So, You Get a Cold Every Time You Travel? Let's Talk About What Your Body Is Really Doing.

Isn't it frustrating? You're excited for a trip, you get to a new town, and within a day or two, you're sniffling and reaching for the tissues. It's a common story: "The water here doesn't agree with me." Or maybe you're someone who has been diligently drinking boiled water for years, and the one time you have a glass of regular tap water, you catch a miserable cold.

We’ve been trained to think this is the new water making us sick. But I'd like to offer a different perspective, one that completely changes the story. I don't believe you're catching a new disease. I believe your body is finally starting to heal an old one.

That "Sickness" Is Actually Your Body's House Cleaning Crew

Let’s talk about what's really going on inside. Imagine a person who has only been drinking boiled or filtered water for many years. In my view, their body is likely running on empty, deprived of many of the essential minerals that living water provides. Their system is sick, but it's a quiet sickness.

Then, one day, they drink natural, unboiled water from a new place. This water is rich with minerals and nutrients their body has been craving. Their kidneys see this precious cargo, grab it, and rush it into the bloodstream.

Suddenly, the body realizes, "Hey, I've got the supplies I need!" Because these good things have been absent for so long, the body immediately starts using them to do a long-overdue job: cleaning out old, accumulated waste. This garbage has to leave the body somehow, and it often comes out in the form of a cold, a fever, or even loose stools. We see the runny nose and feel the aches, and we get scared. We think the water made us sick. But really, the water just gave our body the tools to finally take out the trash.

The Easiest Health Check-Up You'll Ever Take

This leads me to a very simple way to check your own health, and it doesn't involve any needles or scans. You don't need a doctor to tell you if your body is in good shape. Just do this: go to another town and drink the water.

• If you drink the water and nothing happens—no cold, no fever, no reaction—it's a sign that all your body's systems are in good working order.

• But, if you drink the new water and you get a cold or a fever, it's a message. It means your body has underlying issues and has been waiting for a long time to fix them, but it lacked the necessary nutrients.

The new water didn't cause a disease; it revealed one and started curing it. It’s the most honest health test I know.

What I've Learned and My Advice to You

I want you to know I'm not just making this up after reading a book. I've been drinking only tap water since 1992. I never get a cold or a fever. When everyone else in the house gets an eye infection, I don't. When a disease like Chikungunya sweeps through town, it doesn't touch me. Why? Because I believe ordinary tap water is the best vaccine in the world.

So, here's my advice. Please, start drinking normal tap water, cleaning it with natural methods like a clay pot if it gives you peace of mind. I'll be honest with you: if you make this switch after years of drinking "dead" water, you will probably get a cold or a fever in the first ten days.

But please, don't be afraid of it. See it for what it is—a cleansing. Let the phlegm come out. Follow natural ways to manage the fever. If you can get through that initial phase, I truly believe you'll never have to worry about catching a cold from water again, no matter where in the world you go.

Let's Address the "Buts"

I know what you're thinking. "But my water tank isn't clean!" Well, it's your job to get it cleaned, isn't it? If you can spend a lot of money on a fancy water filter, surely you can spend a little to clean your tank. It's our duty.

"But the pipes are old and have rust!" First of all, I don't believe any disease will come to you from a little dust or rust in the pipes. But if you're really worried, just replace the pipes in your house once every five or ten years. It's a small price to pay for a lifetime of robust health.