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Water - The Essential Element


By Candy Muir, R.N. CNT

Only water works! –Water is the most important nutrient of all. It is
what your blood, cells, muscles, even your bones is mostly made of.
Let yourself become dehydrated and the chemical reactions in your
cells involved in fat burning become sluggish. Your cells cannot build
new tissue effectively, toxic products build up in your bloodstream,
your blood volume decreases so that you have less oxygen and nutrients
transported to your cells – all of which are essential to fat burning.
I hope by now I have convinced you that drinking large quantities of
water is optimal for good health. It won't seem too large once you
acquire the taste for it. You will wonder how you ever managed with so
little, or expected your system to work effectively without it. Tea,
coffee, alcohol, once so enticing will lose at least part of their
attraction as you become aware of their dehydrating properties.
Perhaps the biggest bonus is that by drinking much more water you will
find you don't want to eat so much; you won't have to diet constantly
or restrict your intake in order to keep your weight down. Once you
begin to recognize your body's thirst signals and stop misinterpreting
them as hunger signals, you will find that the urge to overeat
disappears. You can throw away the diet books and say goodbye to those
miserable times when, frightened by the scale reading, you resolved to
embark on yet another masochistic diet. Headaches and migraines
disappear, digestive problems clear up – no more constipation and
colds and flu will clear quicker. Correct water levels prevent
cholesterol excesses. Toxins and free-radicals will be washed out; and
skin takes on a younger, fresher appearance. As you drink more water,
you will be ever less inclined to put junk into your system in the
form of chocolate bars, fried foods and artificially-flavored
substances. Drink it away from food and don't use tap water unless you
at least filter it. Get a good quality water filter like GNLD's (call
me and I can get you one). In the least use a Brita filter water
pitcher to remove the lead and chlorine.

ABOUT CANDY MUIR R.N., Certified Nutrition Therapist:

I have been a Registered Nurse since 1968. Throughout my nursing
career I became interested in several specialties. My jobs includes
several years as a nurse in the newborn nursery, a medical/surgical
nurse, a Red Cross volunteer in a pediatric clinic, 6 years in the AF
Nurse corps and AF reserve culminating in becoming a flight nurse,
work in community health, work in hospice doing home care nursing and
cancer nursing, and teaching small classes to inmates and to other
diabetics. My final job as and RN was in the prison hospital at
California Medical facility working with the criminally insane for 6
years. So, I have a varied background. I have always been concerned
with helping people, in prevention of illness, and sharing what I have
learned.

In 1982 a Rheumatologist in New Jersey diagnosed me with atypical
rheumatoid arthritis. Later this diagnosis was changed to
Fibromyalgia. In 1996 my health began to deteriorate and I found out I
had type II diabetes as well. I was put on many medications to correct
these problems- only they made me worse and my body became toxic. The
pain got much worse, and I was chronically exhausted. My job at the
prison was also quite stressful and demanding causing me further
challenges. Because I am a Christian I prayed for an answer and God
answered me with " Nutrition". In 1997 I did my own research and began
studying nutrition with a company called GNLD. Then in 2003 I took a
year long course in Nutritional Therapy. I believe that this is the
answer for many people's problems rather than symptomatic relief with
medication.

I have become much healthier and have helped control my diabetes and
my husband's diabetes. Our MD says that we are his best and healthiest
patients. We control our diabetes with lifestyle rather than
medication. We both have no complications and excellent blood work. In
fact some of our blood work is as good as non-diabetics (HgbA1c). The
fibromyalgia is virtually non-existent and causes me little problem.
All of this was accomplished with proper diet and nutrition and some
changes in my lifestyle.

I believe that with God's help I can help you achieve optimal health
if you are willing to put forth the effort. I can help you do this
without medication and by finding the source of your body's imbalance
and help your body heal itself. Everything in our body is connected.
Our bodies are wonderfully made by God. He is the designer. He wants
our temples (bodies) to be holy and to be pure. He wants us to have
abundant health so that we can do what we were put here on this earth
to do. With His help- we can do this together.

Candy Muir R.N., Certified Nutrition Therapist

http://www.nuhealth.us