{"id":9768,"date":"2021-10-17T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=9768"},"modified":"2021-10-18T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:46:27","slug":"can-japanese-water-therapy-cure-diabetes-and-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/can-japanese-water-therapy-cure-diabetes-and-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Japanese Water Therapy cure diabetes and cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claim: A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that warm water is effective in curing Asthma and\u00a0 17 other health conditions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"56\" data-attachment-id=\"9754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/how-true-is-whatsapp-claim-human-beings-age-from-the-feet\/insufficient-evidence-1-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/INSUFFICIENT-EVIDENCE-1.png?fit=132%2C56&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"132,56\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"INSUFFICIENT-EVIDENCE-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/INSUFFICIENT-EVIDENCE-1.png?fit=132%2C56&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/INSUFFICIENT-EVIDENCE-1.png?resize=132%2C56\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9754\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#db850a;color:#fff9f9\"><strong>Although drinking more water may bring some health benefits, like digestion and improved kidney health, there is no scientific evidence that Japanese water therapy can cure diabetes or cancer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Full Text&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A viral message shared multiple times on WhatsApp claims that a&nbsp; group of Japanese doctors have confirmed that drinking warm water will<strong> <\/strong>effectively cure Asthma and&nbsp;17 other illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While persuading readers to share the message with loved ones so that it can save lives, the message also prescribes a warm water therapy which entails drinking approximately 4 glasses of warm water on empty stomach as an effective remedy to health issues such as cancer, blood pressure, diabetes, uterus health, heart diseases, epilepsy and paralysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The message reads partly: \u201cWARM WATER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, IT&#8217;S VERY IMPORTANT AND CAN SAVE SOMEONE&#8217;S LIFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of Japanese Doctors confirmed that warm water is 100% effective in resolving some health problems&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DO NOT eat anything 45mins after taking the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The warm water therapy will resolve the health problems within reasonable period such as:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diabetes in 30 days, Blood pressure in 30 days, Stomach problems in 10 days, All types of Cancer in 9 months, Blockage of veins in 6 months, Poor appetite in 10 days, Uterus and related diseases in 10 days, Nose, Ear, and Throat problems in 10 days, Women problems in 15 days, Heart diseases in 30 days, Headache\/migraine in 3 days, Cholesterol in 4 months, Epilepsy and paralysis continuously in 9 months, Asthma in 4 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLD WATER IS BAD FOR YOU!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If cold water does not affect you at young age, it will harm you at old age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Cold water closes 4 veins of the heart and causes heart attack. Cold drinks are main reason for heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* It also creates problems in the liver. It makes fat stuck with liver. Most people waiting for liver transplant are victims of cold water drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Cold water affect internal walls of the stomach. It affects the large intestine and results in Cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLEASE DON&#8217;T KEEP THIS INFORMATION TO YOURSELF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell someone to tell someone, *IT MAY SAVE SOMEONE&#8217;S LIFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;KNOWLEDGE IS POWER&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Help someone today by sharing it with your loved ones and friends, may God help us all&#8230;.. Aameen\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/1ZSMOZD6Jy4qJoBKoHwCH7qCaM_qjT9E4Jgq_AiO3tEgkilj8DzdfVhHnTkD05YQd_qIeln-zDlSTiSw9SXJt3bDe4WKqk5G-7UbA-novTw_vTVZiwElrCUgCgeO1OF5RmAq23s7=s0\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><strong><em>Screenshot of WhatsApp message<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ambiguous use of \u201ca&nbsp; group of Japanese doctors&#8217;&nbsp; and&nbsp; the continuous persuasion in the message got this researcher wondering how true the claim can be since several claims as this one have been verified to be fake and misleading. So, Dubawa decided to check the authenticity of the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key word search revealed that<strong> <\/strong>this claim has been making the rounds since 2017 and it has been shared widely on social media and blogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The message was shared on&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/580682945681353237\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinterest<\/a>, an American image sharing and social media service, and also &nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-are-the-outcomes-of-drinking-warm-or-hot-water-How-does-it-help-the-digestive-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quora, a social<\/a> question-and-answer website, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/756368967816081\/posts\/a-group-of-japanese-doctors-confirmed-that-warm-water-is-100-effective-in-resolv\/1401064130013225\/?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">healthy lifestyle <\/a>page on facebook&nbsp; in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily Times, a Nigerian based newspaper also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailytimes.ng\/cold-water-health-doctors-reveal-health-benefits-warm-cold-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published <\/a>a report that included the claim, on 23 September 2017 attributing&nbsp; the source of the report to a \u201cmessage trending on Whatsapp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/benefits-of-drinking-hot-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthline, <\/a>drinking warm water can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>help digestion<\/li><li>aid in circulation<\/li><li>assist the body in getting rid of toxins faster<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Japanese water therapy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supposedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/japanese-water-therapy#the-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese water therapy<\/a> gets its name from being widely used in Japanese medicine and among the Japanese people, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/japanese-water-therapy#the-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">healthline<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It involves drinking room-temperature or warm water on an empty stomach after waking to cleanse the digestive system and regulate gut health, which according to proponents can heal a variety of conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates of Japanese water therapy claim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/is-drinking-cold-water-bad-for-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cold water<\/a> is harmful to human health because it can harden the fats and oils in the digestive tract, thus slowing down digestion and causing disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The therapy includes the following steps that should be repeated daily:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drink four to five 3\/4-cup (160-ml) glasses of room-temperature water on an empty stomach upon waking and before brushing your teeth, and wait another 45 minutes before eating breakfast.<\/li><li>At each meal, eat only for 15 minutes, and wait at least 2 hours before eating or drinking anything else.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to practitioners, Japanese water therapy must be done for different periods to treat different conditions. examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Constipation: 10 days<\/li><li>High blood pressure: 30 days<\/li><li>Type 2 diabetes: 30 days<\/li><li>Cancer: 180 days<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/news\/2004\/02\/report-sets-dietary-intake-levels-for-water-salt-and-potassium-to-maintain-health-and-reduce-chronic-disease-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine<\/a> recommends that men 19 and older consume 3.7 liters of water per day (15.5 cups) and women 19 and older consume 2.7 liters per day (11.5 cups).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Daniel Meshak, a lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, University of Jos and Consultant Family Physician, JUTH, Jos,&nbsp; in an interview with this researcher<strong>, <\/strong>said it is a false claim, noting that there is no scientific basis to explain the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meshak said \u201c warm water may have health benefits, but it has not been proven scientifically.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that water generally aids in hydration, digestion, and kidney cleansing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c This Japanese water therapy has not been scientifically proven which makes it complementary and alternative medicine. Sometimes this&nbsp; complementary and alternative medicine as integrated with the othodox medicine if proven. But drinking a good quantity of water helps with hydration because dehydration causes headache, faecal impaction, intestinal obstruction and acute kidney injury\u201d He added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though drinking more water may bring some health benefits like constipation and improve kidney health, there is no scientific evidence that Japanese water therapy can cure diabetes or cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The researcher produced this fact-check per the 2021 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking Fellowship partnership with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jayfm.ng\/can-japanese-water-therapy-cure-diabetes-and-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\">JAY 101.9 FM<\/a> Jos to facilitate the ethos of truth in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claim: A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that warm water is effective in curing Asthma and\u00a0 17 other health conditions.\u00a0 Although drinking more water may bring some health benefits, like digestion and improved kidney health, there is no scientific evidence that Japanese water therapy can cure diabetes or cancer.\u00a0 Full Text&nbsp; A viral message shared multiple times on WhatsApp claims that a&nbsp; group of Japanese doctors have confirmed that drinking warm water will effectively cure Asthma and&nbsp;17 other illnesses. While persuading readers to share the message with loved ones so that it can save lives, the message also prescribes a warm water therapy which entails drinking approximately 4 glasses of warm water on empty stomach as an effective remedy to health issues such as cancer, blood pressure, diabetes, uterus health, heart diseases, epilepsy and paralysis. The message reads partly: \u201cWARM WATER PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, IT&#8217;S VERY IMPORTANT AND CAN SAVE SOMEONE&#8217;S LIFE. A group of Japanese Doctors confirmed that warm water is 100% effective in resolving some health problems&nbsp; DO NOT eat anything 45mins after taking the water. The warm water therapy will resolve the health problems within reasonable period such as:- Diabetes in 30 days, Blood pressure in 30 days, Stomach problems in 10 days, All types of Cancer in 9 months, Blockage of veins in 6 months, Poor appetite in 10 days, Uterus and related diseases in 10 days, Nose, Ear, and Throat problems in 10 days, Women problems in 15 days, Heart diseases in 30 days, Headache\/migraine in 3 days, Cholesterol in 4 months, Epilepsy and paralysis continuously in 9 months, Asthma in 4 months. COLD WATER IS BAD FOR YOU!!! If cold water does not affect you at young age, it will harm you at old age. * Cold water closes 4 veins of the heart and causes heart attack. Cold drinks are main reason for heart attack. * It also creates problems in the liver. It makes fat stuck with liver. Most people waiting for liver transplant are victims of cold water drinking. * Cold water affect internal walls of the stomach. It affects the large intestine and results in Cancer. PLEASE DON&#8217;T KEEP THIS INFORMATION TO YOURSELF Tell someone to tell someone, *IT MAY SAVE SOMEONE&#8217;S LIFE. &#8220;KNOWLEDGE IS POWER&#8221; &nbsp;Help someone today by sharing it with your loved ones and friends, may God help us all&#8230;.. Aameen\u201d The ambiguous use of \u201ca&nbsp; group of Japanese doctors&#8217;&nbsp; and&nbsp; the continuous persuasion in the message got this researcher wondering how true the claim can be since several claims as this one have been verified to be fake and misleading. So, Dubawa decided to check the authenticity of the claim. Verification A key word search revealed that this claim has been making the rounds since 2017 and it has been shared widely on social media and blogs. The message was shared on&nbsp; Pinterest, an American image sharing and social media service, and also &nbsp;on quora, a social question-and-answer website, and the healthy lifestyle page on facebook&nbsp; in 2017. Daily Times, a Nigerian based newspaper also published a report that included the claim, on 23 September 2017 attributing&nbsp; the source of the report to a \u201cmessage trending on Whatsapp.\u201d According to Healthline, drinking warm water can: help digestion aid in circulation assist the body in getting rid of toxins faster What is Japanese water therapy? Supposedly, Japanese water therapy gets its name from being widely used in Japanese medicine and among the Japanese people, according to healthline It involves drinking room-temperature or warm water on an empty stomach after waking to cleanse the digestive system and regulate gut health, which according to proponents can heal a variety of conditions. Advocates of Japanese water therapy claim that cold water is harmful to human health because it can harden the fats and oils in the digestive tract, thus slowing down digestion and causing disease. The therapy includes the following steps that should be repeated daily: Drink four to five 3\/4-cup (160-ml) glasses of room-temperature water on an empty stomach upon waking and before brushing your teeth, and wait another 45 minutes before eating breakfast. At each meal, eat only for 15 minutes, and wait at least 2 hours before eating or drinking anything else. According to practitioners, Japanese water therapy must be done for different periods to treat different conditions. examples: Constipation: 10 days High blood pressure: 30 days Type 2 diabetes: 30 days Cancer: 180 days The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends that men 19 and older consume 3.7 liters of water per day (15.5 cups) and women 19 and older consume 2.7 liters per day (11.5 cups).&nbsp; Dr Daniel Meshak, a lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, University of Jos and Consultant Family Physician, JUTH, Jos,&nbsp; in an interview with this researcher, said it is a false claim, noting that there is no scientific basis to explain the claim. Meshak said \u201c warm water may have health benefits, but it has not been proven scientifically.\u201d&nbsp; He added that water generally aids in hydration, digestion, and kidney cleansing, \u201c This Japanese water therapy has not been scientifically proven which makes it complementary and alternative medicine. Sometimes this&nbsp; complementary and alternative medicine as integrated with the othodox medicine if proven. But drinking a good quantity of water helps with hydration because dehydration causes headache, faecal impaction, intestinal obstruction and acute kidney injury\u201d He added. Conclusion Though drinking more water may bring some health benefits like constipation and improve kidney health, there is no scientific evidence that Japanese water therapy can cure diabetes or cancer. The researcher produced this fact-check per the 2021 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking Fellowship partnership with JAY 101.9 FM Jos to facilitate the ethos of truth in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,4,121],"tags":[1819,115,204,347,2691,2692,486,2686],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[2057],"class_list":["post-9768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-featured","category-health","tag-cancer","tag-fact-check","tag-fake-news","tag-featured","tag-japanese-water-therapy","tag-kidney","tag-misinformation","tag-warm-water"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-2xy","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":2057,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"nanji-nandang","display_name":"Nanji Nandang","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44ea4b1034f78da23a42c9057cb54df67d51eae6591c450183b208843adaa932?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-man-drinking-water-1024x680-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C680&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9768"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=9768"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=9768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}