5. Water: Hydration –
Oxygen is essential. Avoid non-water liquids.
One of the benefits of drinking water is that adequate
hydration has a huge impact on your immune system. Water helps all of your
body’s systems function at optimum levels. Drinking plenty of water flushes
toxins and ensures that your cells get all of the oxygen they need to function
as they were meant to, which is vital to overall cell health.
First, a quick discussion of oxygen before we talk about
water’s role in its production. Oxygen is very good in general for the body,
and specifically for the immune system. Oxygen is one of the primary catalysts
for energy and optimal health in the human body. It plays a vital role not only
in our breathing processes, but in every metabolic process in the body.
Nutrient compounds inside our cells are oxidized by enzymes, and this oxidation
process is our main source of energy. In addition, healthy cells in the body
are aerobic, meaning they require adequate levels of oxygen for cellular
respiration and growth. When cells are deprived of oxygen for any reason, decay
sets in and cells can mutate or die.
Drinking enough water is essential not only for the
utilization of oxygen in the body, but also for transporting the blood and
other bodily fluids. If you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. And without
adequate water, all bodily functions are diminished, including cellular
respiration and the removal of toxins and metabolic wastes.
Drinking plenty of water helps keep you healthy in the long-run.
A surprising number of illnesses can be treated or prevented simply by drinking
eight to ten glasses of water a day. I like to get my new patients to drink
half their bodyweight in ounces of water. They are usually blown away by the
results after just a couple of days. For example, a 200 lb male should be
drinking 100 oz, or 10 x 10 oz glasses per day.
Another small thing that is excellent as a quiet way to
increase oxygen levels is proper diaphragmatic breathing of about 12 breaths
per minute, as opposed to chest breathing, which is shallow.
Next week I'll provide an explanation of the sixth lesson of my philosophy: structure determines function.
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