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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 Infant’s Weight is 75% Water.

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 70% of total body
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30%
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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 cell of our body is

bathed continually in fluid.

• Every cell 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
In Milliliters
Normal Prolonged
Temperature Heavy Exercise
• Invisible skin loss 350 350
• Respiratory tract 350 650
• Urine 1400 500
• Visible sweat 100 5000
• Feces 100 100
• _______ _______
• 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 spent annually 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

Advanced Stages
of Dehydration
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Advantages
of Drinking
Water

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 (continued)

• Reduced risk of
kidney and
gallstone
formation.
Gallstone
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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
Researchers

By ensuring that older people drink

enough fluids:
• A million days of hospitalization could be
prevented/year.
• Millions of dollars saved 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
reached the zone of exhaustion

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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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as an indicator of

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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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Hydrotherapy
(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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Water is 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
Christ’s 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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