Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink!

I recently quoted health author Laurie Garrett on the infrastructure of public health. Her comment about our tendency to forget "the person who saved [our life] hundreds of times a day by making sure the water coming out of [our] tap [is] disease-free" reminded me of some information a friend recently sent me about Japanese water therapy. I've been trying this therapy for a couple of months now and I highly recommend it. I have noticed an improvement in my skin, hair, level of daytime hunger, regularity and general well being.
You can google it and get lots of articles about diseases that can be cured with this therapy. This is the basic therapy:
1. When you wake up in the morning immediately drink 4 x160ml glasses of water
2. Brush your teeth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes, eat and drink as normal
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. If you are unable to drink 4 glasses of water when you begin the therapy, start by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses
In the developed world, we take water so much for granted instead of acknowledging it for the essential life force it is. Here are some interesting facts to consider:

• the body consists of 70% water
• the brain is 90% water
• blood is nearly 90% water and is responsible for carrying out most of the bodily functions
• 75% of people are chronically dehydrated
• in 37% of people, the thirst mechanism is so weak it is usually mistaken for hunger
• lack of water is the #1 trigger for daytime fatigue
• a mere 2% drop in body water results in fuzzy short-term memory
• mild dehydration can slow your metabolism by 3%
• water has to be consumed in the proper manner - taken with or after food can harm your health as it dilutes digestive juices and enzyme activity

Soft little droplets
Which quench mother nature's thirst
making the
world green

(Haiku by
Kristen Armand)

Are you drinking enough? Be aware of the pitfalls of replacing pure water with carbonated drinks which are potentially very dangerous, or caffienated drinks which add to your dehydration.

Drink your way to good health (with water, of course!) - "Cheers!"