Stay Hydrated!

Mind & Spirit : NST Life & Times 14/9/2010

http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/MIND_SPIRIT_Stayhydrated_/Article/

BY CHIM LI YEN

YOU are not sick, you are thirsty. “Don’t treat thirst with medication,” says Dr F. Batmanghelidj, author of Your Body’s Many Cries For Water.
The human body is composed of 25 per cent solid matter and 75 per cent water. And the brain tissue is extremely sensitive to dehydration as it is 85 per cent water. Water regulates all bodily functions by energising the solid matter in the body. It transports all substances inside the body and is the main solvent for vitamins and minerals.

When starved of water, the cells in our body complain by causing adverse reactions so that we take notice. Dr Batmanghelidj says: “Dry mouth is not the only sign of dehydration. Pain in the body is a crisis call of the body for water. “Chronic pain which cannot easily be explained as injury or infection should first be interpreted as a signal of chronic water shortage in the area where the pain is registered. “These pain signals should first be considered and excluded as primary indicators for dehydration of the body before any other complicated procedures are forced on the patient.”

He discovered the curative properties of water in the infamous Evin Prison in Iran where he was kept as a political prisoner for about three years. With no medications at his disposal, he treated a fellow prisoner with peptic ulcer pain with two glasses of water. His pain disappeared within eight minutes. The patient remained pain-free for his remaining months in the prison by drinking two glasses of water every three hours as prescribed by the doctor.

Dr Batmanghelidj successfully treated 3,000 fellow prisoners suffering from stress-induced peptic ulcer disease with water alone. While in prison, he conducted extensive research on the medicinal effects of water in relieving painful, degenerative diseases and published his findings in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in 1983.

What do you drink to quench your thirst? Some drink coffee, tea, processed beverages and alcohol as a substitute for good old natural water. While these contain water, their contents which include caffeine and other additives dehydrate the body. Caffeine has a diuretic effect which causes the person to urinate more frequently and excrete more water than usual.

You can determine the amount of water you need by simply dividing your weight (in pound) in half. The resulting number equals the recommended ounces of water to drink every day. For example, a person weighing 120 pounds will need to drink 60 ounces (1.8 litres) of water daily. Do you sometimes still feel thirsty after drinking a large glass of water?

In over 40,000 people who have been through Fenestra Research’s years of testing, an astonishing 94 per cent were found to be dehydrated, despite having had the recommended amount of water daily. Peter Agre, who won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, discovered aquaporins (water channels) in cells and proved that our cells hydrate by absorbing single water molecules at a time.

We now know that the body’s hydration is dependent on the chemical balance and stability of the water we drink, not the source, cost of water or pH level.

Dedicated to finding a solution to proper hydration, Dave Schneider found out that various blends of rock minerals can restore the natural balance, stability and energy of water in nature. Stirwand, a breakthrough product, was created by enclosing rock minerals inside surgical-grade polymers.

Stirwand™ users have reported higher energy levels, better quality of sleep, increased memory function, an improved immune system and younger looking skin. Many report a smoother and better taste in the water.

All Stirwands™ are hydrating, oxygenating and detoxifying. They can be used in all your drinking water, your bath, pool, spa, aquarium, laundry, cleaning, watering plants, etc, and are safe to use in hot liquids. Different mineral blends affect the amount of coherent energy put out by each type of Stirwand™, as well as the individual enhancing benefits of each.

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• The writer is co-founder of The Violet Flame Holistic Shop and Therapy Centre in Bangsar. Check out www.thevioletflame.com.my for details.