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It doesn’t matter if you are the half full or half empty type, we need it: water. It’s the source of life, our treasure against dehydration during traveling and very much needed in between drinking alcohol (let’s hope we won’t forget it next time). Amsterdam’s famous water resource is Jan Willem Bakker, owner of De Waterwinkel (Water Shop). A true water sommelier who thinks of water as the beauty elixir of life. He reveals why water is so precious. Since our quest for beauty is a never ending story, let’s put a spotlight on this invisible liquid. Drink up!
Smart water
Energy in water
Water is the most common substance on earth but only recently we are learning more about the secrets of water. You can imagine that a natural product has more energy than a similar treated product. In nature all water streams in a smoothly curving course. Before we were living closely to a natural source. Nowadays water is forced to make a long route before it comes out of our tap. The vitality becomes much less.
Water in the city

Tap water in many city’s is almost a closed circuit The water is purified mechanically and chemically. Plants that grow on natural water are stronger and healthier than when given tap water. Deep in the jungle of Venezuela lives an Indian tribe that worships the mother of all waters. The water comes from a massive plateau called ‘Roraima’, the water is still in a virgin state. When tested the energy level of this water and compared with a tap water this pure water proofs to be 40.000 x more active, no wonder these Indians live a long and happy life.
Religion
Water plays an important part in all religions; life begins and ends with water. The opening lines of the bible mention water for the creation of life and man. The Koran mentions also the purpose of water when life was created. There are holy rivers like the Ganges, holy waters like Lourdes and even Jesus changed water into wine. But when not following a religion like the city’s Sodom and Gomorrah did there was the Dead Sea this is the only sea without life. People are baptized and purified during their life and on the end we have to be clean to stand before God.
Lao Tzu said 2.500 years that nothing is softer and more flexible than water, soft overcomes hardness. Just look at the stones in the river that are shaped by water or a cracked rock because of frozen water.
The power of water

Even Gasoline contains water. If you take out all water it will not burn! A seed of a plant carries water molecules that can create a pressure 400 atmosphere when the plant germinates. That’s why a tiny plant can break through asphalt! Science cannot explain why water exists in three states: liquid, solid and gasses, no other element he’s these properties.
Did you know that you can easily get about 20% of your daily fluid need from the foods you eat? How clever. When you are travelling between Glasgow and Amsterdam, visiting our hotels (thank you:) or between New York and Dubai it is good to drink more: eight ounces of water for every hour you are on board the plane. Water is your true purifier. Your skin will be thankful too.
Does water have a memory
The molecules in water are organized in clusters that seem to have memory like a magnetic tape. When water is influenced by positive or negative emotions, or with pollution it changes. Even when you remove the pollution. Scientists have been busy on this subject with Doctor Masaru Emoto as the most famous. He discovered that this can be shown by freezing the water. When receiving sweet words like ‘love’ or harmonic music the crystallized water showed beautiful structures. When water received negative influences the structure showed a complete chaos. Polluted water that has been purified still showed similar chaotic images.
Water is essential for beauty – part one

How much water do you drink a day? There is a silent and growing epidemic of chronic dehydration. Many suffer from it but are unaware! When you don’t drink sufficient water your skin will be dry and you feel fatigue. The simple remedy is just to drink more water. Drink two litters of water a day if you do not want to develop high cholesterol and gain weight.
Water is essential for beauty – part two

If you have minimal water intake your body likes to store the water and wants to hold on to it as it prepares for thirsty periods. The same affect appears when calorie intake is to low during a diet: you lose weight for a while, but when the body receives food it starts storing it for the worse times to come. My advice is to drink plenty pure water containing minerals like magnesium, calcium and silicium. You feel healthier, have more energy and will smile more.
Water for travellers

citizenM water is like a liquid backpacker. It has travelled everywhere. Journeyed through oceans, clouds, rivers, and rain. Holidayed in mountain ranges and glaciers. Spent all its air miles to arrive in this environmentally conscious pack. So what now? We suggest you gulp it down in one. Let it start its journey all over again. Then, one day, you might receive a soggy postcard from its next trip. A small thank you for setting the water free.
Coconut water: the celeb drink

Many health-conscious celebrities have been spotted sipping natural Coconut water. The benefits of America’s latest health craze seem endless. It is well known in tropical countries that Coconut water can replace an infuse given to a dehydrated person, the coconut water is sterile and it is well absorbed by the body. Coco Water is a treat for your body: it enhances the kidney, liver and cuddling functions, increases therefore the urine production and is thus promoting the quick elimination of toxins. Coconut water is the only ready to drink fruit on earth, all other fruits have to be squeezed to get the juice out. Company’s like Pepsi and Coca Cola nowadays invest heavenly in the marketing and distribution of Coconut drinks in the USA. Coconut water is likely to replace a part of the sweetened isotonic drinks market because of its health properties.
Water with a clear crystal structure (good energy) has a positive affect on people. The human body consist of 70% water, our brain even for 85%. Imagine the influence on your thoughts when having the right water!
Jan Willem Bakker has been in the field of mineral water for 20 years. He owns De Waterwinkel (Watershop) in Amsterdam and promotes the knowledge and consumption of mineral water.
