The important point to remember is that if we start to feel symptoms of minor ailments, such as those we have described, this is an indication that our body is out of harmony, and we should try to locate the source of this discord and rectify the situation. In a situation like that described, where we are suffering from stress through food, probably one of the most important and effective means of restoring balance to the body is by drinking water. The human body requires, on average, a good amount of water per day. A normal, healthy person cannot drink too much water for the excess is simply lost as urine. However, we certainly can drink too little-and unfortunately we often do.
Water is needed for the kidneys to rid the body of all poisonous waste substances.
Since the kidneys can only concentrate these substances up to a certain level in the urine, the more urine we produce, the more waste products we can remove in a certain time period. Thus we should drink at least four to five large glasses of water each day-but not just before or after meals, since this will dilute our digestive juices and impair our digestion. Consequently, we must make up this water loss on a daily basis. This brings to mind another point, in connection with water. Very dry air, such as that which often results from office air conditioning, can be another source of stress on the body.