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Water is the stuff of life. The most dominant element on our planet. It is so
crucial, that its presence on another planet is the single most exciting clue
scientists can find in their search for life. Yet, we take our water for granted
and overlook its essential role in our health.
This simple compound of three atoms makes up 67% of our body weight. A 2% decrease
results in fatigue. A 10% drop causes significant problems and greater losses
can be fatal. Good hydration cushions bones and joints, transports nutrients,
flushes toxins, regulates body temperature, and empowers the body's natural
processes of healing.
DISCOVER WHY YOUR DRINKING HABITS
MAY BE THE CAUSE AND CURE OF YOUR...
- Headaches
- Joint & Back Pain
- Anxiety & Depression
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Fatigue & Insomnia
- Cravings
- Allergies and Asthma
- Arthritic Pain
- Constipation
WHICH WATER IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
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.
- Spring/Bottled Water
- Well Water
- Municipal Water
- Filtered Water
- Distilled Water
- Reverse Osmosis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction by
F. Batmanghelidj, MD
Don't Treat Thirst with Medications
The Importance of Water in Human Health
What Does Water Do?
The Dehydration Epidemic
Hydration vs. Dehydration
How Much to Drink?
What and When to Drink
Sodium and Potassium
Asthma, Allergies, and Dehydration
C Protection from Water?
Lose Weight with Water
The Fountain of Youth
Hydrotherapy The Curative Powers of Water
What's Wrong with Our Drinking Water?
The Pollutants
Gasoline & MTBE
Parasites
Additives to Water
Fluoridation of Municipal Water
The Fluoride C Link
Ecological Hazards of Modern Society
Drugs
Pesticides and Herbicides
Quality of Pipes
Dioxin
Acid Rain
Heavy Metals
Copper and PVC Piping
To Test or to Treat?
Which Water Is Right for You?
Bottled, Spring, and Mineral Waters
Non Source Bottled Water
Plastic Bottles and Storage Containers
Understanding a Chemical Assay
Charcoal Water Filters
Granular Activated Carbon Filters
Carbon Block Filters
Submicron Straining Carbon Purifiers
Ceramic Filters
KDF and Shower Filters
Water Softeners
Bactericides, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Silver
Ultraviolet Light
Ozone
Reverse Osmosis
Home Distillation Systems
Distilled Water Vs. Spring Water
The Leaching Controversy
Save Our Water
Research Footnotes
Resources
Index
Other Books by this Author
Biography
It is estimated that more than 30% of senior Americans are dehydrated. Water
deprivation causes a host of ailments, most notably metabolic dysfunction,
constipation, fatigue, and even heart attack. It is no coincidence that the
fountain of youth was thought to be overflowing with water.
- Dr. Ronald Klatz, MD, Pres. American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine
You are not sick, you are thirsty!
- Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, MD., author of Your Body's Many Cries for Water
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.
- Julian Whitaker, MD Editor, Health & Healing Newsletter
From the Author
"The human body is like an envelope encasing 20 trillion living cells. Each cell
swims in a fluid of salty water. All proteins, minerals, vitamins, fats, and
other molecules are suspended in that water. Water is not just present in every
cell, it is essential to its survival. Good hydration provides healthy cell repair
and regeneration. An improperly hydrated cell is weakened and more susceptible
to infection and alteration (malignancy). We humans walk through life carrying
around approximately 10-13 gallons of water. A deficiency of only 10% can lead
to chronic health complaints. Subtle dehydration is alleged to afflict 30% 50%
of Americans. Water cushions bones and joints, transports nutrients, flushes
toxins, regulates body temperature, and empowers the body's natural healing process.
You cannot achieve optimum health without accommodating your bodies many needs
for water."
Excerpts from Water The Ultimate Cure
We love water. We play in it, spend our leisure time around it,
build our most luxurious homes near it, enjoy some of our favorite sports on
it, exercise in it, travel to exotic vacation spots to be next to it, cleanse
ourselves with it, and visit spas to seek out its healing powers. We cherish
our freshwater lakes, streams, reservoirs, and our great oceans. Nearly seventy
percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. And, whether it be by
coincidence or divine, our human bodies are also nearly seventy percent water
and the salinity of our extracellular fluids is approximately that of ocean
water. These three simple atoms, H2O, are so integral to our existence, that
the discovery of it on another planet is a certain indicator of life.
The therapeutic use of water in all of its forms crosses all cultures and
dates back to the beginning of civilization. The Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians,
Persians, Greeks, Hebrews, Hindus, Chinese, and Native Americans, all used
water to heal injury and treat disease. And here is something else to ponder:
The water we drink today is the same water that our ancient ancestors drank.
It is the same water that Moses lifted to his lips; that was served to Cleopatra,
and to George Washington. The way our ecosystem works, the water on the planet
continuously recycles. When sea water evaporates, it leaves the salts behind.
As the rising water cools, it condenses to form water droplets and clouds which,
at the right temperature, drop back to earth (natural distillation). The same
molecules of water are merely exchanged between sea and sky and soil and have
been doing so for millennia.
The restorative powers of water are so primal that even the sound of water
is healing. CD and audio cassettes of recorded rivers and ocean waves and waterfalls
are sold everywhere and there are even videos of them. It is easier to fall
asleep or to meditate listening to water. Water is also a fantastic stress
reducer. A hot bath before bedtime is the universal cure for relieving the
stress that causes insomnia. Special water wands can massage you in the shower
and tubs with water jets soothe overstressed areas in your neck, back, and
shoulders.
Let's face it, we love water because we are water. The average adult contains
40 to 50 quarts or 10-13 gallons of water! Blood is 83% water, muscles 75%,
brain 75%, heart 75%, bones 22%, lungs 86%, kidneys 83%, and eyes 95%. If aliens
landed tomorrow, they would probably describe us as mobile sacks of water.
Reviews of Water The Ultimate Cure
I have read Water: The Ultimate Cure and Sprouts The Miracle Food .
I found the writing style and information both of the highest order. I thoroughly
enjoyed both books. I have found all of your information so very informative
and want to again say thank you for efforts to guide people to a more healthy
approach to eating. It is a war that is being fought in the trenches against
seemingly insurmountable odds, but with Generals like yourself leading the
charge, progress is being made. It seems more and more people are starting
to realize that you are what you eat, and are tired of feeling like a lumbering
cow!
---Randy Steele, Santa Barbra, CA. June 16, 2003
"Just finished reading Steve Meyerowitz's Water the Ultimate Cure. I found
it interesting, informative, and enlightening and written in language that
was (thankfully) easily understood.” --Irene Cook, Oneida, New York. April
10, 2002
“My eyes were really opened to the problem of dehydration. I thoroughly enjoyed
Steve's straight forward writing. I have always heard to drink a lot of water
everyday, but I never knew why. Now I know exactly why. How enjoyable it is
to read truth presented in a way that tells me that the writer believes what
he's writing about with all his heart. I am telling everyone to drink their
water, and to read this book, too! Thank you, Steve, for caring enough to share
such valuable information.”
--Christine Barr, Morgan Hill CA. February 28, 2002.
"Great book. Everything in your book is common sense. Unfortunately, many
are not aware of the facts. The book is extremely well written. It's easy to
understand, and I am sure it will benefit many."
- Phil Erklen, International Music Syndicate, Jan 6, 2002
I am very impressed with your program as outlined in your book WATER THE ULTIMATE
CURE. In fact I'm now dedicated to H2O. At first it becomes a training routine,
but for some reason I feel better even after a long plane ride back to Los
Angeles. Your analysis about water lubricating the skeleton column makes a
lot of sense. My associate John Heurkins plans to get on schedule immediately
with the water as suggested: 1/2 ounce daily consumption per pound of body
weight. With your guidance he should be free of occasional back pain and win
many more golf tournaments. Thanks again for your books. You will be a household
name as folks look for better alternatives to staying healthy and enjoying
life.
- Paul Collins, Aquaplus Incorporated, March 23, 2001
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