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Salt Intake is Vital

    Salt is a vital substance for the survival of all living creatures,
particularly humans. Water and salt regulate the water content of the body.
Water itself regulates the water content of the interior of the cell by
working its way into all of the cells it reaches. It has to get there to
cleanse and extract the toxic wastes of cell metabolisms. Salt forces some
water to stay outside the cells. It balances the amount of water that stays
outside the cells. There are two oceans of water in the body; one ocean is
held inside the cells of the body, and the other ocean is held outside the
cells. Good health depends on a most delicate balance between the volume of
these oceans, and this balance is achieved by salt - unrefined salt.

    

  When water is available to get inside the cells freely, it is filtered
from the outside salty ocean and injected into the cells that are being
overworked despite their water shortage. This is the reason why in severe
dehydration we develop an edema and retain water. The design of our bodies
is such that the extent of the ocean of water outside the cells is expanded
to have the extra water available for filtration and emergency injection
into vital cells. The brain commands an increase in salt and water retention
by the kidneys. This is how we get an edema when we don't drink enough water


   

   Initially, the process of water filtration and its delivery into the
cells is more efficient at night when the body is horizontal. The collected
water, that mostly pools in the legs, does not have to fight the force of
gravity to get onto the blood circulation. If reliance of this process of
emergency hydration of some cells continues for long, the lungs begin to get
waterlogged at night, and breathing becomes difficult. The person needs more
pillows to sit upright to sleep. This condition is the consequence of
dehydration. However, you might overload the system by drinking too much
water at the beginning. Increases in water intake must be slow and spread
out until urine production begins to increase at the same rate that you
drink water.

    

  When we drink enough water to pass clear urine, we also pass out a lot of
the salt that was held back. This is how we can get rid of edema fluid in
the body; by drinking more water. Not diuretics, but more water!! In people
who have an extensive edema and show signs of their heart beginning to have
irregular or very rapid beats with least effort, the increase in water
intake should be gradual and spaced out, but not withheld from the body.
Naturally, salt intake should be limited for two or three days because the
body is still in an overdrive mode to retain it. Once the edema has cleared
up, salt should not be withheld from the body.

    Salt has many other functions than just regulating the water content of
the body. Here are some of the more vital functions of salt in the body:

    1. Salt is most effective in stabilizing irregular heartbeats and,
Contrary to the misconception that it causes high blood pressure, it is
actually essential for the regulation of blood pressure - in conjunction
with water. Naturally the proportions are critical.    

    2. Salt is vital to the extraction of excess acidity from the cells in
the body, particularly the brain cells.

    3. Salt is vital for balancing the sugar levels in the blood; a needed
element in diabetics.

    4. Salt is vital for the generation of hydroelectric energy in cells in
the body. It is used for local power generation at the sites of energy need
by the cells.

    5. Salt is vital to the nerve cells' communication and information
processing all the time that the brain cells work, from the moment of
conception to death.

    6. Salt is vital for absorption of food particles through the intestinal
tract.

    7. Salt is vital for the clearance of the lungs of mucus plugs and
sticky phlegm, particularly in asthma and cystic fibrosis.

    8. Salt is vital for clearing up catarrh and congestion of the sinuses.

    9. Salt is a strong natural antihistamine.

    10. Salt is essential for the prevention of muscle cramps.

    11. Salt is vital to prevent excess saliva production to the point that
it flows out of the mouth during sleep. Needing to constantly mop up excess
saliva indicates salt shortage.

    12. Salt is absolutely vital to making the structure of bones firm.
Osteoporosis, in a major way, is a result of salt and water shortage in the
body.

    13. Salt is vital for sleep regulation. It is a natural hypnotic. 

    14. Salt is a vitally needed element in the treatment of diabetics.

    15. Salt on the tongue will stop persistent dry coughs.

    16. Salt is vital for the prevention of gout and gouty arthritis.

    17. Salt is vital for maintaining sexuality and libido.

    18. Salt is vital for preventing varicose veins and spider veins on the
legs and thighs.

    19. Salt is vital to the communication and information processing nerve
cells the entire time that the brain cells work - from the moment of
conception to death.

    20. Salt is vital for reducing a double chin. When the body is short of
salt, it means the body really is short of water. The salivary glands sense
the salt shortage and are obliged to produce more saliva to lubricate the
act of chewing and swallowing and also to supply the stomach with water that
it needs for breaking down foods. Circulation to the salivary glands
increases and the blood vessels become "leaky" in order to supply the glands
with water to manufacture saliva. The "leakiness" spills beyond the area of
the glands themselves, causing increased bulk under the skin of the chin,
the cheeks and into the neck.

    21. Sea salt contains about 80 mineral elements that the body needs.
Some of these elements are needed in trace amounts. Unrefined sea salt is a
better choice of salt than other types of salt on the market. Ordinary table
salt that is bought in the super markets has been stripped of its companion
elements and contains additive elements such as aluminum silicate to keep it
powdery and porous. Aluminum is a very toxic element in our nervous system.
It is implicated as one of the primary causes of Alzheimer's disease.

    22. Twenty-seven percent of the body's salt is in the bones.
Osteoporosis results when the body needs more salt and takes it from the
body. Bones are twenty-two percent water. Is it not obvious what happens to
the bones when we're deficient in salt or water or both.

    * The information on salt intake is taken from Dr. Batmanghelidj's book,
"Water: Rx for a Healthier Pain-Free Life".

" Miracles With Apple Cider Vinegar "

from Bragg Health Science

The Bragg family follows the Bragg Healthy Lifestyle (see also "New Woman"
article). They have learned the lessons of good nutrition and the miracles
of ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar) for themselves and their animals. The children
were impressed when Farmer Bragg would have an old hen prepared for dinner.
The old hen's meat was tough and didn't taste good. This is what happens to
poultry and beef when it is deficient in potassium. Human flesh suffers the
same problems. To prove to the children conclusively that apple cider
vinegar and honey needed to be an important part of their daily nutrition,
he would then select another old hen for the dinner table. This time he fed
that old hen ACV twice a day. For a week to ten days he gave the hen the ACV
mixture. When the hen was prepared for the dinner table, the children saw
the difference in the old hen's meat. They saw how tender it was. It was
just like eating a young hen. It was so delicious, they asked for second
helpings. Most of the Bragg Family are now happy, healthy vegetarians.

All Your Life You Must Fight Acid Crystals, They Cause Premature Aging

When acid crystals harden in the joints and tissues of any animal, the
joints become stiff and the tissues hardened. The meat becomes tough and
tasteless. But, when the animals are given apple cider vinegar regularly,
the precipitated acid crystals enter into a solution and pass out of the
body, thus making the body tissues healthier and tender. This applies to
human flesh also.

Now, when body tissues hold all the precipitated acid crystals they can, the
crystals then appear in the bursae and the joints of the body, resulting in
arthritis and bursitis. 1 to 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar with 1 to 2 tsp of
raw honey in a glass of distilled water daily will help relieve the stiff
aching and prematurely old joints. You be the judge. See how elastic and
well oiled your joints will become.

Acid Crystals Cause Premature Ageing

The healthiest person in the world must continually fight the buildup of
acid crystals in the body. The strongest enemy of acid crystals is the
organic apple cider vinegar, raw honey and distilled water cocktail. This
powerful mixture puts the acid crystals in solution so they can be flushed
out of the body by the kidneys and other organs of elimination.

Keep Joints and Tissues Youthful

Most people have lost their normal contact with nature and simple natural
living. They no longer know how to eat the way God intended.

If you suffer from premature old joints and hardened tissues, take the ACV
mixture several times daily. Eliminate or cut down on animal proteins and
stop all refined sugars and see how very youthful your body will feel.

You will find after several months of the ACV and honey cocktail taken once
or twice daily, the misery will be gone from your joints. You will discover
you can walk or run up several flights of stairs without any effort. You
will notice that you look younger and above all, that you feel younger than
you have for years.

Make the Bragg Healthy Lifestyle (pg 28) a daily habit. Over the years we
have seen many stiff jointed, prematurely old people transform themselves
into new, youthful, healthy people. We cannot do it for you. You must make
the effort to give this ACV and honey program a chance to prove what it can
do for you! We challenge you to begin today!

Questions Asked About Apple Cider Vinegar

Many people have some preconceived idea that natural apple cider vinegar is
harmful to the body. It is distilled, malt and synthetic vinegars that must
be avoided.

Let us assure you that there is nothing in this wonderful natural apple
cider vinegar that can in any way harm your body! People ask us about the
merits and benefits of apple cider vinegar. See the inside front cover for
some of the miracles of apple cider vinegar.

Animal proteins and fats have a tendency to thicken the blood and the
natural acids in apple cider vinegar help to keep the blood healthier and
thinner.

People naturally crave and serve cranberry sauce (which contains four
different natural acids) with turkey and other fowl. They serve apple sauce
with roast pork dishes. Or a slice of lemon with fish. Or steak with
mushrooms, which are rich in citric acid also.

Natural food acids served along with animal proteins are designed to lessen
the thickening influence of these heavy proteins. In order for blood to
circulate freely throughout the body, the blood should be thin. When blood
thickens, it puts a strain on the heart. Then the blood pressure goes up and
other problems start.

Remember blood has to circulate all over the body through the arteries,
blood vessels and tiny capillaries. It is impossible for blood to circulate
freely through these hair like pipes when it is thickened with too much
protein.

Several years ago, we met a woman with extremely high blood pressure. We put
her on a two day ACV, honey and water program with nothing to eat for 48
hours. She had an ACV cocktail 5 times daily, plus 4 glasses of distilled
water.

In forty-eight hours, her blood pressure had dropped many points. The
buzzing in her ears ceased, and her dull headache stopped. In a short period
of correct eating (no salt, saturated fats, tea, coffee, etc.) combined with
her daily ACV program she brought her blood pressure back to normal.

People ask us if apple cider vinegar dries up the blood. If apple cider
vinegar will make them thin and skinny. We have been using the apple cider
vinegar program in the Bragg family for over five generations and it has
done wonderful things for our health and our bodies.

Apple Cider Vinegar and Arthritis

People ask if ACV will cure their arthritis. This is not possible. Curing is
an internal biological function that only the body can perform. A scientific
 natural diet, deep breathing, exercise, rest, relaxation and all forms of
natural hygiene are required to put the body in a condition to cure itself.
ACV is an important part of the program. When all of the supreme forces of
nature are used, the body will turn from the sick-side to the well-side.
Health is something you must desire, earn and always protect!

"Apple Cider Vinegar is the #1 food I recommend for maintaining the body's
vital acid-alkaline balance."

Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Author of "Conscious Eating"