In The Beginning

I bought the book "Water For Health, For Healing For Life" quite a few years ago and it has sat on my iPad on the Kindle app ever since.  I don't recall how I stumbled upon it, but I remember that it made logical sense - that water could be more than just something to drink on a hot summer day - it could be the key to good health.

Of course, in this day of fad diets and internet opinions, it's impossible to know what the "right answer" is when it comes to health.  For every fad out there, you can find a zillion opinions that it is great, and a zillion opinions that it's harmful, so what is the truth when it comes to our health?  I think that whatever works for an individual is their truth, and it won't necessarily be the truth for their friends.

The one truth that I know for myself, however, is that I am chronically dehydrated, and I am always thinking about water.  It's one of my frustrations that I know water will make me feel better, but I don't have the time for it - to drink it, to fill up my water bottle, to go to the bathroom endless times while my body gets use to the water (including every hour at night - like I'm not tired enough as it is!).  But my list of maladies has become too long to ignore, and if I don't do something soon, it will be staph infection city for the third time, as I kill my immune system with tax season and end up in the hospital on IV antibiotics.  Good times.

So here it goes - all of the things that are causing me grief:  Tired all of the time, can't get out of bed without feeling like a truck ran over me, poor memory, tired and stiff muscles, no flexibility, constant anxiety, no energy to do anything - honestly, I would love to lie in bed all day every day, and I cherish the hours when I have nothing scheduled so that I can just sit.  My digestion is not great and I consume large amounts of sugar and salt for energy.  I would love to eat healthily but I have no energy to do so.  These are the facts - I am just wasting away the days doing, but not living.  And sadly, I don't even have a desire to do anything else.

The protocol suggests eventually consuming 5 units of water consumption plus salt throughout the day, starting with 2 units, first thing in the morning and last thing at night.  While I'm not a fan of drinking a bunch of water right before bed, what can it hurt - I'm not sleeping as it is.  I can't remember the last time I felt truly rested.  It suggests 30 days of the twice daily protocol, but I feel like I can start with three times.  That will be 1.5L of water when I probably typically drink maybe a cup or two a day.

And so tomorrow, February 13, I will try this protocol, and I will track my progress, whether positive or negative, to see if this can become my truth.

How I wish it could....I'm so tired of feeling tired.