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October 2006

The energy of water
by Brian D. Foltz

From ancient holy water to the quest for the legendary "Fountain of Youth," humans have long sought to benefit from Earth's most energetic waters. Energy is the most fundamental component in the universe and water is its most effective carrier. Recent progress in the emerging sciences of energy medicine and biophysics sheds new light on the role of living energy in every aspect of our well being. Compared to our vast knowledge of the physical sciences, we know very little about how the energy of water affects our health.

Probably the most studied yet least understood of all substances, water itself is a very pure form of energy. Nobody has actually seen an H20 molecule. A single H20 molecule rarely exists in a liquid state because water molecules bond into larger structures referred to as "water clusters." At any given time, about half of bulk water is made up of bonded water clusters and the other half consists of the ionic components of water, Hydrogen and Hydroxyl ions. The tendency of water molecules to maintain certain structures is strongly influenced by the energy it is exposed to. Water with more energy that resonates at higher frequencies tends to have smaller water clusters, which may improve its performance in the body.

Healing waters

There are about a dozen waters all around the world containing unusual ‑‑ even miraculous ‑‑ healing properties. These naturally occurring waters have different energetic properties from other waters, including surface tension (wetness), viscosity, boiling point, specific gravity (density), hydrogen bonding angle, pH, vibrational frequencies, conductivity, zeta potential, Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), oxygen content, micro‑clustering, etc.

The exact properties of these 12 different healing waters are not identical. There are healing waters with high surface tension and low surface tension, high ORP and low ORP, various pH levels, etc. One or two isolated properties do not create ideal water for health. According to a renowned water researcher, who studied all the known healing waters on the planet more than 30 years ago, "It is the ability to maintain and enhance a balanced dynamic state of equilibrium between all properties of water that make it so [healing]."

As water makes its way to the surface in these unique areas of the world, it passes through very intense energy fields that change the energy of the water. This changes the alignment of the water molecules and ions and change the way they interact with each other. Unfortunately, when these waters are removed from their energy sources, the healing properties are lost.

The most famous of these healing waters is in Lourdes, France. Millions of people have visited Lourdes to benefit from its water. The Hunza people from the Himalayan Mountains of Pakistan live to an average age of over 100 years. Many attribute their long life to the highly energized water they drink, taken directly from ancient mountain glaciers.

Energy is senior to matter

The traditional approach of biochemistry and physics has brought about a very comprehensive knowledge of matter. Although matter is more visible and easier to demonstrate and manipulate, it's only part of the equation of life. Biophysics is an emerging science that studies living matter in its entirety, including the influence of energy. By including the study of living energy, biophysics takes a truly holistic approach towards understanding nature.

The energy of water and how it affects the body must be considered within the context of biophysics. This is in stark contrast to mainstream chemistry and physics, which focus primarily on the study of "dead" matter. To most of them, water is simply H20 and that's it, just as it says in their textbooks.

Einstein proved through physics that everything in the material world is made up of energy and every substance radiates energy. All substances, whether in the form of gas, liquid or solid objects are simply different forms of condensed energy.

In 1984, the Swiss atomic physicist Dr. Carlos Rubbia, was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering a formula that calculated it takes approximately one billion units of energy to produce just one unit of matter. If energy creates matter, then by definition energy is senior to matter. This incredible discovery illustrates the importance of energy and potential inadequacy of any natural science that does not include the influences of living energy on matter.

Although denied and ridiculed at first, the existence of the human energy field is now an accepted scientific fact. There is a complex system of interacting energy flows that overlay your physical body. Some believe this to be the most important discovery of the century. However, the challenge of energy medicine and biophysics is extreme.

Unlike matter, energy can't be perceived directly. For example, electricity can't be seen but we know it exists when a light bulb shines. And some forms of body energy appear purely spiritual in nature and do not easily lend themselves to scientific proof. The therapeutic power of the human spirit and its ability to produce energy are undeniable, yet its many manifestations are difficult to explain in physical terms or prove scientifically.

The energetics of hydration

Water is the ultimate carrier of energetic information. It holds and transfers energy it contacts, in the form of vibrational frequencies. Cellular health depends upon water for efficient cellular communication. When water is contaminated, the energetic signals emitted by toxins in the water interfere with the other signals being transmitted.

This dramatically compromises water's ability to accurately transmit vital information. This ability of water to "remember" is why removing toxins from water by reverse osmosis or other unnatural methods is not good enough. Even though the water may become virtually toxin free, residual energetic effects of those toxins remain in the water.

A healthy body is composed of about 70% water. Much of this water is bound with other substances such as protein structures, including the DNA itself. Optimal hydration requires a perfectly balanced flow of free water in the body, located inside and outside your cells. The water outside your cells (extracellular) largely determines the vitality and health of those cells (their ability to produce energy). Dr. Alexis Carrell, winner of a Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, said this about extracellular water: "The cell is immortal. It is merely the fluid in which it floats that degenerates."

Extracellular water is more mobile and receptive to energetic influences than other water in the body. While many factors determine its energy level (health) including diet, exercise, stress, etc., two primary factors influence the energy of your extracellular fluid: electrolytes and water.

Assuming you have sufficient electrolytes, the water you drink is absorbed very fast and quickly communicates the energy it carries to your extracellular water. If its energetic properties are different from what your extracellular fluid needs, it can't optimize hydration. This is why the energy of the water you drink is usually the primary factor that determines your ability to optimize hydration.

Drinking plenty of natural water that hasn't been processed, "purified" or manipulated by artificial methods is vital to better hydration and optimal health.

(Brian Foltz is the author of the forthcoming book, "The Secrets of Superior Hydration." For more information and/or a free special report, "The 7 Hidden Causes of Chronic Dehydration" call 800‑707‑1925 or go to www.hydrationsecrets.com.)