Many of the countries of the world have a national drink such as whisky in Scotland and aquavit in Scandinavia.
In those two cases, along with many other examples that could be given, the translation is the same; it means water of life.
Whilst on the surface it seems strange that a powerful alcoholic drink should be associated with long life there is one possible explanation.
The biggest killer of people for many centuries was contaminated water. Throughout history tens of millions of people have died of the disease and not until 1854 did a London doctor trace a particularly nasty outbreak back to a sewage contaminated well.
At that time, as the famous Holbein painting revealed, women were constantly drunk on cheap gin. Those that drank water were likely to die a horrible death but those that drank beer and gin lived longer.
Today there are many that are convinced pretty well all medical problems begin with the food and drink we take. Obesity is the obvious one with far too much sugar in foods and drinks.
Where a child is given a tin of fizzy drink containing several spoons of sugar, some plain drinking water would be better.
There are good arguments for chlorine to be added to tap water. After all, all water is constantly recycled and a trace of chlorine might just hold back some contaminates. Many people have a favourite spring water and a few will favour crystal energy water.
For the uninitiated this product is also known as Hunza water. It is sourced from ancient ice deposits somewhere in the mountains north of India.
The theory is that this water is as near to virgin as possible. It may have been frozen many thousands of years ago and apart from anything else is rich in silica.
Constant hydration is a necessary part of a healthy body and whether your choice is the water of life or crystal energy is entirely your choice of tipple.
In those two cases, along with many other examples that could be given, the translation is the same; it means water of life.
Whilst on the surface it seems strange that a powerful alcoholic drink should be associated with long life there is one possible explanation.
The biggest killer of people for many centuries was contaminated water. Throughout history tens of millions of people have died of the disease and not until 1854 did a London doctor trace a particularly nasty outbreak back to a sewage contaminated well.
At that time, as the famous Holbein painting revealed, women were constantly drunk on cheap gin. Those that drank water were likely to die a horrible death but those that drank beer and gin lived longer.
Today there are many that are convinced pretty well all medical problems begin with the food and drink we take. Obesity is the obvious one with far too much sugar in foods and drinks.
Where a child is given a tin of fizzy drink containing several spoons of sugar, some plain drinking water would be better.
There are good arguments for chlorine to be added to tap water. After all, all water is constantly recycled and a trace of chlorine might just hold back some contaminates. Many people have a favourite spring water and a few will favour crystal energy water.
The theory is that this water is as near to virgin as possible. It may have been frozen many thousands of years ago and apart from anything else is rich in silica.
Constant hydration is a necessary part of a healthy body and whether your choice is the water of life or crystal energy is entirely your choice of tipple.
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