Water is the most essential component to life. People accept this as fact, yet somehow, especially in western culture, take this reality for granted. We think that because we ingest any fluid it constitutes the same thing, somehow believing that convenience can replace reality, and that soda, juice, coffee and other liquids will suffice for our daily intake, when this couldn't be further from the truth. Water is water. It's that simple. . . Or is it??
Many people don't like the taste of their water, and naturally gravitate towards more palatable beverages, but are often unaware that those beverages do the exact opposite and actually dehydrate the body. Coffee and alcohol are known diuretics, but most people don't know that sugar also requires lots of pure water to metabolize, therefore requiring more water than is contributes by sugary drinks. Add this to the fact that 50-75% of people in our society are chronically dehydrated, and you have a powerful foundation for dis-ease in the body.
So let's all drink more water?!?
Yes, but all water is hardly equal. Part of the reason that people find their water literally difficult to swallow is because of its content; From tap water full of heavy metals, chlorine, and fluoride (a now known neurotoxin thanks to the recent Harvard study proving its role in cognitive inhibition), to plastic bottles which are derived from petroleum, a known carcinogen, to all the other matter of contaminants and pollutants in our increasing industrialized culture.
We need to take our water, and our health, much more seriously.
The general scientific consensus is that the human body needs 1oz of water per Kg of body weight for an individual. To make that more practical, divide your weight in half and that's how many ounces of water you need every day. As a reference, cups are 4 ounces and a pint glass is 16, so for your average adult, around 8 pint glasses is the minimum requirement. In my experience, even more is beneficial, especially for those suffering from chronic dehydrated related un-wellness like myself, which again is 50-75% of people.
Droughts are looming, people die from water borne illness across the world daily, or even down-right thirst, and all the while Nestle is bottling up (and contaminating) the last of California's natural springs. And there's Cargill, Monsanto's parent company, selling its corrosive chemical by-product hydrofluorosilicic acid to municipalities for a profit, instead of responsibly paying to have this lethal chemical disposed of safely... And all the while We the People go on as if it's business as usual, when we are slowly loosing the basis of life support on the planet.
Not to sound too doom and gloom--really there is hope, but only when we get grounded in the reality of what is will we be able to do anything about it. There are excellent fluoride filters out there, from counter top to personal filter-straws, and there are far more advanced and amazing systems that can create remarkably high-quality potable water from pretty much any contaminated source. The trick is, we have to know water's value, before we can rearrange our priorities to it. . .. The value of our bodies, and of the earth and her natural resources, is priceless.
Drinking more water is always better than less, and is highly encouraged, even if it's not the purest available. More water is better than none, generally regardless of the source, but the higher quality the water, the better it will process in the body and the better to hydrate you with.
To y(our) Hydration, and Health!!!
Drink up!!!
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