Shhh! The Water Secret Part 1

This caught my eye at the library one time when I was browsing the nutritional isle. Water Secret? Secret? Who doesn't love a Secret right? It's obvious marketing, and it works every time. We all want to know Secrets, and this was one I was anxious to learn, and it did not disappoint. I'm going to try to save you the time of reading it yourself, but if you have the time- I totally recommend it. This is NOT a regurgitation of the same old "Drink your water" mumbo-jumbo.
Dr Murad has discovered through his research in The Science of Cellular Water™  the "ability of cell membranes to hold water as the fundamental marker of youthful good health and offers the world's most comprehensive insights into health and aging".  He is an advocate of using dietary supplements to promote skin health and has earned international recognition as the "Father of Internal Skincare."


This is an intelligently written book with great studies to back his claims and is downright interesting. If I had read this book five years ago it probably would have been revolutionary to me to read about the benefits of whole foods to one's skin and over all health. Having been indocrinated so to say in to the world of Green Giants, I didn't feel as surprised as I did vindicated in my quest for overall health. Luring me with a great complexion and gorgeous hair through eating (one of my favorite things!) through eating well is an easy incentive for me to drink the last sip of my green smoothie. It's defenitly a better alternative to crazy potions and procedures that may make a person look good on the outside but is only disguising the bodies cries for nourishment.


I think I could literally recommend this book to just about anyone. The only thing I'm not thrilled about and don't really support is Dr. Murad's intense supplement regime, the chemicals he insists on using.


However-there is some paramount information that I was SO EXCITED, to learn about and have been really anxious to share.

EUREKA!

Dr. Murad says that humans are under the misconception that we are 80 percent water like we were as babies, and that as adults we are closer to 50 percent water. He goes on to say that with age, as a result of internal and external factors, our cells have been damaged, and weakened the ability for our cells to retain water. This is evident in aging wrinkles, slowed digestion, wavering energy, more aches and pains and the need for caffine. He says that dehydrated cells are not resilient and do not function properly and this affects the immune response.

"When cell embranes are damaged...the cells themselves can not properly retain water. The water seeps out of the cells where it belongs and becomes wasted water, the kind that ...shows up as swollen legs and ankles, puffy eyes, and all over bloating."

-2008 Indiana University School of Medicine Dr Rachel C Vreeman and Dr. Aaron E. Carroll

Dr. Murad addresses the hype of how much water is actually recomended and quotes the constantly misquoted article that originally gave guidelines regarding adequate water consumption:

"In the 1945 article from National Research Council, part of the National Academy of Sciene noted that a suitable allowance of water for adults is 2.5 lites a day. The exact statement was "A suitable allowance of water for adults is 2.5 liters daily in most instances. An ordinary standard for divers persons is 1 mililiter for each calorie of food. Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods."

More on HOW to "drink" your water and have it work for you next post in the Water Secret part 2.