WATER: THE HOLISTIC APPROACH. Part A

Have you ever imagined a world without water? Please take a moment to reflect on this question. Apparently, no form of life would exist. The plants cannot manufacture their foods, the animals can't survive as well. It's simply unimaginable! A world without water will simply be catastrophic.

Therefore, the roles of water, it's significance, importance, properties, uses, facts and remedies would be considered in the next couple of writings. Basically, I'll attune my writings on the holistic effects of water as it concerns human health for our better understanding and application.

Water can exist in the three states of matter: liquid, solid (ice) and gas (invisible water vapor in the air). Limitless to say, water can also exist as snow, fog and dew. Clouds are accumulated water droplets that are condensed from water vapor in the atmosphere.

Water constitutes between 71-75% of the earth's surface. It forms the world's streams, lakes, oceans and rain. It is a major constituent of the fluids in living things. It contains one atom of Oxygen and two atoms of Hydrogen that are covalently bonded together.

Briefly, the physical and chemical properties of water includes the following:

• Water is liquid at standard temperature and pressure.
• It is tasteless, odorless and colorless ( Although, a slight tint of blue hue can be noticed in large volume of water).
• It is transparent in visible electromagnetic spectrum.
• Water is a polar molecule with an electrical dipole moment.
• A good polar solvent, also referred to as universal solvent.
• Boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius at sea level ( B.P varies with altitude and below sea level) . The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius.
• Water is neither acidic nor basic, it is neutral. Hence, it has a pH of 7.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WATER

• Roughly 70% of an adult's body is made up of water.
• Water accounts for approximately 80% of an infant's body weight.  
• A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day.
• The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning it rarely loses or gains extra matte. The same water that existed on the earth is about 326 million cubic miles of water.
• The total amount of water on earth is about 326 million cubic miles of water.
• Of all the water on earth, humans can use only about three tents of a percent of this water. Such useable water is found in underground water equifiers, rivers, and fresh water lakes, 

• By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1% of its total water water amount.

With the proper hydration and electrolytes, your body is less likely to have a heart attack or stroke. The science suggests that even if you are having a heart attack or stroke, by taking water and salt, it may be possible to reverse the stroke and stop the heart attack. The uses of water can range from the everyday ordinary use to important life saving panacea. Till tomorrow when we'll delve more into the holistic uses of water.

Stay blessed, remember health is wealth