Water is Life – Liz Evans
Whispers about water worries are everywhere right now. Snowpack has been disappointing this winter and we are left to look toward the sky and pray for rain. Across the valley, conversations are shifting toward conservation, toward stewardship, toward how we will navigate the realities of a drier year ahead. And yet, this land has endured dry seasons before. Its resilience reminds us that with thoughtful strategy, collective effort, and a return to time-tested practices: growing food wisely, storing water intentionally, and prayer, we can weather what comes.
But what if we turned that same awareness inward?
What about the micro-biome of your body? The average person alive today is about 60%-70% water. The average used to be right around 80%. Dehydration causes headaches, body pain, gut health issues, and digestion issues just to name a few of the “dis-eases” that we accept as normal in society.
I am not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV, just a healing person who has taken a lot of time to research and experiment on my own body. This is meant to stimulate your own thoughts and research on this vital topic. Our bodies cannot be in balance or in a state of health without proper hydration. It affects everything, even our ability to move. Our fascia is made up mostly of water and when it is dry due to a chronic state of dehydration, it becomes dessicated or calcified. This restricts our movement over time, often creating pain.
Cellulite is calcified fascia. You can see it in an x-ray. It’s interesting that we find this tissue in someone who has low body fat and who might be training as an elite athlete. It’s not about the fat. We are told that cellulite is toxins being stored in fat, and it is true, there may be some toxins bound in cellulite tissue, but it’s most likely caused by chlorination of water, glyphosates which are found in herbicides which are sprayed here in this valley, and dehydration of the fascia.
Another issue with dehydration is that the body can retain water as inflammation while still being dehydrated at the same time. This often points to an imbalance of minerals or silica. We can’t properly absorb water into our tissues without the elements needed to help hold it there. Silica, found in many vegetables and in food-grade diatomaceous earth, plays an important role, and mineralization too; I add several natural mineral sources to my water daily, and Celtic sea salt is a rich source of trace minerals.
It’s just like creating systems on our land to hold the available water as long as we can. Without the proper amount of silica, our bodies can act like a sieve and a holding tank at the same time. Water moves through without absorption, or sits stagnant where it isn’t serving us: it can’t perform the quiet miracles it’s meant to offer if it isn’t properly received and integrated into the tissues.
Veda Austin, a brilliant researcher from New Zealand, recently published her groundbreaking work, “The Living Language of Water”, which will inspire you on all levels from science to spirit. She is famous for infusing water with music or frequency or thought waves and more. For over a decade she has been freezing the water and proves that it is sentient with the beautiful images she has captured. Water is life, and its way more mystical than the clunky description we are given in elementary school of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Drink it in. Swim in it. Soak your feet. Dance in the rain. (Which is what I plan on doing every chance I get when it rains this year.) Be inspired about water @ www.vedaaustin.com
What does it take to increase your hydration? Yes, drink more high quality water, filtered, or sourced from a mountain spring. Eat more foods that contain water. I recently experimented with drinking three gallons a day, and have settled on 2- 2.5 gallons a day. This is double the recommended 3-4 liters for an adult at elevation, but it works for my lifestyle. I am thinking clearer and my energy levels are higher when I get this amount of water balanced with the proper silica and mineral levels. If I go in the sauna to detox and sweat or I work hard in the hot sun, I am going to drink even more H2O while increasing my electrolytes and minerals.
It takes intention and community to live our lives well. If you haven’t considered water lately, here’s your invitation. I hope you accept.
