Fereydoon Batmanghelidj (1931–2004)

As already made mention of by other users, this book introduces a simple concept. But what I personally think is most important of the whole, is that it attacks symptoms at the roots of the cause.

We simply overlook the basic imbalances that we introduce to our body through neglecting behavior. It matters what we drink, what we eat, it matters how we sit, and how often and how we move. Everything has its side effects, and the lack of it, equally much. While it is indeed a simple concept, it show more is important to make mention of it, even if it seems obvious.

A potentially dangerous thing that is mentioned in the book, whether or not it is universal for all people, is that your body begins to notify you less and less of your needs, as you age up. So it's much like a friendly, daily reminder or a wake up call just to take good care of yourself.

Salt is important for the direct absorption of water into your system. Natural salt, that is. Salt is in use a lot and in much bigger doses than you might be aware of (like in hospitals). Your body actually needs natural salt.

But if water and salt combined can cure major things? I am a little skeptical. It might be true however, but I believe that may vary from person to person, how effective certain methods are.

Do take good care of yourselves, and have a nice day. Thank you for reading. show less

It’s not that it was badly written. It only gets 2-stars because I couldn’t understand half of what I was reading. It felt like the author kind of expected the reader to at least know something about physiology, which I don’t. But, somewhere in all that eye-gazing writing was some damn good information on why you need to drink water, and you need to start NOW before disease sets in.

According to this doctor, it is long-term chronic dehydrated cells in your body that is the start of show more almost all degenerative diseases. By hydrating your cells properly, with pure water (not tea, not coffee nor juice), there is a big chance that your disease will reverse itself, as long as it hasn’t gone on too long and taken a hold on your body. Even at that, you may even find some relief with water. With kidney disease, he explains a slower introduction to drinking water and the care you will need to take when on diuretics.

Your body will begin to give out signals of distress due to chronic dehydration before immunity breakdown, then eventually the onset of degenerative diseases set in. If your mouth is dry or your urine is dark colored yellow or orange, then you are already, and have long been, chronically dehydrated. With the body consisting of 75% water, and the brain 85% water, we need to make sure we are drinking plenty of it on a daily and ongoing basis. Every single function in the body is dependent on the efficient flow of water.

RECOMMENDED WATER REGIMEN:

No less than 2 to 2-1/2 quarts of pure water (that’s 8 to 10 (8 oz) glasses) daily minimum for a long period of time to fully hydrate the body. A large amount in just a few days, trying to make up for the lack of drinking water, doesn't work. Hydrating your body takes continuous water intake for weeks, sometimes months to properly hydrate your cells so you begin to see and feel results of disappearing symptoms.

Upon waking, begin your day with one or two 8 oz glasses of water (before morning coffee).

• Drink a glass of water 30 min before each meal...breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a glass 2-1/2 hours after each meal. (That's 6 glasses of water so far.) Add extra glass after heavy meals and/or 2 glasses before bed.
• 2 (1/2 hour) walks a day...morning and evening.
• Limit fatty and fried foods.
• Eat more omega-3 rich foods: flax seed, flax oil.
• Eat more omega-6 rich foods: safflower & sunflower oils (A spoonful daily of Dr. Udo's Choice oil mix: flax, sunflower, sesame, rice germ oil, wheat germ oil, oat germ oil, lecithin, vitamin E, and special triglycerides...should provide all the essential fatty acids the body needs).

There’s a lot more to this book if you can muster through it. The chapters deal with some of the more common degenerative diseases that cause chronic pain, ones we are all familiar with or we know someone suffering with, such as dyspeptic pain (heartburn, acid reflux), asthma and allergies, cholesterol, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis pain, anginal pain (heart pain on walking, or even at rest), low back pain, intermittent claudication (leg pain on walking), migraines and hangover headaches, colitis pain, brain issues (Alzheimer’s), and more. He goes into the physiology of each and tells you how to combat it.

DRINK YOUR WATER!!! show less

Came across this audio version that caught my attention with its association with water and health. The author Dr. Batmanghelidj embarks upon his many reasons water is the number one factor in addressing most if not all health concerns.

We can take this with a grain of salt I suppose, pun intended, but it is not seemingly far fetched to see the values of water in our daily lives health wise. The author claims it as an almost cure-all for just about anything and he reinforces this with many show more testimonies. His basic theory is that most people do not take in enough water each day and suffer from the effects of dehydration. I did my own side research and was somewhat amazed at how much water is recommended and doubt most people take in the recommended amount, not to mention many drink anything but water.

So whether you buy into the curing theory behind this book or not I would surmise it is wise for all of us to consume more water to be on the safe side. show less

Athletic competitors such as boxers or marathon runners drink copious amounts of water after working up drenching sweats. It's a necessity. These people know well what could happen otherwise. It's well known that lack of hydration following strenuous physical activity can cause catastrophic results.

What about the not-so-athletic individuals who never work up a heavy sweat, but have gradually dropped their routine of drinking an ample amount of water? The average non-athletic, ordinary Joe or show more Jill Schmo spends hours engaged in regular day-to-day living accompanied by minimal water consumption. These people are all around you. They may not be readily obvious, but many of these people are very sick after unknowingly become dehydrated.

The late Doctor F. Batmanghelidj left us an important book about water and how it is important to health. The title is You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty: Water for Health, for Healing, for Life. The doctor listed a vast array of reasons why we all need to drink ample amounts of water as a part of our daily routine. His words make sense.

This doc was put down by some established medical professionals. When those who preach the mainstream line of thought don't buy into what is said, their reaction may be an indicator that the message is on target. I have a feeling that this is one such example.

The list of ailments which could be eliminated through proper hydration is a long one. The doctor's research led him to cite asthma, allergies, abdominal pain, hypertension, constipation, diabetes, migraine headaches, dry eyes and even breast cancer as being among the many maladies that a few more trips to the water cooler could have prevented. Who is to say that's wrong?

Perhaps the most interesting findings of Doctor Batman, as some called him, relate to the brain. As the book points out, this small but most important organ of the human body that weighs only about three pounds is about 85 percent water. The doctor's recommendation for stopping a migraine is four glasses of water. Fortunately I am unable to test that advice, having never suffered from migraines.

There are five things on the Batmanghelidj list of what is most important to human survival. They are air, water, salt, food and exercise. If you digest this book with an open mind, I'm pretty confident you will discover much that will be to your benefit. Maybe you will even take some of it to heart, and be better for it. show less