As the popularity of soft drinks, energy drinks, sugary juice-flavored drinks, and coffee rises, children are often chronically dehydrated without knowing it. A growing child needs more water because a growing body needs plenty of water. Many children are already dehydrated because of this situation. Their cells are constantly dividing and getting bigger. That requires a lot of water. Many children today quench their thirst with other non-water sources. Without the water they need, histamine is released. Histamine regulates water in the body.

Unfortunately, excessive histamine also causes allergies and asthma by closing the bronchioles so that water is not lost through exhalation. It saves water for the body but makes breathing very difficult. If a child does not learn to recognize thirst signals and to drink water very early on, they may have an extremely hard time staying healthy.

Another reason kids need water is because their brain is still developing. In order to have a developed attention span and emotional coping skills, water is necessary. Many teenagers today seem to have lost their energy and ability to focus in school. A hydrated child could have an abundance of energy and focus throughout their entire day, setting a behavioral pattern for life

Reference: “Water for Health, for Healing, for Life” by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

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Cartilage cells die rapidly as the body moves around. They have to be regenerated in order for the body to be able to continue to move. If repair can’t happen quickly enough, the cells that line the joint will release a hormone that encourages faster repair. There will also be pain by this time as the joints lose their protection.

Cartilage does not function well in an acidic environment. Water is needed to wash away the acidic toxins in the joints. Salt is also great for removing acidity. Water and salt are necessary for this cleansing process. The salt will raise the flow of hydration through the joint since salt retains water.

When cartilage is repaired, white blood cells remove the old fragments first. Then red blood cells are released to the area for healing. This will cause stiffness and pain. Amino acids come in to assess any protein breakdown. White blood cells produce hydrogen peroxide and ozone to keep the joint clean and to provide oxygen to the working cells that are too busy repairing to get their own oxygen from the blood. The joints become deformed with this repair process, producing the telltale signs of arthritis. The brain reproduces this effect in all other similar joints, which is why hands and feet will look identical to each other in their deformities. Water is a great way to fight against cartilage deterioration before it begins.

Reference: “Water for Health, for Healing, for Life” by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

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Neurotransmitters are chemicals produced in the brain to send information throughout the body via nerve passageways. Amino acids, which come from protein, are broken apart by enzymes in the cells. The left-overs from this process turn into “chemical messengers”.

There are five major systems that these chemicals support. First is the serotonergic system. It uses serotonin. Second is the histaminergic system. It uses histamine. Third is the adrenergic system. It uses adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine. Fourth is the cholinergic system. It uses acetylcholine. Fifth is the opiate system. It uses endorphins and enkephalins. This system handles pain relief. These neurotransmitters are kept at the end of nerves. They are released when the brain triggers an electrical notification. Since each group of nerves is so closely packed together, they require a protective coating of cholesterol.

Dr.Batmanghelidj offers his opinion: “In most neurological disorders, loss of nerve insulation is a primary contributing factor. It is damage to this insulation layer that causes a variety of symptoms, which are grouped and, in certain circumstances, labeled as ‘multiple sclerosis.’” Cholesterol is very important for nerve ending protection. Water is necessary for the brain to function on all these multiple tiers of work and to receive protection.

Reference: “Water for Health, for Healing, for Life” by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

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Tryptophan produces serotonin among other neurotransmitters. Serotonin is the most used neurotransmitter as it oversees much brain function and other bodily functions. If water is lost and the brain is affected, the chemical reactions in the brain will not go according to plan. Another thing that could go wrong is using too many amino acids. Tryptophan, as important as it is because it supplies neurotransmitters, is not produced by humans. We have to ingest it naturally. However, even if we do get enough tryptophan in our diet, without sufficient water intake, there is no way for it to travel to the brain where it is needed. The liver uses the amino acids tryptophan and tyrosine as antioxidants. Antioxidants are needed when there is not enough water to flush out toxins. They are the body’s way of sterilizing waste.

Dr. Batmanghelidj continues to discuss tryptophan: “Tryptophan is vitally important to the human body. It is an essential amino acid. From tryptophan, serotonin, tryptamine, indolamine, and melatonin are manufactured…From [this] tyrosine, adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine are manufactured. Six neurotransmitters and one hormone/transmitter—melatonin—become affected when there is dehydration, to the level of producing symptoms such as pain or asthma.” Water is essential to the function of all our neurotransmitters.

Reference: “Water for Health, for Healing, for Life” by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

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Drinking juice or milk as a replacement for water does not work. The chemical make up of water by itself is what the body needs to stay hydrated. When the chemical make up is different than plain water, the fluid should be treated as food. Orange juice can increase histamine production, making allergies or asthma worse. Even pure juice without anything added has natural sugars in it. If juice is the main source of liquid a person consumes, the liver will store the sugars into fat and the person will gain weight. Milk also has sugars in it and can present the same problems. Replacing water with milk or juice leads to dehydration because they are not an adequate source of water.

Dr.Batmanghelidj continues: “Chronic dehydration produces many symptoms, signs, and,eventually, the degenerative diseases. The physiological outcome of the sort of dehydration that produces any of the problems mentioned earlier in the book is almost the same.” Other drinks are okay in moderation as sources of food, but simply cannot replace the water we all need.

Reference: “Water for Health, for Healing, for Life” by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.

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