Water can be one of the most effective medicines for healing (and one of the least expensive). Herbs and supplements can't do their job if you're dehydrated, so water is an essential component of any supplement program. Learn more inside this issue of Sunshine Sharing.

Water is the foundation of all life. Our bodies are 65-75% water by volume, but since the water molecule is very small compared to molecules of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, more than 95% of the molecules in your body are water molecules. Few people consider water as a way of solving their health problems, even though good health depends so heavily on this one substance.

Water is vital for biological processes to work correctly. It is essential to digestion, transportation of nutrients, elimination of wastes and temperature regulation. Water also keeps tissues supple and flexible, cushioning and lubricating joints. New research on the nature of water is demonstrating that water may also play a role in energy production and storage, as well as directly driving many biological processes.