Ideal Drinking Water

Ideal Drinking Water

The following is taken from an article written by Dr. Royal Lee, D.D.S. as it appeared in "Let's Live Magazine," published back in 1958.  The most amazing aspect of this article is how important the points still are today.  I'm even of the opinion that because the information probably wasn't given the proper attention back then in the late 1950's, we are now suffering with the health concerns we are today.  Had our society listened to this pioneer in nutritional health, we wouldn't have most of the nutritional deficiency diseases we have currently, and Big Pharma wouldn't be so big.

For any of you who know me, or who have had the experience of working with me on your health or the health of your children, you know how often I preach the importance of proper water intake.  This can't be over emphasized.  It's important to consume the proper amount on a daily basis which equates to 1 quart (approximately the same as a liter) for every 50 lbs. of body weight, every day.  This is your eight 8 oz. glasses of water a day, but only if you weigh 100 lbs.  Since most of us don't, most of us need more.  And the more you weigh, the more you'll need.  It would only make sense that the bigger a person is, the more of everything they would need to sustain their size.  Water is no different.  And for those of you who exercise on a regular basis, plan to add an additional quart for every 1/2 hour of focused activity.  But as many of my practice members have asked, "Does my water in my tea count?"  Tea, coffee, juice, etc., do not count the same as water, because your body must go through digesting these products in an effort to extract the nutrients from the water, which causes the body to lose water in the process.  So although you will get some water from these different products, it isn't the same as drinking pure water.  This is also true for the designer waters, and flavored waters.  So please keep that in mind when focusing on drinking the proper amounts of water this Winter and throughout the rest of the year.  So what is Ideal Drinking Water?  Rather then re-invent the wheel, I thought I would consult the writings of the Great Dr. Royal Lee, D.D.S., a pioneer and inventor, as well as the founder of Standard Process, a whole food supplement manufacturer in Palmyra, Wisconsin.  The following is taken from his writings as they appeared in 1958.

Spring or well water is the best for drinking, preferably a hard water containing calcium bi-carbonate (the kind that leaves a calcium deposit in the teakettle.)  This kind of calcium is completely assimilated, and builds bone by combining with the organic phosphorus found in cereals and lecithins of natural fats.

Polio, Colds and Fevers

It is this calcium bicarbonate that is essential in the blood stream to prevent our children from becoming susceptible to polio, colds and diseases of childhood which produce fevers.  In fact, calcium bicarbonate deficiency alone can cause a child to have a recurrent fever, a fever which disappears at once on the administration of calcium lactate or calcium gluconate (which forms calcium bicarbonate after absorption).  Such calcium deficiency fevers are common in children during the ages of rapid bone growth, especially where the youngster is getting too much of such cereal foods as oatmeal and processed dry cereals, without enough hard water calcium.  The phosphorus of the cereal is out of proportion to the calcium bicarbonate intake.

"Pyrogen" Antibodies

"Good water" is water that has been filtered through the ground to reach the well or spring and has thereby accumulated a load of antigens.  These antigens are otherwise known to science as "pyrogens," since they cause fever if injected into the blood stream.  They are the residue of disease producing bacteria, and by drinking them we develop immunity to the germ or virus that put them into the water.  In foreign countries where polio is relatively non-existent as a known disease, the blood stream of the children has been found to be loaded with antibodies to polio, which prevented them from contracting the disease.  These children were immunized the natural way, not by a shot of Salk vaccine.  It is very probable that their diet of unrefined natural foods that promptly supplies the necessary factors to make antibodies was responsible for their freedom from polio.

Boiling of Water

Cooking or boiling water destroys the antigenic effect of the pyrogens, so while boiled water is safe in that it cannot cause infection, it cannot build the real health of the person who needs to accumulate his natural quota for immunities against the prevalent infectious diseases of his community.  You may begin to see why the most carefully "protected" children may be the least robust.

Many dentists routinely prescribe calcium lactate tablets for young patients who show soft chalky teeth, are nervous, restless, and unmanageable, as these are all symptoms of the typically calcium-deficient child.  These children are worse in Summer, for the vitamin D effect of sunlight acts to raise the blood calcium at the expense of the cell fluids, reversing the normal flow of calcium from the blood to the tissues.  Natural forms of vitamin D, such as Cod Liver Oil, contain vitamin F as well as the D, the F being the essential partner of the D, causing the diffusion into the cell of the blood calcium.  The vitamin D alone acts to load up the blood stream with calcium only, and you realize that a loaded transportation system is no guarantee of delivery unless some provision exists to unload the commodity at the destination.  This is the vitamin F.  Butterfat is one good source of vitamin F, but the baby fed on prepared baby foods which have the butterfat removed, and oleo or refined vegetable oil supplied in its place, is the best subject for vitamin F deficiency.  Practically all present day baby foods are of this kind.

Fluorides Damage Kidneys

Dr. Clive McCay at Cornell University recently reported that one part per million of sodium fluoride added to the drinking water of rats caused reversal of the possible evidence of causing a harder tooth enamel, (although probably an abnormal form that is more brittle).  He found that in fact it created tooth decay where otherwise did not exist, and further caused kidney cell breakdown in the older rats.  Dr. Alton Oschner, of the celebrated Oschner Clinic in New Orleans, has reported that older persons lose their teeth faster if they get any fluorides in their water.

Aluminum Cooking Utensils

You will soon understand how aluminum salts from aluminum cooking utensils may be jeopardizing your health, if you will read Lee Foundation Report No. 5, which states in part. "It is highly probable that a syndrome of symptoms of phosphorus and calcium deficiency can follow a long continued intake of aluminum salts from aluminum cooking utensils, alum baking powders, or aluminum acetate in antiperspirants.  Aluminum salts appear to rob other food elements of their phosphorus to form insoluble and nutritionally useless compounds, just as mineral oils rob the food elements and tissues in the intestinal tract of their vitamin A content.  Such serious disorders as ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, obesity, and varying degrees of paralysis of the sympathetic nervous system appear to be a consequence of aluminum poisoning."

Check Points for Water

Look to the water you drink and cook with.  Does it contain plenty of calcium bicarbonate, with the diet containing the calcium metabolizers, both vitamin D and F?  Has it been robbed of pyrogens (immunizing mechanisms)?  What about fluorides and aluminum salts?  There may be other things like copper coils in hot water tanks, a possible source if toxic amounts of copper (when used for cooking purposes) which need to be considered.

Water contains 70 % of the weight of the adult body and is one of the most important factors in maintaining equilibrium of the various body systems.  The ability to select such food sources as will prevent deficiency disease and poisons is incumbent upon every living being.  Any poison added to a food or drink is too much.  Like emery powder in a gear box, the damage is proportional to the amount and shortens life accordingly.

                                                                                                      Royal Lee, D.D.S.  Let's Live Magazine 1958

Appreciating that some of the references to polio etc. are out dated, also appreciate that Dr. Lee had solutions to these problems back then, and spoke passionately about all of these things from the late 20's through the mid 60's.  He was an absolute Giant among men and we should be practicing what he spoke of during those times in an effort to prevent the diseases of our time.  

What This Means To You

From a consumer standpoint, there is much more to water then we give it credit.  For the record, distilled water is water that has no life to it, nor can it support life for very long.  People who drink distilled water because they learned somewhere that it is better for you because it has had all the impurities removed are sadly mis-informed.  It is water that has been boiled and recollected and then bottled.  The problem is, and is the problem with anything that has been super-heated, it destroys the living factors associated with it.  All the minerals are precipitated out, and you are left with a liquid that has no co-factors and inherent properties to support life.  Well water, or local spring water are what you want to drink.  Designer waters from other countries are filled with microbes that are indigenous to those other countries.  These microbes Dr. Lee called pyrogens.  If you plan to live in France, drink French water.  But don't be "naive" and drink the most popular foreign water sold in the US which happens to be "naive" spelled back wards(Evian). 

What To Consider 

If you are concerned that your drinking water is lacking the appropriate form of calcium, we have available the finest calcium bicarbonate precursor, Calcium Lactate.   We also have the whole vitamin D complex available in a product called Cataplex D as well as vitamin F in the form of Cataplex F.  Making sure you are getting proper amounts in your diet is important.  Unfortunately with the refining of our foods, this is becoming harder and harder to do.  Therefore, supplementation is highly recommended, which is why the office makes these products available. 

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To support as many people as possible in their quest for health and enable them to improve and maintain their health to the highest level possible, while educating them about the benefits of Chiropractic, Natural Healthcare and Holistic Living, so they in turn can teach others to support us having a healthy community.

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