Your Body's Many Cries for Water

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Your Body's Many Cries for Water
Many illnesses which today plague millions of people worldwide
spring from a simple unrecognised cause - we don't drink enough
water! Whenourbodies eventuallycry outpainfullyin protest,we call
these desperate thirst signals asthma, diabetes, arthritis, angina,
obesity, Alzheimer's, high cholesterol and hypertension among other
maladies.
This is the breakthrough medical discovery that Iranian-born Dr
Batmanghelidj outlines in this extraordinary book - and if we drank
more water daily, he maintains, many of the degenerative diseases
could be prevented or even cured.
Dr Batmanghelidj first discovered the curativepowers of waterin an
overcrowded Tehran prison where he was held during the 1979revolu
tion. One day in desperation he prescribed the only medication avail
able for one of 3,000terrified inmateswhowas literally dyingof acute
stomach pain - a single glass of water. The man recovered within
minutes. In that moment, he asserts, 'anew era in the advancementof
medical science was born.'
After his release Dr B escaped to the United States to begin further
research intowater as a medication. Largely ignored by the American
Medical Association after presenting his findings to them nearly 20
years ago, his response was to write this book to support many metic
ulous, peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Your Body'sMany Cries for Waterhas alreadysold overaquarterof
a million copies in the United States alone. It has also been
published in Iran, India, Slovenia, France and Germany. Many testi
monial letters from readers and medical specialists alike included in
this new Britisheditionamplyconfirmthe effectivenessofhis method.
Dr Batmanghelidj passionately believes that if his findings were
widely adopted, billionsof dollarscouldbe loppedfrom annualhealth
care budgets in all advanced countries - greatly reducing ourdepend
ence on manufactured drugs from the giant pharmaceutical
companies. But ultimately, he says, the bookshould be read as a love
story, like a novel which describes 'the beautiful and compelling love
relationship between water and the human body.'

YOUR BODY'S
MANY CRIES
FOR WATER
A revolutionary natural way
to prevent illness and
restore good health
Or F Batmanghelidj
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YOUR BODY'S MANY CRIES FOR WATER
First simultaneoushardcover/revised paperbackpublication inthe United
Kingdom in2000 byThe Tagman Press, an imprintofTagman WorldwideLtd,
Lovemore House, POBox 754, NorwichNRI 4GY
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31, Denham Street, Bondi, NSW 2026, Australia.
Initially publishedinUSA by Global Health Solutions Inc, 1992.
Secondedition 1995, reprinted 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Hardcoveredition 1997, reprinted 1997, 1998.
First paperbackpublication inthe UKby The TherapistLtd., 1994.
Secondedition 1997.
Revised UK hardcover/paperbackedition by The Tagman Press April 2000.
Reprinted August2000, June 200I, August200I, October200I.
Copyright© 1992, 2000 FBatmanghelidj.
The rightofDr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj to be identifiedasthe authorofthis
work has been assertedby him inaccordancewith the
Copyright, Designsand Patents Act, 1988.
All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored ina
retrieval system or transmitted inany form or byany means, electronic,
mechanical, recordingor otherwise,withoutthe prior, written permission ofthe
authorand copyrightholder.
ISBN 0-9530921-5-1 (hardcover) 0-9530921-6-X (paperback).
ACIP cataloguerecord forthis bookisavailablefrom The British Library.
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IllustrationsbyAlan Baker.
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To our Creator,
with awe, humility,
dedication and love
Publisher's foreword
This first hardcover and simultaneous paperback edition of Your
Body'sMany CriesforWater ispublished byTheTagmanPressin the
United Kingdom and British Commonwealth, following earlier UK
publication ofpaperbackeditions in 1994and 1997 byTheTherapist
Ltd.The bookwas originallypublished in the USA in 1992 by Global
Solutions Inc. Since then, it has been repeatedly reprinted in the
United States, often several times each year.Translated editions have
also been published in a number of European countries, including
Germany and France.
Alltold,more than a quarterofa million copies ofthis remarkable
and increasingly influential book have now been printed.
Since first publication, the author's revolutionary health message
has remained essentially unchanged. However, for this new and
revised UKedition,he has addedan up-to-date postscript.Itdescribes
fullyfor the first time his persistent,but so far unsuccessful,efforts to
persuade medical authorities in the United States and elsewhere to
investigate and endorse his proven discovery ofthe simple curative
and preventive powers ofincreased daily water consumption in the
context ofgeneral good health and many degenerative illnesses.
From all countries where the book has been read or published to
date, including the United Kingdom, many readers have written to
the author describing the various health improvements they have
experienced after reading his work and sharing its information with
their medical advisers.
These positive responses continually provide fresh corroboration
of Dr Batmanghelidj's findings.TheTagman Press strongly supports
the author's efforts to make these health benefits more widely
known in the UKand beyond,with aview to redirectingsome ofthe
vast medical resourcescurrently,in the author'sopinion,beingwasted
on unnecessary drug treatments.We will swiftly forward any letters
from readers to Dr Batmanghelidj, to add to the positive store of
practical personal experiences that are so valuable in expanding
knowledge and promoting his unique health care message.
AnthonyGrey, Summer 2001.
CONTENTS
Introduction 5
An important note 9
CHAPTER 1
Why 'medicine' does not cure disease 11
CHAPTER 2
The new paradigm 19
CHAPTER 3
Dyspeptic pain 29
CHAPTER 4
Rheumatoid arthritis pain 43
CHAPTER 5
Stress and depression 55
CHAPTER 6
High blood pressure 69
CHAPTER 7
Higher blood cholesterol 79
CHAPTER 8
Excess body weight 93
CHAPTER 9
Asthma and allergies 107
CHAPTER 10
Some metabolic aspects of stress and dehydration 115
CHAPTER 11
Newideas on AIDS 123
CHAPTER 12
Thesimplest of treatments in medicine 139
Author's postscript 153
Appendix 164
Bibliography 169
Additional information 177
Acknowledgements
I wouldlike to thank my wife Xiaopofor herloving support and
help. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Colonel
RobertTSandersfor histireless effortsto makesure thatmy views
on chronic dehydration are heard by the people he thinks might
wish to help in 'spreading the message'.I would also like to thank
all of those who have been exuberant supporters and have
encouraged me to continue and notget tired. Finally, I wouldlike
to thank Mrs Dorothy Heindel for her editorsbip of all my
manuscripts and books.
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Introduction
After my training at St Mary's Hospital Medical School of London
University and having the honour of being selected as one of the
residentdoctors in myownmedicalschool,Ireturned to Iran,where
Iwas born,to set up medical centres and clinics for those in need.
This endeavourbecameverysuccessful - until the politicalvolcano
erupted asthe angrymassesengaged in the violentoverthrowofthe
Shah and the Iranian government.
And there was a tragic side to this historic event.Almost all the
professional and creative peoplewho had stayedin the countrywere
rounded up and taken to prison to be investigated, tried and 'dealt
with' as quickly as possible.Some were shot on the first day or two.
Theirrevolutionary trialsconsisted simply of establishment of identity
and pronouncement ofguilt, followed by sentence. The trial would
last no more than ten minutes.Others were given a little more time
before being'processed'.
I was lucky to be among the lattergroup. I suppose my skills as a
doctor were useful to the prison authorities,explaining the delay in
my being processed.
Evin Prison in Tehran,where I was held for two years and seven
months, was built for 600 persons. At one point, it was 'sardine
packed' with 8,000 to 9,000 people.At the height of revolutionary
fervour, when segregating different political factions, the authorities
used cells built for six to eight to isolate up to 90 people.One third
would lie down, one third would squat and one third had to stand.
Every few hours, the prisoners would rotate position.
The nightmareoflifeanddeath in that hell-hole haunted everyone
and tested the mettle of both strong and weak.This was when the
human body revealed to me some of its greatest secrets - secrets
never understood by the medical profession.
For most of the prisoners, who ranged in age from 14 to 80, the
pressures of the exceptionally harsh life caused much stress and ill
health. Destiny must have chosen me to be there to help some of
these desperate people. One night, about two months into my
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