Originally published August 6 2005
Nature's cure comes from water, study says
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Water is the key to healing and detoxifying your body and is the leading disease preventor, according to a study by researchers at the University of Sheffield's Centre for Human Nutrition in England.
Water carries nutrients to our cells, aids digestion by forming stomach secretions, flushes our bodies of wastes, and keeps our kidneys healthy.
In a study conducted at the Centre for Human Nutrition at the University of Sheffield, England, researchers concluded that women who stay adequately hydrated reduce their risk of breast cancer by 79 percent.
Another study, done at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, found that women who drink more than five glasses of water a day have a 45 percent reduced risk of colon cancer compared with women who drink two or fewer glasses of water a day.
Many doctors believe that proper hydration can help prevent chronic joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, because water reduces inflammation and promotes cartilage health.
Even slight dehydration can wear down our systems in ways that seriously compromise our overall quality of life.
They take in about 20 percent of the body's blood each time the heart beats, cleanse it of unwanted substances and then produce urine, the fluid by which these wastes are eliminated from the body.
Normal-functioning kidneys also control the concentration levels of body fluids.
If body fluids are too concentrated, the kidneys excrete the excess solutes and hang on to the water.
In short, the kidneys are all about balancing the fluids and electrolytes in our bodies so that our systems run smoothly.
Do we need to buy specially formulated, sugar-enhanced sports drinks?
Many sports physiologists actually recommend water -- that's right, plain water -- over the fancy sports drinks that are marketed to us.
Our kidneys are fantastic waste removers; they get rid of the waste products from protein metabolism - uric acid, urea, and lactic acid - but they need lots of water to accomplish this.
During exercise, drink about 8 ounces of fluid every 15 to 20 minutes.
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