Update 12/12/06
The information and recommendations on water intake presented on this site are based on training, personal experience, very extensive research, and publications of F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. on the topic of water metabolism of the body.
This site does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use or the discontinuance of any medication as a form of treatment without the advice of an attending physician, either directly or indirectly.
The intent of Dr. B., based on the most recent knowledge of microanatomy and molecular physiology, is to offer information on the importance of water to well being and to inform the public and medical professionals of the damaging effects of chronic, unintentional dehydration to the body from childhood to old age.
This information is not intended as a replacement for sound medical advice from a physician. On the contrary, sharing of the information on this site and in his books with the attending physician is highly desirable. An individual undertakes the application and recommendations described herein at one’s own risk. Adoption of the information should be in strict compliance with the instructions on the website and in Dr. B.’s material.
Very sick people with a past history of major diseases who are under professional supervision, particularly those with severe renal disease, should not make use of the information contained herein without the supervision of their attending physician.
All the recommendations and procedures herein contained are made without the guarantee of Dr. B or anyone associated with this website and disclaim all liability in connection with the use of the information presented herein.
All information on this page was edited from Dr. Batmanghbooks, for the internet by Mr. Jim Bolen, a dear associate of Dr. Batmanghelidj. Please e-mail Robert Butts with any questions concerning the WaterCure Recipe or the Nutrition Table below.
This information comes from the books Dr. Batmanghelidj wrote.
The formula for water intake is half your weight in ounces of water divided by 5 or 6 for the number of times you can drink the water throughout the day and the size of the container or amount of water you drink each time. MPORTANT: When you drink your water, get it down in 5-6 minutes, “Don’t nurse it”.
EXAMPLE: For a 300 lb. person – half is 150 ounces divided by 5 equals a 30 oz. bottle
Use a 32 oz. bottle 5 times a day or a 24 oz. bottle 6 times a day
SALT: Sea salt is best: highest mineral content. Use a measuring teaspoon. The rule of thumb is 1/8 teaspoon for every 16 oz.; 1/4 teaspoon for every 32 oz (1 quart); 1/2 teaspoon for 64 oz., or 1 full teaspoon for 1 gallon. (Some people will need less salt, others more). This is a starting point, not a set rule. You can just add the salt to your food or add the salt to the water and shake or stir it. The best way is to just throw the salt into your mouth and chase it with water.
NOTE: If your ankles, fingers, or eyelids swell, don’t do the salt for two days, just drink the water. Then on the 3rd day begin taking the salt again. >NOTE: If your kidneys are not working well, then don’t follow this program. If you still want to try it on your own, just drink one eight-ounce glass of water and wait until you go to the bathroom. Then drink another glass. When your kidneys come up to speed (input matches output), then start the salt slowly to make sure your kidneys are working ok.
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1. Water – (amount required)_______oz. Note Time. Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating. Eat - Breakfast. Start Timing. Wait - 2- 2 /12 hours (nothing goes in your mouth). |
2. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time. Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating Eat - Snack. Start Timing. (Snack optional, but still wait the 2 – 2 ½ hrs) Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours ( nothing goes in your mouth, not even gum, mints, etc.) |
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3. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time. Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating. Eat - Lunch. Start Timing. Wait - 2 - 2 1/2 hours (nothing goes in your mouth). * Half your weight in ounces is the minimum amount of water, but a good starting point. If you’re working outside, exercising, doing sports or in an air conditioned or heated room, extra water & salt is needed to prevent dehydration. |
4. Water – (amount required) __________oz. Note Time. Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating. Eat - Snack. Start timing. Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth). |
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5. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time. Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating. Eat - Evening meal. Start timing. Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth). After eating, don’t go to bed until you’ve had your next portion of water which helps you digest the food. Try to go for a short walk. If short on time, just skip food and do water. |
6. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time. Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating. Eat - Snack. Start timing. Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth). Go for a short walk and then go to bed. (Any time you get up in the night to go to the bathroom, drink ½ glass of water and put a grain or two of salt on your tongue, then go back to bed). You can drink water anytime you feel you need it. |
An average 8 year old needs 3/4 their body weight in oz. of water. Elderly persons should begin the suggested program slowly; for example, start by taking 8 oz. of water with salt 2 times a day; one a.m. and one p.m. Then, after a couple of days, add another glass or two to your daily intake. Keep adding a glass to your daily intake until you are drinking half your weight in ounces as suggested at the top of this page.
Coffee, tea, soda, alcohol, chocolate & ginseng (ginseng works like caffeine)!!!
Caffeine and alcohol force water out of the body.
Caffeine robs the body of vitamins B-1, B-2, B-6, B-12, vitamin C, zinc, potassium & other important minerals.
Caffeine interferes with DNA replication (how cells repair reproduce in the body).
Caffeine can be highly toxic (the lethal dose estimated to be around 10 grams).
Daily intake adds up over a year, and a lot of caffeine accumulates in the body’s fat tissue – it is not easily eliminated. One cup of coffee contains an average 80 mg of caffeine. Mountain Dew soda has 120 mg. The amount of caffeine that is staying in the body depends on the amount of caffeine intake.
Caffeine can interfere with learning and memory. (ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder)
Read more about caffeine in: ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus – pgs. 166 – 168, Water for Health, for Healing, for Life – pgs. 227-230.
The caffeine in chocolate will make a dog sick, and over time will kill it.
Chlorophyll – (60 mg capsule) morning and night. (If you have an illness or if you have eye problems, take 2 tablespoons of liquid chlorophyll morning and evening. You can buy it at very low cost. Call 1-800-373-5171, 7-4 p.m. Pacific Time, M – F.
At least 2 eggs every day - If ill, 4 or more eggs. Hard boiled, boiled, poached, scrambled etc.
At Breakfast, lunch and evening meal choose one of the following:
Beans - red, white, kidney, pinto, green, lentils, lima, OR cottage cheese (4%) OR
Yogurt - best with real fruit in it. No artificial sweeteners.
Fresh fruits - cantaloupe, apple, peach, pear nectarine, melon, banana etc.
Fresh vegetables - celery, squash, cabbage, broccoli, etc. (raw, sliced broccoli stems with dressing OK.)
Carrots - 1 or 2 medium raw carrots, with skin.
Nuts – 1 or 2 handfuls. pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews or brazil nuts.
Orange Juice - An 8 oz glass of orange juice with 1/8 tsp. of salt or a 16 oz glass of orange juice with 1/4 tsp. of salt.
NOTE: This is more salt than the water and salt recipe. Orange juice is a good source of potassium; salt is required for the body to use the potassium. (If a person has any breathing problems such as asthma, then do not take orange juice.)
Acidophilus –Good bacteria needed by intestines. Take one with each meal. (pill form) 4 billion per pill is best. Beta Carotene - Eat one or two medium raw carrots, with skin, per day.
B-6 – 100mg and zinc > - 50mg after breakfast and evening meal. This is for stress. The body uses up B-6 and zinc every day. Males also take 50mg after noon meal. When body is low in zinc, it borrows it from the prostate.
Vitamin C – 500 mg after breakfast, lunch and evening meal. Time released rose hips are best.
Vitamin E – 400 IU with 100 micrograms of selenium. (You can buy the capsules that combine the two together. Take 1 after breakfast and evening meals.
Flax Seed Oil – 6 -9 grams. (Two capsules after breakfast, lunch and evening meal). (This does not apply to young children or to the underweight elderly).
Multi-Vitamin – Take one good multi-vitamin tablet 2 times a day.
Kelp (Iodine ) – 150 mcg - 1 per day.
Going to the bathroom after one week of doing the water and salt - stool will become light yellow, brown or light green, float, have little odor and can be 1-2 feet in length. You should be using very little paper.
Going to the bathroom (#1) will have little color except after eating meals or taking vitamins. You will be going #1 a lot, but the time will get longer in between visits to the bathroom. Water taken first time in morning will be passed quickly.
If your eyelids, ankles or fingers swell, then you’re getting too much salt. Drink your next couple glasses or bottles of water without salt. Suggest when you restart the salt, reduce a little from the original amount. However, if you get muscle cramps, you need more salt. Add a little salt to your fruit or take extra salt on your food.
Walk morning & evening (mall, treadmill, around the block). If you are ill, you need 15 minutes of sunlight 2 times a day. Expose as much skin as possible.
If you’re tired, take a glass of water with salt. If you still feel tired 10-15 minutes later, then take a glass of orange juice with salt as described above. Any time you feel you need water, drink some. If you feel hungry (when it’s not your scheduled time to eat), first drink some water with salt and wait ½ hour. If you still feel hungry, have something to eat.
The water and salt information comes from Dr. F. Batmanghelidj’s books, “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus and Water for Health, for Healing, for Life”, a video tape (2 hour lecture), Cure Pain and prevent Cancer and an 8 tape (10 hours) medical lecture seminar on the body. For more information, visit www.watercure.com.
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