The Importance of Water To The Human Body
© 2008 - Dr. James Chappell
"Water is the only substance on earth that is naturally present in three different forms - as a liquid, a solid (ice) and as a gas (water vapor)."
It has been said, water is so intelligent, it created humans to move itself around. Water; what is it really and why is it so important?
Pure Water -
Pure water is merely two molecules of hydrogen gas and one molecule of oxygen gas in liquid form. The ratio of negative to positive ions will determine its acidity or alkalinity. The activity (formerly called concentration) of positive charged hydrogen to the negative charged hydroxide or oxygen bonded hydrogen will determine whether it has a positive or negative ionic charge. This is extremely important which I will discuss in a moment.
Water is a universal solvent. This means it has the ability to detoxify the body at a cellular level. Depending on our activity and environmental temperature, the average adult in the United States loses one half (1/2) gallon of water/fluids per day through perspiration, respiration, urination and defecation. If we don’t replace this amount of water on a daily basis, we slowly dehydrate. The most obvious sign of dehydration is dry, flaky, wrinkled skin. However, a misinterpreted signal of thirst is hunger. Most of us eat when we should be replacing fluids with bio-available water.
Simply, water is so vital; we can only live a few days without it. Matter-of-fact, rapid dehydration causes heart and kidney failure and death. Gradual dehydration leads to a litany of signs, signals and symptoms often mistaken as disease. Proper hydration is so critical; it is the first common denominator in The HONSTEC Syndrome. As you may recall, The HONSTEC Syndrome is seven common denominators anyone of which cause illness. The ‘H’ stands for hydration or lack of it.
Water Quotes -
"To understand water is to understand the cosmos, the marvels of nature, and life itself."
Masaru Emoto in "The Hidden Messages in Water"
"Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water."
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water."
Loran Eisley
During 37 years of research and education, I have come to realize the importance of bio-available substances including water. In the 60’s, we in the health movement said, you are what you eat. In the 70’s, we added you are what you assimilate. Finally, in the 80’s, we said, you are what you eat, assimilate and don’t eliminate. The key is absorption; assimilation or availability. Drinking water has little affect if it is not absorbed at the cellular level, and cellular absorption or bio-availability is determined by its ionic charge.
Ions –
An ion is an atom or molecule which has lost or gained one or more electrons, giving it a positive or negative electrical charge. A negatively charged ion has more electrons, and is known as an anion. Conversely, a positively charged ion has fewer electrons, and is known as a cation.
"Negative ions increase the flow of oxygen to the brain; resulting in higher alertness, decreased drowsiness, and more mental energy," says Pierce J. Howard, PhD, author of The Owners Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind Brain Research and Director of Research at the Center for Applied Cognitive Sciences in Charlotte, N.C.
“Negative ions are created in nature when air molecules separate from sunlight, radiation, and moving air or water such as waterfalls and pounding surf,” says ion researcher Michael Terman, PhD, of Columbia University in New York.
Negative ions are odorless, tasteless molecules that are either breathed into our respiratory system or consumed through our digestive system. High concentrations of air-generated negative ions can be found in nature in mountain forests, waterfalls and beaches. Digestible negative ions are found in certain waters. According to research, consumption from either source usually will cause people to feel energized and invigorated, which helps relieve stress, alleviate depression, and boost energy. High ion concentrations also apparently inhibit bacterial growth and perhaps foster plant growth. The good effects are attributed to high concentrations of negative ions rather than positive ones.
Negative ions are exceedingly beneficial for a person’s metabolism as a means of enhancing human behavior. They act in a complex mechanism to bring about hormone and biochemical reactions in the body and brain. It is impossible to get an overdose of negative ions, which act like pure water in washing away poisons. Generally, the more negative ions you are exposed to, the better and more uplifted you feel.
Positive ions or the lack of negative ions may cause Serotonin Hyper-function Syndrome or "Irritation Syndrome" and involves sleeplessness, irritability, tension, migraine, nausea, heart palpitations, hot flashes with sweating or chills, tremor and dizziness. The elderly become depressed, apathetic and extremely fatigued.
Side-effects from increasing serotonin levels in your body include; anxiety, nervousness, tremors, sweating, dizziness, lightheadedness, dry mouth, upset or irritated stomach, appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach gas, rash and itching. Less common side-effects include changes in sex drive, impotence, abnormal dreams, difficulty concentrating, acne, hair loss, dry skin, chest pains, allergy, runny nose, bronchitis, abnormal heart rhythms, bleeding, blood pressure changes, headaches, fainting when rising suddenly from a sitting position, bone pain, bursitis, twitching, breast pain, fibrocystic disease of the breast, cystitis, urinary pain, double vision, eye or ear pain, conjunctivitis, anemia, swelling, low blood sugar, and low thyroid activity.
Anything that will increase negative ions within a balanced limitation would therefore be a health benefit.
Understanding pH –
In solutions, including water, in which the activity of positive charged hydrogen (H+) equals that of negative charged hydroxide (OH-), the pH value will be 7.0 and are known as neutral. When the activity of hydrogen exceeds hydroxide, the pH value will be lower than 7.0 and is known as an acid. Solutions in which hydroxide (OH-) activity exceeds hydrogen (H+) will have a pH value greater than 7.0 and are known as bases or alkalines. Therefore, pH is dependent on ionic activity or the ratio of positive charged hydrogen (+) to negative charged hydroxide (-).
All natural foods contain both acid and alkaline forming elements. In some, acid forming elements dominate, in others alkaline forming elements dominate. According to modern biochemistry, it is not the organic matter of foods which leave acid or alkaline residues in the body. The inorganic matter; sulphur, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium determines the acidity or alkalinity of the body fluids. Food comparatively rich in acid forming elements are acid forming foods, those comparatively rich in alkaline forming elements are alkaline forming foods.
An acidic condition inhibits nerve action, alkalinity stimulates nerve action. One who has a balanced condition can think and act (decide) well. A balanced food plan is a great help in maintaining the pH balance of the blood; however it does not reveal results in a day or two. It takes a longer time to show the effect. Cold showers make the blood alkaline, while hot showers make the blood acid. If the blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body so the blood will be able to maintain an alkaline condition.
Acid-Alkaline Forming Foods -
Foods may be classified in relation to the metabolic process as acid or alkaline. Alkali’s are soluble salts and acids are corrosive agents which have trouble combining with other things. A balanced diet contains 35% acid forming foods and 65% alkaline.
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Highly Alkaline |
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Beans String, Banana-Speckled, Dandelion greens, Dates, Figs, Prune, Raisins, Chard. |
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High Alkaline |
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Almonds, Avocado, Banana-Yellow, Bean Fresh, Beet, Blackberries, Carrot, Chives, Cranberries, Endive, Grapes Sour, Kale, Peach dried, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Plum, Raspberries, Spinach. |
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Alkaline |
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Agar, Alfalfa, Apple & Fresh Apple Cider, Apricot fresh, Artichokes globe, Bamboo shoots, Bean snap, Beans sprouted, Berries most, Blueberries, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Cauliflower, Celery, Cherries, Chestnuts, Chicory, Coconut Milk, Collards, Corn fresh and sweet, Cucumbers, Daikon, Eggplant, Escarole, Garlic, Ginger root, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, Guava, Horseradish fresh and raw, Kelp, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lemon and Peel, Lettuce, Lime, Loganberry, Mango, Melons, Milk raw, Acidophilus Yogurt, Whey. |
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Neutral Oils |
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Cold Pressed, Expeller Pressed, Almond, Avocado, Coconut, Canola, Cottonseed, Linseed, Olive, Safflower, Sesame, Soy, Sunflower, Walnut. |
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Acid |
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Asparagus, Beans dried, Cashews, Coconut dried, Cranberry Juice and concentrate, Egg yolk, Filbert, Fruit Jellies (Jams Canned, Sulphured, Sugared, Dried), Grapes Sweet, Pasteurized Milk Products, Dry Peas, Pecans, Plums Damson, Tofu fries, Water-chestnuts. |
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Highly Acid |
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Alcohol, Artichoke root, Barley, Bread, Buckwheat, Caffeine, Coffee, Corn, dry and products, Custards, Drugs, Flour all, Ginger preserved, Honey, Lentil dry, Mate, Millet, Oatmeal, Peanuts, Rice all, Rye Grain, Soy Bread, Soy noodles, Sorghum, grain, Spaghetti and other Pasta, Sugar Cane, raw beet, Tobacco, Walnut (English), Wheat grain. |
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From an extreme acid such as hydrochloric acid (-1.0 pH) to lemon juice (2.4 pH), cola (2.5 pH), orange or apple juice (3.5 pH), tomato juice (4.0 pH), beer (4.5 pH) to coffee and tea (5.0 pH), to pure water (7.0 pH), vegetable juice (average 8.0 to 9.0 pH) to sodium bicarbonate (12.0 to 14.0 pH), all liquids, solids and gases have a pH value. The key is knowing what they are and creating a balance in your life of alkaline or 7.0 and above dominate foods and liquids.
Again, anything that will increase alkalinity within a balanced limitation would therefore be a health benefit.
Testing Real Water Concentrate -
Recently, I had the opportunity to test the pH and the Oxygen Reduction Potential (ORP) or ionic value of a product called Real Water Concentrate for the Real Water Club. Unlike other products using potentially harmful substances to alkalize liquids, Real Water Concentrate uses a proprietary process call E2 Technology™. The only ingredients in Real Water Concentrate are purified water with trace amounts of magnesium and potassium. The E2 Technology™ process energizes the minerals with an abundance of negative ions attaching itself to the water. To my knowledge, there is no technology, company or product that can reproduce this process of ionic energy imprinting.
As a scientist, I have no interest in the outcome of any evaluation. I am merely reporting my observations and results. For five consecutive days, I placed twenty drops of Real Water Concentrate in 8 ounces of distilled water with a pH of 5.0. I tested this water using a Pinpoint pH monitor every 15 minutes for four hours. The average pH was 9.43. At the same time, I also tested this water using a Pinpoint ORP monitor. The pure distilled water had an ORP reading of +200. After infusing the Real Water Concentrate, the reading averaged a (MINUS) -127. In essence, Real Water Concentrate produces a strong alkaline anti-oxidant when mixed in solutions such as water.
Certification/Endorsement -
In lieu of all the evidence available indicating the health benefits of consuming alkaline substances and anti-oxidants, I believe this additive has extreme health benefits. I therefore certify and gladly endorse this product as producing the results so described and tested. As long as the company continues to produce the same quality product, I will recommend it as a valuable water additive to create alkalinity and increase ones oxygen reduction potential or anti-oxidant level. I suggest you try this product and see what it does for you.
Sincerely,
Dr. James Chappell
[Dr. James Chappell is a board certified chiropractic physician, traditional naturopath, clinical nutritionist and medical herbalist. Since 1971, he has been an avid health researcher and educator specializing in incorporating natural healing protocols for chronic, severe and so-called “terminal” illnesses. As a clinician, he has consulted over 10,000 patients and spent over ten years as one of the "lot" doctors for Paramount, Universal, MGM and Burbank studios in Hollywood, California seeing actors, producers and directors. He is a best-selling author, A Promise Kept: One Son’s Quest for the Cause and Cure of Dis-ease, lecturer, TV and radio personality, nutraceutical and botanical formulator and corporate medical consultant.]
NOTE: No medical claims are being made for Real Water Concentrate. Since this article has been sent to the FDA, I assume they have evaluated it. However, they have not approved it as it falls outside of their jurisdiction. Real Water Concentrate is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.
The Real Water Club - Real Water
I love the idea of Real Water Concentrate from The Real Water Club. It comes in a 4 ounce dropper bottle that is convenient and extremely portable. It is wonderful to know that every time I have a drink I am giving my body exactly what it needs to reverse aging and ill health. You can order Real Water Concentrate from The Real Water Club. Membership to The Real Water Club is free and the Real Water Concentrate is only $39.95 for a month’s supply.
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