November 25, 2007 by Broadland |
First, the article from http://www.watercure.com…
I am a researcher. I have researched dehydration for the past 20 years. When I discovered that the solution to most of the disease conditions of our society is not a money maker, I decided to take my information to the public.
My research revealed that unintentional dehydration produces stress, chronic pains and many degenerative diseases. Dry mouth is not the only sign of dehydration and waiting to get thirsty is wrong. Medicine has based its understanding that it is solid matter in the body that regulates all functions of the body. I have explained scientifically at the molecular level that it is water that regulates all functions of the body including functions of solid matter. 75 % of our bodies are composed of water. The brain is 85% water. It is water that energizes and activates the solid matter. If you don’t take enough water, some functions of the body will suffer. Dehydration produces system disturbances. When I use the word water cure, I am referring to curing dehydration with water.
Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D.
Now a couple of comments from other sources.
He is arguing for a new scientific approach that turns clinical medicine on its head.
Daily Mail, London, UK
Dr.Batmanghelidj is a highly respected ‘founding father’ as far as information on the importance of water is concerned and his books describe in technically detailed, yet simple to understand language how dehydration affects the physiological process leading to the logical manifestation of symptoms, which are, in fact, simply the warning lights of dehydration displayed in various bodily areas.
Positive Health, UK
I came across this interesting article and comments, and thought I will share it with you all. It tends to simplify health by implying that the main deficiency is ill-health is water, and the doctor wants us to get to drink W A T E R.
I am not disputing some of the basic facts. Body does consist of 75% water, so dehydration should have deleterious effect on the body. But is hydration and perhaps over hydration a cure all? I do not think so. I will elaborate with real life examples.
We know that in Europe and to a certain extent all over the northern hemisphere, the last two summers have been excessively hot. Look at heat exposure and resultant deaths from high temperatures. In India, it is a fairly common occurrence. Last year in France, and to a lesser extent this year, many people, particularly the senior citizens died because of overexposure to heat. If you treat the resultant dehydration with water only, you will not cure the problem or prevent death. This is because there is not only loss of water and dehydration to contend with, but also salt depletion. If you blindly rehydrate with water, you will enhance the salt depletion effects at the cell level and increase the disfunctionality of the cells of the body. People who work outdoors in hot countries, should supplement not only with water but also with salt.
Another example is water depletion from diarrhea. It is quite obvious that there is net water loss from the body. It is obvious to the simplest of mothers that her child needs water. But, in medicine, we recommend replacement with water and salts. There are various formulations available which basically simulate the water and electrolyte content of the body. Again, mere water replacement to combat dehydration is not the answer and may be counter productive. Also trying to treat a diarrhea with salt and water replacement may not work, if we do not try and kill the germs that caused it in the first place. so in selected patients we give an appropriate antibiotic or antihelminthic.
Look at an uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetic. He/she is surely dehydrated, but there is a tremendous salt loss also. Unlike the heat stroke salt depletion, this one is more of potassium salt depletion and has to be dealt with accordingly. And with all that treatment we would be negligent if we did not treat the underlying diabetes with Insulin.
I could recite many examples from medicine where the depletion is mainly of other nutrients, sometimes exclusively or sometimes with dehydration. Aren’t a lot of people taking replacement vitamins for health? Or replacement vitamins and minerals? Isn’t “pernicious anaemia” essentially a Vitamin B12 depletion/absence problem and nothing to do with water dehydration?
My conclusion is this. The body consists of 75% water and needs to be constantly rehydrated for good health. But it also consists of 25% other elements and molecules, and in general, these other molecules and the nutrition that nurtures these is even more necessary. These are available from various foods we imbibe. You need good nutrition to stay healthy. Water is merely a part of that nutrition. Because we happen to have water in plenty around us, we should not ignore the fact that it is necessary for survival and for good health. In other words, we should not take rehydration as granted, but should be consciously aware of the need to rehydrate, as a part of the nutritional process.
Posted in Diet & Nutrition, Health
September 10, 2007 by Broadland |
It is the greatest fully explained puzzle of modern society, that the more affluent you are the more likely you will be longing for the basics. Relishing life is not just surrounding yourself with material possessions. Pick up any newspaper, travel brochure, or description of a remote place and you will often find words to entice you to share the luxury of “nature”. The advertisement for a lovely home is not complete without the pictures of the view you get from the property. Yet take this aspect of relishing life a bit further and you will see that you are very willing to fork out substantial amount of money to abandon this million dollar home and trade it for a week or two in a small cottage in wilderness, where you can have long walks (abandoning your luxury car), climb hills and mountains (no vehicles or horses to take you up there). There is danger but also excitement. You are relishing life.
For the poor, there is the beautiful park in the city filled with plants, flowers and fountains, all cared for and paid for from the taxes paid by the affluent in the neighbourhood, who by and large refuse to go to these parks and prefer the nature “getaway”. Yet these poor folks are really rich because they are relishing life.
As I said at the start, it is no puzzle. We all know the calming effect of nature and nature’s beauty on the mind and know that it relieves stress. The question we have to ask ourselves is “How often do we take advantage of this knowledge?” How often are we really relishing life?
Whether you are a Dutchman coming home with a bunch of tulips or an Indian bringing a garland of flowers home with you, the feeling of contentment and peace is the same. In our thinking, diamonds and flowers stand equal contenders in romance. A wet tumultuous ride in a canoe give the same contentment as a peaceful cruise in a 5 star “Love Boat”. You are relishing life!
Look at the sunset or look at a mountain, but what you are admiring is God’s creation. Some people want to drown themselves in a lot of exotic food or think that drinking vintage wine is relishing life. But equal chance at relishing life comes out drinking the pure waters of a mountain stream and eating the fruit from a nearby tree.
The internal feeling peace and tranquility is far superior to joy of material possessions.
You are truly relishing life when you go to a garden that gives you the opportunity to surround yourself in nature. If you live in a large city, you can explore a quiet park or take a trip to a nearby lake or forest to relish life.
To make relishing life from these simple back to nature efforts, you need very little clothing and other paraphernalia. A bit of loose clothing appropriate for weather conditions and a good pair of shoes and you are in the business of relishing life.. The ultimate pleasure, the ultimate way of relishing life is to surround yourself with nature and meditate.
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Posted in General, Happiness, Meditation, Stress Management
September 2, 2007 by Broadland |
If you are obese you are not healthy. There are no ifs and buts about it. Obesity is the single most important cause of ill health in the affluent world today. It has now taken a new turn and affects children. As many as two out of every three adults in the affluent world are overweight or obese.
The number of people who are overweight has increased dramatically over the last quarter of a century. Achieving and maintaining a normal weight with a BMI of 25 or less is important to reduce the risk of these diseases and improve your overall health. Once you are over the BMI (Basal Metabolic Index) of 25 you should become alert. Early alertness of overweight state and dietary control are the most effective tools available.
In the affluent societies, the proportion of obese children has nearly tripled over the last quarter of a century. The increases are seen across all age groups and equally for both boys as well as girls. An important causative factor is lack of activity, particularly in the new group of young obese. They are just not active enough for a reasonable growth and development pattern.
People take all kinds of drugs, change in eating habits, exercise, alternative medicine, etc. Every branch of medicine and pseudo medicine has started catering to obesity control and obese people in general.
When you are obese, you are more prone to get cardiac conditions, hypertension, arthritis, and other chronic illnesses. Even the fact that you cannot be as mobile as somebody half your weight is an indication that there is something wrong here.
Gone are the days of eating large quantities of food. Gone also are the days of heavy community feasts. Forcing children to eat should be (and is not) history. Mothers in affluent societies still feel compelled to force children to eat more and more. Then there is junk food mania, which has to be seen to be believed. The insane part of it is that is is all done in the name of “growing up” and “good health”. Even when she sees that the child is overweight, the mother often fails to stop her force feeding habits or her junk food outlet visits.
Many factors have contributed to the increasing amount of obesity. Some obvious causes are changes in the social pattern, and work and leisure habits. These in turn affect the eating and activity patterns, leading to a rise in obesity or just an overweight state. There is a shift towards less physically demanding work, and the increased use of automated transportation and passive leisure activities, such as viewing television or playing video games is contributory to the overall trend toward obesity. In cities in the affluent societies, it is the norm to transport the children to school by car or by bus and school bus paid for by the taxes. So very rarely do the children walk to school in these societies.
Changes in the type of food available, consuming larger portion sizes and the ubiquitous availability of a wide range of inexpensive foods, have all made it difficult to maintain a normal weight and BMI of less than 25.
Posted in Children, Diet & Nutrition, Health
August 15, 2007 by Margot |
I first came across the Sedona Method in July of 2004 as part of a week-long Personal Development Conference hosted by Jack Canfield in Las Vegas. To be completely honest, at the time, I was neither accepting nor comfortable with either the concept of the Sedona Method or the exercises – as a matter of fact I believe I fought the idea all the way!
Why was I initially unreceptive to Sedona? Partly because I had participated in a large number of courses, read a lot of books and listened to an extensive number of audio programs – all without achieving the results I was looking for.
Somehow I got past that enough to allow myself to participate half-heartedly in the Sedona trainings . To be honest, though, I’d made up my mind at that time that the Sedona Method couldn’t really work and that it would be just another disappointment to add to the list.
For some reason I did end up buying the audio program, the workbook and book at the Conference. Nonetheless, though another year passed before I picked up the book, then subsequently listened to the CDs and went through the Workbook. This proved to be one of the smartest steps I’ve ever taken in building my personal and spiritual development. I can honestly say I have never found any other technique to be as remotely or as instantly or permanently effective as the Sedona Method, in removing both conscious and unconscious barriers in my life.
The Sedona Method has helped me to become a lot more accepting – something which has seen me become more content as a person, enjoying a serenity of mind I didn’t previously experience.
I’d like to give you a little more detail about what the Sedona Method has done for me and how I’m sure it can help you too. Particularly if you start out with a more open mind than I did – which wouldn’t be at all hard!
To start with, the Sedona Method is an absolutely fabulous tool for both releasing and clearing out the junk from your mind. Things like: victim mentality, emotional tension, negative habits and for simply learning to ‘let go’ and teaching you to work from your strengths rather than your fears and weaknesses.
For instance, I no longer feel at the complete mercy of negative feelings when they arise, because Sedona ensures that I don’t enter a real downward spiral into some nasty negative black hole.
Although I’m a great believer in the Law of Attraction (we attract and become what we think about) I think most of us realize that it’s much harder to face and conquer old habits and conditioned thinking than we would hope. BUT there IS a way. And it’s a way that works for everyone. The Sedona Method brought more confidence to my life, much more joy and much less fear – and that’s just for starters.
The steps are simple and very easy to follow and put into practice. All you need to do to ensure they are effective is to follow them and use a little persistence.
They include – Learning To:
Some of my fellow original course participants have told me that they have found that the most powerful and beneficial part of the Sedona Method for them has been its application to the setting and attaining of goals. And let’s face it, goal setting is a struggle for most of us isn’t it?
We might be able to set them, but how many do we actually achieve? Not many, I bet! Nowadays, goal setting is a much easier (and more successful) exercise for me using the principle of releasing –I’ve tried it, and it really works.
One thing I wasn’t expecting that has been a big bonus along the way, is my heightened sense of connection to the spiritual side of myself, that inner part of being that we all would like to intimately connect to.
I am a lifelong student of personal development materials – whether it be books, courses, tapes, CDs and so on. I’ve spent thousands of dollars and as many hours (or more) over the years in the pursuit of personal growth. Yet only since Sedona can I genuinely say that I feel revitalized, more content and relaxed than I have felt before. And I know what to thank.
Learn more about the Sedona Method.
After years of suffering through bouts of depression sometimes lasting weeks to a month, my life has improved seemingly over night. I have tried many anti depressants to help, but The Sedona Method has stabilized my moods far better than drugs. I can’t believe how much better I feel about life in general. I’m repeating the course as needed to maintain my balance.
J. Kiltoff, Lacy,WA
Margot Marshall
Life & Business Coach
Personal Development & Meditation Teacher
(Former Political Adviser & Lobbyist)
Posted in Happiness, Health, Stress Management, Success
August 15, 2007 by Broadland |
There is considerable amount literature available on the use of Vitamin supplements and minerals, and there is equal amount of confusion as to what one should do. In the end one ends up with more questions and few answers.
- Should one rely on healthy diet to get all the need?
- What supplements are good?
- Who needs them?
In my work as a doctor I was asked this question almost daily and I am sharing here some of the advice and discussion on this subject. We will confine our discussion to a reasonably well-to-do person or family.
Based on work and life style, I would be inclined to say that a majority of city dwellers have inadequate diet from the point of view of Vitamin and mineral intake. The fast food scenario tends to focus more on immediate calorie needs and/or need for having a full stomach and of quenching the thirst. There is usually no time to look for a balanced diet. If both partners are working the situation is even more chaotic. Add to this different knowledge levels, different attitudes, etc., and a substantial number of city families have inadequate and unbalance vitamin and mineral intake.
One of the significant ways of getting extra vitamins and minerals is to use fortified foods. There are many varieties of foods in the Supermarket, which have added vitamins and minerals. In general, these are a safe way of supplementing your needs.
There are many varieties and combinations of vitamin/mineral pills. In general, all water soluble vitamins and minerals are a pretty safe bet. You are not like to overdose and any extra will be thrown out of the system. Cooking often reduces these essential items – Vitamin B and C and some minerals.
The oil soluble vitamins are a slightly different story. Theoretically you can overdose yourself with these. In practice, I have rarely come across such a situation.
Infants require careful use of supplements, but in most cases, the formulas used for infant feeding and infant foods take care of the supplements. Every pregnant woman knows or should know of increased need of iron and folate. Whenever an allopathic doctor is handling pregnancy he/she usually prescribes a supplement. Iron deficiency anaemia as a result of pregnancy is very rare in the affluent societies. Senior citizens often have difficulty in absorbing Vitamin B12 and end up getting pernicious anaemia. They need a supplement of B12 in the form of injections. Omega 3 is an important supplement in the prevention of cardiac disease.
On the whole I am in favour of using some form of Vitamin/mineral supplement. As I stated earlier, it is very unlikely you would have any problems form using such a supplement. Detailed examination of each available pill as a supplement is beyond the scope of this small article. I just want people to feel reassured that while there is a dietary deficiency, a correction is readily available at the local pharmacy. If you try to go into great details of balanced diet, you will achieve sufficiency, but a vast majority of people will choose to supplement.
Posted in Diet & Nutrition
