Structured water and the benefits of drinking it daily was the main topic for Dr Snipes at a recent talk at a Lions Club meeting.
“Research indicates that drinking structured water is good for your health as a way of replacing the specific type of water already present within your body cells,” Dr. Snipes said.
“Proper hydration is one of the first lines of defence against disease and ‘structured water’ helps charge cells with the energy they need to flush toxins and waste,” he said.
Snipes said ‘structured water’ naturally delivers the hydration that leads to prolonged energy and lasting alertness, unlike energy drinks, which contain high levels of sugar and caffeine.
Structured water is what another doctor describes water that we absorb from fruit and vegetables as also.
One study, by researchers at the University of Aberdeen Medical School, found that the natural sugars, proteins, mineral salts and vitamins in water-rich fruits and vegetables means they also supplement the nutrients lost through exercise. Dr Murad calls this type of hydration ‘structured water’.
‘Healthy hydration is about the water you hold in the body, not the water you drink that passes straight through,’ says Dr Howard Murad, associate clinic professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of The Water Secret.
Doctor Howard Murad is reported saying that healthy hydration is about the water you hold in the body, not the water you drink that passes straight through.
This is very much in line with what other health experts now believe. We are what we absorb, not what we eat or drink!
‘Healthy hydration is about the water you hold in the body, not the water you drink that passes straight through,’ says Dr Howard Murad, associate clinic professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of The Water Secret.
“It is clear our bodies need water to function – anything from 1½ litres to three litres a day depending on body size and exertion. It is essential for keeping moist delicate tissues (such as those in the mouth, eyes and nose)
This is because while we’re made up of 75 to 80 per cent water at birth, the cells throughout our body gradually dry up with age, and by the time we reach 50 we are closer to 50 per cent water.”
‘There’s nothing wrong with drinking water, but if we don’t improve the capacity to get it into our cells and keep it there, it goes straight into the toilet without doing us any good,’ he says.
‘You can drink eight glasses of water – and while that is still a way of putting water into your body, it could mean eight trips to the bathroom without it actually reaching your cells.’
He warns that puffy eyes, swollen ankles and a bloated stomach are signs of a body that is not handling water efficiently.
Many beauty experts also say that getting plenty of water is the secret to plump, glowing skin – particularly in middle age.
‘When we eat water-rich foods, we absorb water more slowly because it is trapped in the structure of these foods,’ says Dr Murad. ‘That slow absorption means the water in food stays in our bodies longer, and brings a multitude of additional benefits.’
