Stay Hydrated

I know everyone tells you, "You need to drink more water"... big deal. But did you know, when you are only 3% dehydrated your mind stops working clearly, the average person on the street is more than 3% dehydrated. Our bodies are made up of somewhere between 60 and 70% water (depending on age, weight and gender). Water not only helps the blood flow, it also helps the body eliminate toxins. Its no surprise then that Dr Kellogg said "Water without a doubt is one of the most ancient of all remedial agents for disease." One way of elimination our bodies use, is through perspiration or just pain ol' sweating...our pores open up and the toxins are carried out. Just another important reason why we should make sure we're getting the adequate amount of fresh pure water in these hot summer months.
So the question is, "What is the best kind of water and how much?" The ideal water would be fresh unsoiled rain water, that is not run off from roofs or out of gutters. I would suggest drinking ether spring or well water not city water. An easy way for a healthy person to figure out about how much he should be drinking is, his weight in ounces divided in half, if you weighed 120 lbs the formula would look something like this 120lbs=120oz/2=60oz. It may seem like a lot at first but your body will soon get used to it, and then it will crave it, and to top it off you'll be able to think more clearly. So Bottoms up

Health Benefits from Your Everyday Fruits and Vegetables

Apples- Contain phosphate of calcium, potash and soda, albumen, chlorophyle malic acid, lime, gum, sugar ect...They can help acidity, colic, diarrhoea, disorders in the liver and kidneys, and gall-stones.


Cabbage- Has sulphur, soda, and iron. And is useful for coughs, bronchitis, asthma, warts, and some skin diseases.


Celery- Contains iron and sulphur and is good for rheumatism and gout


Figs- Are a good laxative. They contain sugar, phosphates, gum, albumen.


Grapes- Are rich in sugar called glucose. They contain tannin, gum tartrate of lime, magnesia, alum, iron, citric and malic acid ect...Grapes help stop thirst and because of this, are useful during fevers, also for teething children. They promote healthy urine flow and are useful for people with gout rheumatism and cancer.




Lemons- Contain potassium, citric malate, and tartaric acid, and are also rich in vitamins. Lemons are believed to help with spongy gums, scurvy, gout, rheumatism, constipation, sore throat, thirst, heart burn, lumbago, and coughs.




Lettuce-contains potassium salts and is useful for sleeplessness




Mangoes- Have sugar and highly refined turpentine, iron, useful acids. They are helpful for rheumatism, diarrhoea, diabetes. The seeds and rinds of a mangoes are astringent.



Onions- Contain sulphur, phosphorus, potassium salts, ammonia, phosphoric and acetic acid, starch ect...good for coughs, bronchitis, colds, influenza, liver troubles, inflammatory conditions, gout, rheumatism. Onions promote perspiration and circulation of blood.



Peach- Have iron, gum, sugar and acids. It is a tonic and is useful for fever and anaemia.



Spinach- Contains ferrum salts, some contain sodium salts, and are good for constipation, and fever.


Information from Naturopathy for the 21st Century by Robert Thiel, PH.D