In Australia, we lead the way globally in certain areas of disease and illness. 

• Cardiovascular disease is our number ONE Killer!
• A lifetime risk of developing cancer is 1 in 2 for men; 1 in 3 for women (trending to 1 in 2)
• 37% of population suffer from sleep disorders
• Depression linked to lack of quality sleep (World Health Organisation)
• 60% of Australia’s adult population are overweight
• Diabetes will affect up to 10% of the population by 2010
• Water is our most important nutrient – it’s a GLOBAL crisis that threatens to dwarf the Energy Crisis
• Water standards in Australia are voluntary guidelines. There are no penalties for non compliance, and no compulsion to inform the public.

A zazen Alkaline Water filter (which should be white)
showing what it has taken out of our drinking water 

“Up to 75,000 illness days and 550 deaths are attributed to water contamination in NSW.”  (John Archer, Author)

Why is this happening?
 
Dr. Batmanghelidj (author of “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water) states:  

“From the new perspective of my 22 years of clinical research into molecular physiology of dehydration…I can safely say the 60 million Americans with hypertension, the 110 million with chronic pains, the 15 million with diabetes, the 17 million with asthma, the 50 million with allergies…all waited to get thirsty. Had they realized water is a natural antihistamine and a more effective diuretic, these people would have been saved the agony of their health problems.”

Whilst this quote is referencing Americans, the same can be said for Australians.  In fact in some statistics we are worse than Americans, for example our obesity rate is higher.  Not much to be proud of in that.

Dehydration is a condition in which the body’s ability to operate as a self-healing organism is blocked.  It affects blood pressure, blood-sugar metabolism, digestion, and kidney function.  Thirst means the body is already in this state, and dry mouth is the last symptom of chronic dehydration.

What causes dehydration?  Besides the fact that many people don’t drink enough water, they also consume excessive amounts of coffee, sugar-filled drinks, regular and diet soda, herbal and black tea, sports drinks, and concentrated juices.  
 
Sugar dehydrates the body and caffeine is a diuretic that causes the body to eliminate fluids.  Most of us think of thirst as the common signal that our bodies need water.  However, because we’ve ignored it or responded with fluids that make the situation worse, we’ve become desensitized.  
 
Consequently, as we grow older, we gradually lose our perception of thirst, compounding the challenge and actually speeding up the aging process.  Fatigue is the first symptom of dehydration.  By the time we feel thirsty, we’re already dehydrated.  Pain is yet another sign the body sends, telling us it needs more water