The role of water in our lives is undeniable – we can’t survive without it for very long. But a greater understanding of the consciousness of water and its role in our life has come through the work of Professor Masaru Emoto from Japan.

So before we get into his work, it’s well known that if we want to lose weight, some of the reasons we need to keep up our water intake up is so that:

1. We help our bodies flush out toxins, particularly those arising from the catabolism of the fat.
2. Our bodies don’t hold onto fluid because it’s not sure when the next hit of water will be and it needs to keep the concentrations of things in the cells in balance.

But is that all there is to it?

Apparently not.

Dr Masaru Emoto, born in Yokohama in 1943, is a man at the leading edge of water research in the world.  But it’s not the usual water conservation type line of research, although his research will impact there too.

His research is based on looking at frozen water samples and observing the structure of the ice crystals formed.

At this point it doesn’t sound particularly ground breaking.  No two snow flakes are supposed to be the same so they say, so what could be so interesting?

Yusui Mountain Spring, Japan

What Dr Emoto found when he looked at the frozen water crystals under a dark field microscope was that clean and healthy water produces beautifully formed, geometric crystals.

Polluted water in Yodo River, Japan

But polluted water was just too ‘sick’ to create any crystals at all.

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Here’s where it gets really interesting…….

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Dr Emoto also looked at the affect that words and thoughts had on crystal formation in untreated distilled water.  Words were typed on paper and then taped onto glass bottles and left overnight.

Words "love and appreciation"

Positive, affirming words and music (eg. classical, relaxing, uplifting music) produce crystals like the  clean, healthy water.

Bach Air on a G String

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Heavy metal music

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Words 'you make me sick, I will kill you'

While negative words and music (eg. heavy metal) make the water crystals more like that of polluted water.

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Fujiwara Dam water - before

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Finally, water crystals from very polluted sources were viewed initially and then again after the water was prayed over for 1 hour by a Buddhist Monk.  The prayer and positive intent restored the water back to its’ healthy, geometric crystalline structure.

Fujiwara dam water - after buddhist prayer

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So the implications for the world’s polluted water sources is tremendous, particularly in third world countries where money is not as readily available.

But what about us and the effect on an individual level?

Our bodies are made up of 70% water.

As an overweight person I am well accustomed to my own self-loathing of my body (which is 70 % water).

Louise Hay (Heal your Body, Heal your Life) recommends deeply looking into your own eyes in a mirror, and with meaning saying how much you love and value yourself.

So hard to do!

Imagine though if we were to focus on the water in our bodies and send it loving, positive, grateful and supportive comments.  Imagine how it could change us from the inside out. It feels like I would have less of a block or difficulty doing this than the Louise Hay approach.  It doesn’t feel like a lie.

So, I will try to work on doing this with the water in my body.  To help, like some of the experiments Dr Emoto conducted, I will write positive words on my 3 drink bottles (and the family’s as well).

Here’s a clip showing a summary of Dr Emoto’s work if you’ve got some time to have a look…

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If you want more information, Dr Emoto has published books and has a website at Office Mararu Emoto

Friday, 16th April, 2010

Well, it’s been a hectic week; lots of learning how to do the blog, setting it up ….. learning as I go.  But, it really did feel like a hard week.  Lots on with school holidays, not eating as consistently throughout the day (although still keeping well to the high protein / low carb plan).

The Scales and Mental Games

Probably the reason it feels not as enjoyable is that the weight hasn’t dropped off this week like the previous 3 weeks – it was a bit of a high seeing the scales go down so quickly.

How dopey!  I know all about plateaus.  I know my clothes are so much more loose on me.

I guess it’s a bit of fear that all this effort isn’t paying off.  How silly is that!  On reading what I just wrote, it sounds a bit like my mind trying to sabotage my efforts.  Trying to get me to give up and keep the weight on.

Support Network Around You

To try and shift to a positive note, my 12 year old said to me today how great I was looking in my t-shirts.  My Mum also struggles with her weight, but she has lost 3 Kg as well.  Unprompted she also had something to say that just made me feel good.  She said “I’m so proud of you and what you’re doing.”  Both those comments just came at the best time and were spontaneous, without any fishing for a compliment. Truly!

This just goes to remind me that it’s absolutely critical when you are embarking on such a significant and life-changing journey, to have supportive and encouraging family and friends around you.

We’re all human and will have times when we sail through with ease and times when we find it a bit more challenging.  Just remember though, even a teeny baby step, like going for a 5 minute walk instead of sitting down and reading the newspaper, is a step forward.

Pipe Cleaners and Water

Update – the IF2 (Intestinal Formula 2) capsules work a treat as a natural pipe cleaner!  They are much healthier and safer than some of the other things you can buy over the counter for constipation…

Another thing I started doing in the last 3 days that has worked well has been to fill up 3 x 750mL water bottles with water and a squeeze of lemon or lime juice.  I have one bottle that I’m drinking from and put the other 2 in the fridge.  I then know exactly how much I’m drinking as a minimum each day, rather than guessing.