Water as a Therapeutic Agent
No matter what the specific health or fitness goal, one
cannot achieve the maximum benefit from any health program
without drinking the right kind of water in the proper amount. All experts agree,
that next to the air we breathe, water is the most important
thing we will ever put in our bodies. It is surprising that
so much time and money is being spent on supplements, organic
foods and natural remedies (some of which are very subtle
and delicate) but little attention is given to the quality
and effect of the water with which those items are taken.
Dr. R. Lincoln Graham, M.D - "If the medical profession is
ever called upon to answer in a High Court for its Sins of Omission,
one of the first questions it will have to meet will be, "Why have
you, for almost twenty centuries, neglected to use water as a therapeutic
agent?" R. Lincoln Graham, M.D. from Hydro-Hygiene, The Science of Curing by Water.
Dr. Batmanghelidj MD - "The Simple truth is that
dehydration can cause disease. Everyone knows water is good for
the body. They seem not to know how essential it is to one's well-being.
They do not know what happens to the body if it does not receive
its daily need of water."
Julian Whitaker, MD - "Most of us do not naturally drink
the amount of water necessary for improvement, so we function with
low level dehydration and suffer a variety of diseases as a result."
Medical Report: A New Medical Discovery
by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.
I have used water to cure people who were suffering from "incurable"
diseases. I have cured people who suffered for 10 years, 20 years,
even 30 years from painful conditions produced by dehydration.
The Mayo Clinic had pronounced Lloyd Palmer, of Minnesota, as
incurable. Since 1965 he had suffered from excruciatingly painful
arthritis of his spinal column -- ankylosing spondylitis. His spine
twisted and lost movement until, he says, he became a "walking comma."
He suffered pain for 31 years, until he started to drink water and take salt. He writes:
"I continue to be pain-free with my ankylosis spondylitis one year
after starting the water/salt regime. My blood pressure is normal
as well. I thank God every day for allowing me to finally be pain-free."
Lloyd Palmer's story is so incredible that Paul Harvey reported
it on his ABC News program. He also wrote a syndicated column, printed
in a few hundred newspapers.
Attention! It is easy to understand what water does in your body,
but bear in mind there is more to it than just simply drinking water.
You must learn to rehydrate your body gradually and carefully. You
need to recognize your own particular early indicators of thirst.
Not everyone is the same. You must learn what can happen to your
own body when it becomes dehydrated. Not every body registers drought in the same way.
Depending on where the drought has settled, the initial indicators
are different in different people. Dr. Batmanghelidj's Natural
Miracle Cure Program is vital for your initiation into the new art
of self-healing.
"Use 1/4 tsp. of sea salt for every quart of water you drink.
Use a good sea salt, one with at least
80 minerals, liberally with food. As long as you drink
the water, you can use the salt. Some put it in their
water, some lick it off their hand, some season their foods after
cooking. It's up to you. Make sure you take potassium daily (banana, orange juice,etc) "
Joseph M. Price, MD - "Chlorine is the greatest
crippler and killer of modern times. It is an insidious poison."
Albert Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation is the greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and
it has been perpetrated on more people than any other fraud has." Professor Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology)
"Day After Day ... Patient After Patient... The Results Prove the Healing Power of Water"
F. Batmanghelidj, M.D
Every function inside the body is regulated by and depends on
water. Water must be available to carry vital elements, oxygen,
hormones, and chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without
sufficient water to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts
of the body will not receive the vital elements that water supplies.
Water is also needed to carry toxic waste away from the cells.
In fact, there are at least 50 reasons why the body needs sufficient
water on a regular, everyday basis. Without sufficient water to
constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management system
kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems
are activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken
areas. When histamine and its subordinate "drought managers" come
across pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered
in my research that I mentioned earlier.
This is why dehydration produces pain as its first alarm signal.
If the dehydration persists and is not corrected naturally with
water, it becomes symptom-producing and, in time, develops into
a disease condition. This is why people who take antacids to silence
their bodies’ thirst pain become more vulnerable and eventually
develop other serious complications of dehydration.
Medical professionals have been educated to treat pain and disease with
medications. They do not understand the problems associated with
dehydration. Nowhere in their training as doctors are they taught
what happens if one does not drink an adequate amount of water every day.
Water, The Ultimate Cure
By Steve Meyerowitz
Discover why one's drinking habits may be the cause and cure of headaches,
lower back pain, stress and depressions, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol and excessive weight. This book encourages you to drink
up and drink often and helps you sift through the water jungle to
find which water is right for you. DISCOVER WHY YOUR DRINKING
HABITS MAY BE THE CAUSE AND CURE OF YOUR:
- Headaches
- Joint and Back Pain
- Anxiety and Depression
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Fatigue and Insomnia
- Allergies and Asthma
- Arthritic Pain
- Constipation
You're Not Demented, Just Dehydrated
By Peter Ragnar
"You don’t need to be stranded in a desert to feel the effects
of dehydration. Almost all the people you see and meet on a daily
basis are dehydrated. How many folks complain of a lack of energy?
It’s the number one complaint in America. Insufficient energy is
the first sign that the blood, tissues, and organs are not getting
enough water, and your liver and brain are the least tolerant of
a lack of water. This has led some medical researchers to conclude
that Alzheimer’s disease
is simply the result of long-term dehydration of the brain. The
same loss of brain function that causes a lost and thirsty person
to eat sand believing it to be water causes your wife, husband,
mother, or father not to recognize you any longer. They are not
demented, only thirsty."
"...Every time you move any body part, even a finger or toe,
water is required. That’s why dehydrated people have so many aches
and pains. It’s also why people look so old; their dehydrated organs
steal the water from their skin in order to function. Remember,
under ordinary circumstances, you expel up to a gallon of water
every twenty-four hours. What do you think happens when you don’t
replenish that supply? Your body experiences a drought condition!
A mere two percent drop in hydration will make your short-term memory
so fuzzy that you’ll be unable to remember your friends’ names,
have trouble doing basic math, and forget where you put your keys.
Since seventy-five percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated,
it’s no wonder people are losing their minds. Yet, the solution
is so simple: cool, clean water.
Drink eight to ten eight-ounce glasses a day of pure water, and
you’ll be amazed at how many ailments disappear. Don’t worry; you’re
not demented—just dehydrated!"
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The Role of Clean Water in Detoxification
What
you take out of your body is just as important for your health as
what you put into it. With todays chemical laden food production
techniques and our sedentary, over indulgent lifestyles, our bodies
are, more than any generation before us, likely to be saturated
with toxins that are ingested from what we eat and drink and also
generated by our own bodies. The role of heavy metals and xenobiotics
(pesticides, herbicides, and industrial wastes) are responsible
for a wide variety of adverse health effects. These accumulating
toxins are insidious and prevalent agents capable of interfering
with physiologic functions of all human systems. One cannot expect
the normal detoxification systems of the body to function optimally
when these substances are constantly present. There are more than
3,800 chemicals in daily use, many of which make their way into
our drinking water.
An environmental health specialist at Stirling University in
Scotland, Baillie-Hamilton details how toxins may be linked to dozens
of serious health problems, including immune system diseases, neurological
disorders, digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, cardio-vascular
diseases, cancer, hyper-sensitivity, obesity, musculoskeletal disorders
and childhood health problems.
It is essential to drink plenty of pure water to detoxify. Many
health care professionals are encouraging patients to undergo detoxification
regimes. These programs encourage the body to unload its stores
of accumulated environmental toxins. As the body ingests foods,
water contributes in the breakdown and absorption of nutrients and
is a key element in the removal of wastes. During detoxification,
wastes that have been stored in adipose tissues are dumped into
the bloodstream and lymph, and then sent to the liver and kidneys
for processing and elimination. Here is where water’s fifth function,
that of electronegative enhancer, comes into play: by optimizing
the natural space between red blood cells, which reduces the risk
of heart disease by helping to avoid clotting; and by allowing the
fat cell to detox by off-loading metabolic wastes and environmental
toxins into the bloodstream for elimination. This also assists in
weight loss and reduces water retention.
Drinking
sufficient quantities of water is a necessity for optimal physical
functioning, but it can also play a major role in the prevention
and treatment of many diseases. Chronic fatigue, depression, eczema,
rheumatism, gastric disorders, high or low blood pressure, high
cholesterol, obesity, and urinary infections are but a few of the
many disorders that can result from not drinking enough water--and
which can be treated by raising our intake of this vital liquid.
The physical assaults that our bodies endure from pollution,
stress, overly rich and processed foods (often containing too much
salt), and alcohol and tobacco have dramatically increased our daily
need for water over what our ancestors required. Christopher Vasey
explains not only why water is so essential to our health but also
what quantities we should drink and when. He also discusses the
qualities of different types of water and demonstrates which will
best address certain conditions. In addition, he provides 10 water
cures that will rehydrate the deepest levels of the body, remove
toxins, and restore vital minerals.
The Complete Book of Water Healing "includes practical illustrations
and step-by-step information on treating everything from children's
ailments to sports injuries with therapeutic baths, steam treatments, hydrotherapy, and more.
Hidden Dangers in Water
Dr. Mercola - "If you have not heard of DBPs before, you
need to pay close attention as it turns out that DBPs, not chlorine,
are responsible for nearly all the toxic effects of chlorinated
water. Chlorine by itself is relatively harmless, but its
side effects, by producing DBPs, is what causes nearly all of the
problems. As it turns out, DBPs are over 10,000 times more
toxic than chlorine, and out of all the other toxins and contaminations
present in your water, such as fluoride and miscellaneous pharmaceutical
drugs, DBPs may be the absolute worst of the bunch."
Pharmaceuticals found in drinking water
From the Associated Press March 9, 2008 - "A vast array of pharmaceuticals
— including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and
sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of
at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation
shows. The presence of so many prescription drugs — and over-the-counter
medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — in so much of our drinking
water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences
to human health. In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered
that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of
24 major metropolitan areas — from Southern California to Northern
New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky."
Chlorinated Tap Water
Most
people never give the dangers of chlorine a thought.
After all, our elected public officials keep assuring us that chlorinated city tap water is completely safe
for human consumption. Numerous scientific studies report that chlorinated
tap water is a skin irritant and can be associated with rashes like
eczema. "Chlorinated water contains chemical compounds called trihalomethanes
which are carcinogens resulting from the combination of chlorine
with compounds in water. These chemicals, also known as organochlorides,
do not degrade very well and are generally stored in the fatty tissues
of the body (breast, other fatty areas, mother's milk, blood and
semen). Organochlorides can cause mutations by altering DNA, suppress
immune system function and interfere with the natural controls of
cell growth. Chlorine has been documented to aggravate asthma. Several
studies also link chlorine and chlorinated by-products to a greater
incidence of bladder, breast and bowel cancer as well as
malignant melanoma.
One study even links the use of chlorinated tap water to congenital cardiac anomalies. Anything you can do to
filter tap and shower water that eliminates or minimizes chlorine would certainly be helpful
and possibly curative for some immune system problems."
I
do NOT drink distilled water or reverse osmosis water because of
the demineralizing effects on the body.
I do NOT drink tap water because of its pollutents
including fluoride and chlorine. I do NOT drink bottled water because of the plastic
toxicity and the impact on the environment. In my home, I drink water from my
Athena water ionizer and I enjoy adding Terramin clay to my drinking water.
Whaat is in your brand of bottled water?
There
is a perception among many people that bottled water is somehow
more healthy or pure than water from their tap. This is simply an
illusion of marketing. A four-year study by the National Resources
Defense Council (NRDC), released in 1999, found that one-fifth of
the sampled bottled waters contained known neurotoxins and carcinogens
such as styrene, toluene and xylene. Another NRDC study found that,
out of 103 brands of bottled water, one-third contained traces of
arsenic and E. coli. This means that out of a sample of 1,000 bottles
sold in the U.S., at least 300 would have some level of chemical
contamination. (The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C provides information
about water contamination problem)
A
Suffolk County Study in the USA tested 88 bottled waters and what
they found was horrifying. It was this study which discovered the
cancer agent, benzene, in Perrier and caused it to be withdrawn,
but they also found: Freon, kerosene, toluene, trichloroethylene,
and xylene in a number of other bottled waters. The most common
plastic used in water bottle manufacturing is PET (polyethylene
terephthalate), an environmentally unfriendly substance that
actually requires 17.5 kilograms of water to produce only 1 kilogram
of PET. In fact, more water is used to make PET bottles than is
actually put into them.
Demineralizing effect on the body by Reverse Osmosis Water
Awareness of the importance of minerals and other beneficial constituents
in drinking water has existed for thousands years, being mentioned
in the Vedas of ancient India. In the book Rig Veda, the properties
of good drinking water were described as follows: “Sheetham (cold
to touch), Sushihi (clean), Sivam (should have nutritive value,
requisite minerals and trace elements), Istham (transparent), Vimalam
lahu Shadgunam (its acid base balance should be within normal limits)“
(Sadgir and Vamanrao 2003). That water may contain desirable substances
has received less attention in guidelines and regulations, but an
increased awareness of the biological value of water has occurred
in the past several decades.
The "very clean waters" produced by reverse osmosis, (which also
is use by most bottled companies) is called "hungry" or "death"
water. It is so clean that nothing is left in it. The water is charged
with positive ions instead of negative ions and is also acidic instead
of alkaline. The water you drink is supposed to bring all nutrients
to the destination and to flush out any free radicals.
Free radicals are basically poisoned waste products produced
by smoking, drinking, inhaling polluted air and even by eating and
exercising. Your body is like a car engine, every time you turn
it on, it burns fuel to move your car, but by doing so produces
smoke, which is poisoned.
If you take in this totally clean water then, instead of supplementing
minerals to the body it does just the opposite - it takes them away.
Can you see that? Can you see that if you would spill clean water
over a dirty rock you would have some of the dirt being washed away
with the clean water?
That is what happens with hungry (totally clean water) - except
it does not take away the dirt but it depletes the body of minerals,
calcium and anything else, as it passes trough the body: Everything
except the free radicals because they are charged positively. This
is also the case with the reverse osmosis water and the bottled
water. As you know from school to positive magnets push each other
away. So the solution is to drink water, which has a range of minus
250 to minus 800 mV with a PH in the range of 8.5
to 9.5.
What about all the other illnesses I said in the title that water
is related to? Well, all illnesses are really only symptoms of too
many free radicals (too much exhaust, smoke etc. which never made
it out of the body) in the body! Let me repeat this, any illness
is the body's effort to fix some foreign invader, which in most
cases happens to be the poisoned waste products produced by the
body and which can go nowhere because we have deprived the body
of its "natural sewage system" when we took away the very things
in the water which do just that.The production of the plastic also
produces numerous byproducts that are extremely harmful to the environment.
The Container Recycling Institute reported that 14 billion water
bottles were sold in the U.S. in 2002, yet only 10 percent of these
bottles were recycled - 90 percent ended up in the trash. That's
an extra 12.6 billion plastic bottles for the landfills; bottles
that contained water that was no more - and often less - healthy than tap water.
Ionized Water is the best possible drinking water
Zoltan P. Rona M.D. - "The ideal water for the human body should be
slightly alkaline and this requires the presence of minerals like
calcium and magnesium. Purified water tends to be acidic and can
only be recommended as a way of drawing poisons out of the body.
Once this is accomplished, the continued drinking of purified water
is a bad idea. Water filtered through a solid charcoal filter is
slightly alkaline. Ozonation of this charcoal filtered water is
ideal for daily drinking. Longevity is associated with the regular
consumption of hard water (high in minerals).
Ionized Water is the best possible
drinking water. Disease and early death is more likely to
be seen with the long term drinking of purified water. Avoid it
except in special circumstances.
Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi, M.D." - Water has the ability
to attract and accumulate bio-energy. It also stores an energy memory
of harmful or helpful vibrations to which it was exposed in the
past. Chlorinated tap water is polluted with non-biological
chemicals and negative energy imprints. It is also devoid of bio-energy
and so may be regarded as being badly polluted as well as 'dead'.
Alkaline living water is regarded by a growing number of health
care professionals as the best water to drink and is listed as a
medical device in Japan for the treatment of degenerative diseases.
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The Essential Health Benefits of Sea Water
Sea water has a history of therapeutic use. Its application to the
body, warmed and usually combined with massage, is referred to as
Thalassotherapy, originating from the Greek word thalassa. Both
the Greeks and the Romans recognised the therapeutic effects of
sea water. The immediate general effects of warm sea water application
(it can penetrate the skin more easily when warm, and enter into
the blood) is relaxing, regenerative and stimulating. The American
Indians who resided in the Utah area near the Great Salt Lake regularly
drank small quantities of the inland sea water. They discovered
that this practice enhanced the effect of their herbal remedies.
It was based on this folk use that Hartly Anderson set up a company
to extract the exceptionally pure and concentrated form of sea water
and to market it for health purposes.
Dehydration Facts
- 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated (likely
applies to half the world's population).
- In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that
it is often mistaken for hunger.
- Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as
much as 3%.
- One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost
100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
- Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
- Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water
a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up
to 80% of sufferers.
- A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focussing on
the computer screen or on a printed page.
- Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer
by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
Would you like a glass of water or Coca-Cola?
- In many states in the USA, the highway patrol carries two
gallons of Coca-Cola in the truck to remove blood from the highway
after a car accident.
- You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coca-Cola
and it will be gone in two days.
- To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet
bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush
clean. The citric acid in Coca-Cola removes stains from vitreous
china.
- To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper
with a crumpled up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped
in Coca-Cola.
- To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the
corrosion.
- To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola
to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
- To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking
pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes
before the ham is finished, Remove the foil, allowing the drippings
to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
- To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into
a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a
regular cycle.The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
- The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
Its PH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
- To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate), the commercial
trucks must use the "Hazardous Material" place cards reserved
for highly corrosive materials.
- The distributors of Coca-Cola have been using it to clean
the engines of their trucks for about 20 years! Now the question
is, would you like a glass of water or Coca-Cola?
Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty!
As a result of extensive research into the role of water
in the body, the author, a medical doctor, believes that he
has found chronic dehydration to be the cause of many conditions
including asthma, allergies, arthritis, angina, migraine headaches,
hypertension, raised cholesterol, chronic fatigue syndrome,
multiple sclerosis, depression, and diabetes in the elderly.
According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, the body possesses many different
thirst signals. A dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of your
body's water needs. He describes a variety of more reliable
ones, and helps you learn to understand when your body is calling
for water. In this way, he claims you can prevent, treat, and
cure a variety of conditions of ill health, at no cost, with
what he calls nature's miracle medicine: Water. The author explains
how much water one needs to drink a day to stay healthy, and
why tea, coffee, and sodas are not good substitutes for water.
This book explains a new discovery that lack of water in the
body--chronic dehydration--is the root cause of many painful
degenerative diseases, asthma, allergies, hypertension, excss
body weight, andsome emotional problems including depression.
The book explains the damaging effects of dehydration in the
fourth dimension of time.
The Quality of Water can positively or negatively affect one’s health
Depending on what part of the country one lives in, it is easy
to find trace amounts of nitrates, pesticides, heavy metals, radioactive
compounds, petrochemicals and parasites coming from the local municipal
water supply. The toxins and free radicals in these waters are made
significantly more toxic to humans by the addition of
chlorine -- a compound mandated by the public
health department. The Environmental Protection Agency now reports
that individuals who drink and bath in chlorinated surface waters
(i.e., water from lakes, rivers and shallow wells) have a 50% greater
likelihood of getting cancer in their lifetime. Most consumers are
surprised to learn that one can absorb up to 600% more contaminants
in your body in a ten-minute shower than in all the water consumed
in a day. In January 2000, Sixty Minutes, the investigative
TV program, reported that as many as 100 million Americans were
drinking water contaminated with MTBE, a gasoline additive that
has been leaching into our water supplies since 1992. MTBE is believed
to cause cancer in concentrations as low as 10 parts per billion
and unfortunately local water companies are helpless to remove it.
Because of such contaminants, two out of every five households now
have a water filter or drink bottled water,
as will be discussed later, with no assurance of safety. The problem
is that the average consumer and even most medical professionals
do not know what is the best way to treat water or the best source of water to drink.
Perchlorate,
the explosive component of rocket and missile fuel, contaminates
more than 500 drinking water sources in 20 states, serving well
over 20 million people. Among contaminated sources is the Colorado
River, which provides drinking water for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las
Vegas and other cities. Perchlorate can affect the thyroid gland’s
ability to make essential hormones. For fetuses, infants and children,
disruptions in thyroid hormone levels can cause lowered IQ, mental
retardation, loss of hearing and speech, and motor skill deficits.
The
Water We Drink : Water Quality and Its Effects on Health by
Joshua I. Barzilay, Winkler, M.D. Weinberg,
The emphasis in the purification of drinking water has shifted
from avoidance of infectious diseases to avoidance of chemical pollution.
Barzilay and his colleagues give a brief history of the subject
and then look at the methods, regulations, and science behind the
current U.S. water supply. Their book is an attempt to give consumers
the information they need about how the water purification system
works, what problems it has, and where additional research is needed
to clarify or dispose of those problems; accordingly, they cite
relevant Web sites in the text so that readers can pursue particular
subjects. The problems include antibiotics from farm runoff, dangerous
because they can help raise the resistance of disease-causing bacteria,
and chlorine, whose possible dangers need to be further researched
and discovered. The authors even underline the faddishness of bottled
drinking water. Appended tables of government-regulated and unregulated
contaminant levels, of cancer-causing contaminants, and of mineral
content in various bottled waters add further value to the informative,
readable book. - William Beatty
Respected Medical Professionals and Scientists are warning that
water fluoridation has dangerous long-term
consequences to health. For over 50 years, the U.S. government and
media have trumpeted fluoride as a safe and effective means of reducing
cavities, especially in children. But fluoride is not the benevolent
and innocuous substance the public has been led to believe.
"I am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for
drugs. Fluoride is a corrosive poison that
will produce serious effects on a long range basis. Any attempt
to use water this way is deplorable."Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd,
Past President of the American Medical Association
"Fluoridation ... it is the greatest fraud that has ever
been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated on more people
than any other fraud has."Professor Albert Schatz, Ph.D.
(Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel Prize Winner
98% Of Western Europe Has Rejected Water Fluoridation. This includes
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. The predominant reason for Europe's
rejection is the belief that public drinking water is NOT the appropriate
vehicle with which to deliver medication to a population. India,
and Japan have either rejected or banned its use in recent years.
learn more about the health
disasters caused by fluoride
"I do NOT drink distilled water or reverse osmosis water because
of the demineralizing effects on the body.
I do NOT drink tap water because of its pollutents
including fluoride and
chlorine. I do NOT drink bottled water because of the plastic
toxicity and the impact on the environment. In my home, I drink water from my
Athena water ionizer and I enjoy adding Terramin clay to my drinking water." Shirley
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Water has the Ability to Receive a Wide Range of Frequencies
The
Hidden Messages in Water is an eye-opening theory showing how
water is deeply connected to people's individual and collective
consciousness. Drawing from his own research, scientific researcher,
healer, and popular lecturer Dr. Masaru Emoto describes the ability
of water to absorb, hold, and even retransmit human feelings and
emotions. Using high-speed photography, he found that crystals formed
in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts
are directed toward it. Music, visual images, words written on paper,
and photographs also have an impact on the crystal structure. Emoto
theorizes that since water has the ability to receive a wide range
of frequencies, it can also reflect the universe in this manner.
He found that water from clear springs and water exposed to loving
words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns,
while polluted water and water exposed to negative thoughts forms
incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors. Emoto believes
that since people are 70 percent water, and the Earth is 70 percent
water, we can heal our planet and ourselves by consciously expressing
love and goodwill.
DR. EMOTO: "Think of it in terms of vibration. It's easy
to understand that language -- the spoken word -- has a vibration.
Well, written words also have a vibration. Anything in existence
has a vibration. If I were to draw a circle, the vibration of a
circle would be created. Drawing a cross would create the vibration
of a cross. So if I write the letters L O V E, then these letters
put out the vibration of love. Water can be imprinted with these
vibrations. Beautiful words have beautiful, clear vibrations. But
negative words put out ugly, incoherent vibrations which do not
form clusters. Language is not something artificial, but rather
is something that exists naturally. I believe that language is created
by nature."
"...water is the mirror reflecting our level of consciousness,
a large percentage of the people on the planet, at least 10 percent
of the people, need to have the love and the kan-sha awareness."
more about the Interview with Dr. Emoto
Conscious Water Crystals - The Power of Prayer Made Visible
Japan's Dr. Masaru Emoto has been conducting worldwide research
on the effect of ideas, words, and music upon the molecules of water.
Water Cure - Hydrotherapy
A Bavarian monk, Father Sebastian Kneipp helped re-popularize the therapeutic use of water in the 19th century. There are now many
dozens of methods of applying hydrotherapy, including baths, saunas, douches, wraps, packs, and colon hydrotherapy.
Born in 1821, Kneipp was taken ill during his theological studies
with pulmonary tuberculosis, at that time a fatal disease. Quite
by chance, a small book on Hydrotherapy, authored in 1734 by Dr.
Hahn, found its way into his hands, which motivated Kneipp to take
short full-immersion dips in the icy waters of the winter Danube.
The treatment enabled him to stimulate his physical stamina, or
immune system, so much that his tuberculosis went into remission
and he was able to complete his studies. Sebastian Kneipp was able
to help his fellow students in much the same way, and, during his
work as a curate, he cured a number of gravely ill patients to whom
he had actually been summoned to administer the last rites. Such
successes earned him the erivy and resentment of doctors and pharmacists
alike. He was even arraigned before the court to answer charges
of inexcusable "quackery". Subsequently, he was acquitted of all
wrongdoing after he had described the difficult situation in the
country, where a doctor was seldom available, and Kneipp was able
to offer the judge persuasive advice about his own health.
His book, "My
Water Cure" (1886) took Germany by storm and once translated, spread throughout the world.
Kneipp also wrote "My
Will : A Legacy to the Healthy and the Sick"
Detox Bath
is an ebook that will take you on a journey of discovery of the
amazing properties and benefits of water, and the history of the
bath in various cultures, and of hydrotherapy. It will hold you
by the hand and gently reveal an extraordinarily simple and easy
ancestral practice that will boost your health, fitness, beauty
and well being for a lifetime, without having to rely on anything
else but a simple daily 10-minute bath, using only water.
The Ancient Path of Cleansing: The History of Colonic Hydrotherapy
The history of Colon Hydrotherapy reaches far into the past.
Reports about enemas were found on ancient Egyptian papers dating
to 1500 B.C. The Chinese Medicine used Colon Hydrotherapy even earlier
than that. Cleaning the colon also plays an important role
in Ayurvedic medicine. Until the beginning of the 20th century
Colon Hydrotherapy was a well-known therapy. Today's sophisticated
technology promotes both the safety and sanitation of this popular
cleansing practice. The historians tell us that the practice colon
hydrotherapy, or in its more basic form, the enema, was passed down
from the Gods to the Egyptians. There are numerous reports of the
frequent use of the enema by the Egyptians, with all of them referencing
a papyrus of the 14th century B.C., that is stored in the Royal
Museum of Berlin. Colon Hydrotherapy (enema) is a gentle internal
massage and bath using warm, purified water that can help to eliminate
stored fecal matter, gas, mucus and toxic substances from the colon.
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The Cold Sheet and Cold Sock Water Treatment
This simple safe treatment is utilized during times of detoxification,
infection and inflammation to boost the immune system by increasing
circulation and white blood cells as well as speeding up healing
time. It’s best to start the wet sock treatment on first day of
an illness, ideally repeating it for three nights in a row.
- Take a pair of cotton socks and soak them completely
with ice cold water. Be sure to wring the socks out
thoroughly so they do not drip.
- Warm your feet first. This is very important as
the treatment will not be as effective and could be harmful
if your feet are not warmed first. Warming can be
accomplished by soaking your feet in warm water for at least
5-10 minutes or taking a warm bath for 5-10 minutes.
- Dry off feet and body with a dry towel.
- Place ice cold wet socks on feet. Cover with thick
wool socks. Go directly to bed. Avoid getting
chilled.
- Keep the socks on overnight. You will find that
the wet cotton socks will be dry in the morning.
Dr. Wallace - “The wet sock treatment is only one component
of an integrated treatment plan that includes hydration, proper
nutrition and immunity-boosting supplements.” At
Bastyr Center
for Natural Health, practitioners can work with you to formulate
a comprehensive immunity-boosting plan. Effects of the Wet Sock
Treatment: This treatment acts to reflexively increase the
circulation and decrease congestion in the upper respiratory passages,
head, and throat. It has a sedating action and many patients
report that they sleep much better during the treatment. This
treatment is also effective for pain relief and increases the healing
response during acute infections.
Cold Water Treatment
Many years ago a peasant was heading home on foot, with miles to
go. He was racked with fever, colds, and lumbago. While
crossing a stream, over a log for a bridge, he slipped and fell
into the icy cold water and was drenched to the skin. It was
a bitterly cold day and the man had to walk home in the cold in
sloppy wet clothes. By the time he had arrived home, his clothes
were nearly dried out. The fevers and heat in his body had
been raised, while hurrying miles home, to a point of healing climax
and was down to nearly normal at the end of his journey. The
lumbago and fever were gone and he rejoiced! The next time
he got lumbago and fevers he knew the cure--he would return to the
stream, fall in and walk home again.
Cryotherapy Cold Water Therapy Device
Cryotherapy Cold Water Therapy system helps reduce pain and swelling
and facilitates rehabilitation. Cold water therapy system provides
up to 7 hours of continuous cryotherapy for a variety of indications.
Cold therapy device uses a patented semi-closed loop system, the
cold water therapy system maintains a constant and precise temperature
modality. Cold therapy device also comes with a free cold pad. Cold
therapy devices utilizes continuous circulation compression cryotherapy.
This technique is more advanced and is used in the cold therapy
pain management cryotherapy unit which continuously circulates cool
water all around your injured joint while providing compression
to the area. Continuous circulation compression therapy is delivered
through the unit which circulates cooled water from an insulated
container through pressurized tubing into a large cooling pad which
surrounds the injured joint providing compression. When the fluid
in the pad is warmed by your body temperature, you are able to simply
recirculate it to keep the area cool. Cold therapy device blocks
or slows transmission of pain.
Hydrotherapy: Principles and Practice
Hydrotherapy:
Principles and Practice Essential reading for physiotherapy
students at all levels Hydrotherapy: principles and practice will
be invaluable as the basic hydrotherapy text.
Internationally known as a leader and innovator in hydrotherapy,
Margaret Reid Campion has long been associated with the Halliwick
approach to exercise techniques in water. This book combines her
previous works on paediatric and adult hydrotherapy: the valuable
rehabilitative and recreational ideas for children in water are
linked with constructive and sensible guidelines for both traditional
and original prescriptions for the rehabilitation of adults. In
this contemporary and completely revised edition an impressive range
of contributors have been gathered together to produce a definitive
but practical text. Throughout the awareness of the value of the
principles and practice of the Halliwick Method are linked to managing
hydrotherapy treatments. The chapter The Halliwick Method and Conductive
Education acts as a bridge between child and adult hydrotherapy.
1.Principles - the effects of activity in water, essential features
of up-to-date pool design, basic physics, and assessment and recording.
2.Practice of paediatric hydrotherapy - an authoritative and comprehensive
guide with valuable instructions and ideas for the rehabilitation
and recreation of children in water. 3.Practice of adult hydrotherapy
- a fundamental guide to aid a variety of conditions including neurosurgical
and head injuries, spinal cord injuries, sports injuries, and rheumatic
diseases; recent developments in spinal mobilization are introduced
and the use of Watsu in rheumatic disorders is indicated. 4.Health
promotion - outlining hydrotherapy in the child-bearing year, aqua-relaxation
for mothers and babies, and water fitness for the older child.
Salt Water Hydrotherapy
Studies have shown that you can achieve the best results taking a sole bath during the change
of the moon cycle. The minerals and energies stored in the sole
can optimally be absorbed during a full moon. The body’s healing
potential is at its peak and bioenergetic weak points are harmonized
and the body’s own energy flow activated. During a new moon, the
cleansing effects are optimized because the body’s capacity for
detoxifying is at its peak. The bath will have a detoxifying effect
similar to a three-day fast.
A sole bath is a sheer ocean of energy. Bioenergetic deficits
are rebalanced and weak links become strengthened, reactivating
our body’s electric current. The organs’ functions start to resonate
with the natural frequency patterns of the sole. This activates
the natural regulatory mechanism of the body and its self-healing
powers. A 30 minute sole bath has the cleansing effect of a three-day
fast. In contrast to a normal bath, in which moisture is extracted
from the skin, a sole bath allows salt to be stored in the upper
callous layer of the skin and binds water. This maintains the natural,
protective film of the skin and the skin does not dry out. This
is the reason why sole baths are good for dry skin as well.The cleansing
effects of a 30-minute sole bath equal that of a three-day fast.
The toxins are released into the bath water through osmosis, while
the minerals from the sole are absorbed through the skin. This reduces
the acidity in our body and balances the pH factor of our skin.
Ancient Bathing Remedies for Modern Living
Ocean therapy encompasses the understanding that the element
of water provides a restorative balancing of emotions through tuning-in
to the cyclical rhythms of the ocean. From swimming with dolphins
to incorporating ocean healing into traditional Ayurvedic medicine,
Ocean Therapy is becoming more popular as a tool for healing deep
emotional scars. Ocean Therapy also includes the bathing hydrotherapies
that have applications to skin nutrition. Traditionally these therapies
are referred to as Thalasso Therapy.
Related:
Example of bath therapy in Argentina
Children need to drink enough water
Water: How important is it for infants?
For some readers the very idea of giving water to their nursing
babies may be choking. Learn why some experts urge that breasted
or bottle fed infants drink water in in our chemically polluted
environment
Donald K. Brown, M.D. - "Many children don't drink enough water because
they were
raised on sugared beverages and juices."
According to Pediatrics magazine, many children don't drink enough
water because they were raised on sugared beverages and juices.
Substituting juices and sodas for water may subject children to
potential obesity because kids become accustomed to sweet flavor.
Unfortunately, this is not surprising. New soft drinks, sports drinks
and powdered mixes that are targeted to children are frequently
introduced. These drinks are not a healthy source of hydration and
can cause damage to proper development. A 50-pound, active child,
for example, needs about a quart of water each day to stay hydrated.
Even infants are at risk. Babies often cry when they are thirsty.
Weight Control Begins With Hydration
Trying to lose weight is always a challenge, but water can be a
valuable and easily adaptable component of a diet plan. Water acts
as an appetite suppressant and is instrumental in breaking down
and reducing fat deposits. The rate at which we burn calories
(our metabolism) is a chemical process requiring water
We need adequate water to ensure the smooth functioning of this
process. Water helps to flush toxins out our system. The more toxins
in our body the less capable it is of losing weight. If you are
dieting, keep your system functioning properly and maximize weight
loss by drinking plenty of water.
Healing Waters : The Miraculous Health Benefits of Earth's Most Essential Resource
by Lynn Keegan, Gerald Keegan
"Our purpose in writing Healing Waters was to create a useful,
affordable book geared to help everyone with some aspect of healing.
We wrote this book after having direct personal experience with
the restorative power of water. It turned out we were not the only
ones; upon beginning research on the topic we discovered many clients,
patients, and general folks who related similar experiences. Join
us in becoming healthier and happier due to the multiple ways you
can use water in self-care. We have personally experienced water's
power in prevention and healing and think every reader can too."
Tap water containing chlorine by-products
In a 1992 study that made front-page headlines, and was reported
on in the July issue of the American Journal of Public Health researchers
at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee found that people
who regularly drink tap water containing high levels of chlorine
by-products have a greater risk of developing bladder and rectal
cancers than people who drink unchlorinated water. The study estimates
that about 9 percent of all bladder cancer and 18 percent of all
rectal cancer cases are associated with long-term consumption of
these by-products. This amounts to over 20,000 new cases each year.
These concerns about cancer risks associated with chemical contamination
from chlorination by-products have resulted in numerous epidemiological
studies. These studies generally support the notion that by-products
of chlorination are associated with increased cancer risks." "Chlorine
is used to combat microbial contamination, but it can react with
organic matter in the water and form dangerous, carcinogenic trihalomethanes.
Chlorinated water and Eczema
testimonial from Angela Jones
"I have had Psoriasis and eczema for 15 years and I have tried everything
the doctors have prescribed (prednisone, Methotrexate, etc.) but
of course the psoriasis always came back after "treatment". Then
about a year ago I read the book "Eat
right for Your Type" and I am a changed person. My skin is clearer
than it has ever been. I went to a naturopath and found out I was
allergic to tons of stuff including chlorine, so I have placed
a filter on my shower and on my kitchen sink and this has helped
considerably. I recommend you put a filter on you bath tub too.
Please read up on Eat right 4 your type, it has really changed my
life !! Note: Methotrexate causes liver failure, so please be careful
anyone whom is on it. A liver biopsy is not my idea of a good time." Angela
Our environment is a toxic minefield
There have been a half-million new chemicals developed since
1965 alone. Most of these organic pollutants are modern hydrocarbon
chemicals such as plastic and pesticides. Some are no biodegradable.
Most are soluble in water, and thousands are known to be toxic.
In 1991, the U.S. Congressional Research Service revealed that 10%
of the 1.4 million underground gasoline storage thanks in the U.S.
are currently leaking. There are also an estimated 16,000 municipal
landfills and 181,000 industrial waste sites in the United States
that leech contaminants into our water supplies. Agricultural pesticides
and highway de-icing chemicals are other contaminants.
Perchlorate in water sources
Perchlorate, the explosive component of rocket and missile fuel, contaminates more
than 500 drinking water sources in 20 states, serving well over
20 million people. Among contaminated sources is the Colorado River,
which provides drinking water for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas
and other cities. Perchlorate can affect the thyroid gland’s ability
to make essential hormones. For fetuses, infants and children, disruptions
in thyroid hormone levels can cause lowered IQ, mental retardation,
loss of hearing and speech, and motor skill deficits.
Pet synthetic bottles
The most common plastic used in water bottle manufacturing is
PET (polyethylene
terephthalate), an environmentally unfriendly substance that
actually requires 17.5 kilograms of water to produce only 1 kilogram
of PET. In fact, more water is used to make PET bottles than is
actually put into them. The production of the plastic also produces
numerous byproducts that are extremely harmful to the environment.
The Container Recycling Institute reported that 14 billion water
bottles were sold in the U.S. in 2002, yet only 10 percent of these
bottles were recycled - 90 percent ended up in the trash. That's
an extra 12.6 billion plastic bottles for the landfills; bottles
that contained water that was no more - and often less - healthy
than tap water. learn more
Chlorinated tap water linked to birth defects
Scientists from Imperial College, London University, will carry
out the research after doctors in Norway, Canada and the United
States reported higher levels of birth defects in areas where chlorine
is used, compared with drinking water treated by alternative methods.
A Norwegian study of 141,000 births over three years found a 14
per cent increased risk of birth defects in areas with chlorinated
water. Scientists have already found an association between chlorine
and an increased risk of bowel, kidney and bladder cancer, but it
is the first time that a link has been found with higher levels
of spina bifida.
Chlorine poisoning
Matthew Silver, MD - "An associate in her early fifties who
had suffered for many years from the toxic
effects of chlorine poisoning from inhaling vapors from
an over-chlorinated swimming pool. This had resulted
in many severe health challenges including extreme chronic fatigue
and breathing difficulty that kept her housebound and dependent
on oxyn. Even minimal exertion led to extreme shortness of breath.
After just three days of drinkingglyconutrients,
she reported that all of her symptoms improved dramatically
and that she was able to leave her house without oxygen and
work in her garden, which she had not been able to do in years."
The sugars found on all Glyconutrients (saccharides)
also address the workings of the brain and nervous system –
from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression.
Cancer fighting nutrients become deadly when combined with chlorinated tap water
Some of nature’s most valuable and essential anti-cancer and anti-disease phytochemical nutrients which
are commonly found in food have been discovered to form deadly cancer causing substances when consumed or combined with chlorinated tap
water. This discovery includes familiar foods including soy, fruits,
vegetables, tea, many health products, and even some vitamins. Research
has proven that these essential nutrients are the exact same families
of compounds, that even in infinitesimal amounts have been tormenting
the water treatment and chlorine industries for years.
It has been known by the water
treatment and chemical industries for many years that chlorine reacts
negatively with natural organic compounds. These industries call
these compounds DBPs (disinfection by-products) which are known
to cause cancer in populations whose drinking water contains them.
THM, the most commonly known DBP, is known to cause a high incidence
of bladder cancer and also to cause spontaneous abortion of fetuses.
The Environmental Protection
Agency has continually tightened their restrictions on THMs in drinking
water, and even tighter restrictions are just around the bend. Yet
it is interesting to note that the many government agencies and
chlorine industries have conveniently neglected to take a serious
look at food, health supplement, and pharmaceutical drug consumption,
preparation, and production relating to use of chlorinated tap water.
There is good reason for the public to seriously examine and
question this entire issue. Many years ago laws were passed making
chlorination of water mandatory. Now, the chlorine industry and
government agencies must continue their existing policies, because
if sudden or drastic changes are made, the legal liabilities would
be staggering. Certainly some government or industry personnel have
known or theorized about these problems and have been covering them
up for many years. However, if anyone were to admit to it, the consequences
could be disastrous. This predicament could make the tobacco industry
scandal seem insignificant in comparison.
Water Fluoridation Alert!
Respected Medical Professionals and Scientists are warning that
water fluoridation has dangerous long-term consequences to health.
For over 50 years, the U.S. government and media have trumpeted
fluoride as a safe and effective means of reducing cavities, especially
in children. But fluoride is not the benevolent and innocuous substance
the public has been led to believe.
"I am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for
drugs. "Fluoride is a corrosive poison that
will produce serious effects on a long range basis. Any attempt
to use water this way is deplorable."Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd,
Past President of the American Medical Association
"Fluoridation ... it is the greatest fraud that has ever
been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated on more people
than any other fraud has."Professor Albert Schatz, Ph.D.
(Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel Prize Winner
Many countries have banned or rejected water fluoridation
98% Of Western Europe Has Rejected Water Fluoridation. This includes
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. The predominant reason for Europe's
rejection is the belief that public drinking water is NOT the appropriate
vehicle with which to deliver medication to a population. India,
and Japan have either rejected or banned its use in recent years.
learn more about the health
disasters caused by fluoride
CHLORINATED WATER FOR ANIMALS .... A BIG NO-NO !!
Chlorine is a halogen that damages enzymes. It does not belong in
our bodies as part of our water needs !! For starters, chlorine
potentiates magnesium deficiency, which
can cause almost any symptom you can think of from high blood pressure,
to chemical sensitivity or even sudden death. Furthermore it also
decreases the absorption while increasing the excretion of calcium
and phosphorus. The increased loss of calcium into the urine, promotes
osteoporosis. It is known that it not only contributes to hypertension,
but also cancers of the pancreas, colon, bladder and has been linked
to heart attacks, diabetes, kidney stones and much more."
Ionized Water
Safe, toxin-free, Ionized,
Energized, Drinking Water helps to naturally flush toxins and
acidic waste from the body and is a powerful antioxidant. Ionized
Water makes more oxygen available to our cells than distilled, reverse
osmosis, filtered only, bottled or tap water and is the best possible
drinking water. "Disease and early death is more likely to be seen
with the long term drinking of purified water. Avoid it except in
special circumstances." Zoltan P. Rona M.D
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