What if the most powerful "prescription" for energy, digestion, brain health, joint pain, blood pressure, skin, mood, and overall vitality wasn't a pill at all—but water?
In this episode of the Nutritional Therapy and Wellness Podcast, host Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, breaks down why hydration is one of the most overlooked foundations of health—and how chronic, low-grade dehydration may be driving many of the symptoms we normalize as "just part of life," and often approach with prescriptions and surgeries when hydration could have been a successful therapeutic approach.
From joint pain and heartburn to brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, and cravings, Jamie explains how water impacts every system in the body, why mild dehydration can derail cognition and energy, and why "drink more water" is both oversimplified—and deeply underestimated.
You'll learn:
Why hydration should be the first stop, not the last resort
How dehydration masquerades as common diagnoses
Why joints need time (and movement) to rehydrate
How alcohol quietly sabotages hydration and wellbeing
Why hydration is foundational to digestion, blood sugar, sleep, stress, and movement
How to hydrate effectively (not just drink more water)
Plus, Jamie shares clinical stories, practical hydration strategies, and why real, root-cause healing often starts with the simplest things.
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Recommended episodes & resources mentioned:
Book: "Your Body's Many Cries For Water" by Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidji, M.D. (told'ja)
The Huberman Lab Podcast - How to Optimize Your Water Quality & Intake (So you can get deeper into the science, fluoride and other harmful chemicals in our drinking water, filtration methods, etc.)
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