brain functions slow down or become depressed. Recovery is possible to a certain extent if alcohol
consumption is discontinued. To properly rehydrate the body, please carefully follow the directions in
Drinking Water—The Greatest Therapy, Chapter 6.
Watch what kind of water you drink
Now that you may be convinced that water is perhaps the best and most natural beverage for your
body, the next challenge is to find a source of water that doesn’t make you sick. Chlorine in your drinking
water can certainly make you sick, according to a gigantic Finnish study of 621,431 individuals living in
56 towns. The researchers were able to determine that women who were exposed to chlorinated water had
a 48 percent increased risk of bladder cancer, a 38 percent increased risk of rectal cancer, a 90 percent
increased risk of esophageal cancer and an 11 percent increased risk of breast cancer. Men were not
affected as much as women. Adding chlorine to drinking water causes a chemical reaction that results in
the formation of a cocktail of carcinogens.
Some of nature’s most valuable and essential anti-cancer and disease-preventive phytochemical
nutrients, which are commonly found in natural foods, have been discovered to form deadly cancer-
causing substances when consumed or combined with chlorinated tap water. This has recently been
confirmed by a joint study undertaken in Japan by research scientists at the National Institute of Health
Sciences and Shizuoka Prefectural University. These deadly compounds have been named MX, which
stands for “unknown mutagen.” Just think of how many people eat, for example, vegetables but also
drink chlorinated tab water with their meal. The main concern is that once eliminated from the body,
large amounts of these poisons are infiltrating our wastewater treatment and water recycling systems.
It is very disconcerting that especially the fresh plant foods we wash with chlorinated water generate
these toxins. Eating these foods and drinking chlorinated water at the same meal certainly exacerbates the
situation. The deadly cancer-causing agents this combination produces are extremely toxic in infinitesimal
amounts. Thus, only very little chlorine is required to bring about a powerful destructive effect. All this
creates the need for implementing new water treatment methods which do not use chlorine for cities and
households You may not be able to get your government to switch over to a healthier and more effective
water treatment system, but you can certainly do this for yourself and your family.
There are many simple filtration systems that don’t cost you much but can make a huge difference to
your health. They are readily available in stores and on the Internet, and almost every new refrigerator
comes with one already built into it. Just filtering out chlorine and some other contaminants is of
tremendous benefit.
The following are some of the options you have: more sophisticated and more costly water treatment
systems, such as the H20 Concept 2000. Its unique technology removes pesticides and herbicides from the
water and leaves your drinking, shower, and pool water as fresh and clean as pure mountain water. The
H2O Concept 2000 uses electrical impulses to break calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate into
calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, with the byproduct being CO2. The CO2 is dispelled at the
faucet in minuscule amounts. Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate are the soluble forms of these
two minerals. In their soluble states these minerals cannot adhere to the inner surfaces of pipes, the water
heater coil, or glass surfaces and faucets. The H2O Concept 2000 will significantly reduce any existing
scale over time. Although quite pricey at the beginning, this system saves money in the end (see Product
Information). It is virtually maintenance-free.
Another excellent whole house water filtration system is the ECOsmarte (search Internet). It uses dual
ionization and oxygen electrodes to remove chemicals in both well and city water. It is a great alternative
to water softening and reverse osmosis systems because it filters out calcium and bacterial debris while