Beyond Hydration

♋︎ CANCER - The 4th Zodiac Gateway

In our offering Planting with the Moon, we are now shifting toward Summer Season ☀️as well as the next zodiac season of watery Cancer ♋︎. In this time where the Sun will be at it's zenith, our theme that we will be working with is HYDRATE. This is a big wave topic and requires a longer runway + bandwidth to explore deeply. As Cosmic Gardener concierges, we are merely tossing a small pebble into your pondering with the intention of supporting your hydration game.

BENEFITS + BASICS OF HYDRATION

At the most basic level, hydration is crucial for many reasons. Water is the #1 nutrient that you need to stay alive after oxygen. Many who have gone down the water-well 🌀estimate that the body + brain are 70% - 90% water + on a molecular basis, we are 98% water. All human bodily fluids are part of the water element: blood, lymphatic fluid, reproductive fluids, tears, sweat, mucus, saliva etc. It is because of this that hydration + replenishing our fluids is pivotal in all aspects of health and wellness! 

On a fundamental level, hydration helps to regulate body temperature, keeps joints lubricated, prevents infections, delivers nutrients to cells, and keeps organs functioning properly. Being well-hydrated also improves sleep quality, cognition, and mood. When we are properly hydrated, we feel energized, fluid and vibrantly healthy. Drinking water + hydrating liquids is not the only way to hydrate. Eating fresh fruits, vegetables + juices also contribute to the water content in our bodies. It's also important to note that water alone won’t keep you hydrated. 

How do you sufficiently water your cells? Through an electrical charge! Electrolytes carry electrical charges to help the process of absorption, ensuring that your cells can actually use the water you drink! We can also induce an electrical charge though movement + the reorganization of fascia which helps to keep the body hydrated.

EFFECTS + CAUSES OF DEHYDRATION

On the contrary, dehydration dries up fluids of the body; it dis-regulates body temps, stiffens joints, increases chance of illnesses and allergens, decreases delivery of nutrients to cells and decreases organ function. Sleep quality, cognition and mood are all adversely effected. In fact, feeling a surge of emotions could be a sign of dehydration, as well as lethargy, pain, hunger, excessive sweating, diarrhea, and an onset of illness.  

"Dehydration creates an environment in which free radicals scavenge the body's essential cells for electrons. The process by which this takes place is called oxidation, which contributes to aging. In a state of dehydration, body cells cannot assimilate nutrients or remove waste effectively." ~ Dr. Patrick Flanagan

Some causes of dehydration include: not drinking enough water, drinking pour quality water, extended exposure to the sun, high altitudes, exposure to high levels of radiation (wifi, 5G, airplanes, etc), eating processed foods, eating foods with no life force, drinking things like coffee, alcohol, and drinks with high sugar/sweetener content, and as already mentioned, a lack of electrolytes to help you absorb your water intake as well as lack of movement. 

BEYOND HYDRATION 

There have been many prolific water fanatics who have responded to the growing toxicity in the world by taking water + hydration to an entirely different level - Hallelujah! 

These days, it's not enough to just drink more water, we have to consider the quality of water that we are drinking and absorbing. Without investigating, we could be ingesting things like fluoride, heavy metals and various other environmental toxins. It's become well known that a mix of the following contaminates are found in most municipal city water and are considered "safe for consumption": Chlorine, Lead, Arsenic, Pesticides + Herbicides and many more.  

An influential agua-prenuer is the Austin based, water fanatic, Luke Storey. Luke is the host of the top rated Life Style Podcast, which he launched in 2016. "Our host Luke Storey brings you the most thought-provoking interviews with the most prominent experts in the fields of health, spirituality, and personal development." Luke happens to have an affinity for all things water.

In episode #396 of his podcast, he breaks down the differences of some of the common water filtration processes that many of us have heard of and are likely even drinking, such as purified water, reverse osmosis, distilled and alkaline water. In episode #313, he interviews Robert Slovak, one of the early developers of Reverse Osmosis (RO) and gets into some juicy content at the end of the conversation about the myths of PH water.   

FIELD NOTES

Here are some of the highlights we've gathered from the aforementioned podcast episodes. Luke emphasizes that in his 'water strategy', he always takes the additional steps of adding beneficial minerals back into any purified or filtered water as well as restructuring the water (reviving the water back to its more natural energetics - think vortex style devices).

• Best Water: Wild mountain spring water from the source!!!
• Purified Water - water that has been stripped of all toxins. Most effective at removing unwanted impurities (but also removes beneficial minerals + elements). Purified water should contain essentially nothing more than H2O.
  
  • Reverse Osmosis - a water purification process that uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water molecules from other substances. 
  • Distilled Water - a type of purified water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container.  
  • Deionization Water -  a type of purified water that has had all of its ions removed, resulting in a liquid that’s completely free of charge.
• Filtered Water -  removes select contaminants of specific sizes, depending on the micron size of the filter’s pores. (May still contain traces of certain contaminants).
  • Alkaline Water - alkaline water is filtered to have a higher pH, which leaves healthy minerals in the water to be consumed. (It is noted from episode #313 that PH IS MEANINGLESS when it comes to alkalinity). 
  • Counter top filters (ex: countertop filters like Brita, Pure or other water jug filters as well as filtered water from a refrigerator) - water that is filtered through a small cartridge, it usually lacks the density to purify water to a safe level for consumption. This is the least suggested but still better than tap water.

Dr. Patrick Flanagan (quoted above), was a prodigy who invented a series of useful devices and products based on water and specific mineral structures in the area of health, starting at the ripe age of eleven years old! One of his creations is called MegaHydrateⓇ, a product that mimics something called Hunza Water. This is water which is derived from glacial melt water, and is the one commonality between five of the most long-lived people groups in the world. You can find out more about this product + order it here: https://shop.davidwolfe.com/products/megahydrate?variant=31429863735369

In this next module of Planting with the Moon, we will be diving deeper into this topic, including Well water, Rain water, Berkey, Alexapure Pro + Kangen water systems, shower filters, garden hose filters, as well as why restructuring water is important and the relationship of water + consciousness. Our next call is Thursday, June 15th at 7p CST!

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