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Life Journey Step Six: Water

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The Life Journey Step Six, Living Water
Water is a fundamental human need. Each person requires between 5 to 12 gallons of clean, good quality water each day for drinking, cooking, and bathing.
Next to air, water is the substance most necessary for human existence. Every living cell in the body depends on water to carry out essential functions. It is not difficult to understand why drinking enough water is so extremely important when we realize that nearly 70% of the body's weight is made up of water. Furthermore, if a person is losing water through sweat because of exercise or other exertion, that person should increase water intake, but in this circumstance, there may also be a need to replace sodium losses.
Other factors such as ambient temperatures, certain medications, health conditions, having a fever, having diarrhea or vomiting, and older age can effect the individual water consumption needs.
How much Water Should you Drink Each Day?
There is no one-size fits-all answer to this question because fluids needs vary between ages and sexes. Too, water intake differs based on how much water is taken in from other beverages and food sources. Nevertheless, clean, fresh and pure water is always the best fluid choice for keeping the body properly hydrated. Unfortunately, most are not getting enough water to drink, especially older adults.
Many Authorities Recommend the following: 1
Ages: 09-13    Females: 5-8 cups   (1.5 liters)    Males:    6-10 cups (2.0 liters)
Ages: 14-18    Females: 6-9 cups   (2.0 liters)    Males:    7-11 cups (2.5 liters)
Ages: 19-up    Females: 9-11 cups (2.5 liters)    Males: 13-15 cups (3.5 liters)
However, it must needs be said that drinking too much water at any give time, or too much water throughout the day can be harmful.
Thus, to have the maximum effectiveness in our bodies, it is necessary to drink water at several precise moments for the necessary results. Some of these times and/or moments are listed in the next section.
When is the best time to Drink Water?
Drink two glasses of water shortly after waking up activate internal organs.
Drink one glass of water 30 minutes before each meal improves digestion.
Drink one glass of water before taking a bath lowers blood pressure.
Drink one glass of water before bed prevents stroke or heart attack.
Drink on glass of water before bed to prevent overnight leg cramps.
When there are cramps, leg muscles go for water and moisture.
We Need More than Just Clean Water.
When the water is not only clean, but also fresh and pure, it does more than quench your thirst, it keeps your body in optimum working order. Benefits of living water include:
(1) increases energy and endurance;
(2) helps in body weight control;
(3) aids in digestion and elimination of toxins;
(4) helps to build muscle;
(5) helps your joints remain strong and flexible; and
(6) helps to keep the body young.
To read more of the need for fresh water, click on the blue links on this page.

The Life Journey Step Six, Alkaline Water
Alkaline water, when tested with a pH test strip, will have a pH level of greater than seven on the pH scale of 0-14. 2
However, more important than just having water with a pH number higher than seven is obtaining water that has a high amount of naturally dissolved alkaline minerals, which therein is the source of the alkalinity of the water.
Some of most common alkaline minerals include: calcium - pH 12; magnesium - pH 9; potassium - pH 14; sodium - pH 14.
Is Alkaline Water Safe?
Drinking natural alkaline water is generally considered safe, since it contains natural minerals.
  Living Water is
Naturally Alkaline
However, you should use caution with artificially created alkaline water, which likely contains fewer good minerals than its high pH would have you believe, and may even contain contaminants.
Alkaline water must also contain alkaline minerals and negative oxidation reduction potential (ORP). ORP is the ability of water to act as a pro- or antioxidant. The more negative the ORP value, the more antioxidizing it is.
To read more about alkaline water, click on the Alkaline Water link above.

The Life Journey Step Six, Bottled Water
Are any Bottled Water Alkaline?
Yes, some of the bottled water available in department, grocery, and other stores may contain Alkaline water. However, even those found to contain Alkaline water, especially those that do not specify the ph of the water on the bottle label can change and should be re-tested periodically.
However, the most important aspect of any bottled water is it′s Source. Bottled water that has as it′s source a public water supply (PWS) most likely contains toxic chemicals, including chlorine, fluoride and more, which are hard to remove from water.
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To read more about bottled water, click on the Bottled Water link above.

The Life Journey Step Six, Cold Spring Water
Where can one find Pure Spring Water?
In most mountain states, springs can usually be found near the base or even higher up along he sides of the mountain; often the roadway travels very nearby many springs. There is even a website for finding a nearby spring.
The photo to the right was taken during my drive through the southern unit of Giant Sequoia National Monument and National Forest while crossing the mountain from Sequoia National Park to Death Valley National Park.
The pipe spring is along the side of the road and the spring appears to be well know because, while I am here, several other people stop for water.
From Johnsondale, California drive east on highway 99, turn left onto Sherman Pass Road (Forest Route 22SO5) and follow it over the pass. The pipe spring is on the left. Continue on Sherman Pass Road which turns into state highway J41, then Nine Mile Canyon road which then connects to US highway 395.
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Pipe Spring: unknown pH
Other places, springs are found in a variety of locations and one must just try to be aware of when they show up.
To read more about cold spring water, click on the Cold Spring Water link above.

The Life Journey Step Six, Hot Spring Water
According to folklore, soaking in hot springs increases your blood flow, circulation, metabolism, and absorption of essential minerals.
Sounds good, but wait, there is more!
A popular hot springs in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan states that their waters could help “treat chronic digestive diseases, constipation, diabetes, gout, and liver complaints, rheumatism, high blood pressure, arterial sclerosis, chronic skin disease, and menopause. Their spas are good for anaemia, burns, cuts, neuralgia and relieves inflammation and allergies.”
Many would say that this is all hype by the spa. But what is the truth?
To read more about hot spring water, click on the Hot Spring Water link above.

The Life Journey Step Six, Spiritual Water
The Source of Spiritual Water
The most high God, Jehovah is the source of all things including spiritual waters. Spiritual waters, or life-giving water is what the Bible refers to as the knowledge that imparts life. Taking in this knowledge is a requirement for anyone who wishes to gain everlasting life. (John 17: 3) Thus, it is only from Jehovah and through his Son, Jesus Christ can men receive everlasting life. (John 14:16)
Living Waters
During his time on earth, Jesus asked a Samaritan woman at a well near Sychar for a drink of water. When she questioned him as to why a Jew would even talk to a Samaritan, he replied to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. (John 4: 10) He said the water he would give would become in its receiver a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4: 14)
Symbolic Water
At Revelation, chapter 21 the apostle John records his vision of a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and first earth were passed away. Too, John see the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God and goes on to say, And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Next, John says, And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. (Revelation 21:3-4)
Then, at Revelation, chapter 22, 1. John recorded, And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22:1 , 2)
When this part of the vision was completed, Jesus spoke about why he sent the angel with the vision, after which John heard the invitation: And the spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life free. (Revelation 22:17)
Life Waters: Always Feee
This invitation, record in the last two chapters in the book of Revelation, evidently would today be extended by servants of God to all who are thirsty for these provisions from God to gain eternal life through the Lamb of God, provisions which are currently now available to any asking and to any who come and take these spiritual waters, which waters the account shows would be free.
The invitation is to be extended to everyone who can be reached, not for any commercial gain by selling the water, or by charging access to it, but the People of God would offer it completely free of charge to all desiring it.
Would you like to accept the invitation to gain the spiritual water of life. Then come join us at JW.org and request a free Bible study.

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On the pH scale of zero to fourteen, seven is neutral, less than seven is acidic and more than seven is alkaline. The p and the H in the acronym pH stands for the potential for hydrogen. Also, pH represents a certain quantity of hydrogen ions in a particular substance. If there are an abundance of hydrogen ions, then the substance has an acid pH. If, however, there are very few hydrogen ions or none at all, then the substance has an alkaline pH. The pH of a substance is a parameter that can be applied to practically anything: the pH of your blood, the pH of your hair, the pH of water, the pH of coffee; yes, just about any substance.

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