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Water Isn’t Just Water — What You Don’t Know About Hydration May Be Hurting You
Dr. Patrick Flanagan spent decades unlocking the mysteries of water, hydrogen, and human vitality. In this foundational article, you’ll learn — through Flanagan’s own words and research — why even eight glasses of water a day may leave you chronically dehydrated, and how understanding the “right kind” of water is essential to health, energy, and longevity.
“I used to think I drank plenty of water on a daily basis. I didn’t particularly enjoy drinking my daily 64 ounces, but at least I felt like it was good for me. After years of research with many scientists, I was shocked to discover that I might still be dehydrated after 8 glasses a day.”
— Dr. Patrick Flanagan
The answer is actually simple: not all water is created equal. Water is not just simply water. The chemical formula may be two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen, but there are many other characteristics to water that are often overlooked.
“Water is the essence of life and more than any other substance that I have studied or worked with, I still find it to be the most vital and important to human life and existence.”
In the absence of an adequate supply of hydrogen anions, intracellular function, intercellular communication and energy production are inhibited, toxins and free radicals accumulate, and health deteriorates. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi said, “No electron moves in the living system unless it is accompanied by hydrogen.”
The Cellular Impact of Water Quality
The water we drink from the tap differs substantially from the water which bathes the tissue and cells in our bodies. Tap water has a surface tension of approximately 73 dynes. The water around our cells has a surface tension of approximately 45 dynes. It is necessary, therefore, that the body reduce the surface tension of water we consume in order for nutrients to pass efficiently through cell walls, and for toxins to pass out of the cells.
“Without low surface tension, toxins cannot be removed from cells and the cells die due to accumulation of their own waste products.”
Dr. Flanagan discovered that many environmental toxins — including perchlorates, pesticides, fluoride, and even pharmaceutical runoff — can lower cellular oxygenation and hydration, while raising acidity.
“I can sum up the net effect of many environmental toxins in one sentence: toxins deprive your cells of oxygen, hydrogen and water. They lower your body’s pH to be more acidic and that can be very dangerous.”
Are You Mistaking Thirst for Hunger?
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75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
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In 37% of Americans, thirst is often mistaken for hunger.
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Mild dehydration slows metabolism by up to 3%.
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8 oz of water shut down hunger pangs in nearly 100% of dieters in a University of Washington experiment.
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Insufficient water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Even more troubling: chronic dehydration can lead to dizziness, dry mouth, headaches, back pain, fatigue, anxiety, erectile dysfunction, and premature aging — including wrinkled skin and diminished immune response.
“Dehydrated cells become catabolic, meaning the body starts utilizing its own tissue for energy production, resulting in degeneration of cellular health and immune response.”
This is just the beginning of what Dr. Flanagan uncovered about the true nature of hydration and human health.
Stay tuned for the next installment, "Wetter Water and Why Surface Tension Changes Everything".
Continue exploring how surface tension, hydrogen anions, and the structure of water itself influence detox, aging, and cellular vitality...