I often get questions asking if heating or cooling ionized water from one of our water ionizers will change it.  I have tested the effects of heating & cooling ionized water many times before, but recently have discovered the importance of protecting the ionized water from the air. Exposing ionized water to the air causes it to lose its antioxidant valur at a much faster pace. Today I’m trying to find out more about what happens when you heat or cool ionized water.

Because I already know from many tests done in the past that exposing ionized water to air decreases the ORP, I did my best to eliminate the air variable in order to have a more accurate test.

Note: PH and ORP meters cannot take such extremes in temperature, so I had to let the containers holding the frozen and boiling water sit in room temperature long enough to be able to test it.

Results

Conclusions

• Boiling ionized water does significantly decrease its health value. It will take the negative ORP [anti-oxidant value] out of the water and will even reduce the pH somewhat. [However, even after being boiled, ionized water is still far better than tap water, un-ionized.]
• Freezing ionized water does not, by itself, reduce its health value very much. As long as you take precautions to not expose the ionized water to air, your frozen ionized water should be good.
• Warming your ionized water does not seem to reduce the health value much [unless you bring it to a high temperature]. Note: In our experiment, we brought it up to 108 degrees.
• Adding ice [especially if the ice was made of ionized water] doesn’t decrease its health value.

Suggestions Based on the Test Results

After evaluating the results of these tests, I can safely say that it’s fine to warm your ionized water slightly or to add ice to it. Boiling your ionized water for drinking it is for the most part not suggested.

After over 16 years of drinking alkaline ionized water, I can say with conviction that the very best thing I could give to myself or a loved one is a WATER IONIZER! Give yourself and your family the gift of health this year!

Wishing You Water Wellness!
Sincerely,
Cathie LoGrasso

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Hypothesis

Conclusion

So, it looks like the smaller bottle was more accurate than the larger bottle of pH reagent drops. However, the larger bottle was not too far off. I noticed while doing this test that the color chart that comes with the bigger bottle was slightly different than the color chart that comes with the smaller bottle. The color that the water turned was about the same color with both bottles of pH reagent drops. It is misleading though the slight color differences in the charts. The color chart for the smaller bottle of pH reagent drops is definitely more accurate.

Chemical makeup of pH Reagent Drops:

Ethanol- This is another name for alcohol. It is found in alcoholic beverages and is used as a fuel and also as a solvent. In this case, pH reagent drops, it is used as a solvent.

Phenolphtalein- This is a chemical compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It does not dissolve in water but will dissolve in alcohols. This compound when mixed in strongly acidic solutions turns orange. When it is mixed in acid or near neutral solutions it is colorless. When mixed in basic solutions it turns pink or fuchsia. When it is mixed in strongly basic solutions it is colorless.

Methyl Red- This is an indicator dye that turns red in acidic solutions. It is red below pH 4.4, yellow in pH above 6.2, and orange between 4.4 and 6.2 pH.

Bromothymol Blue- This is another indicator for weak acids and bases. It is yellow below 6.0 pH, blue above 7.6 pH, and green between 6.0 and 7.6 pH.

Note: Do not drink this solution or get in your eyes or on your skin. This solution is combustible so keep away from heat, flames, or fire.

pH Testing Paper

As you can deduce, the mixture of these three color indicators which change with the different pH levels is what causes the pH reagent drops to have their different colors. That is what the handy color chart that comes with the pH reagent drops is for, so you don’t have to figure out what color it should be based on the color indicators used.

The pH testing paper, on the other hand, probably only uses one of the above chemical pH indicators. My best guess is that it uses bromothymol blue because it goes from yellow to shades of green to shades of blue. The reason why you wouldn’t use the pH test paper for testing your water is because it only tests from a pH of 5.5 to 8.0. So above and below those pH levels it would not be able to accurately test the water. This is great, however, for testing saliva because it’s right in the range that the saliva should be. It also allows for a more precise color chart.

pH Meter

Some people wonder if they should get a pH meter or just rely on the drops. PH meters are usually as reliable as pH reagent drops, but they are expensive and require extra work to keep them calibrated and clean. As long as the pH drops are stored in room temperature and out of direct sunlight, they should be accurate for at least 2 years.

Definitions

Reagent:

-a substance or compound that is added to a system in order to bring about a chemical reaction or is added to see if a reaction occurs-wikipedia

-a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis-dictionary.com

This video is included to demonstrate how cabbage juice can be used as a pH indicator. This is a great home-experiment that anyone could do.

pH:

-This stands for potential Hydrogen. This is the ability to attract hydrogen ions. Acidic molecules have a low ability to attract hydrogen ions and alkaline has a high ability to attract hydrogen ions. But in laments terms it is the measurement of acid or alkaline. Zero is very acidic, seven is neutral, and fourteen is very alkaline. Also this system of measurement is logarithmic, meaning that a pH of 6 is 10 times more acidic than 7(neutral) and a pH of 8 is 10 times more alkaline than 7.

After over 16 years of drinking alkaline ionized water, I can say with conviction that the very best thing I could give to myself or a loved one is a WATER IONIZER! Give yourself and your family the gift of health this year!

Wishing You Water Wellness!
Sincerely,
Cathie LoGrasso

Email Us: Support@alkaline-water-plus.info
Website Home: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com
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Doctors, who have tried many things to help their patients, are of course going to observe some good things when they integrate alkaline ionized water into their practice.

Background: What are the healthful uses of the different pH levels of alkaline ionized water?

• An 8.5 pH to 9.5 pH alkaline ionized water is the perfect drinking water. It will help to neutralize the acidity of the body and slightly alkalize the body. In addition, the negative ORP [oxidation reduction potential] of these levels of ionized water will provide the body with lots of easily assumable antioxidants.
• Purified water at the 5.5 pH acidic level is perfect for neutralizing the skin and hair. It’s used as a hair rinse and skin toner.
• Purified water at the pH levels of 5 – 7 pH is great for watering plants. Plants love the purified micro clustered water, and they also love the water to be slightly acidic.
• A neutral 7.0 – 8.0 pH purified water is perfect for taking medications.
• Two forms of natural, chemical free, cleaning agents can be created using the strongest level of ionization.
  • Acidic Germicidal Water is at the pH level of 2.5 – 4.
  • De-greasing and/or stain-removal cleaner is created with the pH levels of 10-11.5

If you are a doctor reading this, I encourage you to get just one water ionizer for yourself to try it.

You owe it to yourself, family and patients to learn about this not-so-new technology of water ionization for yourself. Just the hydrating potential alone is incredible with ionized water! The kind of water varies so greatly around the country, but one thing every municipality has in common is their water is highly treated and the molecules are in large H2O clusters [not as found in nature]. A water ionizer not only offers good filtration of the water but the big thing is it splits open the water cluster, breaking out the antioxidant potential of the micro clustered alkaline ionized water, so you are going to get the most hydrating experience by drinking this water.

I’m writing about several doctors in this article and letting you hear in their own words what they have to say about alkaline ionized water.

Starting with Dr. Ross Anderson, a Naturopathic doctor. Dr. Anderson has created a series of very short videos that he made as an introduction to alkaline ionized water for his patients’ benefit. I think these introductory water ionizer videos might serve other doctors with their patients as well. If you are a doctor reading this post, please consider trying a water ionizer for yourself as Dr. Ross did. Dr. Ross was in a desperate situation when he decided to try a water ionizer. He had cancer. He has beaten his cancer with an alkaline diet, which of course included an alkaline water ionizer.

Another doctor who has made it his business to test and try water ionizers is Prof. Wantanabe Ifao, of Wantanabe Hospital in Japan.

Dr. Wantanabe was working with gynecology patients and had this to say about alkaline ionized water:

“Ionized alkaline antioxidant water improves body constituents and ensures effective healing to many illnesses. The uses of antioxidant water in gynecological patients have proved to be very effective. The main reason for its effectiveness is that this water can neutralize toxins.

When given antioxidant water to pre-eclamptic toxemia cases, the results are most significant. During my long years of servicing the pre-eclamptic toxemia cases, I found that the women with pre-eclamptic toxemia who consumed antioxidant water tend to deliver healthier babies with stronger muscles. A survey report carried out on babies in this group showed intelligence above average.”

Of course Dr. Wantanabe was working in Japan, where the atmosphere for natural healing and treatment of patients is far friendlier than in the US. His findings are impressive to me. I remember having toxemia when I was pregnant. That is a scary thing! Also, the fact that the babies of the mothers who were drinking ionized water were stronger, healthier and smarter is significant to me as a mother. I think lots of mothers would want this information. Who do the new mothers rely on for that information? That’s right…their doctors.

This next set of recommendations for alkaline ionized water is not from a medical or Naturopathic doctor but a VIP nonetheless. His name is Dr. Ray Kurzweil.

Dr. Kruzweil is a contemporary genius who has done so much and invented so much that he’s been awarded 15 honorary doctorates and been personally greeted and congratulated by three US presidents. Why do I bring up a non-health-related doctor? First of all because he’s an obviously smart guy and an opinion leader in many subject areas. He’s the kind of guy who researches, tests, and makes his opinion based on facts, statistics and results. To me this seems natural, but not everyone does this. Most people honestly just turn to experts for advice and go with that. So, here’s what Dr. Kursweil has to say about water ionizers:

There are more benefits to “alkaline water” than simply the alkalinity or pH. The most important feature of alkaline water produced by a water alkalinizer is its oxidation reduction potential (ORP). Water with a high negative ORP is of particular value in its ability to neutralize oxygen free radicals.

Free radicals are among the most damaging molecules in the body and are highly unstable molecules that are oxidizing agents and are electron deficient. They are a principal cause of damage and disease in the body. Oxygen free radicals contribute significantly to a broad variety of harmful conditions in the body ranging from life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, stroke and cancer, to less severe conditions such as sunburns, arthritis, cataracts, and many others. Free radicals MUST get electrons from somewhere and will steal them from whatever molecules are around, including normal, healthy tissues.

Damage to tissues results when free radicals strip these electrons from healthy cells. If the damage goes on unchecked, this will lead to disease. For example, the oxidation of LDL cholesterol particles in arterial walls by free radicals triggers an immune system response that results in atherosclerosis, the principal cause of heart disease. The negative ions in alkaline water from an electrolysis machine are a rich source of electrons that can be donated to these free radicals in the body, neutralizing them and stopping them from damaging healthy tissues. Specifically, these ions have the potential to engage in the chemical reactions necessary to neutralize oxygen free radicals.

 Another benefit of drinking alkaline water is that it assists in the absorption of minerals. We know that if the body is not absorbing enough minerals, it will rob minerals from the body’s mineral reserves, chiefly calcium from the bones.

It is well known that many chronic diseases result in excess acidity of the body (metabolic acidosis). We also know that the body tends to become more acidic due to modern dietary habits and lifestyles and the aging process itself. By drinking high negative ORP alkaline water, you combat metabolic acidosis and improve absorption of nutrients.

The blood is carefully buffered to keep it in a narrow range between pH 7.35 to 7.45. The body keeps blood pH stable by utilizing alkaline buffers, chiefly bicarbonate, to neutralize acidic liquids (such as colas, which have a pH as low as 2.5) and other acidic products and byproducts. But as the blood stream receives these acidic substances, the alkaline buffers get used up.

Drinking alkaline water helps reduce the burden on the limited alkaline buffers which are needed for the body’s natural detoxification

Wow, Dr. Kurswall really said a mouthful, but it’s all the basics of what makes ionized water so unique and healthy. It’s not just healthy for you in one way…it’s multiple ways. When you find something this simple that is so effective, it says something. In my eyes the simpler things get the closer to the truth you are.

This next doctor is Dr. Don Colbert, a board certified medical doctor, who has a passion for alternative medicine.

He wrote a book called “The Seven Pillars of Health”, and in it he says:

“I have had countless numbers of patients with painful osteoarthritis on many different medications for arthritis. Many have been pain free within a couple of months after adjusting their urine pH to 7.0 to 7.5 by consuming adequate amounts of alkaline water and alkaline foods. As a result, many are able to go off of their medications.”

Here’s what Prof. Kuwata Keijiroo a Doctor of Medicine in Japan says about his diabetic patients:

“When I was serving in the Fire Insurance Association, I used to examine many diabetic patients. Besides treating them with drugs, I provided them with ionized water. After drinking ionized water for one month, 15 diabetic patients were selected and sent to Tokyo University for further test and observations.

Initially, the more serious patients were a bit apprehensive about the treatment. When the ionized water was consumed for some time, the sugar in the blood and urine ranged from a ratio of 300 mg/l to 2 mg/ dc. There was a time where the patient had undergone 5 to 6 blood tests a day and detected to be within normal range. Results also showed that even 1 1/2 hour after meals, the blood sugar and urine ratio was 100 mg/dc 0 mg/dc. The sugar in the urine has completely disappeared.”

Another doctor, Dr. Emoto, of Japan studied water extensively. Here is what he had to say:

Water that contains a healthy balance of minerals and which is not polluted or contaminated with toxins tends to form a hexagonal shaped crystal when frozen.

Scientist, Dr. Emoto, discovered the relationship between water that forms hexagonal shaped crystals and water which is healthy, natural and unpolluted [as found high up in a mountain spring]. Dr. Emoto studied water from the tap as well as bottled waters, distilled water and other water either polluted or devoid of minerals and found that they didn’t produce beautiful crystals. Instead they produced ugly, disorganized forms when frozen. The picture below is a series of photos Dr. Emoto  took of a drop of ionized water from a Jupiter water ionizer as it was being frozen. Why is the crystal shape important? Because this shape is only seen in the healthiest water found at high altitudes in  natural springs, such as Hunza water or Lourdes in France. These waters are noted for their healing properties.

We need more US doctors to try and test water ionizers in their own homes and with their patients.

The doctor is one of the best ways to get new health related news out to their patients. Most people do listen to their doctors. I’m afraid that the AMA is not friendly toward natural solutions being used or recommended by board certified doctors, without clear statements made as to the intent, so there may be issues with how this is presented. First of all, a water ionizer is a medical device in Korea and Japan, but is simply not a medical device in the US, and until such time as it is a doctor would need to be careful to state that this water was being recommended as part of a holistic approach to helping the patient regain a healthy state, and it is not intended for curing any particular illness [or something like that].  But if you’re a doctor, chiropractor, Naturopathic doctor, registered nurse, physical therapist, or any other health practitioner and would like to try a water ionizer for yourself, please call me at 1-888-692-5525 and I will make sure you get a good professional discount. [You'll need to mention this article].

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The hundreds of stories I hear, about alkaline ionized water, combined with my own experience of drinking alkaline ionized water for about 18 years, give me a unique perspective on nutrition, health, and dieting. In addition to having so much experience with my favorite nutritional booster [alkaline ionized water] I’ve also spent hundreds of hours of my free time over the years studying nutrition, health and dieting as a science. So, today’s blog is all about my personal thoughts and suggestions for…

Nutrition, Health, and Dieting as it relates to Alkaline Ionized Water.

Keep in mind that I’m not providing you with medical advice, just plain common sense as seen through my experienced eyes.

1st Piece of Advice: Drink Alkaline Ionized Water!

2nd Piece of Advice: Use Moderation

Moderation is important for both nutrition and dieting. I have a stable nutritional rule that works real well for me, and I’ll share that with you.

If it tastes so good “you can’t only eat just one” then stay away from it.

What is the cause of overweight?

Much of it boils down to poor nutrition, of course your body needs a certain amount of exercise, but in the short term over-weightness is related to a series of wrong choices of food consumption. Foods that don’t satisfy you are wrong choices of food to eat. Foods that are too tasty are probably also wrong choices if they are addictive in their tastiness.

Examples of Good Choices:

• Ionized water [in abundance]
• Whole, un-cooked, and un-juiced, veggies and fruits [in abundance]
• Whole grains [in moderation]
• Balance in foods consumed over the course of a day [proteins, carbs, etc.] [in moderation]

Poor Nutrition leads to poorer nutrition, and eventually poor health of course. It also can lead to obesity.

Examples of Poor Choices:

• Soft drinks
• Sugary foods
• Refined Carbohydrates [or carbs in over-abundance]
• Over-cooked vegetables [like what you get in cans]
• Over-cooked meats [or meat in over-abundance]
• Fats [in over-abundance] [chips, fries...]

To ensure good nutrition I suggest the following:

• Drink plenty of alkaline ionized water. This will hydrate you, help get rid of toxins, help to protect your cells from free-radical damage [oxidation], give you more energy, and much more.
• Don’t buy foods that are too tempting
• Save your money and eat at home [rather than tempting fast-food places]
• Limit the poor choices to none or almost none [depending on your will-power*].

*Surprising Insight into Will-Power: What I have found about will-power is that it actually takes less will-power to have none of certain foods than it does to have just a little of it. So if you think your will-power is low, then choose none of the poor-food-choice category. It’s easier to stick to. Sugary foods are an example of that kind of food for me. What I have to do is simply have none in the category of sweets whenever I want to lose weight. Whole, un-juiced and uncooked fruits are okay, but even allowing a little bit of refined, sugary foods opens the door [for me] for over-indulgence in the sweets department. If it’s any consolation, though, it takes about 3 days for your body to adjust to a new diet routine. If it’s a healthy diet routine, you should be on easy-street [in the cravings department] once your body adjusts to it.

Another Surprising Necessity Related to Losing Weight …

Is… to eat. Starving triggers the body’s mechanisms to store fat. You don’t want to trigger that. So eat. But eat in moderation.

So, If you are attempting to lose weight I suggest the following:

• Eat. Do not not-eat. Do not starve. But, make sure to make good choices [see above] in what you eat.
• Use moderation.
• Drink lots of alkaline ionized water. [Advice for drinking ionized water: If you are mixing it with sweeteners, then do this in moderation. Don't do it with every glass. Do not heat the water...or if you do, then heat it infrequently. Heating loses most of the ionization benefits right away. Try to drink the ionized water fresh rather than hours old. Try to not blend or whip the ionized water. That causes you to lose much of your ORP [antioxidant benefits].]
  • Poor choices for mixing with ionized water.
    • Crystal-Lite
    • Cool-Aid
  • Good choices for drinks made with ionized water.
    • Squeeze a slice of fresh lemon, sweeten with Stevia, and mix slowly.
    • Steep a green-tea bag in room-temperature ionized water and sweeten with Stevia. Mix slowly.

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According to the National Cancer Institute’s own estimate, the number of new cases of colon and rectal cancer in the US for 2010 is 103 thousand and out of those cases over 50 thousand are predicted to result in death. That is definitely a very high percentage of deaths! 

It is definitely not new news that colon cancer kills, but it may be new news to some people that water ionizers have helped many people [preventatively] who were well on their way to colon cancer. Here is a video devoted to the subject to the colon. Dr Shinya was the inventor of the colonoscopy, and the colonoscopy is seen in practice in this video. People starting out with unhealthy colons are directed to drink ionized water and eat an alkaline diet for a period of time. Then the colonoscopies are repeated.

Polyps are a sign of potential cancer.

The results are remarkable. The people in this video who were headed for colon cancer are clearly reversed. Their life history is now re-written all because of a simple thing like ionized water and a healthy diet. Though we may never know the exact consequence of their continued course, we can use our own judgement to see where they were headed and where they are now headed…and see these are in two different directions.

These before vs after drinking ionized water video clips are quite amazing.

Drinking ionized water helps to cleanse the organs [including of course the colon], and healthy organs and cells need continuous cleansing in order to stay healthy…plain and simple.

So, providing your body with alkaline ionized water on a regular basis is definitely going to help. For eighty years it has been established that cancer cannot thrive in an alkaline environment. It needs acidity in order to live and grow.

This next video offers more proof. It is a collection of film-clips on animal research that has been done. Go to the 4-minute mark of the video to see these experiments with the rats. Rats and mice were injected with cancer and they are split into two groups [one group drinks alkaline ionized water]. The experiments are more testament to the fact that cancers will not grow in the presence of an alkaline body. Cancers need acidity to thrive.  It’s in Korean, so you need to read and watch at the same time.

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I’ve just recently added a Glossary of Water Ionizer Terms to my website and in this blog post I’ve included the main terms in tutorial sequence for people who want to know what these terms mean. For a full listing, including all links & further explanations, click here: Glossary .

Ion: A charged particle.

Water Ionizer: An electrical device that first filters the water, then reduces the water-cluster size, splits the water into two streams [alkaline and acidic] by electrically activating [charging] the ions in the water. 

Alkaline Ionized Water: Water which has undergone ionization and which has the properties of smaller cluster size, greater alkalinity, and increased ORP [oxidation reduction potential]

ORP:Oxidation reduction potential. A negative ORP can be explained as having the properties of an antioxidant. ORP is measured in mille volts [mv] as positive [+] or negative [-]. Negative ORP is desired for its anti-oxidizing benefits. Positive ORP [as found in tap and bottled water] causes oxidation.

Free Radical: An oxygen [O2] molecule with a missing electron. Causes oxidation, which is a deterioration of the surface of a cell.

Antioxidant: The ability of a substance to prevent or fight against the free radical damage caused by oxidation. If a substance has extra electrons that can be donated to the O2 molecules which are missing electrons, then it is said to be an antioxidant.

Functional Water: Water which has been enhanced in its ability to hydrate and cleanse [get acids out of] your cells, so as to enhance the process of oxygen getting to your cells and bring about better functions within your cells.

PH: Potential Hydrogen. This signifies the proportion of OH- verses H+ that is present in a solution. OH- [alkaline] is free to take on an H+ [acid] to bring about a neutral within a solution. This process is called “Buffering”. PH is measured on a scale of 0 to 14, in which 0 is a theoretical lowest acidity and 14 is the highest alkalinity. PH of 7 is called neutral. Each progression up the scale signifies ten times the level before it. [Ex. A solution with a pH of 8 is ten times more alkaline (contains ten times more OH- ions) than a solution of pH of 7.]

Buffering: The process of an acidic solution becoming more neutral by adding alkalinity or the process of an alkaline solution becoming more neutral by adding more acidity.

Body Fluid Buffering: Body fluids must maintain an exact pH level [7.365]. If it alters even one little bit you could die. Therefore the body is in a constant state of buffering its body fluids. Usually the foods consumed [especially junk food], the life stresses, smoke, pollution, chemicals, lack of exercise and even exercise will add acidity to the body fluids, which then must instantly be counteracted [buffered] by alkaline minerals. The body has a variety of storage places for these alkaline minerals [joints and bones are the most abundant places], so the body will rob alkaline minerals from these locations to buffer the incoming acids. The body is unable to rob enough alkaline minerals, fast enough, so has other methods of getting the acids out of the blood. • Solidify the acid [transform it into uric acid crystals or some other solid] • Store it in a fat cell [fat cells contain acids, fatty acids, and can be a very effective way of removing acids from your blood quickly] • Trap acids in your cells [Cells give off acid wastes naturally, by transporting them out of the cell and into the blood, however if the blood cannot buffer these acids readily then the acids can’t be released and get trapped in the cells. This brings on a diseased condition of the cell, but is preferable to the instant death that would occur if the acids went into the bloodstream and had no buffers to neutralize them.] • Increased levels of HCL in your stomach. One way to get rid of acid in the blood is to pull it into the stomach to increase the acidity of the stomach. We need acidity in the stomach to digest food, however too much acidity can cause heart-burn, acid reflux, ulcers and other problems. Our bodies need balance, and so we need buffers.

Dehydration: The condition of not having sufficient water in your diet to keep your cells healthy. Many conditions can be attributed to dehydration, such as: headache, low energy levels, low back pain, digestive problems, constipation, obesity, asthma allergies, arthritis, Type II Diabetes, and hypertension.

Micro-clusters: By the time you get water from your tap it comes to you in large clusters of H20 molecules [11-16]. After ionization, the water comes out in smaller clusters of molecules [5-8]. Micro-clustering reduces the surface tension of water and makes it easier to absorb into your cells.

Uses of Acidic Water: Cleaning and disinfecting, astringent, mouthwash, hemorrhoids, foot baths.

Uses of Alkaline Water:Drinking [up to 9.5 or 10 pH], cleaning/degreasing [over 10 pH].

Silver Impregnated Carbon Filter: A carbon filter which is protected against bacterial growth inside the filter by way of the presence of silver, which inhibits bacterial growth.

KDF Filter Media:KDF stands for Kinetic Degradation Fluxion. This is a sophisticated [and expensive] filter media which will remove chlorine, chloramines, lead, copper, mercury, iron, hydrogen sulfide and will reduce bacteria, lime, scale, fungus, and algae. It operates by chemically bonding to contaminants and either changing them to harmless molecules or causing them to become trapped in the filter [and removed from the water supply].

Activated Alumina Filter Media: Removes chemicals [such as fluoride and arsenic] by chemically bonding them to the filter media itself and thus trapping them in the filter and not allowing that chemical to pass through.

Granulated Active Carbon [GAC] Filter:This is filter media that’s good for removing chlorine, chloramine, pestacides, organic compounds and other chemicals. Because it’s so porous, it can adsorb a large amount of contaminants.

Reverse Osmosis: A water filtering system that utilizes a membrane which allows only the solvent [water] to pass through but not the dissolved particles.

Hard Water:Water that has high levels of calcium and magnesium. Water hardness is measured in ppm [parts per million] or gpg [grains per gallon]. Water is considered soft or hard according to the ppm or gpg of calcium and magnesium in the water. Most references report the following:

• Soft: Below 17 ppm [or 0-1 gpg] 
• Medium: 17.1 – 60 ppm [or 1 - 3 gpg] 
• Medium Hard: 61 – 120 ppm [or 3 - 7 gpg] 
• Hard: 121 – 200 ppm [or 7 – 11 gpg] 
• Very Hard: Over 200 ppm [or over 11 gpg

Hexagonal Water: Water which is in its natural hexagonal shape, not polluted and also not void of all minerals either. http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2010/03/24/ionized-water-and-hexagonal-water/ 

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Water ionizers are now being prescribed by some NDs [Naturopathic Doctors] as “medical devices” in Canada. This is great news! Previously Oriental countries [where water ionizers were invented and have been used and tested for over 40 years] were the only countries that prescribed the use of water ionizers as medical devices. It means that perhaps soon the United States may jump on board, and M.D.’s may start writing prescriptions too. This would help a lot of people to be able to take the tax deduction or even have their insurance company pay for part of the purchase!

Water Ionizer/Medical Device Certification

A water ionizer, as a device, is subject to approval and certification of course, and I believe these certifications are very important to have. Organizations [such as UL, CE, FDA, WQA, etc] certifying water ionizers will decide whether or not it was made in an appropriately certified factory as one of their many criteria. The certifying organization in Korea, which approves the actual medical devices, is the KFDA. If the ionizer has KFDA approval, then whatever ISO rating of the factory has been considered and approved …or they wouldn’t have granted the KFDA approval.

The factories need certification too. KFDA and CE are certificates specific to the product. ISO is specific to the factory and often has to do with the other products being manufactured there. All ISO certificates show quality, and it is not necessary to have them all. Factories apply for the ones they need depending on the products they manufacture at that facility.

ISO 13485 is required for manufacturers sometimes [depends on what, exactly, they manufacture], ISO 9001 and ISO 4001 are also certificates that tell you the manufacturer is a good one. By the way, ISO 9001 and ISO 4001 are certifications that proove the manufacturers are reliable and responsible. Manufacturer ISO ratings are not well understood by most people, and are the subject of some selling tricks.

Another important certificate to look for in the water ionizer itself is the CE certification, which is required to sell medical devices in Europe or Canada. UL is another important certificate, and indicates that the electrical components of the device have been thoroughly examined and conform to UL’s fire-safety standards. The water quality association certificate is important with water ionizers, because it of course involves water filtration.

Water Ionizers Make Sense

It makes sense for doctors to prescribe preventative things like water ionizers for their patients, although the drug companies might not like it, because they really do help people with their health! But of course doctors want proof. That is understandable. I offer lots of proof throughout my website [e.g., check out my Research Videos button above], but here’s just a little bit of great objective proof:

The picture above is an example of Ronnie Ruiz, whose blood was photographed by a nutritional microscopist over 18 months ago. Ronnie’s blood was clearly acidic. It was in a very unhealthy state. The spikes you see in some of the blood cells mean these blood cells are becoming oxidized and there is possibly high cholesterol. The irregularly shaped blood cells are an indication of disease or unhealthy condition in the body. The cells that look like they have a little knob on the end are yeast cells [not a good thing to be in your blood], the blood cells that have shiny white spots in them is a sigh of iron or other nutrient deficiency [i.e., the blood cells are thinning]. The crystals that look like elongated triangles are solidified uric acid. One way our body protects us from acid is to solidify it. If left go very long, these uric acid crystals would find their way to the joints and cause pain [i.e. arthritis].

After drinking alkaline ionized water for 18 months Ronnie’s blood changed dramatically! Look at how round they are, and how evenly shaped! They’re not irregularly sized or shaped for the most part, and there’s no white spots in the middles. There’s no yeast and no signs of nutritional deficiencies or oxidation happening to the cells.

For more information and videos of live blood cell analysis, visit this recent blog post of mine: http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2010/01/12/ionized-water-blood-cells-demo-videos/

The problems that Ronnie had before drinking alkaline ionized water were: over acidity of body, and oxidation of cells. These are very common problems that probably affect almost everyone in the US. Our diet and lifestyle makes us particularly vulnerable to the problems of oxidation and over-acidity of our bodies. Buying a water ionizer could someday be considered by you as the best thing you ever did! Don’t wait until it’s too late! I’ve had almost 18 years of experience drinking ionized water; please believe me, it’s not natural to be sick!

The following video is a pretty good summary of what the causes and signs of an acidic body. Of course if you have any of these signs, you should start drinking ionized water [about a gallon per day].

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From ordinary people to health professionals…

Every day, more and more people are finding out how much a water ionizer can do for them!

There many testimonials out there on the benefits of ionized water, but there are also more scientific ways to test the benefits of a water ionizer [drinking ionized water], one of which, nutritional microscopy [looking into live blood cells] is what I’m going to show you in this blog post.  Read on to see videos and pictures of live blood under a microscope. Live blood a great way to take a good look into the inside of a person’s body to get clues as to how healthy/unhealthy that person is.

• An irregularly shaped blood cell could be an indication of some unhealthy condition or disease.
• The spiked blood cell, above, is an acanthocyte which indicates possible high-cholesterol and disease.

The picture above is an example of Ronnie Ruiz, whose blood was photographed by a nutritional microscopist over 18 months ago. Ronnie’s blood was clearly acidic. It was in a very unhealthy state. The spikes you see in some of the blood cells mean these blood cells are becoming oxidized and there is possibly high cholesterol. The irregularly shaped blood cells are an indication of disease or unhealthy condition in the body. The cells that look like they have a little knob on the end are yeast cells [not a good thing to be in your blood], the blood cells that have shiny white spots in them is a sigh of iron or other nutrient deficiency [i.e., the blood cells are thinning]. The crystals that look like elongated triangles are solidified uric acid. One way our body protects us from acid is to solidify it. If left go very long, these uric acid crystals would find their way to the joints and cause pain [i.e. arthritis].

After drinking alkaline ionized water for 18 months Ronnie’s blood changed dramatically! Look at how round they are, and how evenly shaped! They’re not irregularly sized or shaped for the most part, and there’s no white spots in the middles. There’s no yeast and no signs of nutritional deficiencies or oxidation happening to the cells.

The problems that Ronnie had before drinking alkaline ionized water were: over acidity of body, and oxidation of cells. These are very common problems that probably affect almost everyone in the US. Our diet and lifestyle makes us particularly vulnerable to the problems of oxidation and over-acidity of our bodies. Buying a water ionizer could someday be considered by you as the best thing you ever did! Don’t wait until it’s too late! I’ve had almost 18 years of experience drinking ionized water; please believe me, it’s not natural to be sick!

Live blood cell analysis is done all the time by nutritional microscopists. Dr Robert Young, a forerunner in the advancement of ionized water in the treatment of disease in the United States, uses nutritional microscopy all the time as part of his evaluation of patients. This “look into live blood” assists him in evaluating whether the patient’s blood is healthy or not. If it’s healthy it will not have parasites and will have equal sized, round red blood cells. It will also not have an overabundance of white blood cells, but there will be some.

Here is Dr. Young giving a live blood cell analysis:

J. Dashiff MD and Ronnie Ruiz talk about Alkaline and Ionized Water and its Benefits for the Blood:

In these next two videos we see more live blood cell analysis by Dr. Blaine Chambers.

Dr Chambers is very detailed in his analysis. It’s interesting in that this client’s blood has examples of uric acid crystals, free radical damage and parasites.

There are many clues people look at to assess their own health. Aches, pains, cold symptoms, energy, temperature, weight, mental clarity, appearance of skin, teeth, hair & nails are all things we know as either good or bad signs of our overall health. I have personally experienced improvement in all of these areas with my own body and my family…so much so that I’d say that any “conditions” we used to have are a thing of the past. They’re gone. The woman in the video below is a health & nutritional coach and she gives many examples of how her clients have benefited from drinking alkaline ionized water. Here are some of the benefits she’s seen in herself and her many clients after drinking ionized water: increased energy, decreased pain, improvement of a wide variety of health conditions [hypertension, high cholesterol, bursitis, arthritis, fibro-myalsia, psoriasis, candida (yeast)].

How can a water ionizer’s fantastic health benefits be explained?

Alkaline ionized water can make immediate and dramatic changes in your blood! By the way, your blood vessles are the largest organ in your body! Within 20 minutes of drinking ionized water you can typically see a relief and improvement of many unhealthy blood conditions. Anti-oxidized, slightly alkaline blood traveling through your body is essential in the body’s well-being.

Dr. Otto Warberg (Nobel Prize Winner, 1932) stated that “Cancer is caused by the lack of oxygen and the fermentation of sugars.” This is due to a low pH acidic environment. 

The slightly alkaline blood is your body has a dual function. It’s both a delivery service and a trash collection service for your cells. It brings new nutrients and oxygen to your cells with every heart-beat and picks up acidic wastes from your cells, which is equally important to the health of your cells. Think of what your town would look like if no one could ever get rid of their trash!

Shortly after drinking ionized water, the blood delivers anti-oxidants to your cells! Anti-oxidants are able to repair the damage caused by free radicals [oxidation/rotting], but more importantly, a constant supply of anti-oxidants can prevent further oxidation damage to your cells. If you can prevent and repair the damage of oxidation at the cellular level before it causes a disease you are saving untold amounts of trouble for your body and money, time, worry, and so on! This is where your “ounce of prevention” comes in. Also, if you can prevent oxidation from happening inside of the blood vessels, themselves, then you can keep your cardiovascular system healthy you’ll live a longer and healthier life. It is now proven by Dr. Lgnarro’s work and the work of other researchers in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention that anti-oxidants play an extremely important role in keeping your blood vessels healthy and performing their natural functions [which include warding off plaque]. 

There is unlimited value to what this one little water ionizer can bring to you and your family!

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Even with a water ionizer it is probably uncommon to NOT gain weight over the holidays! So what do you do?

If you know anything about ionized water, you probably are aware that by drinking alkaline ionized water you provide buffers to your body which helps you get rid of acid wastes [including fats] in your cells. Without the benefit of alkalinity that ionized water gives you, you may hit plateaus where you just quit losing weight! So, a water ionizer is a great help to anyone trying to lose weight!

If you don’t yet have a water ionizer, call or write me and I’ll make sure you get a great deal! Mention this blog post for a great water ionizer discount! I sell all water ionizers.

It’s important to realize that ionized water isn’t enough stimulus for weight loss all by itself. My 17 1/2 years of experience with ionized water tells me you need a few more things. I’d like to share these weight loss tips with my blog readers, so here it goes [please remember these are tips from me to you -- not medical advice]:

• Drink at least 1 gallon of ionized water per day [spread throughout the day]
• Don’t diet without determination! A yo-yo diet [gaining/losing/gaining/losing] is unhealthy, so if you start into a diet, do it “cold turkey” and do not allow even the slightest deviation from the routine. Realize that once you arrive at your target weight, you will need to establish and follow a long-term eating routine that keeps you at that weight [except maybe when you go on a cruise or have a vacation or holiday come around].
  • If you find yourself time after time cheating [because you don't have enough determination and/or control -- which IS needed] then pay for a weight loss program.
  • You do need determination and strength, and for some people that is easier than for others.
  • I will suggest one thing, that if you think you can just cheat here and there and still lose your needed weight — think about your past history. Has this approach or attitude worked for you in the past? If so, then you don’t need to read this blog post. But be honest with yourself; most people need to be strong and unwavering in order to actually lose those needed pounds and keep them off.
• Establish a 3-meal-per-day [and 1-2 snacks if desired] plan for yourself. Here is the plan that works for me [which I am doing right now]! For some reason, I don’t feel excessively hungry on this diet, and I can go for several hours without thinking of food. Keep in mind your body usually has an adjustment period when you change diet habits. If you hang-in-there for about 2-3 days, you’ll get through this adjustment period. So, if on ”Day #2″ you have hunger pains, maybe add a small snack…i.e. apple, to help you through it. Don’t despair. This type of thing should only be temporary. Hunger pains are the kind of thing that go away once you’re grooved into your new diet patterns within about 2 or 3 days. 
  • Breakfast:
    • I have 1 egg boiled or fried in water or a little PAM
    • I have about 1/2 cup fresh uncooked veggies [I use cauliflower, but you could substitute broccoli, celery, lettuce, spinach] [stay away from peas, potatoes, corn, and canned veggies]
    • I have no salad dressing [you could use maybe a little vinegar...no oil]
    • I have 6 wheat saltines [you could substitute another kind of no-fat cracker]
  • Lunch:
    • I have 3-4 oz. lean meat [like chicken, tuna, turkey]
    • I have about 1/2 cup fresh uncooked veggies [I use cauliflower, but you could substitute broccoli, celery, lettuce, spinach] [stay away from peas, potatoes, corn, and canned veggies]
    • I have no salad dressing [you could use maybe a little vinegar...no oil]
    • I have 6 wheat saltines [you could substitute another kind of no-fat cracker]
  • Dinner:
    • I have 3-4 oz. lean meat [like chicken, tuna, turkey]
    • I have about 1/2 cup slightly-cooked veggies [I use cauliflower, broccoli, celery & a couple of little carrot pieces] [You could substitute lettuce, spinach, etc... but stay away from peas, potatoes, corn, and canned veggies]
    • I have no salad dressing [you could use maybe a little vinegar...no oil]
    • I have 6 wheat saltines [you could substitute another kind of no-fat cracker]
  • Snacks: I don’t always feel a need for a snack, and when I don’t …then I don’t have a snack. But if I’m too hungry in between meals or even when it’s close to bed time….I’ll have one of the following [however not more than twice per day]:
    • apple [I usually choose this, but the others are okay too]
    • banana
    • orange/or grapefruit
    • pear
    • strawberries
    • [no grapes, cherries, or dried fruit]
• You may need to adjust this to suit your desired weight. I’m 5′7″ and my desired weight is 135 lbs. A 6′ tall man, for instance, may need double the amounts I’m consuming.
• Once you get close to your desired weight [within 5 lbs.], then you should begin to add extra food and exercize into the mix. I’m not a good exercizer, so I’ll leave those tips for someone else to give. However, I believe that any kind of hard work [gardening, painting, cleaning] is a good potential substitute for the exercize your body needs.
  • For extra food: A little at a time [like maybe one portion of one of the following items extra per day], add some salad dressing, bread, mayo, and fattier meats. Continue to add a little per day [and even increase some of your above portions] until your weight loss stops at your desired weight. Take your time getting back slowly to a more normal eating routine. Spread this out over about 3-4 weeks.
  • Once you start adding things to your diet, you may find yourself still losing …even beyond your desired weight. This is not a signal to start over eating. Just continue to add a little more portions or items at a time until you are stabilized. You can also add a sweet [like a desert or something] here and there. Watch the scale and be ready to backtrack if you’ve added too much.

I’d be interested in finding out how successful these weight loss tips are for people who try them. They’ve always worked for me — very well! Please come back after trying my tips and let me know how you do. Thanks!

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Cancer & Disease

Most Researchers Will Agree that Diseases are Preventable. You do NOT have to become a Statistic!

 Dr. Otto Warberg (Nobel Prize Winner, 1932) stated that “Cancer is caused by the lack of oxygen and the fermentation of sugars.” This is due to a low pH acidic environment.

Believe it or not, the kind of water you drink could be the single most important measure you could take to prevent a multitude of diseases. The water I’m referring to is Alkaline Ionized Water. By drinking alkaline, ionized water, you can help counteract the acids in the foods and drinks you consume. By having more balancing pH buffers within your body, you can then increase your chances for maintaining optimal health.

Every day people drinking alkaline ionized water are changing their lives! They’re slowing down the aging process, promoting healthy weight loss, detoxifying their bodies, boosting immunity against disease and increasing the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, vitamins and minerals!

The benefits of reducing your body’s acidity has long been recognized in the medical profession even in the United States. Researchers believe that disease is caused by excess acidity in our cells which weakens all body systems. Caused by our high stress lifestyles, diets and pollutants, it affects virtually everyone. Excess body acidity forces the body to rob minerals [calcium and magnesium] from the body’s reserves in the bones and joints. Once the body’s reserves are depleted the body is vulnerable to bone density loss, heartburn, indigestion …68 conditions in all. A healthy body has sufficient alkaline reserves to balance itself.

Alkaline ionized water is possibly more powerful of an anti-oxidant than any single food or vitamin supplement, because it contains active hydrogen which supplies huge amounts of extra electrons to your body.

Why are antioxidants so important? Charged atoms called “free radicals” damage healthy cells, causing the process of oxidation. It’s what makes cut apples turn brown and iron rust. Researchers believe free radical damage plays a major role in heart disease, premature aging, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and many more.Antioxidants stop oxidation. There is clear evidence that they counter-act the onset of degenerative disease.

What is all the fuss over drinking lots of water daily? For starters, our bodies are 2/3 water. Dehydration is a factor in many major health problems. Common effects of dehydration can include: low energy, migraines, type II diabetes, hypertension, weight gain, low back pain and colon problems.

This powerful alkalizing, anti-oxidant water provides superior hydration to your cells. Dehydration usually appears to be something else and is treated with drugs instead of water. Proper hydration is critical to good health and vitality. Alkaline ionized water filters [water ionizers] reduce the size of the water molecule clusters, resulting in significantly more hydration per glass.

America is #1…for Colon Cancer and Disease!

This is an area where one does NOT want to come in at first place. Sadly though, recent statistics reveal that at least half of all Americans are suffering from 1-5 chronic illnesses. This alarming situation is largely due in part to the Western diet that full of acidic foods and beverages.

This video examines the colons [through colonoscopies] showing before and after drinking alkaline ionized water and eating a prescribed alkaline rich diet.  

Here are some more facts that are sure to get your attention:

• Cases of Colon Disease have never been more Prevalent. According to the highly reputable Merck Manual, colon degeneration and disease is on the rise. More specifically, the incidence of diverticulosis, a type of hernia, has increased dramatically over the past 40 years. In 1950, only 10% of Americans had this disease, but that number had already grown to nearly 50% by 1987.
• Colon Cancer Kills 400% more People than AIDS. It also kills even more American men and women than breast and prostate cancer.
• Just this year alone, 60,000 Americans will Die from Colon-Rectal Cancer. An additional 125,000 cases of the disease will be diagnosed, as well.
• Up to Half of All Americans have Polyps in their Colon. The majority of these polyps will eventually mutate into malignant cancer tumors.
• It is widely recognized in the medical profession that a healthy & clean colon is one of the most important precursors to good health and that the great majority of body ailments and diseases originate in an acidic and dirty colon.

You have a Choice – You do NOT have to become a Statistic!

Some of the popular uses for a water ionizer are:

• Medium Alkaline Water: Used for drinking, cooking and obtaining the health benefits described above.
• Strong Alkaline Water: Used for cleaning pesticides off of fresh vegetables. Also, with grease-cutting properties strong alkaline water can be used as a mild chemical-free detergent for your fine clothing. It even will break up stubborn stains.
• Medium Acid Water:Used as natural a skin toner. Also used as final rinse water for your hair [to add that extra bounce and shine to your hair]. Also used to water plants [plants love this!]
• Strong Acid Water: Used for killing germs on contact  

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