Chapter 1. Asthma is not a disease
Asthma is not an illness, but a reaction of the body to dehydration. When there is a lack of water, histamine constricts the airways to reduce moisture loss. Water and a little salt help restore balance and relieve spasms naturally. Medications only temporarily suppress symptoms, worsening the water deficiency.
Chapter 2. Asthma and allergies
Asthma and allergies share a common source—chronic dehydration. Elevated histamine levels due to lack of water cause inflammation and spasms. Restoring the water-salt balance normalizes the immune system's function and reduces sensitivity to allergens without medication.
Chapter 3. Asthmatics and their acid-base balance
Dehydration leads to acidification of the body and exacerbates asthma. Loss of carbon dioxide due to rapid breathing disrupts pH and causes bronchial spasms. Regularly drinking water and a little salt helps eliminate acids, restore electrolyte balance, and ease breathing.
Chapter 4. Questions and answers about asthma and allergies
Medications do not address the cause of asthma—dehydration; they only temporarily suppress symptoms.
Water and salt allow the body to self-regulate histamine levels and reduce spasms, decreasing the need for medications. Water should be consumed evenly throughout the day, avoiding coffee, alcohol, and sugar, and maintaining activity to improve circulation.
Chapter 5. How water cured them of asthma and allergies
Many patients have overcome asthma and allergies by regularly drinking water with a small amount of salt. Within a few weeks, attacks decreased, shortness of breath improved, and overall well-being enhanced. Water restored the water-salt balance, lowered histamine and inflammation levels, helping the body heal without medication.
Chapter 6. Lupus
Lupus, according to the author, is a consequence of chronic dehydration. When there is a lack of water, the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing inflammation and pain. Water and salt reduce histamine activity, improve cell cleansing, and enhance immune function. Regular water intake helps restore the body's self-regulation and bring the disease into remission.
Chapter 7. A new method for saving drowning victims
The main danger in drowning is not water in the lungs, but the disruption of the water-salt balance. Without sodium and potassium, cells lose the ability to retain water, leading to respiratory and cardiac arrest. The author suggests administering saline solutions during resuscitation to restore electrolytes and increase survival chances. Health, even in critical situations, depends on the correct ratio of water and salts.
Chapter 8. Optimal nutrition for asthma, allergies, and lupus
To restore health, nutrition that supports water balance and reduces inflammation is essential.
The diet should consist mainly of fresh vegetables, a little protein, Omega-3 fatty acids, clean water, and natural salt.
Avoid sugar, coffee, alcohol, and processed foods that exacerbate dehydration. Regular water intake and light, natural food help strengthen the immune system and ease breathing.
Chapter 9. Quality of drinking water
Health depends not only on the quantity but also on the quality of water. It should be clean, free of chlorine and heavy metals. Natural or filtered water with preserved minerals is considered the best.
Batmanghelidj recommends adding a little sea salt to maintain electrolyte balance.
Chapter 10. Eradicating asthma: the story of the "Asthma" project
The author claims that asthma is supported by the pharmaceutical system, which is interested in having permanent customers. Observations have shown that regular water and salt intake can alleviate symptoms without medication, but this data is ignored due to economic interests. Batmanghelidj urges recognition of natural healing mechanisms and a return to trust in simple remedies—water and salt.
Chapter 11. Where your money goes
According to the author, the funds "fighting" asthma are financed by pharmaceutical companies and operate for profit. His research on the benefits of water has been ignored because it is not profitable for the industry. Media and medicine instill in people that asthma is incurable, making them dependent on medications. Batmanghelidj calls for regaining control over health—drinking water, maintaining salt balance, and trusting the body, not corporations.
