The Negative Health Consequences of Dehydration

This review of of health issues caused by any level of dehydration found in the book The Body's Many Cries for Water was written by Dr. David Wheeler, Health Breakthroughs International, LLC. From Dr. Batmanghelidj's point of view, the issue of dehydration goes way beyond a mainstream medical defintion. Dr. Batmanghelidj makes it clear in his book that the goal is to acheive optimum hydration and not simply to prevent death from not hydrating the body with a minimum amount of water and makes it clear that drinking sufficient water throughout the day will have a dramatic impact on reducing the potential for many different types of disease. It is highly recommended that people purchase Dr Batmanghelidj's book to read a more detailed explanation for all the health issues caused by less than optimum hydration.

The reactive chemistry Dr Batmanghelidj speaks of in his book The Body's Many Cries for Water may contribute to a broad range of health issues, based on his scientific investigations and clinical experience over many years. For more information about the impact of dehydration on specific health issues as reviwed in his book, click to each topic listed below:

Introduction
Stomach Pain and Dyspepsia
Colitis Pain
Hiatus Hernia
Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain
Osteoarthritis Pain
Low Back and Neck Pain
Anginal (Heart) Pain
Headaches
Stress and Depression
High Blood Pressure
Elevated Blood Cholesterol
Weight Gain
Over Eating
Asthma and Allergies
Insulin Dependent and Independent Diabetes
Cancer
Bibliography



Introduction

More specifically, the reactive chemistry Dr Batmanghelidj addresses in his book is about a reaction to any level of dehydration on a cellular level. This reactive process is based on histamine directed and operated neurotransmitter and hormonal systems. Subordinate to histamine are the following intermediary agents: vasopressin, rennin-angiotensin, prostoglandins and kinins.

Based on flight or fright response model (according to Dr Batmanghelidj), histamine directed responses will take place based on any level of dehydration on a cellular level. It is this histamine directed response and other associated responses to any level of dehydration that leads to all the previously listed health issues.  For further information about the reactive chemical mechanisms to any level of dehydration, it is highly recommended that a person refer directly to Dr Batmanghelidj’s book, Your Body’s Many Cries for Water.

Dr. Batmanghelidj is not suggesting that a person should depend on optimum hydration as a total approach to dealing with the before mentioned health issues. What he has stated in his book is that any level of dehydration will tend to increase the likelihood of these health issues. Furthermore, he points out that the establishment of optimum hydration will allow the body to achieve a higher level of success in defeating against these health issues if they do arise. Therefore, neither Dr Batmanghelidj’s books nor this website is suggesting that a person should not consult with an appropriate healthcare practitioner when facing a particular health issue that requires expert diagnosis and treatment. Achieving optimum hydration is not a specific treatment for disease, but instead a way of bolstering the body’s natural defenses by eliminating the reactive chemical responses that come about because of any level of dehydration.

Important Note: The following information should be read based on an educational perspective only, and is not meant to be promotional in terms of its intended purpose. If you are facing any particular health challenges, please make all relevant decisions about your healthcare based on consultations and advice from a health professional that will provide a proven therapy. Only consider the information provided herein in conjunction with the care of a healthcare professional.

When it comes to the negative health consequences of dehydration, F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. has done more to advance this understanding than anyone else in the world. Where as much has been written about the extreme ranges of dehydration and associated health consequences, Dr Batmanghelidj has focused on the need for optimum hydration rather than simply making sure a person is not extremely dehydrated.

 Dr. Batmanghelidj has written books on the need to provide the body with optimum hydration, with the first book titled Your Body’s Many Cries for Water. This book can be ordered from any book seller, including online. In his book, Dr. Batmanghelidj provides the reader with a thorough understanding about how any level of dehydration leads to health damaging, reactive consequences. From this point of view, it is not about the extreme consequences of dehydration that has reached a life threatening stage, but instead about what happens to the chemistry of the body when the cells are not receiving a constant supply of water at an optimum level. Therefore, a person can be chronically dehydrated, even though they are drinking plenty of fluids every day. According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, people need to insure optimum cellular hydration to stop the body from reacting against any level of cellular dehydration.

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