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Steven: And toxicity, correct?

Loren: Yes, but I would suggest that the toxicity results from chronic
dehydration as well. When the body is fully hydrated, it’s able to
cleanse itself on an ongoing basis, so under most conditions, it’s able
to eliminate toxins as they’re encountered. In other words, a toxic
body (and that’s almost all bodies), is a dehydrated body.

Steven: I see why this is such an important issue. And you said
earlier that chronic dehydration causes most aging…Are you talking
about wrinkles, gray hair, arthritis, memory loss, vision problems,
etc?

Loren: Almost all of those things, yes. Wrinkles are caused by the
loss of elasticity in the skin which results from long-term chronic
dehydration. Joint problems/arthritis happen as a result of our
connective tissue drying out when there’s not enough systemic water.
Memory loss – which can have many causes including typically bad
diet, can indeed be affected by severe chronic dehydration as