Tuesday, May 4, 2010

What is your opinion on the belief that chlorine in tap water is the cause heart disease or atherosclerosis


What is your opinion on the belief that chlorine in tap water is the cause heart disease or atherosclerosis?
Does ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, neutralize chlorine or chloramine in tap water? (I think it was Dr. Weston Price that came up with this conclusion) http://www.ilikewater.com/
Heart Diseases - 2 Answers
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if it was that easy!
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Tap water produced by municipalities is tested on a constant basis to insure safety. Those who can taste chlorine in the water need only to let the water stand uncovered for a few moments and the chlorine taste will disappear. The cause of heart disease is not drinking enough water - chronic unintentional dehydration. Atherosclerosis - or plaque build up - is actually beneficial to the body. There is no such thing as "bad cholesterol". This is just a term that has been capitalized on by the pharmaceutical industry to push their products. When you become dehydrated, the blood becomes acidic with toxins. As the blood passes through the lungs, it becomes even more dehydrated when additional moisture is lost through respiration. It then enters the arteries with a shearing effect that causes minute tears and abrasions to the artery walls. To prevent this damage from peeling away and causing an embolism in the brain or lung or other major organ, the body produces the so-called "bad" cholesterol to cover and protect the damaged areas until they can be repaired. Correcting the dehydration by increasing the water and salt intake will allow the immune system to heal the damaged areas, thereby reducing the cholesterol levels



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