Pure Water is your LIFELINE!  The average person drinks about a gallon of water per day.  The average person thinks that because there is water in their coffee, tea or soft drink that they are replenishing their body with the water it needs.  But all those things are acidic and DO NOT replenish our body’s need for water.  We must ask ourselves a couple questions.  Could all these aging, crippling diseases have been avoided?  Does water have anything to do with our crippled joints and massive strokes?  Do you want medical costs to wipe out your life savings?  And do you want to look like our dehydrated, winkled up, squashed of vibrant life model illustration? (pictured below) Over time, you could look just like him!

Water is the single most important compound for the support of life and for our survival.  It plays a part in almost every bodily function.  You can go many weeks without food, but only a few days without water.  Here are a few ways our bodies use water:

• It is required to transport nutrients throughout the body via the bloodstream
• It stabilized and cools us, allowing us to maintain proper body temperature
• It hydrates our skin from the inside – it’s the best lotion around!
• It dilutes toxins that our cells produce during metabolism and carries them away
• It is part of every cell – 70 percent of our body is composed of water
• Saliva is used to moisten and predigest cooked food in our mouths
• It helps keep the colon clean.  Our large intestine is like a sewer system; keeping the body hydrated helps keep it clean and waste moving through it
• It dissolves mineral buildup in the body, helping to eliminate arthritis and heart disease

It’s just better all around for you to hydrate your body by eating live vegetables and fruits and sipping water and live juices throughout the day.  Gradual, steady ingestion of fluids and nutrients is the optimum way to heal and feed your cells.  And the cleaner and more nourishing your hydration is, the more gtratitude your body will show you by setting you free of pain and ailments.

-From The Hallelujah Diet by George Malkmus