Water is a nutrient that many do not think of as a nutrient.  It is amazing how many people do not drink water.  They drink soda, coffee, energy drinks, juices, beer, and anything except water.  Some people see water as useless and since it has no flavor, would never even consider drinking a glass of water.   

Why is water so important?  The main reason is that if you do not have any for 3 days you will become dehydrated, your body will begin to shut down, and you will die shortly thereafter.  Not a good way to go!  Water is a nutrient that is vital for health.  You can survive for a few months without food if you drank only water. The health benefits of water, pure water are countless and the health consequences of not enough water are also countless.  Every cell in your body needs water to function properly and every one of your bodily systems requires not only the water but also the hydrogen and oxygen found in water.  Many people mistake thirst for hunger and will eat instead of drink water.  That is one of the causes of obesity – your body is thirsty and wanting water and you give it food instead and many times empty calories with no nutrients.    

Distilled, prilled water is the purest water you can drink and the best.  It is like dew, which is just moisture pulled from the air.  Rainwater is distilled water made from evaporation.  Pure water is the best transport system for nutrients to the cells and the metabolic wastes from the cells.   There are those who say that drinking distilled water will leach minerals out of our bodies.  It is true – it  WILL.  It will leach the inorganic or unusable minerals out of our joints and tissues and flush them away  AND it will carry the organic useable minerals throughout the body to the cells that need them.  As a research junkie, I am constantly amazed at what is accepted as fact because it sounds right and is based on some science.  Science has now shown that distilled water does not deserve the bad rap that it has gotten but along with that – it is very hard for people to let go of these supposed facts.   

We are surrounded with bad water – look at your tap water with a whole slew of things you really do not want to put into your body – fluoride, chlorine, chemicals, pharmaceutical drugs, and minerals the body cannot use because they are inorganic or insoluble.  The body has to process all the junk in bad water and also the resulting consequences.  In a 10-minute shower, your body will absorb the same amount of impurities as if you drank tap water all day.   

Dehydration is one of the main catalysts to poor health.  Water is critical for the body to get nutrients in and wastes out.  Studies show that even mild dehydration induces cardiac changes that can be dangerous.  Many adults are walking around in a state of chronic dehydration and not only do not know it but also do not know how dangerous it is.  Water is critical for the efficient operation of the human body – equally as important as air.  With just air and water, you can survive a long time.  Even mild dehydration can slow the metabolism up to 30%.  The brain uses 20% of the blood in the body and if it is too thick because of lack of water, the nutrient flow will be too slow.  Many people have found relief for headaches by drinking water systematically.  It thins the blood and flushes the toxins out. 

The most important thing we can do to regain health and vitality is to drink pure water with nothing in it except hydrogen and oxygen.  Mineral water has its own agenda and cannot function as distilled water because the minerals limit what the water can do.  Distilled water is a ”wetter" high-energy water that is completely free to take care of business.  Drinking anything other than pure water is like washing dishes in dirty water.   

Two of the buzzwords of the day is “alkaline and pH” and there is an industry that has jumped on those words with both feet – the water ionizer business.  Now do not get me wrong - There is a place for water ionizers in the alternate health industry that we address in our manual.  Suffice it to say here - that unless you know what’s in your tap water, chances are you are consuming some of those inorganic unusable minerals that the liver has to process and either store or excrete.  One of the causes of arthritis is the settling of inorganic minerals in the joints.  Water is not the place to get your minerals unless you know exactly what you are getting.  For the most part, minerals cannot be assimilated into the human body until they have been "processed" by plants.  Plants can take inorganic minerals from the soil and turn them into a chelated or colloidial form, which the human body can then utilize.  You cannot rely upon the water you drink to supply the mineral needs of your body.  However, as I said, there are specific reasons to use a water ionizer. 

A properly hydrated body will be able to function much better than a dehydrated one.  Health and Vitality come from a properly functioning body and pure water plays a key role in keeping all systems flowing.