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The lubricant of our functionality.

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 Most
Precious
of all
Liquids.

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Indispensable
to Optimal
Health.

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Newborn Infants Weight is 75% Water.

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 70% of total body
weight in adults is
30%
water!

70%
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 90
In a 90 kg man, 63 kilos
are water.

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The Gray Matter of the Brain is 85%
Water.

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Blood is 83%
Water.

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Muscles are 75% Water.
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Hard Marrow Bones are 20-25% Water.

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 Water is Essential
for Every Cell

Every cells of our body is

bathed continually in fluid.

Every cells requires water

to perform its functions.

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 The liquid of life
is:
A medium where metabolism
takes place.
A transport medium within body.
A lubricant for movement.
A facilitator of digestion.
The waste disposer through the
kidneys.
A temperature regulator.
The major constituent of the
circulating blood.
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 2/3 taken as liquids.
1/3 taken as food.
Small amount
synthesized by
food metabolism.

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 Average Daily Water Loss
Normal Prolonged
Temperature Heavy Exercise

Invisible skin loss 350 350

Respiratory tract 350 650
Urine 1400 500
Visible sweat 100 5000
Feces 100 100
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TOTAL 2300 6600
(30 ml=1 oz; 8 oz=1 cup; 8 cups=1 qt; 1,000 ml=1 l x 1.06=1 qt)

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What happens when you do
NOT drink?

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 The body
continues to lose
its water through
breathing,
insensible losses,
urine and stool.

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 Impairs normal function.
Requires activation of
compensatory
mechanisms including
decreased sweating &
urination.

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 (continued)

Further dehydration
causes impairment of the
body cooling mechanism
and body temperature may
rise.

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Further causing . .
.

Inefficient clearance of
body waste.

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 Hematocrit value > 50,
50 cardiovascular events
double in men (n:42-50%)

Hematocrit value
> 50,
50
cardiovascular
events quadruple
in women (n:38-47%)
> 50 JAMA, 1985

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 Blood viscosity plays a role in
hemodynamics.

Lower blood pressure

and lower viscosity work
together to decrease the
risk of stroke.

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Dehydration of the Erythrocytes

Makes them less flexible.

Has greater
tendency to clot.
Br J Haematology, 1988

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 Most common gastrointestinal
complaint in USA.
Increased absorption of water
from the colon concentrates the
stool.
$725 million annually spent by
Americans on laxatives.

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 Insufficient
Water Intake
may cause:

Dizziness
Headache (pain killers do not correct water
depletion!)
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 Mental Derangement

Loss of consciousness
Circulatory collapse
Death

Advance Stages
of Dehydration
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Advantag
es of
Drinking
Water

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 (continued)

Reduction of
risk for kidney
and gallstone
formation.
Gallsto
ne
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 Hemo = Blood

Rheology = study of
the flow of complex
materials

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Adequate water drinking + healthy
lifestyle = prevention of diseases

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 Harvard
Researcher
s

By ensuring older people drink

enough fluids:
A million days of hospitalization could be
prevented/year.
Saving millions dollars in hospital expenses.
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How Much is Enough?

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Dr. Pitts at Harvard University conducted experiments
on athletes over 3 days.

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Within 3 1/2 hours, body temperature
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 Took 6 hours to reach the zone of exhaustion

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 Athletes felt they could go indefinitely

Water as Needed
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THIRST
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 Consume sufficient water from the moment
you awake, and in between meals throughout
the day, to ensure the urine is clear and dilute
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Note for Those
on Vitamins

Urine may be a bright yellow

color after taking a vitamin pill
due to the excretion of riboflavin.

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 In the morning, when the
body is relatively
dehydrated due to
ongoing insensible water
loss.

At regular intervals
throughout the day.
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 Drink water while traveling
Drink water while at work.
Drink water while exercising.
Wash out the water bottle daily to prevent bacteria
contamination.
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Hydrotherap
y
(water treatment)

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 Hot and cold applications
cause dilatation and
constriction of the blood
vessels.

Increased blood flow to

the treated area hastens
the healing process.
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 Cold
Compresses
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 Patients can be burned
particularly if they
have poor circulation or
diminished sensation
as in diabetics, stroke
patients, severe arterial
disease.

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Some Examples of Hydrotherapy

Cold mitten friction

Fomentations
Hot footbaths
Heating compresses
Ice compresses

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The external application of
water is one of the easiest
and most satisfactory ways
of regulating the circulation
of the blood . . .But many
have never learned by
experience the beneficial
effects of the proper use of
water. . . All should become
intelligent in its use in
simple home treatments.

Ministry of Healing p. 156

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 Bathing removes
accumulated dirt
and debris,
reducing risk of
infection.

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 Life cannot
exist without
water - all
body
functions
require it.

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 a
powerful
aid in
assisting
the body
restore
its
function.

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 Applies also
to eternal life

We cannot live
without the Water
of Life

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Jesus to The Samaritan Woman
Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but
whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will
never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will
become in him a fountain of water, springing up into
everlasting life.

John 4:12,14

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 Jesus
The

The only One who can wash away our sinful

nature and empower us to be witnesses for Him.

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 May we live
healthfully,
making good use
of water and
respond
positively to
Christs offer of
Living Water . . .

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So God can fill our lives with

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The End
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