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Are you sure the cause of your ailments is not simple dehydration?
27/03/04 by Michael Smyth
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As sports people we all know the importance of drinking plenty of water to maintain optimal sports performance. As a coach, I often get fed up reminding athletes of the importance of ingesting plenty of liquid both pre, during and after exercise. If you’re an athlete you’re no doubt fed up of hearing it. But wait, drinking water may not be enough because your athletic performance may depend on what type of water you drink.
Once scientists used to believe that the purpose of water in the body was simply to as a space filler and as a transport mechanism. However, the modern view is that the water in the body plays a much more important function in regulating the activities of the body and the solids dissolved in it. Since human cells contain between 60-90% water, its importance has been overlooked.
Do you suffer from back problems, asthma, allergies, mental fogginess or gastrointestinal problems?
A very high percentage of athletes have suffered from one or other of the above problems during their careers. More often than not they will be treated with conventional drugs.
However, this could be just an attempt to treat the symptom not the problem. The symptom could be dehydration. As we get older the body has a propensity to become chronically and increasingly dehydrated until eventually we reach a state of water deficiency where the water content of the cells is at a very low level. This in turn leads to a build up of acid wastes making the body prone to disease and disorder.
Here are a few examples of how dehydration affects the body:
Gastrointestinal problems: the operation of the pancreas which secretes insulin into the body to regulate blood sugar is affected by the lack of water. When deficient in water these and other digestive functions fail to operate causing gastritis, indigestion, and heartburn.
Asthma and Allergies: when the body lacks water it produces histamine to prevent further water loss. Histamine makes the bronchial muscles contract. Too much histamine causes asthma and other ailments (which conventional medicine treats with anti-histamine).
Back problems: the spinal column is made up of 24 vertebrae between which are 23 cushioning discs which act as shock absorbers. These discs contain water and salt and when fully hydrated and firm reduce the demand on the back muscles of the lumbar region. If not fully hydrated the joints themselves become weight bearing which over time causes inflammation and bone damage. In addition, increasing strain is put on the back muscles to maintain posture which causes muscle strain and eventually pain. Furthermore, between the disc and vertebra is cartilage whose gliding ability can be substantially diminished by dehydration.
These problems are reversible
Fortunately, if dehydration is to blame you can do something about it. Not surprisingly cure for dehydration is water. But beware, tea, coffee and alcohol are not water and have the opposite effect of drying the body. Similarly, soft drinks are generally acidic as are diets heavy in meat, fried foods, and sweets. The body must maintain a Ph level (the measure of acidity and alkalinity) of between 7.35 and 7.45 to operate properly. To do this is employs a bodily function called homeostasis. If you Ph level drops to 6.9 you body could go into coma or even die. Once acidity start to build up in the body cells start to die or become malignant. When a cell becomes malignant it does not respond to commands from the brain. This is the onset of cancer.
How much water should we drink and is all water the same?
Ok, so we all know we need to drink water because I is good for digestion, skin re-hydration, and helps to flush toxins from the body. . But how much should we drink? Well, the recommended daily dose is 6 to 8 tall glasses a day, more for athletes who lose a lot of fluid through perspiration. However, not all water is the same.
Some waters (such as distilled waters) are biologically inactive and dead. If you drink tap water your body may turn into a dumping ground for bacteria, pesticides, heavy metals, carcinogens and parasites. For example, chlorine is added to tap water to protest you form dangerous organisms. However, chlorine can also double your risk of bladder, colon and rectal cancer according to the US National Cancer Institute. Only Living Water can hydrate, lubricate and energize cells.
What is Living Water?
In short, Living Water is water that is free from impurities and has unique information structures imbedded within the water molecules which can affect living systems when consumed.
Scientific research in the last 40 years has revealed that it is possible to recreate this water from normal tap water by allowing the tap water to undergo the various processes contained in the Pi-Mag system. These processes can be split into two parts.
The first stage is to filter the water through ceramic filter. This removes foreign materials down to a range of .02 to 0.5 microns. The water then moves through a three stage filter cartridge to reduce chlorine, unpleasant odours, lead and other heavy metals. It then rests is a tank on the bottom of which lay mineral and silver stones. These reduce the growth of bacteria, help maintain a balanced range of beneficial materials and adjust the Ph level to mildly alkaline. Then the water is passed through a high strength (1200 gauss) magnet which energizes the magnet.
Why continue to spend money on bottled water when you can create living water from your own tap?
People who have used the water (both to drink and to bathe in) have revealed startling results. These include using the water to make skin look and feel more moisturized without the use of expensive hand creams; relieving skin problems; improving back disorders. For athletes the benefits could be enormous. Some athletes have reported immediate better athletic performance, for others the benefit has been felt over time. And if it doesn’t work for you, you can always give it to your flowers and they will last twice as long!!
You can purchase a Pi-Mag water system from the Sportscounsel web site by clicking here.
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