The Value of Water
The first thing we look for when determining the possibility of life on another planet is water. Without water the chances of finding life on another planet are nil. It is a subject of wide interest because it is currently recognized as one of the key prerequisites for life and thus essential for extraterrestrial life. With this being the case, why is water so undervalued by the majority of the humans on Earth? Are we naive, stupid or just plain apathetic in our current times? Is this a paradigm held only by first world countries? In any case, the knowledge is there and Water is the #1 Essential for our lives.
What Plants Crave
Water makes up 71% of the world today. It is what makes Earth a habitable planet. The plants and animals that make up our planet all share one common denominator. Water, it’s what plants crave. You heard that right, not Brawndo, Gatorade or juice, we have rivers of water for a reason. It’s the only liquid that our body actually needs.
The human body is about 60% water give or take depending on age and other factors. The body, as I have related in previous posts, exists in three general categories. Emotional, Physical and Chemical. Water is involved in the making or processing of each of these three categories.
Water is a chemical component of every human system
The Digestive system uses water to make up 99.5% of Saliva which chemically helps to break down our foods. Water then acts as a solvent to help dilute fiber being processed. Water helps to create lubrication in the digestive tract as well as transport toxins out of the intestinal tract.
The Circulatory system uses water to make up about 92% of blood. Blood uses water to carry nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Water allows these nutrients to pass through the capillaries within the intestinal walls to the blood and circulatory system where the valuable nutrients and oxygen can be distributed throughout the body to all the cells and organs.
The Neurological system uses water to facilitate chemical synapses between neurons, thus helping the body communicate its messages from the brain to body and organ. Sounds similar to a subluxation!
The Endocrine system uses water as the base for our hormones. It also uses water to help regulate the temperature of the body through sweating.
The Integumentary system uses water to transport chemicals and minerals to the skin’s surface for excretion.
The Musculoskeletal system uses water to reduce friction and impact on the joints as well as muscles as they interact with each other in the joint spaces.
The Renal system uses water to transport and filter toxins out of the body. Your urinary output is one of the best ways to detect a hydration problem.
The Reproductive system uses water to reduce friction through lubrication during sex. Water is also the base of semen and is used for transportation purposes.
The Respiratory system uses water again as a transport agent in blood that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Water is also used in the lining of the lungs and alveoli.
The Lymphatic system uses water as a transport agent for toxins in the body. It is often said that the lymphatic system is like to sewer system of the body. The immune system depends on the lymphatics for drainage of toxins
Water makes up 60% of our Physical body’s mass
The brain is 73% water
The heart is 73% water
The lungs are 83% water
The bones are 31% water
The skin is 64% water
The muscles are 79% water
The eyes are 98% water
The kidneys are 79% water
The vertebral discs are 90% water at birth and degenerate due to decreased joint motion and improper hydration.
All cells are at least 70% water- Water is vital to the building blocks of cellular formation – Water is the most abundant molecule in all cells, accounting for 70% or more of total cell mass.
Can water change our emotional state?
I’ll be honest, I made this entire blog post just so I could tell you about Dr. Emotos work and how he claims that our emotions can directly manifest into physical reality. It is absolutely amazing and in my opinion thought-provoking. I will begin by saying that Dr. Emotos work has never been able to be reproduced outside of his personal experiments. That being said there is a lot of criticism of Emoto’s work for insufficient experimental controls and for not sharing enough details of his approach within the scientific community. I’d hate to say that the whole thing is a hoax, but it might be. Never the less, I like the ideas behind Dr. Emotos work.
Here is a summary from the book. “Dr. Emoto’s work begins by using high-speed photography, Dr. Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors. The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal health.” To see the pictures and read more about the experiments you can buy his book here, see his website here or watch videos about it here.
Living Water has life force
So here is my synopsis; Your living world, made up mostly of water, can be altered by your thoughts, words, and actions. Deep down, I find this statement to be true. I think most in this world could agree upon this idea. In many psychological circles, this is well known and agreed upon in some fashion or another. Movies like The Secret or What the Bleep do We Know are examples of thought transformation into physical reality. Scientifically, psychologists refer to the idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy. For me, if Dr. Emoto’s work does have a shred of truth, then it provides a critical physical manifestation of thoughts and words with water which is the base of every living cell. Therefore words are powerful, thoughts have consequences and your life depends on your mindset.
I tend to gravitate towards the traditions of our past. One of which is prayer over food. It would make sense to me that if the majority of our living foods are made up primarily of water then gratitude and respect for our food is a necessity. In my blog post labeled Eat Real Food, I discussed trying to eat only living food, minimally processed. I think it is only right to give thanks and praise for that of which nourishes our body as it will literally become us. The food system today is littered with fake foods and most often taken for granted. The current state of our dominant food system is breaking our world apart physically, chemically and mentally. There are numerous hidden costs to the value menus of our fast-food lifestyles. We need a change in many of our systems and food and water tend to go hand in hand.
One more thought
A key point, unrelated to water, is that your thoughts, prayers, meditations, and affirmations all have a profound effect on your success in life. In the book, The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod talks about the most successful people of all time and some things they have in common. These include prayer/meditation, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and journaling. The first three involve using positive thoughts, phrases and visualizations to increase your chances for success in any endeavor. This isn’t just hocus-pocus for the tree-hugging yogis. These are common practices used by the most successful men and women in their respective careers, from athletes to wall street millionaires. These are common routines used by the greats. Is water the common denominator and missing link? I’m not sure, but this is definitely an interesting theory.
Our Water in Crisis
In researching our water and doing my best to bring relative points to how it is essential to us every day, I became thoroughly disgusted with the articles eluding to a crisis of our water supply.
We, humans, are animals that need water in order to exist. Water that is polluted cannot be used for consumption. Water must come from a clean fresh water source. Only 1% of all the water on earth is fresh and easily accessible. Most of this fresh water is underground in aquifers. So, we need it and we are a mankind of innovation, so we pump it out of the ground and use it. The problem is we are pumping this water out faster than we can replace it. The aquifers are not able to keep up with our demand and decreasing, albeit ever so slowly. This slow process is well documented in this Nasa led study looking at the levels of global water aquifers.
These aquifers, that were once pure water, are becoming increasingly polluted. Human innovation has since created large water filtration plants in order to filter out biological toxins so that we can have clean water that runs right out of the tap. Currently, we have some of the best filtered drinking water in the world straight from the tap. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 does it’s best covering only 90 contaminants, leaving more than 10,000 contaminants unfiltered including most prescription medications.
Why our Water is in Crisis
Where are these man-made contaminants coming from if the water is pure underground? Industrialized agricultural practices such as what is seen in Confined Animal Feeding Operations known as CAFO farms that produce food primarily for fast food products are a large portion of the problem. The agricultural process in CAFO farming, as well as other industries, dump multiple chemicals into our groundwater such as pesticides, fuels, oil, solvents, antibiotics, and other prescribed medications. Our water filtration plants treat this polluted water, but cannot remove all the chemicals listed above. There has never been any research on long term microdosing of these chemicals on our population. To make matters worse, some of the outdated pipes used for water transport leach heavy metals into our drinking water such as in Flint Michigan. It gets better. To clean and purify our water a toxic chemical known as Chlorine is used to kill off any live bacteria or viruses, but diluted enough not to kill us when ingesting it. Finally, the CDC decided that mass medication of the public was in order to prevent cavities and ordered for most rural water systems to add fluoride to our water. Here are some interesting links to fluoride. History link – Toxic link
What's the Big Deal?
The idea that our water is in limited supply, polluted and that we are slowly draining this precious resource tends to fall on deaf ears for most of the public. I find this similar to the effect that many “silent killer” warnings have on the population such as fake foods, GMOs, excessive alcohol, subluxations, sedentary lifestyles, etc. So, how can we make a difference? In my opinion, education has shown to be effective. Education on a “silent killer” such as smoking has had a large impact on the usage of tobacco in the US. Setting standards, not regulations, to make a difference. Using regulations and laws which is more controversial, is to set a tax on the abusers of our systems. If used properly, the tax allotted for abusers will help to offset the cost of the problem. The cigarette tax, for example, is said to largely contribute to the health care costs related to tobacco usage. Much like I eluded to before when speaking about the cost of real food vs. fast food. The cost is cheap for the consumer so there is no incentive to change. However, the hidden cost to the taxpayer for subsidies of large CAFO farms and the cost of the government-funded healthcare programs that care for this demographic is astounding. When you consider the runoff from these industrialized agricultural processes that leach into our water systems, the cost is astronomical.
“Water is the driving force of all nature.”
– Leonardo da Vinci.
4 Habits for better Water Conservation
We carry the idea that Earth and humankind are invincible. That even if there was an issue, we would solve it technologically and without any real harm to our world. Unfortunately, only time will tell. So what can we do now? Well, as this blog is all about changing habits and starting new routines.
- We can start with water conservation habits at home. Take fewer showers, tone down the sprinklers, change to drought tolerant plants, update inefficient water products like toilets, turn off the water when brushing your teeth, etc.
- We can change what we eat. Did you know? It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce just 1 pound of conventional meat. Only 25 gallons of water are required to grow 1 pound of wheat. You can save more water by not eating a pound of meat than you can by not showering for six months!
- We can support local farms with sustainable practices
- We can reduce our usage of fast foods and processed foods.
So drink pure water, Eat Real Food and support change One Adjustment at a time from the comforts of your own home. Think globally, act locally!
One Adjustment Action Step
- Drink clean water. See my post on the best water to drink and best portable, potable practices.
- Educate yourself and those around you for water conservation.
- Make a difference in your own home and reduce water wasting.
- Change your diet. Eat less meat and eat more organic fruits and veggies.
Next up is a deep look at how much water we need and what are the best sources. You can always my previous post Water is the #1 Essential.
–Nick the DC
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