How do you know you’re dehydrated? More than just dry mouth! . . . part 4 of 6 on WATER
This is from Dr. B’s interview with Mike Adams, one of the last he gave before he died in his late 70′s. We should realize more signs and symptoms of being low on water than just dry mouth. “The human body manifests dehydration by a series of symptoms and signs, perceptive symptoms of [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Go and wash in the water: are the simplest answers the hardest? . . . part 3 of 6 on WATER
Dr. B’s plain, simple, commonsense advice to drink 1 ounce of water for every 2 lbs. of body weight reminds me of another story. In the Bible, Naaman was a captain in the Syrian army, and he was very ill with leprosy. He went to Elisha the prophet, the introduction having been made [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →How does dehydration effect the heart . . . part 2 of 6 on WATER
(Yes, sorry, I’m aware “effect” should be “affect,” but that’s the search phrase people use according to my research assistant, Steff: how does dehydration effect the heart!) Dr. B studied over 3,000 peptic ulcer patients and found that all of them responded favorably to being hydrated. Though his theories have gained much [...]
1 Comment • Continue Reading →How much water should a person drink a day . . . part 1 of 6
My husband and father-in-law are both former college football players. My FIL was told, while playing football, “Don’t drink water!” My husband was told by his own coaches and trainers in the 80′s, “Don’t drink too much water!” Every year a college or high school football player drops dead in the August [...]
Leave a comment • Continue Reading →Relief for intestinal gas and bloating . . . part 5 of 9 on ELIMINATION
A healthy bowel produces minimal flatulence, none of it foul smelling or causing pressure, swelling, or pain. Gas is, as Dr. Jensen describes it, “putrefactive fermentations” of undigested proteins. In other words, proteins sit in the gut and become hosts for undesirable bacteria. The problem is, when converting people to a high-fiber, GreenSmoothieGirl diet, [...]
7 Comments • Continue Reading →natural laxatives . . . part 4 of 9 on ELIMINATION
It’s important that we keep the colon and lower intestine clean and powerfully peristaltic. The answer isn’t to gag down some chemically reduced Metamucil stirred into water, while eating the Atkins Diet, like my friend Michelle does. When I occasionally go out on a limb and express concern about her long-term Atkins lifestyle, [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →Why you desperately need SALT–and what kind
If I go to a restaurant and eat something with a lot of sodium, I can barely make a fist when I wake up the next day. My fingers are like pudgy sausages. My body hates salt—or so I thought. We all know that too much sodium is linked to heart disease. [...]
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