How Water Falsely Became Known as the Miracle Solution
07/29/12By Kathleen Nguyen
Adrienne Hew, a Certified Nutritionist with years of training and expertise, guides readers away from misconceptions about water in Drowning in 8 Glasses: 7 Myths About Water Revealed. The book also provides a wealth of knowledge about where to find the right water and the healthiest method of hydration.
Ever hear the advice, drink 8 glasses of water a day? Every American probably has, and the root can be found in Dr. F. Batmanghelidj’s book Your Body’s Many Cries for Water and Water for Health, for Healing, for Life: You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty! The propaganda has continued with the help of the media, weight loss gurus, and even medical doctors, all of whom are not trained in nutrition. When it comes to your body and your health, do you really want to trust word of mouth? Publishers Weekly notes Dr. Bathmanghelidj, "to back up his theories...presents a wealth of somewhat confusing medical data as well as patient anecdotes that testify to water as a cure for various diseases," and concludes that it is a controversial program. The difference between physicians and nutritionists. Medical doctors and weight loss experts are not trained in nutrition. Adrienne Hew reveals in her book "it is estimated that there are still less than 10 medical schools in the United States that require students to study even one course in nutrition." Of all the information that physicians have to learn to become practitioners, there is the smallest chance that they were required to take a nutrition course and of those, an even smaller percentage that remember the information. Nutritionists, on the other hand, train solely in the study of the body's science in reaction to nutrients introduced. While the merits of water are many, so are the dangers. "Done properly, drinking more water will correct many health problems. There is an art, however, to consuming water. True, it can clear your skin and help you to shed some excess pounds. Yet done improperly, as many people do, drinking large amounts of water can lead to nutrient deficiencies, constipation, acne, wrinkles, coma and even death." -- Adrienne Hew, Drowning in 8 Glasses: 7 Myths About Water Revealed. Myth #1: How much water to drink to be truly healthy. Readers interested in learning why drinking 8 glasses of water may not only not be beneficial, but actually may be harmful to health and well being can pick up a copy of Drowning in 8 Glasses: 7 Myths About Water Revealed at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and iTunes.
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