Welcome to The Rise – your weekly dose of circadian sunshine, decentralised health wisdom, and actionable tips to help you live healthier, stronger, and more empowered.

I normally save quotes for the end, but this week, one set of words captured my heart so completely, they became my entire theme. Danish author Isak Dinesen once wrote: “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.”

As we explore the healing powers of salt and water today, you’ll discover why these aren’t just beautiful words—they’re scientific truth.

The cure for anything is salt water sweat, tears, or the sea

Welcome to this touching and powerful edition of The Rise.

Much love and sunshine, ☀️
Sandy xx

 

Issue #85 • 14 September, 2025

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Salt Water Medicine

We’ve all been told by the centralised powers that be, to avoid salt, but did you know that when people are in hospital with serious heart conditions, doctors treat them with hypertonic saline—literally lots of salt?

When hearts are struggling and conventional treatments stop working, hospitals turn to high-concentration salt solutions to help save lives. The salt helps draw fluid from tissues and gets the kidneys working better—the exact opposite of what we’ve been taught to fear about salt.

Studies show that this salt therapy improved outcomes, helped remove excess fluid, and enhanced kidney function in heart failure patients. It’s pretty incredible when you think about it.

And here’s the beautiful part: even regular IV fluids—that “normal saline” dripping into patients’ veins—contains salt at the same concentration as seawater. Modern medicine is literally using the ocean’s wisdom to heal us.

Of course, if you have kidney problems, definitely check in with your trusted health practitioner. But for the rest of us? That morning glass of water with a pinch of “high quality” sea salt isn’t just refreshing—it’s decentralised medicine.

It’s time to stop fearing the mineral that makes up 0.4% of our bodies and start embracing the ancient wisdom flowing through our veins.

P.S. Not all salt is created equal—choose high quality natural sea salt and skip the heavily processed stuff.

Your Body’s Detox Powerhouse

That morning brisk walk and a few beads of sweat on your foreheat isn’t just burning calories—it’s literally flushing toxins from your system. New research shows sweat contains heavy metals at concentrations 10 – 30 times higher than blood or urine. The landmark BUS Study (Blood, Urine, Sweat) found that cadmium appeared in 80% of participants’ sweat after sauna use, even when only half of the participants showed detectable levels in their blood.

Lead and cadmium—metals with 20-30 year half-lives in the body —were excreted much more readily through sweat than traditional elimination pathways.  Whilst a typical sauna session produces half a litre of sweat, making it your most efficient detox system, sweating it out with strangers at the local gym may not be everyone’s vibe.

Don’t forget a hot bath has been shown to generate more therapeutic sweat than a sauna (as we discovered a few weeks’ ago). But don’t overlook life’s natural sweat sessions— a good gardening session in the midday sun, cleaning out the garage, or moving heavy things around. Sometimes the most healing thing you can do is simply work up an honest sweat. To sweat, is to heal.

 

The Healing Chemistry of Tears

Tears rolling down our cheek can happen for many reasons. Tears of joy when your child takes their first steps. Tears of immense grief when saying goodbye to someone you love. Tears of pain when life feels too heavy to bear. But here’s something beautiful: did you know that each of those tears has been custom-made by your body, carrying a different mixture of healing compounds crafted specifically for what you’re experiencing in that moment.

Your body knows exactly what medicine you need. When grief overwhelms you, your tears release stress hormones and flood your system with natural opioids to ease the pain. When joy bubbles over, the chemistry shifts completely—creating tears that literally look different under a microscope, crystallising into liberated, chaotic patterns that mirror your emotions.

These aren’t just salty drops of water. Your tears are liquid messages from your nervous system, each one carrying antimicrobial peptides, immunoglobulins, and healing compounds that regulate your gut-brain-heart connection.

When you taste your tears—that instinctive moment when your tongue catches them—you’re recycling molecules of struggle and release, sending a signal through your entire being that the storm is passing.

Science has given us microscopic proof of what poets always knew: grief tears branch into fractured, protein-rich lines, while laughter tears form joyful, scattered bursts.  And those onion tears? They look like the plant that made them.

Your tears are never wasted. They are written into the memory of your nervous, immune, and cardiac fields. Don’t hold your tears back – let them flow. For they are healing your body and soul.

healing tears

Photos © Rose-Lynn Fisher, courtesy of the artist and Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

 

 

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Exclusion Zone Water

Think water only comes in three phases, liquid, solid and vapour? Think again. Dr Gerald Pollack’s research revealed that water near surfaces—including every cell membrane in your body—transforms into what is known as Exclusion Zone (EZ) water.

This isn’t ordinary H2O—it has a gel-like structure that carries a negative electrical charge, essentially turning your cells into tiny batteries. And here’s the mind-blowing part: your mitochondria manufacture this special water using infrared light. When sunlight hits your skin, you’re not just getting vitamin D—you’re literally charging the water inside every cell. This structured water lines your blood vessels, surrounds your organs, and creates the electrical foundation for every biological process in your body.

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🔥 Deep Dive: TL;DL

The Secret Role of Water in Health

They say water is life, and we think that means getting your 1.5 litres in a day. But what if there was more to this story? What if true hydration isn’t about the water you drink, but about the electrical charge of the water already inside your cells?

In today’s TL;DL, we’re uncovering The Secret Role of Water in Health with Dr Gerald Pollack on the Degrees of Health Podcast—and it’s about to flip everything you thought you knew about hydration upside down.

Cellular Hydration Isn’t What You Think

That eight glasses of water you’re dutifully drinking every day doesn’t automatically hydrate your cells. The water inside your cells has been transformed into something completely different from what flows from your tap—it’s negatively charged and so electrically powerful that Pollack’s lab can actually light up an LED bulb using this cellular water. Understanding this difference changes everything about health.

Disease as Dehydration: A Revolutionary Theory

Pollack believes that disease is essentially a lack of EZ water in your cells. We start life as babies at 90% water and gradually dehydrate to about 60% as adults. Those wrinkles? Visible proof of cellular dehydration.

As we age and get attacked by environmental carcinogens, the proteins inside our cells undergo changes. These damaged proteins become less effective at building and maintaining EZ water. The result? Cells that can’t function properly, leading to illness and disease.

The Cancer Connection: It’s All About Voltage

Normal, healthy cells maintain electrical potential of 50-80 millivolts. Cancer cells? They’re running at a lower 10-20 millivolts. Research shows that if you artificially lower a normal cell’s electrical potential, it starts dividing uncontrollably like cancer. Conversely, boost a cancer cell’s electrical potential back to normal levels, and it stops dividing.

Pollack argues this electrical potential comes from negatively charged EZ water. Less EZ water means lower electrical potential, which allows cells to misbehave. People with cancer often have no energy—not from lack of calories, but from cellular batteries running low on electrical charge.

How Mitochondria Power Your Cellular Batteries

Your mitochondria aren’t just energy factories—they’re EZ water manufacturers. When infrared light hits your mitochondria, they produce this structured water that creates the electrical charge your cells need to function. This is why sunlight feels so energising and why spending time outdoors makes you feel better. You’re literally recharging your cellular batteries.

The Earth as Your Personal Charging Station

Here’s something they didn’t teach in physics class: the Earth is negatively charged. When you walk barefoot on wet grass or sand, you’re connecting to this planetary battery. Electrons flow from the Earth into your body, converting ordinary cellular water into charged EZ water. It’s like filling your gas tank—you’re literally filling your cells with the electrical charge they need to function optimally.

Your EZ Water Action Plan

Want to maximise your cellular batteries? Here’s how:

  • Get that morning sunlight: Infrared light is the primary stimulus for EZ water production
  • Ground yourself daily: Walk barefoot on natural surfaces to tap into Earth’s negative charge
  • Include water-building foods: Turmeric, holy basil, ghee, and coconut water all help build EZ water in laboratory tests

The Bottom Line

If Pollack is right, the war on cancer isn’t being won because we’re looking in the wrong place. Instead of focusing solely on genetics, we should be asking: how do we restore proper electrical charge to our cells?

The answer might be simpler than we think—and it starts with understanding that true hydration isn’t about the water you drink, but about the electrical charge of the water already inside you.

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The Ocean: Your Ultimate Healing Sanctuary

There is something magical about the ocean. Standing at the water’s edge, you’re immersing yourself in one of the most powerful healing environments on Earth—a spectacular natural pharmacy combining every wellness modality you could imagine.

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Every time you step into the ocean, you’re stepping into the world’s largest magnesium bath. Simultaneously, you’re getting cold therapy, grounding, and infrared light therapy all at once. With your bare feet connected to Earth’s electrical frequency, saltwater delivers the mineral most of us desperately lack. Crashing waves release millions of negative ions that NASA research shows increase serotonin by 25%, while infrared sunlight charges the water inside your cells. Who needs biohacks and longevity stacks, when you have Nature.

The Science Behind the Bliss

Water also acts like a Faraday cage—a natural electromagnetic shield that protects you from harmful EMF radiation while you’re immersed. Think of it as nature’s protective bubble blocking the constant bombardment from phones, WiFi, and cell towers. Meanwhile, saltwater’s incredible conductivity creates the ultimate grounding experience, allowing Earth’s natural electrical charge to flow directly into your body, neutralising accumulated inflammation and restoring your electrical balance.

This combination creates a perfect storm for healing: EMF protection stops additional electrical stress while grounding discharges built-up tension. The result? Your nervous system shifts from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest, your heart rate variability improves, cortisol drops, and your entire system recalibrates to its natural, optimal state. It’s like giving your electrical system a full reboot in nature’s most sophisticated healing chamber.

Your Ocean Action Plan

Not everyone lives by the beach (me included), but I make special effort to visit the coast during holidays and breaks. Something transformative happens when you let your feet touch sand, breathe deeply, and feel every cell sync with the planet’s rhythm while listening to waves crash.

When I can’t get to the ocean, I create my own mini version with magnesium bath salts at home. Mountain creeks and rivers can weave their healing magic too – any natural water source carries some of this restorative power.

Here’s what I want you to remember: we’re not separate from nature—we ARE nature. The ocean doesn’t just heal you; it reminds your body what optimal feels like. Water isn’t just outside you—it’s literally part of every cell in your body.

So the next time you hear waves crashing, pause and listen. You’re hearing the planet’s most ancient healing frequency, calling you home to yourself.

🔢 Number Crunch

99.7% – The percentage of your body’s molecules that are water. You’re not just mostly water—you’re almost entirely water held together by a tiny fraction of everything else.

 

The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea

Isak Dinesen

The information in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and not intended as medical advice. Always consult with a healthcare professional for personal health decisions. This post may contain affiliate links for Daylight computer, and I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.