercial treatment, but a very effective one.
Not recognizing
arthritis and low back pain as signs
of dehydration in the joint cavities and treating them with pain-killers,
manipulation, acupuncture, and eventually surgery will, in time,
produce osteoarthritis when the cartilage cells in the joints have
eventually all died. It will produce deformity of the spine. It will
produce crippling deformities of the limbs. Pain medications have their
own life-threatening complications." -- Dr F Batmanghelidj MD
Read
about the benefit of drinking water to cure asthma, allergies and
lupus.
ABC
of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus: Eradicate Asthma - Now!
by F. Batmanghelidj
The benefit of drinking water for skin health:
Skin health is just the reflection of our internal health. Any dermatologist can tell what part of your body is affected just by looking at your skin.
Hydration and detoxification starts inside and continues to the outside.
So, keeping a beautiful healthy looking skin is a side benefit of drinking water.
The benefit of drinking water for eye health
Recently I had an eye examination. The doctor told me that our cornea is 80% water. Working long hours on the computer makes the eyes dry. Just closing the eyes for a few seconds every hour and blinking frequently allows liquid from the tear glands to moisturize and lubricate the cornea. He also recommended regular drinking of water for good eye health...
(I was happy to hear this... My optometrist is Dr. Charles Lu PhD in Vision Science-Halifax, Nova Scotia.)
The benefit of drinking water to lose weight
Water plays a key role in the metabolic breakdown of proteins and carbohydrates.
That's why neutralizing (burning) fat and assisting in weight loss is also an important benefit of drinking water.
The benefit of drinking water in reducing water retention
If your body has a tendency to retain fluids, it might seem logical to drink less water. However, the opposite is true. To lose the excess fluids, you may need to drink MORE water. Dehydration can cause the body to retain fluid that will be released as you drink more water. The goal is to keep lots of fluid flowing through your body. To do this, drink more water while reducing your intake of dietary sodium.
" Contrary to popular belief, drinking water can
actually help you shed excess water weight. When water
is in short supply, the body, thinking there's a shortage, begins hoarding
it. This water is stored in cellular spaces, in order to keep them
alive - as seen above. In other words, your skin starts looking soft
and puffy... If water retention is a chronic problem, it may be because
there's too much salt in the diet. The higher the sodium intake, the
more the body tries to retain water (to dilute its concentration). Either
reduce salt intake or drink more water."
-- University of Maine
The other benefits of drinking water
- Transport of oxygen to cells,
- Maintain muscle tone, and
- Regulate of body temperature.
What Causes of Dehydration?
The most common cause of dehydration is the failure to drink, but there are also other causes for the loss of water…
- Illnesses like pneumonia, a cold the flu, or diabetes insipidus.
- Eating too much protein. The kidneys excrete too much water. Urine output is responsible for the dehydration in this case.
- Sweating. Take care during hot and humid weather.
Should I Drink Water or other beverages?
Soda, diet soda, coffee, tea, or alcohol do not replace water, especially if the beverage is a diuretic. (Alcohol actually produces dehydration). If you don't like the taste of plain water, try putting lemon, lime or an orange slice in your glass.
" The consumption of soft drinks, like land-mine terrain, is riddled with hazards. We as practitioners and advocates of a healthy life-style recognize that consuming even as little as one or two sodas per day is undeniably connected to a myriad of pathologies." says Judith Valentine, PhD. - Read more on the Child Development page.
