“Chronic unintentional dehydration causes pain and disease” according to F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

The above is a very challenging statement.  If true, then you can do a lot to make yourself feel better simply by hydrating your body.  That means drinking lots of water, not caffeinated or sugared drinks, plain water.

The reason we feel pain?

According to Dr. B, “Drug companies manufacture a class of chemicals that are strong antihistamines.  Histamine is a brain chemical whose action the drug industry is determined to block when there is pain.  Most strong pain medications are antihistamines…I set out to research why histamine is the target when pain medications are used.

I discovered that histamine is a vital chemical messenger in the brain. Histamine has a most important function not written about in medical textbooks.  It is in charge of water intake and drought management in the body.  It is less active when the body is fully hydrated, and becomes increasingly active when the body becomes dehydrated. This was the connection I was looking for.”

In short, “histamine produces pain when an area in the body is suffering from drought!”

Water and chronic disease

Since my eyes were opened to water as a natural medication, I have seen it heal and alleviate hundreds of traditionally incurable sicknesses and chronic pains.

I have seen water completely reverse conditions such as: Angina, arthritis pain, asthma, back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, constipation, colitis pain, depression, heart burn, high cholesterol, hypertension, migraine headaches, morning symptoms and overweight problems.  Even heart problems needing bypass surgery.”

All these disease conditions responded simply and permanently to water – ordinary water. Any water you feel comfortable to drink. Clean tap water is as good as any.”

Dr. Batmanghelidj’s web site
The Water Cure comes from books written by Dr. B.  He wrote his first self-help book Your Body’s Many Cries for Water in 1992. Click here to view his web site.

His pioneering work of the water cure has become a part of the powerful movement of natural healing.  His basic message is:  You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty; Don’t Treat Thirst With Medication.

Measuring Dehydration
According to many sources, there is no universally accepted laboratory method to measure individual hydration status. However, according to Dr. B, there is a simple approach you can do yourself

Buy a hydrometer or salinity meter from a fish supply store which is used to make certain the aquarium water has the proper salt to water ratio.

It is used by every person who owns tropical fish and wants them healthy. It measures the salt/water ratio which ideally should be at 1.023 and for a person should be at 1.010 & ideally between 1.004 and 1.008.

Every urinalysis, in addition to other things, measures specific gravity for the purpose of quantifying the level of hydration. Doctors often interpret a reading (over 1.010) as having too much salt in the diet.

It is true that the salt is too high for the amount of water in the urine, but the problem is that there is too little water for the amount of salt which is usually caused by the use of caffeine & alcohol dehydrate or just not drinking enough water. Bottom line is that the higher the reading over 1.010, the more dehydrated a person is.

You can buy a salinity meter online by doing a search, or simply go to your nearest aquarium supply store.

Water cure

The formula for water intake is half your weight in ounces of water divided by 5 or 6 for the number of times you can drink the water throughout the day and the size of the container or amount of water you drink each time.

IMPORTANT: When you drink your water, get it down in 5-6 minutes, “Don’t nurse it”

EXAMPLES:  For a 200 lb. person – half is 100 ounces divided by 6 equals a 16 oz. bottle.  Drink a 16 ounce bottle six times a day or a 20 ounce bottle five times a day.

For a 150 pound person, half is 75 ounces divided by 5 equals 15 ounces.  Drink 15 ounces at a time five times a day.

Isn’t that a lot of water?  Yes it is.  Many health practitioners recommend 6-8 glasses of water a day.  Eight glasses at 8-ounces each equals 64 ounces.  This would be more than what is normally recommended.

Add salt to your water
Why add salt?  It is because you need sodium in your body as well as water.  The water inside your body (and your body is 75% water) has the same ratio of salt to water as does the sea.  So you don’t want to be salt insufficient.

Make it unprocessed sea salt
Salt from the sea has natural minerals in it.  The producers of salt for your table took out the minerals and changed the content so it would pour easily.  But it’s no longer the same product.  Sea salt can clump together.

Measuring your salt intake
When you add salt to water, use a measuring spoon.  The rule of thumb is 1/8 teaspoon for every 16 oz.; 1/4 teaspoon for every 32 oz (1 quart);  1/2 teaspoon for 64 oz., or 1 full teaspoon for 1 gallon. (Some people will need less salt, others more). This is a starting point, not a set rule.  You can just add the salt to your food or add the salt to the water and shake or stir it.  The best way is to just throw the salt into your mouth and chase it with water.

NOTE:  If your ankles, fingers, or eyelids swell, don’t do the salt for two days, just drink the water.   Then on the 3rd day begin taking the salt again.

NOTE:  If your kidneys are not working well, then don’t follow this program.   If you still want to try it on your own, just drink one eight-ounce glass of water and wait until you go to the bathroom.  Then drink another glass.  When your kidneys come up to speed (input matches output), then start the salt slowly to make sure your kidneys are working ok.

Recommended process

1.  Upon awakening
A.  Water – (amount required) _____oz   Note Time.
B.  Wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating.
C.  Eat Breakfast.  Start timing.
D.  Wait   2- 2 /12 hours (nothing goes in your mouth).

2.  Mid-morning
A.  Water (amount required) ______oz   Note Time
B.  Wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating
C.  Optional snack    Start timing
D.  Wait – 2– 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth,
not even gum, mints, etc.)

3.  Lunch time
A.  Water (amount required) _________oz. Note Time
B.  Waitt 30 minutes (ideally) before eating
C.  Eat Lunch.       Start timing
D.  Wait – 2 – 2 1/2 hours (nothing goes in your mouth).

4.  Mid-afternoon
A.  Water (amount required) ______oz   Note Time
B.  Wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating
C.  Optional snack    Start Timing
D.  Wait – 2– 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth,
not even gum, mints, etc.)

5.  Evening meal
A.  Water (amount required) _________oz.  Note Time
B.  Waitt 30 minutes (ideally) before eating
C.  Eat evening meal       Start Timing
D.  Wait – 2 – 2 1/2 hours (nothing goes in your mouth).

6.  Night time
A.  Water (amount required) ______oz  Note Time

B.  After eating your evening meal, don’t go to bed until you’ve had your next portion of water which helps you digest the food.

C.  Go for a short walk and then go to bed.  If walking isn’t convenient outside, do alternative exercise inside.

Any time you get up in the night to go to the bathroom, drink ½ glass of water and put a grain or two of salt on your tongue, then go back to bed).  You can drink water anytime you feel you need it.

Drinks to avoid

• You want to avoid caffeine (coffee, tea and sodas) and alcohol because they force water out of the body.
• You want to avoid sodas that have sugar or sugar replacements such as high fructose corn syrup.  (That means all sodas)
• You want to avoid ginseng because it works like caffeine in forcing water out of the body.

Pet cure?

We have read that when sea salt, not refined salt, is given to your diseased pet, it may lead to a surprising remission.  How much sea salt for your dog or cat daily?  One-quarter teaspoon per quart of water or added to its food.

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