HOW MUCH WATER
YOU NEED EVERY DAY?
THE QUANTITY OF WATER DEPENDS ON THE WEIGHT OF ONE'S BODY. A ROUGH CALCULATION IS GIVEN BELOW.
FOR A PERSON WEIGHING 60 KG, THE AMOUNT OF WATER REQUIRED PER DAY IS 3.5 LITRES. YOU CAN USE THIS RATIO AND CALCULATE HOW MUCH WATER YOU NEED FOR YOUR BODY WEIGHT.
TO GET MAXIMUM BENEFITS, WATER HAS TO BE CONSUMED IN A SPECIFIC MANNER. WATER THAT IS TAKEN ALONG WITH FOOD OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER FOOD HARMS YOUR HEALTH AS DIGESTIVE JUICES ARE DILUTED, MAKING DIGESTION DIFFICULT. MOST DISEASES HAVE THEIR ORIGIN IN THIS WRONG PRACTICE.
AS DIGESTION BECOMES SLOW, TOXINS ARE FORMED AND THE FOOD PUTREFIES RESULTING IN GASES. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING IN THE ABDOMEN. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING IN THE ABDOMEN. AT THIS STAGE, THE CELLS ARE DEHYDRATED AND NOT IN A POSITION TO TAKE PART EFFECTIVELY IN THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS.
THEREFORE, FOR BEST BENEFITS, ONE SHOULD CONSUME WATER IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
WATER PROTOCOL
300 ML WATER (APPROXIMATELY ONE GLASS) SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER ONE GETS UP FROM BED. THIS WILL HELP HYDRATE ALL THE CELLS IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. THIS ALSO HELPS IN PROPER ELIMINATION OF WASTE MATERIAL.
ANOTHER 300 ML SHOULD BE TAKEN HALF AN HOUR BEFORE BREAKFAST. THIS WILL ENSURE PROPER HYDRATION OF ALL THE CELLS IN THE BODY AND ONCE BREAKFAST IS CONSUMED, THE CELLS WILL PERFORM VIGOROUSLY TO ABSORB NUTRIENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO WATER SHOULD BE TAKEN ALONG WITH BREAKFAST OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER BREAKFAST.
THE NEXT ROUND OF WATER INTAKE SHOULD BE ONE HOUR BEFORE LUNCH. AGAIN 300 ML OF WATER SHOULD BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
WATER SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMED DURING LUNCH OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER LUNCH. A MINIMUM GAP OF TWO AND A HALF HOURS IS NECESSARY AFTER LUNCH TO ENSURE THAT THE FOOD TAKEN PASSES THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE TRACT AND ALL THE DIGESTIVE JUICES ARE AVAILABLE INA CONCENTRATED FORM SO THAT DIGESTION TAKES PLACE QUICKLY AND EFFORTLESSLY. THIS WILL ALSO ELIMINATES THE HEAVY FEELING, DISCOMFORT AND BLOATED ABDOMEN AFTER LUNCH.
HAVING KEPT A GAP OF TWO AND A HALF HOURS AFTER LUNCH, ANOTHER 300 ML OF WATER SHOULD BE CONSUMED.
BETWEEN THIS TIME AND DINNER TIME, SOME MORE WATER CAN BE TAKEN 300ML OF WATER SHOULD BE CONSUMED.
BETWEEN THIS TIME AND DINNER TIME, SOME MORE WATER CAN BE TAKEN AS PER ONE'S NEEDS.
AGAIN TAKE 300 ML OF WATER AN HOUR BEFORE DINNER.
HOWEVER DURING DINNER OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER DINNER, NO WATER SHOULD BE CONSUMED. KEEPING A GAP OF TWO AND A HALF HOURS AFTER DINNER , ONE CAN CONSUME ANOTHER 300 ML OF WATER BEFORE RETIRING TO BED.
THE ABOVE PROTOCOL IN DRINKING WATER IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO PROCURE THE BENEFITS OF DRINKING WATER FOR HEALTH PURPOSES. PERSONS WHO HAVE KIDNEY PROBLEMS SHOULD INCREASE THEIR INTAKE OF WATER UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION. ALWAYS NOTE THAT WHEN WATER IS CONSUMED, AN EQUAL AMOUNT, SHOULD BE ELIMINATED THROUGH URINE. IF THIS IS NOT THE CASE, THEN ITONLY MEANS THAT WATER IS GETTING LOGGED IN THE BODY.
IT IS THEREFORE ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO GO FOR A MEDICAL CHECK UP BEFORE UNDERTAKNG THE WATER REGIMEN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS GIVEN ONLY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED TO SUBTITUTE A PROPERLY AVALUATED ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DOCTORE INFORMED OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
BOTTLED AND MINERAL WATER
WE NORMALLY GET OUR WATER SUPPLIES FROM LAKES AND RIVERS. ALTHOUGH THE TAP WATER YOU GET CONTAINS HARMFUL CHEMICALS, IT ALSO CONTAINS VALUABLE MINERALS LIKE POTASSIUM, CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM.
MINERAL WATER IS THE TERM THAT IS USED WHEN THE WATER SOURCE IS A MOUNTAIN SPRING OR AN ARTISAN WELL. ACCORDING TO REPORTS PUBLISHED BY MICHIGAN MINERALS, LANSING, MICHIGAN, MINERAL WATER SHOULD BE AS PER THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS:
CALCIUM : 193 MG/LITRE
MAGNESIUM : 58 MG/LITRE
PHOSPHORUS : 4 MG/LITRE
ZINC : 5 MG/LITRE
POTASSIUM : 5 MG/LITRE
SODIUM : NIL
PH : 7.4 OR ABOVE
IT SHOULD ALSO HAVE A HARDNESS OF 260 MG/LITRE AND TOTAL DISSOLVED SALTS (TDS) 362 MG/LITRE.