Immediately on rising, before you do anything else, drink from two to five 230 mL (8 oz) glasses of fresh spring, mineral or filtered tap water (warm water in winter). If these are not available you will have to have straight tap water either boiled for ten minutes (no lid on it) or left to stand overnight to evaporate the chlorine and settle the sediment. Have another glass about an hour later. The following is a guide to how much water to drink on rising:
Lean body weight
63 kg (10 st) and under 2 glasses
63-70 kg (10-11 st) 3 glasses
70-76 kg (11-12 st) 4 glasses
Over 76 kg (12 st) 5 glasses
Lean body weight should be calculated. This is your optimum weight before you started putting on weight. This is most important for kids.
You may, at first, find it hard to accommodate this much water first thing in the morning. Don’t be put off by this. It only takes ten to fourteen days to get used to it. If your abdomen is bloating to the point of discomfort, add l/4-l/2 teaspoon of glucose powder to each glass of water. Glucose powder is obtainable from chemists, health stores and supermarkets. Glucose speeds the rate of absorption from the gut into the blood, reducing abdominal distension and the feeling of fullness. Switch to warm water if you are having trouble getting it all down; warm water has a relaxing effect on the stomach and gut muscles.
The early morning fluid is important for:
(a) flushing toxins from the liver;
(b) flushing the kidneys, especially of calcium oxalate, the major cause of kidney stones;
(c) cleansing the bowel: all the swallowing required to get the water down sets up peristalsis, the rhythmic contractions of the bowel muscles that move wastes along and out.
Try to fit fifteen minutes of deep breathing exercises in between the drinking of the water and the eating of breakfast. Don’t eat for half an hour after the water.
Do not eat unleavened bread while on this program. Eat only those whole meal breads that have been raised with yeast.
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