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It is estimated that at
least 75% of Americans are
dehydrated to such a degree
that it affects their health
in a negative way. In many
this need from more water is
misunderstood as hunger
pains.
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The catch is that virtually
everyone in the U.S. has one
or more toxic chemicals
lodged in fatty tissue from
drinking treated tap water.
In the U.S., 53 million
Americans drink water from
municipal water supplies
containing potentially
dangerous levels of chloro-
and fluoro-chemicals, lead,
fecal bacteria, as well as
pesticides and other
impurities associated with
metabolic
dysfunction.
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Your body consists mainly of
water (on average about
70%). Your liver, for
example, is about 90% water,
brain 85%, blood 83% and
even the bones 35%.
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In a University of
Washington study, drinking
one glass of water when
feeling hungry stopped the
hunger pangs in 98% of the
dieters surveyed.
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The main cause of daytime
fatigue is simply a lack of
water.
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Research shows that about
8-10 glasses of water a day
may significantly ease back
pain and joint pain for up
to 80% of sufferers.
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If the average person drank
at least 5 glasses of water
a day (plain water not
mixed) the risk of getting
many degenerative diseases
can be decreased dramatically.
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A person's minimal water
requirements is half their
body weight in ounces. For
instance, a 200 pound person
should drink at least 100
ounces of water.
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Only a 2% drop in the amount
of water in your water can
bring on mental confusion
such as short-term memory
loss, being unable to focus
and forgetting how to do
simple math calculations.
