Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Water - The Shocking Truth! 1
Pure Water is Essential for Life and Health! 1
The World's Water Supply (chart) 2
Water Goes On Forever 2
The Endless Wonders of Water 3
Water Penetrates Everywhere 3
The Hydrologic Cycle (graphic) 4
Hot Mineral Water Under California Desert 4
Oceans and Seas ? 97% of Earth's Water 5
Man Cannot Live Without Water 6
Why the Body Needs Pure Water 6
Water Flushes Toxins Out of the Body 7
The Five Big Health Builders 7
Pure Water is the Greatest Life-Giver! 8
Water is Important to Superb Health 8
The 75% Watery Human (graphic) 10
Chapter 2 Black Death - Polluted Deadly Waters 11
Water! Water! Everywhere - But Not a Safe Drop to Drink! 11
Inorganic Versus Organic Minerals 12
Organic Minerals Are Essential to Health 14
Beware of Dangerous Inorganic Minerals in Drinking Water 14
Mankind is Sick and Growing Sicker! 15
U.S. Drinking Water Widely Contaminated 16
Typical Pollutants Found in Drinking Water (list) 16
List of Chemical Contaminants EPA Regulates 17
Where Does Our Drinking Water Come From? 18
How Is Our Drinking Water Purified? 19
Dangers In Our Drinking Water (list) 19
Chapter 3 The Dangers of Toxic Fluoride 21
Fluorine is a Deadly Poison 21
The Grim Story Behind Fluoridation 22
Shocking Historical Fluoride Facts 23
Is Fluoridation Really in the Best Interest of Public Health? 24
"The Fluoridation Fiasco" 26
Some "Fluoridation Fiasco" Facts (list) 26
More Shocking "Fluoridation Fiasco" Facts (list) 27
What is Dental Fluorosis? 29
What is Skeletal Fluorosis? 30
Studies Show Fluoride Causes Cancer & Other Health Problems 32
How Much Fluoride Are You Exposed To? 33
Don't Take Drugs with Dangerous Fluoride 34
Danger - Don't Drink Water Contaminated with Fluoride 34
Worldwide Fluoridation 36
14 Nobel Prize Winners Oppose Fluoridation (list) 37
Chapter 4 We Live in A Sick, Sick World 39
Few People Appreciate Health Until Lost 40
Miracle Mechanisms of Your Body 41
Hardening of the Arteries is Deadly 43
Normal Artery Compared to Clogged Artery (photo) 44
Brains Turned to Stone 44
Miracle Functions of the Human Brain (graphic) 45
Your Brain Needs Life-Giving Oxygen 45
The Nervous System is Communication Network of the Body 46
Autonomic Nervous System (graphic) 47
View of Central Nervous System and Spine (graphic) 48
8-10 Glasses Purified Water Promotes Super Health 49
The Digestive System (graphic) 49
The Parade of the "Living Dead" 50
How Drinking Water Affects Your Health 50
Total Dissolved Solids and Chronic Disease 50
High Blood Pressure and Drinking Water 51
Water Softeners Use Sodium = Trouble! 52
Chemicals In Drinking Water Causing Health Problems 52
The Sad Truth About Chlorination 53
Cancers and Chlorination 53
Chlorine Chemical Cocktail is Deadly 55
Can Miscarriages and Birth Defects Be Caused by Chlorine? 55
Chapter 5 The Paul C. Bragg Story 57
Paul C. Bragg's Early Experiences with Hard Water 57
Discovered Miseries Caused by Hard Water 58
Millions Suffer With Joint Pain 59
Seven Types of Joints (graphic) 59
TB in My Teens Changed My Life! and My Future! 60
I Want to Be A Health Crusader! 61
Boron: Miracle Trace Mineral For Healthy Bones (graphic) 62
The Secret of Rain & Snow Water 63
The Answer to Healthful Living 63
My First Challenging Case - The Wilsons 64
From Sickness to Superb Health 66
Mother Nature and God's Way 67
The Miracle Life of Jack LaLanne (photo) 68
Chapter 6 Water and It's Effects on Human Body 69
The Stones Within Us 69
Silent, Painless Gallstones Become Noisy & Painful (graphic) 70
Apple Cider Vinegar Combats Gallstones 71
Kidney Stones (graphic) 72
Don't Drink Inorganic Mineralized Water 73
Dolomite Limestone - Inorganic & Unhealthy 74
Stop Kidney Stones Cold 74
What is Gout? (graphic) 75
Healthful Ways to Alleviate Gout 76
Detox with an Infrared Sauna 77
Arthritis and Rheumatism 78
The Six Major Joints of the Body (graphic) 79
Health Hints for Aching Muscles and Joints 80
Natural Treatments for Pain & Inflammation (list) 80
Check Your Mattress (graphic) 81
Make Sure to Stand, Walk, & Sit Tall (graphic) 81
Where Do You Stand (Posture Chart) 82
Posture Silhouettes: Which One Are You? (graphic) 83
Doomed to Human Scrap Pile 83
How the Brain Functions 84
Cross Section of Human Brain (graphic) 85
The Brain Needs High Quality Nutrition 85
Brain Control Areas (graphic) 86
Organic Minerals are Essential to Life 86
Organic Minerals Make the Man! (graphic) 87
The Body is Composed of Organic Minerals 87
Formula for Creating a Human Being (list) 88
Bragg Motto - Live Foods Make Live People 88
Chapter 6 Water & It's Effects .. . (continued)
The Alkaline or Base-Forming Minerals 89
Branching of Trachea into the Bronchi (graphic) 90
Water - Curse of Millions of Aching Backs 90
The Water You Drink Can Turn You to Stone! 90
Stone Lady Mystery Solved 91
Do-It-Yourself Calcification Test 92
Bone Spurs and Moveable Joint Calcification (graphic) 93
Inorganic Deposits Cause Bad Posture 94
Calcified Toenails and Fingernails 94
Cold Feet and Cold Hands 95
Exercises for Healthy Feet (list) 96
Disfiguring Broken Capillaries 97
Head Noises and Ringing in Ears (graphic) 97
Inorganic Minerals and Toxins Affect Eyes (graphic) 98
Natural Foods Help Protect Your Eyes (graphic) 99
Build Clean, Healthy Blood For Health 99
Diagram of the Circulatory System (graphic) 100
Chapter 7 Organic Minerals 103
Iron, the Oxygen Carrier of the Blood 103
How Plants Do Their Miracle Work 103
Iron Serves Four Purposes in Plants, Animals & Man 104
Organic Vegetables and Fruits are Good Sources of Iron 105
Every Mineral Matters 106
Beets & Celery for Longevity - Recipe for Beet-Veggie Soup 107
Salt is a Slow but Sure Killer! 108
Heavy Salt Intake Hastens Premature Death 109
Organic Sodium - Powerful Natural Solvent 109
Misinformation About Killer Salt 110
We Constantly Hear These Erroneous Statements About Salt 111
Salt - a Harmful Preservative. Don't Use It! 111
Salt (Inorganic Sodium) is a Health Wrecker 112
The "Fad" of Drinking Sea Water 113
Sea Salt is Inorganic Sodium (Salt)! 113
Sea Kelp - Rich Organic Minerals from the Sea 114
Overweight, Obesity and Edema 114
The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle Promotes Super Health 116
The World's Greatest Health Secret 116
Good Elimination is Vital to Health 117
For Easier Flowing Bowel Movements (graphic) 117
Organic Fresh Juices are the Magic Cleansers 118
Chapter 8 Choose Your Foods Wisely 119
Let Natural Food Be Your Medicine 119
Healthy Plant-Based Daily Food Guide (graphic) 119
Start Eating Healthy Foods for Super Energy 120
Start Health Educating Your Taste Buds 122
Eliminating Meat is Healthiest 122
Over-Fueling the Body is a Slow Killer! 124
Plant-Based Protein Chart 125
Warnings on Milk and It's Dangers! 126
Benefit From Natural Foods Rich in Calcium (chart) 127
Recommended Daily Intakes of Calcium (list) 127
Food and Product Summary 128
Enjoy Super Health with Natural Foods (list) 128
Avoid These Processed, Refined, Harmful Foods (list) 129
Healthy Beverages and Recipes 130
Fasting Cleanses, Renews and Rejuvenates 132
Fasting - Is Master Key to Internal Purification 133
Praises for Bragg Lifestyle and Miracle of Fasting 133
Benefits From the Joys of Fasting (list) 134
Chapter 9 We Need Pure Water for Health 135
Drink Only Healthy Pure Distilled Water 135
What is "Pure Water"? 135
What is Distilled Water? The Best for Health! 136
What About Rain Water? 137
Pure Water Fights Hardening of the Arteries 137
Stages of Artery Hardening (graphic) 138
Man is as Old as His Arteries (photo) 139
Life Expectancy - Life Span 139
Exercise is Vital for Youthful Arteries (graphic) 140
The Great Watermelon Flush 140
Prevention is Always Better than a Cure 141
Our Bodies Can Only Endure So Much and Still Survive! 142
Perpetual Youthfulness Can Be Yours! 143
Paul C. Bragg's Prediction 145
21 Facts about Distilled Water (list) 146
Chapter 10 Water Used in Your Home 147
Tap Water - Danger in Every Glass 147
Filtered Distilled Tap Water - Best For Health 147
Water Treatment Methods Comparison Chart 148
Nature's Health Tonic is Distilled Water 149
Distilled Water Acts as a Cleansing Solvent in The Body 149
Clean & Detoxify with Pure Distilled Water 150
Don't Drink Dangerous, Toxic Fluoride! 152
How Safe is Chlorinated Water? 152
Skin Absorbs Water, Toxins and All 153
More Toxic Exposure From Showers (graphic) 154
Five Hidden Dangers in Your Shower (list) 155
What Experts Say on Showers, Toxic Chemicals & Chlorine 156
Don't Gamble with Your Health - Use A Shower Filter 157
Dr. Mercola's 10-Point Shower Filter Checklist (list) 157
Ten Reasons Why You Should Drink Distilled Water! (list) 158
Distilled Water Questions & Answers 159
Wise Water Saving Tips To Use 161
What is Your Water Footprint? 162
Chapter 11 Environment & Pollution 163
A New Era of Personal Ecology 163
Biochemists Shocked by Lab Tests 163
Many Are Poisoned By Food and Water 164
GMO Soybeans & Glyphosate Cancer Link 165
Glyphosate Pollution is Now Everywhere! 165
Help Reduce Water Pollution and Runoff (list) 165
Political Action for Permanent Ecology 166
What Can One Person Do? - Miracles! 167
Test Your Water - Drink Safe Water 168
Wyland, Famous Whale Wall Artist (photos) 169
A Note From the Authors 172
Recommended - Safe Water Research (list) 173
Praises for: Water - The Shocking Truth 177
Bragg Photo Gallery (photos) 179
Index 189
Bragg Health Books and Patricia & Paul Bragg Bios 193
