From the Desk of Dr. Karl R.O.S. Johnson, DC.....

 How Proper Hydration Supports the Body

Most people recognize that drinking water matters, but not everyone understands the key reasons it is so vital. Water is essential not only for basic survival, but also for many critical processes that keep your body functioning at its best. This blog post will walk you through the most important highlights and some of the often-overlooked nuances.

Proper hydration is essential for regulating body temperature, transporting nutrients, removing waste, lubricating joints, supporting digestion, and maintaining cognitive function and energy levels. Water helps the body dissipate heat through sweating and breathing, maintains stable blood volume and circulation so oxygen and nutrients can reach your tissues, and supports the lymphatic system in clearing metabolic byproducts. Adequate fluid intake also allows the kidneys and liver to filter and remove toxins more efficiently, helps maintain the smooth, cushioned movement of joints, and supports the production of saliva and digestive juices, enabling food to be broken down and absorbed properly. In the brain, proper hydration supports clear thinking, attention, memory, and a more stable mood, and it plays a central role in sustaining steady, usable energy throughout the day rather than short bursts followed by crashes.

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Topics: Detox, Toxins, fatigue, Drink Water, Importance of Water, proper water intake, Water is healing, Why drink water, Detoxification, Joint Pain, Kidney Stones, Stiffness, Lack of Flexibility

Minerals determine Important properties of the water we consume

Reverse Osmosis (RO) water is naturally more acidic than tap water, because along with the toxins, alkalizing trace minerals like calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and phosphorus are removed. RO water ranges from 5 to 7 pH.  Natural water and tap water ranges from around 6.5 to 8.5. This leads to the question of whether one should or must re-mineralize RO water before drinking and whether RO water is healthy.

With the state of the environment and all the toxins found in our water supply, it is advisable to use RO water for drinking and household use just to avoid the toxins and to reduce the body’s toxic burden.  However, before you alkalize your water, you want to make sure you know the pH of your drinking water!!!  You can test your water using pH strips.  Once you know your water’s pH, factors such as one’s state of health, body acid-alkaline balance, one’s diet, and personal taste preference determine whether or not one needs to/ should re-mineralize the RO water. 

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Topics: Drink Water, Importance of Water, Why drink water, Minerals, Reverse Osmosis, Trace Minerals

I read many newsletters and research articles, books and learn from videos and seminars. This thought provoking article about the use of our Acugraph Digital Meridian Imaging system had a lot of relevance to the goals most of my patients have. I asked for and received permission to post this article for your benefit. Most of it you will understand, some of it you may not. Just give my office a call and we can get your sheduled for your Acugraph evaluation!

Do you have patients who suffer from these symptoms?

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Topics: Acupuncture and Water, dehydration, Drink Water, effects of dehydration, Effects of water, Importance of Water, proper water intake, TCM pattern diagnosis and water, water cleanse, Water is healing, Water therapy, Why drink water