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H' ig - G59$ G59$   !+    `,&$    hBOMaJ!XCL2CMSDp0000l0|00    0Dl00 QGRYQRGB QHSB QLAB QXYZQCMKPnHxPnCoToy0Dic0Tru0Foc0PnPrPnPSPnUnPnHUPnHCApple 12" RGB StandardApple 12" RGB Standardint#0int#0int#1int#1Color LW 12/600 PS ProfileColor LW 12/600 PS ProfileD${ m @p Mq ! L M0 P K MЫ  MЫ 0pwpxq? @ MЫ0 K P Ko^R i0))RWJWUWZWebb*bJbUbZbeh hdrdrk U pOu0 {h pOu i01nB( i0 pOu {h1n =@ i0 pOt {h pOt {h pOt {h _???/ i0?< o Nq1 v) v+ $[ S v) v+@$[` gZ v)  v*$[0 v) v+`$[ bb v)2 v+$Z 3 v)S >K>s</,~ lNP l PJhLa^p " na^P " hN\/,~HnHlHl੍/,~?<HnHlHl詍`/ ln hNX/ </,?<, l P h/(/,?<d P HN 0 /  .uvwxyz{|}~INTRODUCTION Learning the importance of water, the hazards of water contamination and the benefits of home water filtration, can be a very rewarding effort both physically and financially. The contents of this booklet give factual and useful information on the need for and the benefits of healthy water, one of the most essential and yet most overlooked parts of our lives. The information provided is the result of over 15 years of specialized study in the water quality industry, and a passionate belief in our bodys ability to achieve and sustain health far beyond conventional expectations. Even a brief review of this topic will yield a substantial increase in awareness and a surprising common sence conclusion... Water is the essence of life! Ingestion of water borne contaminants is now known to be a major factor in the current epidemics of cancer and heart disease. Both the medical and scientific communities agree that clean water is one of the most essential and fundamental elements to sustained health. Either we can filter out the contaminants prior to consumption or we force our body to be the filter. The problem of harmful chemicals in our water is very real. We live in a world where we have sacrificed the purity of our environment for modern conveniences, and disease and illness are the price we pay. There are currently over 75,000 different toxic synthetic chemicals used in our society and over 1000 new ones being introduced each year. We have learned the hard way that any chemical we produce and use, will eventually wind up in the water we drink. For most of us being healthy and happy is the result of a conscious and determined effort in a chosen direction. Our physical well being is the cumulative result of many things; diet, exercise, attitude and certainly our environment. Air and water are the two primary components to life. It is difficult if not impossible to ensure the purity of the air we breathe, which only makes the quality of our water even more critical. Our body has a very effective means of flushing out toxins and impurities. The proper performance of our detoxification system is one of the most determining factors in the absence or likelihood of disease in our life, and water is the key. Detoxification requires an abundant intake of clean, chemical free water, as do all other healing processes that happen inside our body. The more we drink, and the purer the the water is, the more we increase our bodys natural ability to flush out harmful toxins and sustain youthful longevity. Every living creature on this planet is made up primarily of water. The human body is more than 72% water, making the importance of water quality a common sense equation. If water makes up over 2/3s of our body... then naturally the quality of that water is going to have a major impact on our health and well being. Water is the foundation of our body, and like any structure.... if the foundation is of poor quality, the expectation of strength and longevity will not be fulfilled. WATER, The Foundation To A Healthy Body Until recently, most medical theory was based on the assumption that the 20% of our body that is solid tissue is what determined our health, since that is where most outward signs of disease and illness are found. It was thought that the 80% of our body that is liquid merely supported the structure of bone and organ tissue. We now know the opposite to be true; the fluids that flow through our body are what create our level of well being. The human body is a water machine, designed to run primarily on water and minerals. By weight our body is about 72% water, another 8% is a combination of chemical compounds and the remaining 20% is bone and solid tissue. From the most basic standpoint it is a common sense equation; if we are made up of 72% plain water, then naturally the quality of the water we consume will have a very dramatic impact on our overall state of health. Every healing and life giving process that happens in our body happens through water! In just the last decade medical science has begun to focus on the tremendous healing ability our body has and how much that ability depends on water. Our body instinctively strives to be young and healthy; each component working in amazing synchronicity to bond broken bones, regenerate and replace damaged tissue and attack and destroy hostile organisms. In each of these miraculous processes there is one common factor...WATER! Our blood, the very substance of our existence, is more than 83% water and flows throughout our body distributing nutrients, oxygen and antibodies on demand wherever needed. In order for our blood to properly carry out its many critical tasks our body must be sufficiently hydrated with healthy water. An inadequate intake of water, or consumption of water laced with contaminants, causes the properties of our blood to change and negatively affects virtually every aspect of our health. Our brain is over 75% water and controls each and every process that happens inside of our body. This control is maintained by constantly sending and receiving electrical signals through our nervous system, which in reality is nothing more than an elaborate system of tiny water ways. The fluid inside our nerves is made up almost completely of water and minerals. Tiny messengers called transporter proteins travel at the speed of light carrying these life giving messages to every cell and organ in our body. Like any communication network the purity of the carrier, our nervous system, affects the speed and clarity of the signal. If the fluid inside of our nerves is laced with traces of chemicals or heavy metals like lead, then the result is a delayed and distorted signal. Many experts now believe, and numerous studies show, that the distortion of these signals may be the root l P0.hLfSnBnBnB'< cause of many nervous system disorders like Attention Deficit Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Alzheimer's Disease, anxiety and depression. It has been well documented that the clarity of these signals has a ma\-@gd n)/* n PHhN!XBg ljor affect on our ability to deal with stress and our degree of coordination. Considering the vital role that water plays in our brain and nervous system, its quality is possibly the most basic and essential key to healthful longevity. Our eeevity. Our energy level is impacted largely by our consumption of water. It has been medically proven that just a 5% drop in body fluids will cause a 25% to 30% loss of energy in most people; a 15% drop causes death! It is also estimated that more than 2/3 oohan 2/3 of all people do not drink enough water and suffer some degree of dehydration. The result is that a large part of our population operating at only 70 to 75% of their capacity, or less. Unfortunately most people turn to stimulants like caffeine and sugar to boost their energy level rather than drinking more water, which is what our body needs to produce natural energy. Caffeine, alcohol and sugar are all strong diuretics and actually cause your body to lose water, resulting in a further loss of natural energy production and eventually can lead to a dependency on artificial energy. A large part of our bodys energy comes from a compound called ATP, Adenosine-Tri-Phosphate, which is produced during the osmotic flow of water through the cell membrane to generate hydroelectric energy. ATP is then stored in energy pools and used as chemical energy in our body. Proper mineral content of our body fluids and the absence of contaminants create the proper environment for this natural energy production. Our body in reality is a complex Hydro Generator, using the elements of nature to become the miracle machine we were intended to be. The purity of the water we drink greatly impacts our strength and energy level. Any time a toxic chemical (chlorine included) gets inside our body we must then use up some of our strength and energy to reduce and repair the damage done by that contaminant. Water is also what our liver uses to metabolize fat into usable energy. Drinking an abundance of clean chemical free water speeds up our metabolism and allows our body to assimilate nutrients better, resulting in increased strength and energy. Our bodys detoxification system is probably the single most important component to optimum health, and the one process that relies most heavily on an excess intake of clean water. Weve all heard it said that we should drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water each day. Drinking the minimum will only help maintain a minimum level of health. Our body will use at least 8 glasses of water each day under normal relatively passive activity to maintain the basic bodily functions such as digestion, temperature control, joint lubrication and skin hydration. Each time we exhale, blink our eyes or make any kind of movement at all we use up some of the available water in our system. Even the constant beating of our heart is a water consuming process. We are continuously depleting the available water level inside our body. In order for our body to properly perform the essential task of filtering and flushing oohing out toxins we must consume a level of water above the minimum. The more of an excess that exists, the more our body is able to rid itself of the elements that promote disease and aging. Its a beautifully simple process that can make a tremendous difference in the degree of health we achieve and maintain, but we have to let it happen by consuming an abundance of clean, healthy water! A healthy recommendation for water consumption would be at least 10-12 glasses each day, with optimum benefits reached at 14 to 16 glasses a day. (Caffeinated or sweetened beverages should not be counted towards your daily water intake as they actually cause the body to excrete water.) Its possibly the best health enhancement habit you can develop and its so simple a glass of water every one to two hours. Try it drink at least 10 glasses of water every day for just one week and youll be amazed at how much better you feel! Equally important to proper detoxification as quantity is quality. If we consume water that already contains traces of harsh chemicals, like chlorine or any of the other 2100 different synthetic chemicals that have already been detected in our water supplies, then that water doesnt have the same ability to pick up and carry out chemical contaminants from our body. Water that is free from contaminants can take on and transport out of our body toxins that find their way into our system through other means. We are constantly exposed to and ingest a wide variety of harmful chemicals. Everything from dfrom the foods we eat which contain artificial preservatives, colors and pesticide residue to the clothes we wear which harbor traces of laundry and dry cleaning chemicals that are absorbed through our skin, all expose us to toxins. The air we breathe and virtually everything we touch contains potentially harmful chemicals that are taken in by our body. It is difficult if not impossible to maintain the purity of the air we breathe, the things we touch and the foods we eat, which only makes the purity of our water even more important. Our water quality is the only part of our personal environment that we can easily obtain total control over. With an abundant intake of clean healthy water we allow our body to perform all the healing processes it is naturally capable of. In this age of fast food, synthetic medicines and complex lifestyles we tend to overlook the obvious. Our body is a water machine, performing millions of life giving tasks with each passing second, and in each of these synchronized miracles acles there is one primary ingredient...WATER! A study of the human body can only lead to an overwhelming appreciation and respect for its creator. Keeping our body clean on the inside is not only essential to good health, but an action of apprection of appreciation for such a wondrous gift, LIFE! 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Headaches, hypertension, back pain, arthritis, ulcers, asthma, morning sickness and fatigue can all benefit and in many cases be prevented by regulating the bodys natural fluid levels. Recently there has been a dramatic swing in medical theory and a long overdue realization about "healing." The best way to prevent, treat and in many cases cure illness is to give our body the right tools and let it go to work. With the proper intake of healthy water, the right minerals and nutrients our body can overcome almost anything. Recent studies have confirmed that many of the medications our society has become dependent on, primarily antibiotics and pain relievers, often do more harm than good. Antibiotics can be extremely damagii damaging to the liver and have an adverse effect on our natural immune system. The more often we turn to synthetic medicines to overcome infections, the weaker our natural defenses become and the more likely we are to have repeated incidences of infectioonfection. An increased intake of water and the proper immune enhancing nutrients combined with a little patience and common sense are by far the best defense against most infections. Allowing our body to overcome minor infections with fever, fluids and reeand rest increases our natural resistance and makes us less susceptible to these intruders in the future. Truly the best offense is a good "defense." Pain medications and analgesic medicines also work in contrast to the way our body heals itself. In a very informative book called "Your Bodys Many Cries For Water" (very highly recommended) studies by medical experts explain how most of the pain sensations we experience are the result of moderate or acute dehydration. Our brain is over 75% water and when it detects a shortage of available fluids it implements a water rationing process by producing histamines, causing pain and fatigue. This natural process is meant to slow us down and conserve water. Histamines are released as a warning signal that something is wrong. When we take antihistamines or analgesic medicines like acetaminophen or ibuprofen we simply turn off the signal and often allow the problem to progress. Two cups of water and a 20 minute break will overcome most common headache pain. Back pain is aalso most often the result of a deficiency in body fluid levels. The disks in our back are in reality little hydraulic shock absorbers. These discs are made up of an outer shell filled with fluid, primarily water. A properly hydrated disk creates a cushion that absorbs the shock of physical activity and supports the weight of the upper body. This discs are self-hydrating as long as there is adequate fluid levels and regular movement. Movement that compresses and releases pressure on the disc creates a suction that allows water to be pulled inside the disc keeping it fully hydrated. When a disc is fully hydrated the shell of the disc supports 25% of the weight load and the fluid supports 75%. When these discs become dehydrated then the shell has to support a larger portion of the load causing pain, swelling and soreness. Passive activities like standing, or sitting at a desk without regular movement, allow constant pressure on the discs which slowly forces water out. Without sufficient fluid levels, the pressure on the disc increases and results in pain and stiffness. Simply by maintaining a constant and adequate intake of water combined with regular movement such as bending forward and backwards with your head and upper body allowing the discs to hydrate, you can prevent and stop most minor back and neck pain. Try it. Youll be amazed how easy and effective these natural solutions are. Hypertension is very often a result of the body adjusting to blood volume loss, according to Dr. Batmanghelidj, MD, a recognized expert on natural and preventive treatments. The most common cause of lower blood volume is dehydration. Since our blood is more than 83% water, its total volume is heavily affected by the level of available water in our body. When the bodyyWhen the body detects a loss of blood volume it closes off less active capillary beds in order to maintain proper blood flow to the more active areas. These vessel closings cause a rise in tension inside the muscle mass which weve come to know as "hypertension." More water allows proper blood volumes and less tension. Arthritis pain and stiffness is now understood to be initially a result of increased friction and swelling in the bone joints. Water is what our body uses to lubricate these joints. When our water levels are reduced there is increased friction between the cartilage surfaces resulting in swelling, stiffness and pain The movement of the joints cause a suction that pulls water from the bone marrow to the joint cavity, if there is available water. An increased intake of water and gentle rhythmic movements of the joints can ease and in many cases overcome minor arthritic pain. A more detailed explanation of this natural treatment can be studied in "The Bodys Many Cries For Water" or a recent publication by three very highly respected Medical Doctors called "The Water We Drink." Asthma, which affects over 12 million children in North America alone and causes the deaths of several thousand each year, is a direct result of increased histamine production. Dehydration initiates exaggerated histamine production as a water regulating control. It is well known that asthmatics have excessive levels of histamine in their lung tissue causing constriction of the bronchial passages and increased mucus build up. Water is used in the lungs to keep the tissue moist, but each time we exhale we expel moisture from our lungs. Under normal hydrated conditions the moisture is rapidly replaced. If we are in a dehydrated state then the tissue inside the lungs begins to coat with mucus to prevent drying. It has been demonstrated in many animal studies that an increase in water intake will reduce histamine levels and over a 2 to 3 week period restore normal hydration to lung tissue and reduce mucus build up. Once this occurs the bronchiial passages begin to open and normal breathing is restored. The same histamine related effects apply to allergies, and again, significant benefits can result from an increased intake of water. Even something though of as normal, like morning sickness, is a direct result of dehydration. The fetus lives in a world of water which the body prioritizes above all other needs. Throughout the night, which is the longest period without water intake, the uterus draws water from the mothers system to maintain its internal fluid levels and those of the fetus. In the morning the mother awakens in a state of dehydration, nausea and fatigue, hence the term "morning sickness." A common hang over produces the same symptoms and has essentially the same cause, dehydration.... only with a much less noble purpose. Alcohol is a very strong diuretic and causes the body to excrete water often leading to advanced dehydration. Both of these common ailments can be prevented by drinking plenty of water before and throughout the night. While water is not an absolute cure-all, it must be recognized as the base and primary ingredient to every preventive and healing process within our body. We are truly a magnificent creation capable of preventing and curing even the worst of disease and illness. Understanding how our body works is the first step towards achieving a higher level of health. Once we have this understanding, then our actions begin to work in harmony with our bodys natural energy, creating the perfect internal environment. It is important to remember that we are a "water machine" and that simply by providing our body with the proper ingredients we can and will achieve an elevated level of health, and what a wonderful and rewarding feeling it can be! )n 29nj)nZ)n6 #/p//Q/ / /  ///"