Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2012 04:20 Posted by Home Cure Monday, 13 February 2012 04:20

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It is hard to believe, but there has always been the same amount of water on our planet, constantly re-circulating since the earth was formed. Today, we drink the same water that flowed through the veins of the dinosaurs and of our ancestors.

Besides oxygen, water is our most precious resource. The human body is composed largely of water; at birth about 90 % and later on in life approximately 70 % or less. Water is involved in nearly every body process including digestion, absorption, circulation and excretion. Water also transports nutrients throughout your body, maintains a normal body temperature, and is essential in carrying waste materials out of your body.

To maintain optimum health, it is important to drink high-quality water. Educating yourself about the kind of water you drink will allow you to be aware of potential problems. In general, water is classified either by where it comes from (spring, spa, geyser, pubic water supply), by its mineral content or by the system of treatment it has gone through (purified, deionized, fluoridated, steam-distilled).

Deionized Or Demineralized Water
This is a process whereby the electric charge of an atom or molecule has been neutralized by removing or adding electrons. The deionization process also removes nitrates, calcium, magnesium, and some heavy metals.

Filtered Water
There are many ways to filter water to render it pure, clean, uncontaminated and better-tasting. In nature, water is filtered by running through streams. As water passes over the rocks in the stream, the bacteria leeches onto the rocks and is replaced with minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. Man-made ways of filtering water are through distillation, the granular activated carbon process, and reverse osmosis.

Mineral Water
Most mineral water usually comes from Europe or Canada. This type of water is natural spring water and must flow freely from the source; it cannot be pumped or forced from the ground.  It also must be bottled directly at the source.

Natural Spring Water
Spring water rises naturally to the earth’s surface from underground reservoirs. The term “natural spring water” only means that the mineral content has not been altered, however the water may or may not have been filtered or treated.

Steam Distilled Water
Distillation is a process of vaporizing water by boiling it. The steam rises, leaving behind most bacteria, viruses, chemicals, minerals and pollutants from the water. The steam is then moved into a container where it is cooled and condensed to become distilled water. Some experts say that distilled water flushes minerals and inorganic salts that cause illness out of the body. Distilled water is usually devoid of any minerals.

Alkaline Antioxidant Water (Kangen)
Alkaline water has become very popular lately. It’s generally the result of an electrolysis process which separates ordinary water (H20) into two separate entities. One half of the separated water becomes an acidic HO molecule, while the other becomes an alkaline OH molecule.

Tap Water
This is the kind of water that comes out of your taps or faucets and is usually obtained from surface water, that is, water that has run off from ponds, creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes. In order to purify this water many chemicals have to be added to kill bacteria. If you are concerned about the quality of your tap water contact your local water officials or local health department.

Interesting Facts
How much water should you drink? Some experts say you should drink daily your body weight in ounces, or at least half your body weight in ounces. In Ayurvedic medicine and Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) it is believed that drinking too much water will deplete minerals and nutrients in your body. From this point of view, drinking (unsweetened) herbal teas, fruit juices and vegetable juices can be beneficial because they contain water along with minerals and vitamins.

Cold water relieves exhaustion, vomiting, debility, and thirst, but slows down digestion.

Hot water stimulates digestion, heals pain in the rib area, rhinitis, gas, and hiccups, and cleanses the urinary tract.

Warm water stimulates hunger and helps digestion, but is not advised in cases of exhaustion or mental fatigue.

Water digestion: it takes three hours to digest un-boiled water, forty-eight minutes to digest boiled water, and 1 ½ hours to digest water that’s been boiled and subsequently allowed to cool down.

 

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