Dehydration, Inflammation & Cancer

Dehydration, Inflammation & Cancer And so does dehydration cause inflammation! One of the signaling mechanisms that initiate inflammation in the body is histamine. Histamine increases the permeability of blood vessels to white blood cells and proteins. Histamine increases immune activity. Dehydration has been shown to increase production of histamine leading to a general, widespread inflammatory response. By ensuring proper hydration of the body we can prevent dehydration and reduce this over production of histamine and hence inflammation. Dehydration, which can lead to cancer formation (of any type) includes the following consequences to our physiology: 1) DNA damage, which can lead to mutant (cancerous) cells; 2) Acid-alkaline balance. When dehydrated and urine output is diminished, acid waste accumulates in weak or vulnerable areas of the body. It is well known that a cancerous body is acidic; 3) Cell receptor damage. Chronic dehydration causes enzymatic changes that lead to numerous problems with cellular communication and hormonal balance; 4) Immune system suppression. Dehydration suppresses the immune system because histamine production in the body is increased, which also increases the production of a chemical called vasopressin, a strong suppressor of the immune system. Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, an internationally renowned researcher and advocate of the natural healing power of water states, “Unintentional chronic dehydration (UCD) contributes to and even produces pain and many degenerative diseases that can be prevented and treated by increasing water intake on a regular basis.” His list includes fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain and cancer. In fact Batmanghelidj has good reason to suspect that dehydration and the inflammation that comes from it is the most basic cause of all disease.