Well water owners: Whether or not you use a water ionizer with your well water…

You, as the only controller of your well, should know what’s in the well water you plan to drink. There are some elements that are in well water that could damage your water ionizer, and some could even damage your health. Here is a partial list of what would be good for any well water owner to know about especially if intending to use a water ionizer: hardness, TDS [total dissolved solids] sulfides, nitrites, nitrates, silica, manganese, iron [in excess], copper [in excess], bacteria, pesticides, and lead.  

These days it’s not too hard or expensive to find out exactly what’s in your well water.

For instance, you can now get a complete and thorough lab test and analysis from an EPA certified lab for under $100. [including shipping}

The best thing I can recommend to you is to get a full picture of what's in your water and have it analyzed by a professional who knows both about water ionizers and about water quality in general. This is a full, top-of-the-line, certified lab test and analysis: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/product/Well-Water-Lab-Test

Another good solution for well water owners is to purchase a do-it-yourself kit, the Comprehensive Well Water Test Kit, which lets you see instantly what amounts of nine of the most common elements concerning well water.

Some municipalities offer their residents free or cheap water testing. It may be worth your while to check this out before you spend your money. However, beware of "free". Often the free tests are not comprehensive enough to give you a full picture of what's in your well water.

In all cases, once you know your well water test results you can contact us and get a full, free, no obligation, analysis of your results by a professional water expert.

There is always a way to get your water in shape to be drunk and/or ionized safely. Some people have tougher situations than others, but I've never seen a hopeless case or a case where it was too cost-prohibitive to handle the situation.

Most well owners find out that their water is fine, and while you might think they wasted their time with the testing, for me the peace of mind would be worth every penny.

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I don’t want to make reverse osmosis sound too easy, but it’s not very hard.

You need to know what you’re doing though, so for anyone considering setting up a reverse-osmosis-remineralizer-system to use with their water ionizer, this is a must-see! Setting up a reverse osmosis system is something that is done once and then attended to only rarely, if you do the job right in the first place.

Take your time and know before you go on installing an RO.

Some people must use a reverse osmosis system. Who? Why?

• People who have water that is so hard or full of dissolved solids that otherwise they couldn’t get good ionized water from their water ionizer.
• People who want their water to be the cleanest, purest ionized water possible with only the best organic minerals in it.
• People who need to get salt out of their water.

The IonLife Reverse Osmosis System Complete with Remineralizer 

IonLife has a reverse osmosis system that was specifically designed to work well with a water ionizer. It won’t work perfectly with all water ionizers though. If the ionizer has a 3/8 inch water feed line, then it’s likely that its flow rate is too great to work well with a reverse osmosis. Also, if the watts are over 185, it’s doubtful that you’ll be able to slow down your water ionizer enough to be a good match for reverse osmosis. Check with your sales associate before you buy a water ionizer if you have a reverse osmosis.

Not every reverse osmosis has a sufficient amount of water flow, pressure, and mineralization to be compatable with a water ionizer. If you already own a reverse osmosis system, check with us to see if your RO will work with a water ionizer and also to make sure you have a good enough remineralizer.

Easy RO Instructions:

The IonLife Reverse Osmosis System comes with instructions, but they are very confusing to follow. Here is a copy of them: http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/uploaded/RO-instructions.pdf

In this blog post we are giving you a set of instructions that you will be able to follow much more easily. The videos along with the descriptions, below, are meant to outline, sequence and clarify the IonLife’s instructions in the above pdf. 

RO Instructions Made Easy [Watch videos, below, for clarification]

1.  Check the air pressure in the RO tank and make sure it’s adjusted to 13 psi

2.  Install the ball valve  to top of RO tank [use plumber’s tape -- see video & instructions]

3.  Install the Drain Clamp [see instructions], and hook the black drain hose to the the RO  [see video & instructions' diagram]

4.  Install the “shut off” for the red “water feed” line and hook the water feed hose to the input side of the double filter housing.

5. Install a short hose from the “out” side of the double filter housing to the auto shut-off valve. [see diagram]

6.  Hook up the yellow hose between the auto shut-off valve and the ball-valve of the tank.

7.  Check the system for leaks.

a.  Double-check every connector to make sure all are pushed in completely. Also check the tightness of the filter housings.

b.  Install a simple output shut-off in the line going to the ionizer or connect the water output hose to  the RO faucet that came with your RO system and use that as a shut-off.

c.  Turn the tank ball-valve to “off” and the output shut-off to “off”

d.  Turn the water on at the input shut-off.

e.   Check the system thoroughly for leaks. Wait 10 minutes …check again.

8.  Turn output shut-off  to “on”to check if water flow is good…let the system drain for a few minutes then turn it back off.

9.   Fill the tank. Do this by turning the output shut-off to “off” and turn the ball-valve to “on”.

10. Wait 2 hours while tank fills completely.

11. Open the output shut off [in the “on” position] so as to drain the entire tank. Wait an hour.

12. Stop draining the system by  turning the output shut-off  to the “off” position.

13. Now the output hose can be connected to the ionizer.

BLOOPERS

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How do the water ionizer testers compare?

…and what are the best water ionizer comparison tests and testers out there?

Other than my own water ionizer comparison videos, one of the best water ionizer comparison videos ever put out was the following one from Silver State Laboratories in Nevada. It would be definitely nice if more labs did more testing and comparing of water ionizers. The results of the testing are certified and available at the following link: http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/uploaded/silverstatelabreport.pdf  

What makes this a great video is the fact that it was done by certified water analysis lab technicians who were impartial to any of the water ionizers tested. What I don’t like about this series of water ionizer comparisons is the focus only on testing the highest levels of each water ionizer. The results of the comparisons in the video are shown in the following chart:

Here’s the video followed by a chart describing the results:

According to this series of tests, the two top water ionizers were The Athena and the Tyent 7070. The next best water ionizers were Enagic and Melody.  These tests are not unlike my own testing results when I do water ionizer comparisons. What is somewhat different about my water ionizer comparisons, though, is the fact that I never just focus on the highest setting of the ionizers. The highest settings are usually used just for cleaning purposes. That’s why when I do water ionizer comparisons I usually test all of the levels. Here are examples of water ionizer comparisons I’ve done, along with some that others have done. If you click on any of the links, below, it will open up in a new browser window, so you can look at two or more charts side-by-side:

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2010/07/08/comparing-water-ionizers-orion-ionquench-turbo/ [This series of water ionizer comparisons shows the Jupiter Orion and Tyent Turbo relatively the best and the IonQuench coming in a little under]

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/category/water-ionizer-comparisons/ [These water ionizer comparisons show the Jupiter Athena better than the Jupiter Melody in most levels.]

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2009/09/17/comparing-the-enagic-athena-melody-tyent-kyk-water-ionizers/ [This series of water ionizer comparisons shows that the Athena and Tyent Turbo are better than the Enagic in Levels of drinking water and in the extreme levels [for cleaning purposes] the Enagic did better than the other water ionizers.]

http://alkalinewaterplus.info/blog/2010/07/24/chanson-tyent-melodywater-ionizer-comparisons/ [These water ionizer comparisons were done by Ronnie Ruiz and show only the highest levels compared. The testing shows the VS70 beating the Enagic and the Enagic beating the Melody by a little bit.]

http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/athena-tyent-life-water-ionizer-comparisons [This series of tests was done by Tyent's Rob Gray. He thinks the Tyent won the comparison testing, however his tests actually show that all three water ionizers came out about the same as each other at the only level he tested...which was the highest level of each water ionizer.]

http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/aquarius-enagic-tyent-water-ionizer-comparisons [This is another series of water ionizer comparisons by Rob Gray. It shows that the three ionizers tested are too close to call....about the same quality level of pH and ORP at the highest levels for the water ionizers.]

I will look for other water ionizer comparison testers out there and include them in this blog post if and when I find some good ones, but so far, according to my calculations, I’m the best, most scientific and comprehensive water ionizer comparison tester so far. What’s better about my water ionizer comparisons is the thoroughness. I don’t mind other water ionizer comparison testers…I welcome them. They are all adding to the broad knowledge that’s being collected about alkaline ionized water and finding out which are the best water ionizers. Obviously many things could be improved about my videos, such as have a laboratory do the various tests and film them doing them. But that costs a lot of money to do, so it will have to wait for another day.

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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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Here are some interesting water ionizer comparisons that were all done about a year or so ago by Ronnie Ruiz. I’m re-posting this article, because it needed updating and in addition to that it contains important information for anyone considering to purchase a water ionizer. Ronnie states in his introduction to the video series that all of the water ionizers come out very similar in their numbers [i.e., pH & ORP] and I believe that’s true, too, with my own testing and with the testing I see here in Ronnie’s videos. I also agree with Ronnie that not all water ionizer companies are tried-and-true. So, just because a water ionizer gets good results in pH and ORP that shouldn’t be the only test of a good water ionizer. If you look at the bottom of this post you can find out more about the different water ionizer companies. 

In the following three videos and chart you can see comparisons between the Melody, Chanson VS 70 and the Enagic water ionizers. These are all clearly good water ionizers — doing the job that water ionizers should do.

 Comparing the Melody, Enagic and VS70 Water Ionizers

Though I’ve indicated a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the chart above, really these are all good water ionizer results. Keep in mind that the ionized water drinking levels are not being tested here. The rH [Relative Hydrogen: Indicator of drinking water quality] is almost too close to call. On a scale of 0 to 42, an rH closest to 0 is the best. In the case of this test series that puts the VS70 as having a better drinking quality of water than the Enagic, but really the Melody, Enagic and VS70 are all exceptional in their drinking water quality. 

You can also see that the low-acid pH is very close between the Enagic and the VS70. The Melody’s low-acid is perfect for beauty water or watering plants, but I don’t know if it would kill germs. The Enagic and VS70 low-acid water would kill germs. The only thing with the Enagic, though, is that to get that low acid, you need to continually supply your ionizer with saline solution. That gets expensive, but then the Enagic is expensive, comparatively, anyway.

Ultimately, the stability of a water ionizer company can be seen in its certifications:

Which Water Ionizer Company has what Certificates? Here’s all the info! [This informatiion is gathered from the water ionizer US main distributors' websites and I have no personal knowledge other than what they claim]

• KFDA: Korea Food & Drug Administration [GMP standards & authorization to manufacture and sell medical devises]: Jupiter, Ionquench, Tyent
• Japanese Ministry of Health Authorization to manufacture & sell medical devises: Enagic
• Additional Testing and Validation of Filter Quality: KTR [Korea Testing & Research Institute] filters tested for results: Jupiter
• Additional Testing and Validation of Filter Quality: NSF [National Sanitation Foundation International certified the calcium used in filters as in compliance with standards]: Jupiter
• ISO [International Organization for Standardization] 14001: Jupiter, Ionquench, Tyent, Enagic
• ISO [International Organization for Standardization] 9001: All
• CE [European Conformity]: Jupiter, Ionquench, Chanson, Tyent
• NRTL/CSA [Canada]: KYK

Electrical Safety Certificates: 

• UL-USA [Underwriters Laboratory]: Jupiter, Tyent
• UL-Canada [Underwriters Laboratory]: Jupiter

Business Practices — Conformity to Standards:

• Better Business Bureau [BBB]:  These ratings have been gotten from the BBB Online website and each Company/Score is linked to their report.
  • Jupiter  A+ 
  • Tyent No Rating
  • Enagic A-
  • Chanson A-
  • Ionquench Not Listed  
• Warrantees Offered:
  • Jupiter: Lifetime
  • Tyent: Lifetime
  • Enagic: 5 year
  • Chanson: Lifetime
  • Ionquench: 7 year

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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 have completed some more good water ionizer comparisons, which I want to share. In my last set of water ionizer comparisons I found that the IonQuench was actually testing better than the Genesis Platinum. This is significant, because the IonQuench is selling for less money and has a longer warranty period too. So that’s the reason I chose the IonQuench to compare with these other two water ionizers. [The IonQuench is an upgraded version of the KYK Genesis water ionizer].

The testing, below, shows that both the Orion and Tyent Turbo are better than the IonQuench. That’s not surprising, because the Orion and Tyent water ionizers are both more expensive than the IonQuench water ionizer.

Comparing the Jupiter Orion, IonQuench and Tyent Turbo Water Ionizers

I’ve included all the You Tube videos, below, along with the following chart. Basically the IonQuench was tested twice [once with the Orion and once with the Tyent]. Water ionizer testing contains so many variables that you can see the differences even in the results of the IonQuench the first time and the IonQuench the second time. That’s why I think it’s important to test often and in a variety of circumstances [or look at a variety of tests] before making a final judgement on which ionizer tests the best. Here is the chart, followed by the videos, for all of the water ionizer comparisons in this series.

There are a lot more things to consider when buying a water ionizer than just comparing the pH and ORP of the water ionizers. There’s quality of filtration, internal plate-cleaning, construction and sturdiness of the water ionizer, warranty, longevity of the company, certifications for good design and construction of the ionizer, BBB ratings, price, appearance and other features. Where I could, I included other comparisons in the following chart.

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The other day my niece was working with me painting one of my apartments, and I noticed that she drank Gatorade in great quantities all day long. All told I think she drank 3 32-oz. bottles in a 3-hour period. So, I asked her why she drank so much Gatorade…and was surprised by her answer.

She said, “It’s a healthy drink. It’s got electrolytes and potassium in it and sports champions drink it, so it has to be healthy.” She also said she always makes sure to drink a lot of Gatorade whenever she’s working out or sweating a lot.

The reason this surprised me was how certain she was that this was a healthy drink! According to the bottle itself it had very little nutritional value, including almost no potassium. The advertising is obviously very good. People are willingly paying about $2.00 per bottle for pure flavored junk.

The store-keeper at the local “quick-shop” said he runs out of Gatorade all the time. He has “Power-Aid” in stock, but not Gatorade. I, not being educated in the differences between the two drinks, asked my niece if Power-Aid was as good to drink as Gatorade…and she said it was almost equal.  It’s interesting that Gatorade always sells out.

Anyway, when we got home my niece had a little Gatorade left in her bottle. I asked her if I could test it to see how acid it was. I was assuming it was around as acidic as Kool-aid [which is around a 4 pH]. I was truly shocked to see that Gatorade [supposedly a HEALTH DRINK] tested out at a 2.7 pH. That is extremely acidic and definitely an UNHEALTHY drink. Here’s the video:

Athletes who are fooled into drinking this as a power drink are going to end up with arthritis, heart disease, allergies, colds, cancer and many other diseases if they drink this like water [i.e., as much as my niece does...or I should say, "did". My niece is going to cut down on Gatorade now that she knows how acidic it is.]

For athletes who really want a healthy drink full of electrolytes… mix up some fresh lemonade [use real lemons and ionized water]. Then go out and test your own performance. I guarantee you will see just as good a burst of power as you get with Gatorade [or better]…but the difference is that you won’t be risking your health with your “power-drink”. Plus it will be a heck of a lot cheaper.

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I hear water ionizer testimonials all the time, and I don’t pass them on enough, so here are some fresh ones! 

This morning I woke up to an email from an energetic guy who has had and seen so many good health benefits in himself and his friends that he wanted to share them with me and also become a distributor under me. Here are the quotes he sent me from his good friends who have benefited from ionized water:

• The Jupiter alkaline water machine has made me “feel better, have more energy, and it’s allowed to to coach my daughters softball team.  My lupus is now under control and I have my life back.”  Chris Barsam 
• “My kidneys were spilling so much protein that I was in the hospital and dying.  I am now spilling less protein than the average person and I lead a normal life.  I was on dialysis and now am off of it.  The Dr. says my kidneys are healed.”  Tom Reidt
• “I have had chronic fatigue syndrome since 1991.  Alkaline water has given me the energy to go back to work fulltime.”  Wendy Bosch

What a pleasant surprise it was to wake up to all these great quotes from his friends. That got me to thinking…I’ve had some recent water ionizer related experiences that reminded me of how grateful I am for my water ionizer!

• I was visiting my Dad [helping him] for the past two weeks. During that time I only had a portable H2Go water ionizer with me. I missed my Athena water ionizer terribly, and I was just starting to feel some of those old, forgotten allergies returning to me when it was [happily] time to come home. Once home I drank lots of ionized water and soon felt back to my normal hardy-healthy self. 
• Here is one more. On my leg was a small red, swollen spot where I was hit by a flying pebble while trimming my Dad’s lawn edge a couple of days earlier. At night it got itchy an pussy, and it seemed to be spreading. I got up and took a look at it. It looked like poison ivy got into it somehow. So I soaked it with high alkaline water. The itching and swelling went down. A half hour later I soaked it again, and it reduced to a small pink spot with a couple of small scabs on it. It doesn’t itch or bother me at all any more, so I imagine whatever poison was in there is now out and it is now healing rapidly. 

Congratulations Eric! on deciding to sign up as an Ionways dealer. Here is the link you can use: Join Now = http://www.ionways.com/JoinWizard.aspx?UserName=clograsso  It is very gratifying to help bring the knowledge of ionized water to people and also the Jupiter water ionizers are at the top of their class in every way. I will be happy to help you with your business any time. I’m just a phone call, text, or email away. 314-452-9560

If you want to see more water ionizer testimonials, you should really visit the Testimonials Page on my website: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/using-ionized-water-testimonials  It has stuff on Parkinson’s Disease, colds, allergies, coming back from the “dead”, asthma, high cholesterol, irritable bowel syndrome, weight loss, osteoarthritis, memory, diabetes, acid reflux, dental checkups, bowels, skin, prostate cancer, chronic fatigue, depression, multiple sclerosis, vitality/energy, headache, sleep, cancer, heart disease, indigestion, food cravings, kidneys, eczema, muscular pain, gout, Fibromyalgia, and more! There are also an over-abundance of video testimonials on this page as well! 

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Water Ionizers are Way Better in Every Way than Bottled Water!

The Story of Bottled Water:

How Are Water Ionizers Better?

A water ionizer will filter your tap water, electrolyze [ionize] it and bring it back to its natural, pristene, pure hexagonal nature. A water ionizer is cheaper, but you have to be smart and do some math to realize it. It will [for pennies a day] provide you with alkaline buffers to help detoxify your body and cells. A water ionizer will provide you [for no extra cost] more antioxidants than you need to be healthy and free of free-radical damage. A water ionizer will last a lifetime [and is often warranted for life].

Bottled water, on the other hand, is cheap only when you’re thinking in the short term. Rather than pennies a day, it’s more like dollars a gallon. Plus, the quality is poor. There is no bottled water that has a high quality, not even Fiji water at dollars a quart-sized bottle! 

This video following video offers a very brief and basic reason we should not buy our water in bottles.  When you are done watching it, look at this very thorough chart to see what you’re getting when you buy bottled water: test results from 58 brands/sources of water.

Finally, if you are not convinced yet, watch this video. We are in danger destroying our planet with the choices we make.

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