Alkaline Water- Tap Into True Health
The United Nations released a report for 2006-2010 listing the top 40 healthiest countries in the world
. Japan ranked #1 while America squeaked in at #38 behind Cuba. This is horribly depressing in light of how much we Americans spend to have decent health insurance, and even worse for all those who cannot afford to have it. I have to ask, just what are all these advances in medicine in America doing for us as our health hovers at the bottom of this list? According to this report, not much.
I will admit. I am not a strong advocate of allopathic medicine nor of popping pharmaceuticals for every ailment. I do, however, have respect and admiration for the advances in surgical procedures that can seemingly "fix" just about anything. I have been under the knife more than once, and at the time, it seemed I had no other choice. But lately, something new has come along that has made me stop, and really think. It has forced me to question whether all the need for so many pharmaceutical drugs and surgeries could potentially be completely unnecessary much of the time. So I looked deep into the Japanese culture to see what they were doing right to earn the coveted #1 position for health in the world. I found three distinct differences from the American lifestyle.
The first is diet, which I embrace in being a sushi lover. Though sushi has the potential for parasites, raw fish and vegetables are full of enzymes that nourish the body. The Japanese diet is loaded with the detoxifying properties of miso based soups, and fermented foods that provide healthy pro-biotics for the digestion. They don't eat a lot of processed food and fillers. They choose beneficial anti-oxidant green tea over Starbucks.
The second element lies deep in the Japanese culture as a people of ritual. There is a foundation of spiritual unity consistent in the culture that transcends into the daily rituals of every Japanese family, allowing them to all feel a sense of connection to one another. In America, we are fiercely devoted to our independence and freedom to choose our own beliefs. Though we have sacrificed dearly to have this, we are a melting pot of individuals doing our own thing, often without a sense of connection to what our neighbor is doing. We are lacking the thread of common ritual and beliefs that could serve to unite us despite our differences. This thread is spiritually based, and provides transcendence, even support, for our differences. Americans, for the most part, are still searching outside themselves for the spiritual truth of unity, and a deeper, meaningful connection.
The final, and most significant, element is found in drinking water. Nature has provided "miracle waters" in only five places in the world, Japan being one of them. In every one of these places, the native people enjoy long and healthy lives. The secret is in the water. These waters are clean, alkaline, micro-clustered, anti-oxidant waters. The Japanese drink this alkaline water.
Is it possible that the health we desire is as simple as changing the water we drink? I think so. The American diet consists primarily of acid forming foods. Our daily lives are often so stress-related with stress causing a high production of adrenaline which is a naturally acidic compound. Our environment has become increasingly toxic, exposing us daily to toxic chemicals we breathe and absorb through our skin. We are drinking impure water, regardless of its source. Tap water is susceptible to chemical dumping, run off fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, raw sewage leakage, hormones, heavy metals, parasites, arsenic, radon, chlorine and more. Bottled water and Reverse Osmosis have capitalized on our impure tap water, yet both of these are not providing the healthy hydration we require. Why?
Because 75% of bottled water is more acidic than tap water, and 25% of all bottled water is nothing more than untreated tap water. A recent study on bottled water found that 33% violated industry standards with high levels of synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria and arsenic. Perhaps the worst offense is the leaching of petro-chemicals from the plastic into the bottled water which has proven to contribute to certain types of breast cancer. Reverse osmosis and distilled water create highly oxidizing, acidic water devoid of minerals. The bottom line is we are drinking acidic, toxic water with a structure of large molecule clusters that have difficulty penetrating the walls of our cells. The little water we do absorb is unhealthy, and we remain chronically dehydrated. And chronic dehydration over time results in disease.
Our bodies are composed of roughly 70 trillion cells which are 76%-98% water. The health of these cells depends on the quality of the water we drink. Clean, alkaline, micro-clustered water is easily absorbed by our cells, nourishing our cells with mineral nutrients and cleansing our cells of cellular acidic waste. Drinking alkaline water restores our bodies to the proper, healthy ph balance wherein disease cannot flourish. An acidic environment creates oxidation which makes us age prematurely. Oxidation is a systematic break down of our bodies resulting in wrinkles, degeneration of the bones, organs, glandular systems, cellular membranes and an overall loss of vitality. You can pop all the anti-oxidant vitamins you want, but it cannot compare to nourishing and cleansing your cells with alkaline rich water.
Alkaline water benefits are too numerous to mention here. But suffice it to say, we could very well do away with many pharmaceuticals, surgeries and face lifts if we were drinking alkaline water. Drinking the "right" water is the single most important element if you want to achieve and maintain optimal health. The right water is produced, apart from glacier melt, from an alkaline water ionizer. The ionization process replaces water soluble acids with vital minerals and nutrients, creates a true anti-oxidant, micro-clustered water, aids in the elimination of acids and super charges the cells in cleansing.
Drink water the way nature intended it to be. If you change your water, you will change your life.
by: Annie Horkan
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