Heartburn is 'big business' in the pharmaceutical world , with magical little purple pills...or green ones...I'm sure there are pink ones as well! We know that is one way to treat the symptom of heartburn.
What if heartburn could be managed in a much simpler, much less expensive & much SAFER way? Hmmm....Let's look at what heartburn is, first. Heartburn is a signal of dehydration in our body. It's one of the body's ways of signaling thirst. Heartburn is NOT a disease, which most related commercials would lead a person to believe.
The use of heartburn medications and antacids obviously doesn't correct the dehydration and can ultimately lead to inflammation of the esophagus, stomach & rest of the GI tract.
A good rule of thumb for adequate water intake is drinking half your body weight (lbs) in ounces each day (more when working out & sweating). Example: a person weighing 140 lb should drink at least 70 ounces of water daily.
Some tips to increase your water intake: Take a glass of water into your bedroom or bathroom at night and drink it first thing when you wake up in the morning---Drink a glass of water before each meal---Keep a notepad handy to track the number of glasses of water consumed each day until you reach your goal---Imagine a water tank in your body that gets empty on a regular basis each day (just like your car's gas tank) so as you are drinking water during the day you can visualize 'filling your tank' and keeping it filled!
I'll have information on water quality and the difference between various types of water, including distilled and reverse osmosis water in upcoming blogs.
Reference to information in this blog:
"Water Cures: Drugs Kill--How Waer Cured Incurable Diseases" F. Batmanghelidj, MD. Global Health Solutions, Inc. Nov. 2003.
"Water-The Ultimate Cure: S. Meyerowitz. Book Publishing Co. Oct. 2001.
www.watercure.com
May you be blessed with wellness...
Sana
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