water Therapy

June 12, 2004

Hi Noel

the most recent studies have suggested that the typical 6-8 glasses of

water a day is excessive for many people, and now the most current

recommendations are based upon thirst, which is identical to Ayurveda

in my experience such large amounts do burden the kidneys and can

promote edema in compromised patients; from an Ayurvedic perspective

excessive water weakens agni - all this is clearly stated by the

acharyas

remember that food contains an enormous amount of water in it, and the

previous calculations didn't take this into account

a good example here is when i feed my dog: if she gets the dry food

(i.e. kibble), she is very thirsty; i however usually feed her raw

meat, and as a result she is hardly ever thirsty, even in such a dry

place where i live

thus if you eat moist soupy foods your water requirements decrease;

likewise, if you eat dry and light foods, it increases

apart from the water lost as sweat during exercise, i usually recommend

water be consumed in moderate amounts, as water or herbal teas,

something like 4 glasses a day for most people; of course coffee, black

tea and alcohol act as strong diuretics and don't count as water

other symptoms that indicate the need to increase water intake might

include dryness of the mucosa and skin, headaches, hypotension and

constipation; of course there are other causes of these conditions as

well that have nothing to do with water intake

although i haven't been to close attention to the list in the last

while i did read the previous post on water therapy, and i am skeptical

of the healing power of just any old filtered water

i do however believe that water does have an amazing healing potential,

but for the maximum benefit, it only relates to three different forms

that can be found in nature or prepared accordingly; this assertion is

based in my knowledge of Ayurveda and in my own experiences

when i was traveling through India in the early 90's it was my ethic to

"live with the people"

so, although i was traveling, i survived on only $1-2 a day, and drank

the water in many municipalities, including the water in Varanasi

and other places

anyway, the long and the short of it is that i gave myself both

bacillary AND amoebic dysentery and was very sick

in my travels i left India to visit northern Pakistan (which i can tell

you that during ramazan is not a fun place to travel)

anyway, i finally got up to a place called Hunza, an amazing Shangri-La

that is the official home of the Ismaili Aga Khan, and used to be part

of the Tibetan empire (they used to speak a Tibetan dialect)

the water in this area is served by the Ultar glacier, and everyday i

would go down to the rushing rivers, skip and jump to find a rock in

the middle of the river, and fill my water botttle

i would literally drink a couple litres a day

needless to say, within 2 weeks my symptoms had more or less abated,

which i attribute mostly to the water, but also the pristine food and

fabulous scenery

glacial water is naturally rich in abundant trace minerals that are

involved in a myriad metabolic processes; not only is it a nutrient

rich water, but unlike rain water which is also said to be jivaniya,

glacial water is free of the contaminants that are found in rain: what

we are drinking is in fact ancient water; thus glacial water is the

best of all water, and is stated as such by the acharyas

based on this idea that glacial water is abundant in trace minerals

there are now products on the market that add these back to the water -

for people who drink distilled water or where the water is quite soft

this is a must; in places where the water is naturally hard its less of

an issue

if you do a survey of the longest-lived people in the world, you'll

find that most live near/next to melting glaciers...

i also mentioned that rain is a good water source, but unfortunately we

have done much damage to the environment and b/c weather patterns don't

respect international boundaries, just b/c the area appears pristine

doesn't mean the rain is contaminated; nonetheless, rain water is

certainly jivaniya and rasayana

Ayurveda also mentions "sun-moon" water, in which filtered water is

placed in a crystal bowl and allowed to sit in the sun all day, and

then all night under the light of a full moon

such water is tridoshaghna, jivaniya and rasayana

best... Todd Caldecott

June 13, 2004

Todd welcome back to the group.

Vinod

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Todd Caldecott

ayurveda

Saturday, June 12, 2004 10:37 PM

<ayurveda> Re: water therapy

November 26, 2004

Dear Group members,

The group is over 3 and 1/2 years old and many topics have been

discussed on this group. Before you post your query please check if

your topic has been already discussed before. The latest post on

water therapy was posted before and discussed in detail. However I

realised this only after authorising the post. I have since deleted

the post from the group message board, but it will appear in the

daily digests. Anyway for the member who posted it please go to

message no. 2107 nad forward to get your query answered. If you have

some new input it is quite welcome.

December 25, 2004

Please advise on the request by Ashiq, since me too have received a similar mail

on 'water therapy' and would like to have experts like you to comment and

recommend on sticking or not sticking to those mentioned in the above mentioned

subject mail.....

Thanks in advance for your quick response and effective advice.

Best regards,

Ajoy Jacob,

Kuwait.

NOTE : If you want before making an analysis, I can forward that mail to

you.ashiq_mon <ashiq_mon > wrote:

Respected Doctors and group members,Recently I have received one message about

water therapy. The sender advices that by drinking 1.5 litre of water every

day morning will cure a lot of diseases. Pls advice me that if any body one

follow that method, Is it cause any trouble to his kidney by more effort taken

by kidney for excretion and filtering proces...? Also pls advice me that Is

ther is such therapy in ayurvedics..? If so pls send me through group.Thank

youAshiqKERALA_AYURVEDICS :REAL REMEDY FOR HEALTH & MENTAL PROBLEMS.Love&Hope

Kerala Ayurvedics, Mumbai.Phone 91-022-28919460,28611053,28549527

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December 26, 2004

water can help cleansing the systems in general.

But the so called water therapy, I believe, is not a part of ayurveda.

The equilibrium is an essential aspect of well-being.

if that much simple therapies are there for severe illness, I dont think these

much large number of victims in this part of the world.

Water has its curing power. but not as a panacea for anything and everything. No

"wonder drug" can claim that...from my humble experience in this field of

healing.

Mangashiq_mon <ashiq_mon > wrote: