BO O K S T U DY S E R I E S

THE SEVEN PILLARS OF HEALTH

INTRODUCTION

• Build a roadmap for health for the rest of your life.• About the author, Don Colbert, MD

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• Genesis 1:2• John 4:13-14

• You can live 5-7 weeks without food but can last no more than 5 days without water.• Your body is about 70% water• Your muscles are about 75% water• Your brain cells are about 85% water• Your blood is approximately 82% water• Even your bones are approximately 25% water

• Why don’t we drink it?

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• Benefits of keeping your body properly hydrated from Water for Health, for Healing, for Life by F. Batmanghelidj, MD.

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• Dehydration• Body rations water to vital organs first

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Brain

Heart

LungsLiver

Kidneys

• Dehydration (continued)• Non-vital organs suffer

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Skin

GI tractJoints

• Problems• Joint pains and arthritis• High blood pressure• Digestion problems• Asthma

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• Skin facts• Is the largest organ of the body and weighs about 6 lbs.• Grows faster than any other organ• Is tough, flexible, and waterproof• Stores water, fat, and vitamin D• Protects the body from germs, heat, cold, and sunlight• Is replaced approximately every thirty days.

• Water rejuvenates your skin, which can make you look years younger.

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• Water helps you lose weight• Water helps to manage your weight.• When dehydrated, your body secretes aldosterone, a

hormone that causes water retention.

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• Water improves your memory• The human brain is 1/50th of the total body weight and

brain cells are said to be approximately 85% water.

• Water revives cells• Cells lose water as we age. Water can bring health back

to our cells by maintaining water balance in our bodies.

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• Tap water is not recommended. Filter it!• www.ewg.org Environmental Working Group site to find

out what is in your local tap water.

• Bottled water is not necessarily better than tap because it is not regulated as much as tap water.• Alkaline water filters are one of the best types of

filters

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• How much, and when, to drink• Body weight (in lbs.) divided by two gives you the

number of ounces of water you need every day.• Sample schedule of when best of drink• 8-16 oz. - 30 minutes before breakfast• 8-16 oz. – 2 hours after breakfast• 8-16 oz. – 2 hours after lunch• 8-16 oz. – 30 minutes before dinner• 8 oz. – 2 hours after dinner• 8 oz. – Before bedtime

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• A quart of water can be through fruits and vegetables.• Bananas 70% water• Apples 80% water• Tomatoes & watermelon 90% water• Lettuce 95% water

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• Mark 16:18, Exodus 23:25• Thank you for my clean, healing water. Mark 16:18 says that if I

drink any deadly thing it shall not harm me. By faith, I thank you for cleansing this water from any toxic chemicals, bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc., and for protecting me supernaturally from any harm. I bless the water according to Exodus 23:25, which says that God shall bless my water and take sickness away from the midst of me.

• I drink this water with thanksgiving. Because God loves me and desires me to be healthy, I receive this water with gratitude and rejoice as it goes to every cell in my body. As I drink this water, my cells, tissues, and organs are cleansed, strengthened, and renewed like the eagle. I see myself healed, and I keep this vision before my eyes. In the name of Jesus, amen.

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• Questions?

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