1. Water
2. Breathe
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3. Healing Fruits
4. Eat Your Greens |
5. Beans, the healthy people's protein
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6. GRAIN :the staff of life
7. Nuts and Seeds |
8. Walk for Health
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WATER
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The human body is 75% water with the brain being 85% water.
Water is involved in every function of the body. Water is a solvent for breaking down food into its nutrient components. Water is the transport system for nutrients, oxygen, hormones and waste products. Water is a part of the blood volume, lymph, digestive juices, cerebral and spinal cord fluids. Water is involved in mucus production, hormone production, lubrication of joints and muscles, electrical conductivity, energy generation, body temperature regulation, and maintains the structure of all cells. “Every twenty-four hours the body recycles the equivalent of fourty thousand glasses of water to maintain its normal physiological functions. It does this every day of its life. Within this pattern of water metabolism and its recycling process, and depending on environmental conditions, the body becomes short of about six to ten glasses of water each day. This deficit has to be supplied to the body every day.” F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty pg. 225 |
The body loses water every day through expiration, sweat, tears, and urination. Water allows the body to effectively eliminate toxins and fats through the digestive system. Water allows the body to maintain temperature through cooling by sweat production.
Water allows the body to protect itself against harmful invaders by maintaining the moisture of the sinus cavities and bronchial tubes. Water transports disease fighting immune cells through the lymph system. Water helps the body prevent wear and tear on the joints and ligaments by producing fluids which act as shock absorbers throughout the skeletal system. Water allows the body to supply nutrients, oxygen and energy to every cell of the body. A lack of sufficient water causes premature aging of all cells. So drink up. Think of it as a shower for the inside of your body! |
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