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Healing Through Hydration
Hydration is one of most underrated natural treatments known. Proper cellular hydration means that the cells in your body can both absorb nutrients and expel cellular waste. If the cells are dry and shriveled, this healthy exchange doesn’t occur and the body ages. Although it seems simple to follow the rule of drinking eight to ten glasses of water a day, or half an ounce of water per pound of body weight, many people who do are still dehydrated. While on a family cruise, I had my cellular hydration measured by a personal trainer using a bioimpedance machine. Despite my heavy consumption of water, I was still dehydrated. I suspect that the quality of the water aboard the cruise ship was vastly different from my purified well water that I have access to at home.
Apparently the type of water we are drinking has an effect on its ability to penetrate into our cells. One of my favorite health books of all time is Water&Salt, a truly beautiful book, written by German physician, Dr. Barbara Hendel. After reading this book, it finally made sense how important water is. Apparently it is a conduit of information and thus without proper hydration, cell signaling, and thus cell function is severely impaired. The type of water that our cells recognize as “healthy” is water that has maintained a crystalline structure. This type of water is also called structured water or may be referred to as revitalized water. Even though water is just chemically HO, there are vast differences in the structure of these HO molecules depending on where the water comes from.
Until I read Dr. Hendel’s book, I had no idea that water flowing through 200 feet of straight metal pipe could become devitalized, which means that every single modern household is expressing devitalized water from the tap. Once devitalized, the water then becomes a foreign entity to the cells. To make matters worse, people assume that their water is “good” once they use a quality water filter or distiller to get rid of contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, bacteria, fluoride, and chlorine disinfection by-products.
Unfortunately, getting rid of toxins from the water is only half the battle. The water left over from various methods of filtering and distilling still leaves the water devitalized and literally alien in structure from the water that our bodies crave. Just because you may have removed the pesticide residue from your water doesn’t mean that the energy vibration of that pesticide residue is removed. This is probably the hardest concept for the average lay person to understand. Toxins can leave energetic footprints of where they have been, even though they have been mechanically removed.
Our cells respond negatively to the energy of a toxic chemical as well as to the toxic chemical itself. That is the reason why it would be highly beneficial to revitalize or restructure your water to its original pristine state. Think for a moment about how pure water looks as it’s rushing down a mountain. Notice how the water never travels in a straight line? It is unnatural for it to do so. Water travels in spirals and curves. This spiraling action helps water retain its crystalline structure. There are ways in which you can restructure your water, but before we get to that, let me share with you some other things about the way we drink our water that affects its hydration potential.
Many of us switched from plastic reusable water bottles to stainless steel water bottles because of the toxins leaching from plastic. Some plastics are known to leach toxins called xenoestrogens which have hormone-disruptive effects on the body. Unfortunately water stored in stainless steel quickly loses its structure and becomes devitalized according to popular natural health expert David Wolfe. I don’t know about you, but I have found that even my deep well water starts to taste funny when I use stainless steel water bottles. There is one exception, and that is a stainless steel water flask that has been programmed with scalar energy. I have only tried one, from a company called Fusion Excel. Even water from a public fountain tastes fairly good after being in the Fusion Excel Quantum Flask.
I bought one for my mom and she carries it everywhere with her because she said that everything she puts in it, hot or cold, tastes good. As far as I know, it is the only such product that has its technology scientifically validated by Dr. Masaru Emoto himself, the scientist responsible for discovering that water’s crystalline structure can be changed when exposed to negative or positive frequencies. The flask is approximately $110 US retail, so it is definitely an investment. I’ve dented mine several times by dropping it out of my purse or skating bag, but it still works. The most difficult challenge is purchasing an authenticated flask because there have been many “copycat” companies that sell facsimiles that don’t work.
If you don’t have a water bottle or flask that can re-energize your water on-the-go, your best bet is to carry revitalized water in a glass water bottle. If crystal water bottles ever became practical, they would be the ideal choice! As for glass, there are several on the market that either come with a neoprene protective sleeve or have a protective outer shell to prevent breakage.
Distillation is supposedly one of the best methods of getting rid of fluoride in municipal tap water. Most people have grown up believing that fluoride in the water is good for our bones and teeth. Nothing could be further from the truth. Jeff Green is an activist in the movement to eliminate toxic fluoride from our water supply. This movement has been active for the past 15 years! Apparently, the declassified files of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Commission show that the original motivation for promoting fluoride and water fluoridation in the United States was to protect the bomb and aluminum industries from lawsuits from farmers. The farmers suffered massive losses in herd deaths and orchard destruction after the fluoride industrial waste was released into the environment.
Instead of paying large sums of money for proper disposal, a plan was formulated to market water fluoridation to the public and disperse the toxic waste throughout the country. The scheme worked and for the last fifty plus years, municipalities have been paying to have their water fluoridated. To make matters worse, the fluoride waste from the phosphate fertilizer industry is even more toxic (in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid) and shockingly, it does not have to be filtered or purified prior to being shipped and dumped into municipal water supplies. Studies on the health effects and safety of fluoride have always used pharmaceutical grade fluoride – not the far more toxic hydrofluorosilicic acid from the phosphate fertilizer industry. In studies that have included hydrofluorosilicic acid, it was found that its use increases lead accumulation in blood up to seven times. It also increases lead absorption in bones and teeth. To learn more, see Jeff Green’s interview with Dr. Mercola on YouTube.
I’m lucky in that I don’t have to drink fluoridated water because I have well water, but remember what I said before? Even if you remove the fluoride through distillation, you still have dead water. Bottled water is no better, because most of it is filtered tap water. Not only that, distillation removes many health-giving minerals from water. It seems like a no-win situation doesn’t it? But it doesn’t’ have to be. If you have a natural spring near your home, you may be in luck. The older the spring, the better the water, according to Dr. Hendel. Furthermore, unless there is a long straight pipe from the spring to the access point, the water will be naturally vortexed by the time you put it in a bottle.
Water Carries Energetic Information
So far, I think I’ve made it clear that regular tap water is probably not that healthy for you and clean spring or clean well water are better choices. What I haven’t shared, however, is water’s role as an information carrier. Vital water, i.e. structured water, has the ability to store information. Many energy medicine experts agree that the blueprint for all of the body’s various processes resides in the energy field. This field of energy can be changed, tapped into and manipulated for healing purposes. Water acts as a communication super highway for energy and thus can be a conduit between the energy field and our cells. In the 1960’s, scientist Bernard Grad did an experiment showing that a salt water solution that received “healing” by a healer was able to hasten plant growth instead of retard it as expected. Later studies showed that plain glasses of water that were held by psychotic patients in a psychiatric institution actually retarded plant growth. Thus, water is able to store energetic information.
How to Revitalize Your Water
There are many ways to revitalize your water. I’ll share with you the ones I know, but keep in mind that there are many others. If you have municipal tap water, it is a good idea to first filter or distill your water to get rid of the contaminants. Once you revitalize your water, the negative energy left over from the contaminants will be neutralized.
Quantum StirWand
The Quantum Age StirWand is a pocket-sized device with which you can stir your water. What impressed me about this wand is that it increases hydration in the body by an average of 23.5% and it increases blood oxygen levels by 9.6% according to a study conducted by Fenestra Research Laboratory. Just stirring your water with this space-age looking device for 20 seconds revitalizes it. According to the website, the StirWand is a simple combination of specific granulated mineral stones encapsulated within a fountain pen-sized enclosure of medical grade polycarbonate plastic. Its primary function is to increase the hydration potential of water. There are several varieties of wands. Some are for daytime use and some for nighttime use. Others can be used 24/7. The advantage of the StirWand is its portability. The disadvantage is that you cannot easily stir water that is already in a water bottle without first pouring it out into a glass.
The StirWand will immediately change the taste of your water for the better. Just beware that if you use the StirWand on sweet or carbonated drinks, it will flatten it, so I don’t recommend using it for this purpose. You may think that the change in taste is “psychological”, but I have a funny wedding story to tell you about the StirWand. At my cousin Diana’s wedding, as part of the bridal party, I was sitting at the head table. During a break in the festivities, I walked over to where James was sitting and noticed he wasn’t there. I thought that it would be kind of me to revitalize the water in his glass, so I stirred it around for twenty seconds with the StirWand (much to the amusement of my brother-in-law!). A little while later James marched up to the head table and said to me “Honey, why did you StirWand my Sprite? It’s FLAT!” Apparently, I had mistaken his glass of clear colored soda for water and the StirWand had completely changed the taste!
If you go out to eat a lot at restaurants, having a StirWand with you is particularly handy. StirWands have polycarbonate shells and are unbreakable when dropped. Each wand comes with its own polycarbonate case and costs approximately $90.
Willard Water®
Another great way to revitalize or restructure your water is adding Willard Catalyst Water. Decades ago, Dr. Willard, a chemist, discovered a way to make water wetter. During a complex and patented chemical process, the CAW micelle was created. It is an electrically charged colloidal particle that is the core ingredient in Willard Water®. This CAW micelle causes the formation of a catalyst that alters the structure of water. After you put ¾ of a teaspoon of Willard Water® into a bottle of water and shake the bottle vigorously, you’ll notice that the bubbles formed are smaller and they last much longer than those found in a regular shaken bottle of water. I love doing this demonstration for my patients. It’s almost as if the water has soap in it, but it doesn’t.
The Willard Water® somehow acts as a surfactant, reducing the size of the clusters of water molecules. The new water structure easily penetrates into cells, thus bringing in nutrients and expelling out waste more effectively. According to their website, research has shown that subjects drinking Dr. Willard's Water® had little or no undigested nutrients in their urine or feces. That means that their bodies had absorbed far more of the vitamins and minerals needed to maintain optimal health. Willard Water® also seems to increase the pH of acidic water by up to two points, which may also help our bodies to self-heal.
I have a patient, Larry, who suffered from many different health challenges. He had big swollen legs and was on a high dose of a diuretic (water-releasing pill) medication. He was also told by his regular doctor that he needed to restrict drinking fluids. Larry “cheated” daily by drinking extra sips of fluid because he felt thirsty all the time. He hated not being able to drink whatever and whenever he wanted. The swelling in his legs indicated that fluid was accumulating outside of his cells instead of hydrating the cells themselves. The diuretic medication did nothing to prevent the leakage of fluid out of the cells and instead worsened the dehydration. As well, it depleted him of important minerals such as potassium and magnesium.
After seeing Larry for the first time in the office, I realized that the first order of business to jumpstart his healing was to rehydrate his shrunken cells. I sent him home with Willard Water®. Within a week, his swollen legs remarkably decreased in size and he felt less thirsty. Not surprisingly, some of his other symptoms, including back pain, seemed to ease as well.
Other benefits of Willard Water® include its antioxidant and free radical scavenging abilities. To use Willard Water ®, just add ¼ to ½ teaspoon to 8 ounces of fluid, 1 ½ teaspoons to a quart of liquid, or 2 tablespoons (1 oz.) to a gallon of water. A sixteen ounce bottle of Willard Water® costs approximately $30. If you don’t mind the brownish color, purchase the Willard Water® Ultimate to get some extra minerals in your body but follow the directions because the dosing is different. Most people prefer the clear Willard Water® for aesthetic reasons, but it is up to you.
Crystal Energy
Crystal Energy is a patented product by Phi Sciences. Like Willard Water®, it makes the water wetter so that nutrients can penetrate the cell and toxins can be removed. In addition, the nano-sized spheres of silica can trap heavy metals, making them easier for the body to remove. Although I haven’t used Crystal Energy myself, David Wolfe uses it in all the water he drinks. There are many published studies on the Phi Sciences website, but I couldn’t find any human clinical studies. Even so, given the molecular structure of Crystal Energy, it makes sense why it improves hydration. One drop of Crystal Energy revitalizes one ounce of water. A four ounce bottle of Crystal Energy costs around $45.
Crystal Stones
An inexpensive way to revitalize dead water is to immerse rough-cut crystal stones in a glass pitcher of water over night. Stones like quartz, amethyst, rose crystal, sodalite, calcite and fluorite can be purchased for $20 and can be reused over and over again. The difficulty in using this inexpensive method is that you can only revitalize one pitcher of water every eight hours. The second challenge is being extra careful not to break your glass pitcher as you empty it! The third challenge is that you must remember to wash your stones weekly and recharge your stones monthly as they will absorb negative energy and literally become “full”. Clear quartz is said not to require recharging, but other stones do. Most people leave the stones outdoors for twenty four hours to allow them to absorb natural piezoelectric and solar frequencies. Because I broke one glass pitcher already, I decided to use other ways to revitalize my water.
Vortexing & Remineralization
Vortexing the water and adding minerals can help to revitalize the water. There are some machines with various magnetic or energetic devices that vortex the water for you. As I mentioned before, the water coming through your tap is devitalized because of the straight pipe it must travel through. Apparently just shaking your water bottle vigorously doesn’t do enough to “hold” the water structure. Believe me, I’ve tried!
Recently, there are some products on the market that attach onto the piping in your home and can recreate the vortexing effect of natural falling water. One of these products is called the Vortex Water Revitalizer. According to the website, when your water flows through the Revitalizer, it passes through a double-spiral flow form inside it. This flow form creates a powerful vortexing action just like vortices found in nature. Through this vortexing action, the water is restructured on a molecular level, once again revitalized. The cost of a whole house Revitalizer ranges from about $400 to $1500 depending on the model, and carries a sixty-day money-back guarantee. Check out the research page for more information. There are other similar products available and you can find them by searching the internet.
Water Charging Flasks & Water Bottles
As I mentioned before, I carry my Fusion Excel Quantum Flask with me everywhere I go. It is relatively expensive for a water bottle and unfortunately, as I stated before, there are many counterfeit flasks that look exactly the same and which are readily available for purchase online. It is important to get the original flask that has been validated by Dr. Emoto’s research. This flask includes with it a special card and code. Unfortunately, you can’t validate your purchase any longer because the parent company went bankrupt in early 2012. That being said, it is likely that a new company may be formed in the future given the popularity of this technology in Asia.
VibesUP is an American company that claims that its products can shift substances such as food and water to resonate at higher vibrations. The handsome Earth on the Bottom water bottles contain essential oils, liquid crystal and 10 gemstones (also known for their therapeutic abilities) on the bottom to re-energize your water. The VibesUP formula has been approved for patenting in over 20 countries. One of the ways to verify that you have a product that works is by tasting the water before and after being placed in the flask or water bottle. If the taste has changed for the better, then you know you have the real deal. To learn more about VibesUP or its creator, Kaitlyn Keyt, listen to the radio show we did together.
The SourxeII
Another way to revitalize your water is a method I use almost daily. It uses a computer software program that can reportedly wipe clean the energetic memory of any container of water you choose, and then recharge it with the energy of positive intentions such as love, abundance, and health. This program is called The SourxeII. Because it seemed too good to be true, I personally interviewed energy healer and computer programmer Peter Schenk, the creator of this software. He was on my radio show, not once, but twice! After trying the SourxeII myself, I’m convinced it works.
Not only does my water taste more pleasant and “softer” after charging it, but also I’ve personally witnessed some miraculous intentions coming true in my life. Sadly, I have no scientific “evidence”, like crystal pictures of before and after charging, to show you because they were unavailable at the time this chapter was written. For more information, check out the radio shows I did with Peter Schenk. After you do your own research, you can decide for yourself whether you’d like to try this software. The software retails for $197 and carries a thirty day money-back guarantee.
Mineralizing Your Water
Many health gurus suggest putting a pinch of Himalayan Crystal salt in filtered or distilled water, to replenish the minerals removed in the purification process. A study conducted at the University of Graz in Austria found that people who drank water containing Himalayan crystal salt daily experienced improvement in respiratory conditions, organ functions, and connective tissues. Participants also reported sleeping better and having more energy. The study noted a boost in the ability to achieve higher levels of concentration. Some of the study participants stated they lost unwanted weight while others involved in the study showed enhanced hair and nail growth. The Himalayan Crystal salt used in studies written about in Dr. Hendel’s book, Water&Salt, contains 84 minerals and trace elements, which are thought to be extremely beneficial to the body.
Unlike pure Himalayan Crystal salt, most commercial sea salt is stripped of its minerals during the purification process. Himalayan Crystal salt does not require purification because it is from a source not exposed to sea pollution as sea salt is. Unrefined Celtic sea salt, unlike most sea salt sold in stores, is gray/brown in color and clearly contains lots of minerals. Unfortunately, I could not find any clinical studies on the direct health benefits of ingesting Celtic Sea salt versus the studies available for Himalayan Crystal salt. However, there is plenty of evidence pointing to poorer health outcomes when people restrict their salt intake, according to health expert Dr. David Brownstein in his book, Salt Your Way to Health.
Lowering salt intake does not seem to help most people with high blood pressure, but we do know that mineral deficiencies make it worse. If you have been told to limit your salt intake due to high blood pressure, Dr. Brownstein recommends that you avoid regular table salt as much as possible, as it can harm your health. On the other hand, consider trying small amounts of Himalayan Crystal salt to see if it affects your blood pressure one way or the other. There are other ways to get your required daily minerals, as I’ll discuss in a later chapter, but a pinch of Himalayan Crystal salt will help “hold” the energetic vitality of water.
The Future of Water
It won’t be long when the general public, sick of succumbing to chronic diseases and pain, realizes that the daily tap water they drink is so contaminated and “dead” that they’ll willingly pay for alternative solutions to revitalize their water. However, that day has not yet arrived. You, on the other hand, are ahead of the crowd by picking up this book and reading it. Now you know that the quality of water you put into your body is not just about “hydration” alone, but about the energy fields that govern all body processes that rely on a good carrier of information. I’m sure that I will have more to share on the latest cutting edge technology to revitalize water as time goes on. Please register for my blog and newsletter at www.KarenKan.com to keep up to date on what I discover.
Chapter Summary
Hydration is crucial to healing, allowing nutrients to flow into the cells and waste products to flow out
Water from the tap or purchased in a bottle is often dead water and needs to be revitalized in order for your body’s cells to become hydrated properly
Energy imprints of toxins stay in the water long after you’ve removed the toxin unless the water is revitalized
There are many ways to revitalize your water, some more expensive than others
Adding a pinch of Himalayan Crystal salt to your water may help to hold the vibration of revitalized water and replace minerals lost in the water purification process