By Eli and Jillina Dafesh
Pregnancy & Alkaline Water
What every expecting mother should know!
The Facts About Pregnancy & Alkaline Water
In recent years there have been many questions raised about the safety of drinking alkaline water during pregnancy, for both mother and baby. This article has been written to help answer these questions. World renowned authorities on Health & Wellness were contacted and in-depth research was conducted in order to find out if drinking alkaline water during pregnancy is hazardous or beneficial.
"When a woman gets pregnant, she loses quite a bit of alkaline minerals to the fetus. The fetus stays in a water bag (placenta) for 9 months, until the water breaks. During that time, the fetus receives nutrients
through the umbilical cord for energy and growth. When the nutrients are burnt, they create acidic wastes, which the fetus must discharge into the placenta. Since the mother's blood vessels are not connected to the fetus' blood vessels, her blood vessels cannot carry out the wastes that the fetus makes.
In the early stage of the pregnancy, mother's body loses alkaline minerals to the placenta to make sure that the adequate amounts of alkaline minerals are there to neutralize all the acidic discharges from fetus for the next 9 months. This causes her blood to become acidic rather suddenly, which is the cause of morning sickness, as discovered by Japanese doctors. This is why drinking alkaline water immediately relieves morning sickness.
If the mother had adequate alkaline reserve, i.e., plenty of alkaline mineral supply in the form of alkaline buffer in the blood, she would not even have morning sickness. Otherwise, not only would she have a severe case of morning sickness, but the placenta will not have enough alkaline minerals to neutralize all the acidic discharges from the fetus during the pregnancy. In this case, the baby's chance of having jaundice upon birth is very high.
Before a woman becomes pregnant, she should drink ample amount of alkaline water to avoid morning sickness and have a healthy baby. Without enough alkaline minerals, the woman ages considerably during pregnancy and may experience all kinds of post-delivery problems, such as those mentioned above. I know a woman who lost her teeth after delivery, because she lost so much calcium to the newborn during pregnancy.
Pregnancy is a major cause of osteoporosis among women. Lack of alkalinity brings about many diseases; over acidity creates solid wastes such as cholesterol, fatty acid, uric acid, kidney stones, plaques, etc. Excess acid thickens the blood, which slows down the blood circulation, and poor blood circulation invites all kinds of pain and diseases.
From the time we are in our mothers' womb to the time we die, our lives go through a constant balancing act of acid and alkaline. Acid leads to pain and sickness and eventual death; alkaline leads to health and longevity. Even with diet and exercise, acidity usually wins. We need an external boost of alkalinity to offset the imbalance of excess acid.
The best alkaline booster is alkaline water!
Contributed by Sang Whang, author of Reverse Aging
The Facts About Pregnancy & Alkaline Water Page 2
The following is an excerpt from "Water: For Health For Healing For Life," a book by dehydration pioneer and researcher, Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, one of the foremost authorities on hydration and advisor to celebrities like life coach Anthony Robbins.
"Early pregnancy morning sickness is a signal of dehydration of the mother and fetus. It is caused by the water and the regulatory action of histamine. Pregnancy creates a very high demand for water. As the fetus grows into a full-term baby, over 1 trillion cell divisions take place. Each new cell must be filled with water. Pregnant women need and should drink water and eliminate all sources of dehydration, especially the consumption of caffeine and alcohol."
In a 15 year study of alkaline water by renowned Japanese doctors from the Japanese Water Institute and Kyowa Medical Clinic many benefits of drinking alkaline water were discovered, including specific benefits for pregnant women.
"The following are some of the experiences of pregnant women who drank alkaline water during their pregnancy; almost no emesis, smooth delivery, reduced cases of jaundice, increased lactation, smooth and satisfactory growth of newborns. There was also Improvement of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns."
Contributed by Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi M.D. & Dr. Munenori Kawamura M.D.
The best alkaline water comes directly from nature. However, alkaline water can actually be created in several different ways, including alkaline drops. These drops are chemical additives that boost the alkalinity of the water, but that taste very bad. While these drops are an option, they are not suggested, as health effects on mother and unborn child from exposure to these chemicals is unknown.
The best quality "man-made" alkaline water is derived from high technology water ionization machines. The technology that drives these machines was perfected in Japan and products of this type from Japan seem to be the highest quality, in both manufacturing and components. One of the added benefits of alkaline water produced by an ionization machine is a property of the water called "micro-clustering". During the ionization process, groupings of water molecules, typically 15 - 20 molecules or more, are broken down into smaller groupings, 4 - 6 molecules. These reduced "clusters" allow for greater penetration and absorption by the body. This is particularly advantageous when taking supplements, as the smaller clusters are able to better distribute the vitamins and minerals that they carry. This is extremely helpful for women that are taking prenatal vitamins. In addition, alkaline water, produced by ionization machines, contains a very high content of useful and needed minerals. For pregnant women, it provides calcium ions, which are needed by both the mother and fetus. It also replenishes calcium loss for mothers-to-be and strengthens bones and teeth structure of the developing fetus.
A recent news report detailed a problem with chlorine that is being added into tap water. The report explained that chlorine, which is added to disinfect the water, creates chlorine by-products, such as THMs (Trihalomethanes), which are known carcinogens. In order to reduce the amount of THMs in the water, cities are now adding ammonia in addition to the chlorine, to create chloramines. Kidney dialysis patients and pregnant women are warned not to drink chloraminated water because of potential health risks.
In The News...Hazards of Tap & Bottled Water Page 3
Startling news was revealed on The Today Show in 2008. Matt Lauer interviewed Dr. Leo Trasand of Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Trasand issued a warning about the dangers of drinking some bottled water. The piece refers to the danger of chemical, Bisphenol A showing up in some plastic bottles. He is quoted, "Unfortunately there is no level of exposure that has been identified as being safe." And he added, "Science suggests that there is a major concern here." Regarding that chemical, Earth911 references an article from The Arizona Republic,
"The chemical in question, Bisphenol A (BPA), has been linked to breast and uterine cancer, as well as decreased testosterone levels.
Dan Tessier, a Toxicologist made a statement in The Today Show piece, "The effects are primarily reproductive, and fertility effects on both male and female organisms." Lauer added, "I think this is going to startle a lot of people. A Center for Disease Control Study detected BPA (Bisphenol A), in the urine of 95% of adults sampled. Scientists have measured BPA in the blood of pregnant women, umbilical cord blood and in the placentas all at levels demonstrated in animals to alter development."
These three moms, along with 211 other women, are taking part in a historic class-action lawsuit, alleging that their town's tainted tap water put their unborn children at risk.
Val Wilson, 40, was pregnant four times between April 1994 and May 1997 with what would have been her first child. Only once did she make it beyond 12 weeks. "In November 1996, I was five months along and everything was fine," Wilson recalls. "One night, I woke up and my water had broken and I was in labor. The baby was stillborn a few hours later. I was crushed."
Annette Spaven, 40, thought her family was complete in early 1998; she had three children, the youngest of whom was five years old. When she discovered she was pregnant again, it was a surprise -- but she and her husband quickly warmed to the idea of having another child. Spaven miscarried at ten weeks. "We were really disappointed, and a few months later we tried again." By August she was pregnant, but she miscarried again at seven weeks.
Malithia Smith, 30, had had one successful pregnancy before suffering three miscarriages between May 1999 and May 2000. Each time, she began spotting at eight weeks, and each time, the doctor could not determine what had gone wrong. "The first time, I just thought, 'These things happen,'" Smith remembers. "The second time, it shook me up, and by the time I lost the third baby, I was really scared."
The three had no idea what was causing their miscarriages. But ultimately, each of them gave birth to a healthy child after making one simple lifestyle change: They stopped drinking the tap water.
**A side note by me, be sure that everything you drink out of and your "tupper ware" is BPA free!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Did they just say more kids are getting cavities from bottled water, compared to tap water?
Taken from The News Record
Bottled water does not have any advantage over tap
Cincinnati tap water tested more often and has less harmful
components
By: Harrison Kreimer
Posted: 11/7/07
It didn't come as a surprise when in 2004 the water in Coca-Cola's Dasani bottled water brand was found to be tap water taken from the municipal water supply. More recently, Pepsi's Aquafina brand also admitted to the same act and, as of July 27, has printed the words "Public Water Source" on every one of their bottles. When a glass of water from the tap is nearly free, why do consumers insist on draining their savings, spending roughly
$15 billion a year, according to CNN, for water in a plastic package? Has tap water become too low-brow for most Americans? Have we reached the point where we will only drink
something sold to us by a marketing team? Or are we afraid of the municipal water system that kept us and our ancestors hydrated for generations?
In the United States, bottled water is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while water from the tap is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Last year, the FDA was forced to order a recall of Wegmans' Feel Good About Spring Water, when it was found to contain dangerously high concentrations of the cancer-causing chemical, bromate. In 2004, bottles of Dasani in the United Kingdom were also found to have bromate contamination. Just as important as what is in bottled water is what is not. "Kids are getting cavities again from drinking bottled water," said David Richardson, the supervisor of water customer service for Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW). According to the GCWW web site, people
who drink fluoridated water have roughly half of the number of cavities as people who drink water without fluoride, and bottled water may not contain fluoride, as many filtration devices remove fluoride from the water.
As of 1970, state law requires tap water to contain fluoride, while bottled water is not. People are paying more for less. Richardson said the cost of 750 gallons of water from the GCWW is $1.39. The price of 750 gallons of bottled water can be as much as $4,800.
Some people are afraid that tap water may not be safe. According to the GCWW web site, Cincinnati's tap water is tested 300 times per day to make sure it meets federal, state and local requirements for safety. "We do above and beyond all those," said Richardson. "The biggest new thing that we do is UV treatment. It disinfects chloride-resistant microbes. We use a carbon filter treatment. It was one of the first in the country. The Japanese
come, even to this day, to check [the GCWW treatment plants] out." According to the FDA web site, bottled water manufacturers are only required to test for cyanide, arsenic and many other harmful chemicals once a year.
On Dec. 1, San Francisco will no longer provide bottled water to city employees, instead opting for bottleless alternatives, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, said, "The global consumption of bottled water was measured at 41 billion gallons in 2004, up 57 percent from the previous five years. This consumption increase occurred despite the fact that bottled water often costs 240 to 10,000 times more than tap water."
Newsom continued, "According to the Container Recycling Institute, supplying the plastic water bottles that American consumers purchase in one year requires more than 47 million gallons of oil, the equivalent of one billion pounds of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere. Additionally, water diverted from local aquifers for the bottled water industry can strain surrounding ecosystems."
In addition, the transportation of all of the bottled water, whether it is via truck, train or boat uses large amounts of oil and fuel. Bottled water pollutes our environment, endangers our health and wastes our money. Perhaps it is time to go back to the tap.
Bottled water does not have any advantage over tap
Cincinnati tap water tested more often and has less harmful
components
By: Harrison Kreimer
Posted: 11/7/07
It didn't come as a surprise when in 2004 the water in Coca-Cola's Dasani bottled water brand was found to be tap water taken from the municipal water supply. More recently, Pepsi's Aquafina brand also admitted to the same act and, as of July 27, has printed the words "Public Water Source" on every one of their bottles. When a glass of water from the tap is nearly free, why do consumers insist on draining their savings, spending roughly
$15 billion a year, according to CNN, for water in a plastic package? Has tap water become too low-brow for most Americans? Have we reached the point where we will only drink
something sold to us by a marketing team? Or are we afraid of the municipal water system that kept us and our ancestors hydrated for generations?
In the United States, bottled water is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while water from the tap is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Last year, the FDA was forced to order a recall of Wegmans' Feel Good About Spring Water, when it was found to contain dangerously high concentrations of the cancer-causing chemical, bromate. In 2004, bottles of Dasani in the United Kingdom were also found to have bromate contamination. Just as important as what is in bottled water is what is not. "Kids are getting cavities again from drinking bottled water," said David Richardson, the supervisor of water customer service for Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW). According to the GCWW web site, people
who drink fluoridated water have roughly half of the number of cavities as people who drink water without fluoride, and bottled water may not contain fluoride, as many filtration devices remove fluoride from the water.
As of 1970, state law requires tap water to contain fluoride, while bottled water is not. People are paying more for less. Richardson said the cost of 750 gallons of water from the GCWW is $1.39. The price of 750 gallons of bottled water can be as much as $4,800.
Some people are afraid that tap water may not be safe. According to the GCWW web site, Cincinnati's tap water is tested 300 times per day to make sure it meets federal, state and local requirements for safety. "We do above and beyond all those," said Richardson. "The biggest new thing that we do is UV treatment. It disinfects chloride-resistant microbes. We use a carbon filter treatment. It was one of the first in the country. The Japanese
come, even to this day, to check [the GCWW treatment plants] out." According to the FDA web site, bottled water manufacturers are only required to test for cyanide, arsenic and many other harmful chemicals once a year.
On Dec. 1, San Francisco will no longer provide bottled water to city employees, instead opting for bottleless alternatives, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, said, "The global consumption of bottled water was measured at 41 billion gallons in 2004, up 57 percent from the previous five years. This consumption increase occurred despite the fact that bottled water often costs 240 to 10,000 times more than tap water."
Newsom continued, "According to the Container Recycling Institute, supplying the plastic water bottles that American consumers purchase in one year requires more than 47 million gallons of oil, the equivalent of one billion pounds of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere. Additionally, water diverted from local aquifers for the bottled water industry can strain surrounding ecosystems."
In addition, the transportation of all of the bottled water, whether it is via truck, train or boat uses large amounts of oil and fuel. Bottled water pollutes our environment, endangers our health and wastes our money. Perhaps it is time to go back to the tap.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Degreases and Treats Athlete's Foot?
I found this article in the LA Times from February 2009, I thought it was really good.
Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases -- and treats athlete's foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.
By Marla Dickerson (L.A. Times Article)
February 23, 2009
It's a kitchen degreaser. It's a window cleaner. It kills athlete's foot. Oh, and you can drink it.
Sounds like the old "Saturday Night Live" gag for Shimmer, the faux floor polish plugged by Gilda Radner. But the elixir is real. It has been approved by U.S. regulators. And it's starting to replace the toxic chemicals Americans use at home and on the job.
The stuff is a simple mixture of table salt and tap water whose ions have been scrambled with an electric current. Researchers have dubbed it electrolyzed water -- hardly as catchy as Mr. Clean. But at the Sheraton Delfina in Santa Monica, some hotel workers are calling it el liquido milagroso -- the miracle liquid.
That's as good a name as any for a substance that scientists say is powerful enough to kill anthrax spores without harming people or the environment.
Used as a sanitizer for decades in Russia and Japan, it's slowly winning acceptance in the United States. A New York poultry processor uses it to kill salmonella on chicken carcasses. Minnesota grocery clerks spray sticky conveyors in the checkout lanes. Michigan jailers mop with electrolyzed water to keep potentially lethal cleaners out of the hands of inmates.
In Santa Monica, the once-skeptical Sheraton housekeeping staff has ditched skin-chapping bleach and pungent ammonia for spray bottles filled with electrolyzed water to clean toilets and sinks.
"I didn't believe in it at first because it didn't have foam or any scent," said housekeeper Flor Corona. "But I can tell you it works. My rooms are clean."
Management likes it too. The mixture costs less than a penny a gallon. It cuts down on employee injuries from chemicals. It reduces shipping costs and waste because hotel staffers prepare the elixir on site. And it's helping the Sheraton Delfina tout its environmental credentials to guests.
The hotel's kitchen staff recently began disinfecting produce with electrolyzed water. They say the lettuce lasts longer. They're hoping to replace detergent in the dishwasher. Management figures the payback time for the $10,000 electrolysis machine will be less than a year.
"It's green. It saves money. And it's the right thing to do," said Glenn Epstein, executive assistant at the Sheraton Delfina. "It's almost like fantasy."
Actually, it's chemistry. For more than two centuries, scientists have tinkered with electrolysis, the use of an electric current to bring about a chemical reaction (not the hair-removal technique of the same name that's popular in Beverly Hills). That's how we got metal electroplating and large-scale production of chlorine, used to bleach and sanitize.
It turns out that zapping salt water with low-voltage electricity creates a couple of powerful yet nontoxic cleaning agents. Sodium ions are converted into sodium hydroxide, an alkaline liquid that cleans and degreases like detergent, but without the scrubbing bubbles. Chloride ions become hypochlorous acid, a potent disinfectant known as acid water.
"It's 10 times more effective than bleach in killing bacteria," said Yen-Con Hung, a professor of food science at the University of Georgia-Griffin, who has been researching electrolyzed water for more than a decade. "And it's safe."
There are drawbacks.
Electrolyzed water loses its potency fairly quickly, so it can't be stored long. Machines are pricey and geared mainly for industrial use. The process also needs to be monitored frequently for the right strength.
Then there's the "magic water" hype that has accompanied electrolyzed drinking water. A number of companies sell so-called ionizers for home use that can range from about $600 to more than $3,000. The alkaline water, proponents say, provides health benefits.
But Richard Wullaert, a Santa Barbara consultant, said consumers should be careful.
"Some of these people are making claims that will get everybody in trouble," said Wullaert, whose nonprofit Functional Water Society is spreading the word about electrolyzed water. "It's time for some serious conferences with serious scientists to give this credibility."
Most of the growth has happened outside the United States.
Russians are putting electrolyzed water down oil wells to kill pesky microbes. Europeans use it to treat burn victims. Electrolyzing equipment is helping to sanitize drinking water in parts of Latin American and Africa.
It's big in Japan. People there spray it on sushi to kill bacteria and fill their swimming pools with it, eliminating the need for harsh chlorine. Doctors use it to sterilize equipment and treat foot fungus and bedsores. It's the secret weapon in Sanyo Electric Corp.'s "soap-less" washing machine.
Now Sanyo is bent on cleaning up Japan's taxis with a tiny air purifier that fits into a car's cup holder. The device uses electrolyzed water to shield passengers from an unwelcome byproduct of Japan's binge-drinking business culture: vomit.
"There was some concern about the spreading of viruses and bacteria via the taxi, not to mention the . . . stinky smells," Sanyo spokesman Aaron Fowles said.
Sanyo's taxi air washer isn't yet available in the U.S.; commuters will have to hold their noses for now. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have approved electrolyzed water for a variety of uses.
PuriCore of Malvern, Pa., and Oculus Innovative Sciences of Petaluma, Calif., have developed treatments for chronic wounds. Albuquerque, N.M.-based MIOX Corp. sells municipal water-purifying systems. EAU Technologies Inc. of Kennesaw, Ga., caters to both ends of a dairy cow, with alkaline water to aid the animal's digestion and acid water to clean up its manure.
Integrated Environmental Technologies Inc. of Little River, S.C., is working with oil companies to keep wells free of bacteria and with high schools to sanitize sweaty wrestling mats and grungy football equipment that spread skin infections.
Electrolyzer Corp. of Woburn, Mass., is going after the hospitality market. The Sheraton Delfina purchased one of its machines. So has the Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Trump International Beach Resort near Miami.
Patrick Lucci, Electrolyzer's vice president of marketing, likes to bombard prospects with scientific studies, then give 'em the old razzle-dazzle. He'll swig the processed salt water before he mops the floor with it.
"Try that with bleach," he said.
The unit in Santa Monica looks a little like an oversized water heater, with two tanks side by side -- one for making the hypochlorous acid sanitizer, the other for the sodium hydroxide cleanser.
Rebecca Jimenez, director of housekeeping, heard grumbling from the cleaning staff when the hotel brought the machine in last fall. Housekeepers doubted that the flat, virtually odorless liquids were really doing the job. Some poured the guest shampoos into their bottles to work up a lather.
"If it doesn't suds up, it doesn't work," Jimenez said. "That's the mentality."
Still, she said, most have come around and are enjoying working without fumes and peeling skin.
Minnesota food scientist Joellen Feirtag said she was similarly skeptical. So she installed an electrolysis unit in her laboratory and began researching the technology. She found that the acid water killed E. coli, salmonella, listeria and other nasty pathogens. Yet it was gentle enough to soothe her children's sunburns and acne.
She's now encouraging food processors to take a look at electrolyzed water to help combat the disease outbreaks that have roiled the industry. Most are dubious.
"This sounds too good to be true, which is really the biggest problem," said Feirtag, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota. "But it's only a matter of time before this becomes mainstream."
marla.dickerson@latimes.com
Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases -- and treats athlete's foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.
By Marla Dickerson (L.A. Times Article)
February 23, 2009
It's a kitchen degreaser. It's a window cleaner. It kills athlete's foot. Oh, and you can drink it.
Sounds like the old "Saturday Night Live" gag for Shimmer, the faux floor polish plugged by Gilda Radner. But the elixir is real. It has been approved by U.S. regulators. And it's starting to replace the toxic chemicals Americans use at home and on the job.
The stuff is a simple mixture of table salt and tap water whose ions have been scrambled with an electric current. Researchers have dubbed it electrolyzed water -- hardly as catchy as Mr. Clean. But at the Sheraton Delfina in Santa Monica, some hotel workers are calling it el liquido milagroso -- the miracle liquid.
That's as good a name as any for a substance that scientists say is powerful enough to kill anthrax spores without harming people or the environment.
Used as a sanitizer for decades in Russia and Japan, it's slowly winning acceptance in the United States. A New York poultry processor uses it to kill salmonella on chicken carcasses. Minnesota grocery clerks spray sticky conveyors in the checkout lanes. Michigan jailers mop with electrolyzed water to keep potentially lethal cleaners out of the hands of inmates.
In Santa Monica, the once-skeptical Sheraton housekeeping staff has ditched skin-chapping bleach and pungent ammonia for spray bottles filled with electrolyzed water to clean toilets and sinks.
"I didn't believe in it at first because it didn't have foam or any scent," said housekeeper Flor Corona. "But I can tell you it works. My rooms are clean."
Management likes it too. The mixture costs less than a penny a gallon. It cuts down on employee injuries from chemicals. It reduces shipping costs and waste because hotel staffers prepare the elixir on site. And it's helping the Sheraton Delfina tout its environmental credentials to guests.
The hotel's kitchen staff recently began disinfecting produce with electrolyzed water. They say the lettuce lasts longer. They're hoping to replace detergent in the dishwasher. Management figures the payback time for the $10,000 electrolysis machine will be less than a year.
"It's green. It saves money. And it's the right thing to do," said Glenn Epstein, executive assistant at the Sheraton Delfina. "It's almost like fantasy."
Actually, it's chemistry. For more than two centuries, scientists have tinkered with electrolysis, the use of an electric current to bring about a chemical reaction (not the hair-removal technique of the same name that's popular in Beverly Hills). That's how we got metal electroplating and large-scale production of chlorine, used to bleach and sanitize.
It turns out that zapping salt water with low-voltage electricity creates a couple of powerful yet nontoxic cleaning agents. Sodium ions are converted into sodium hydroxide, an alkaline liquid that cleans and degreases like detergent, but without the scrubbing bubbles. Chloride ions become hypochlorous acid, a potent disinfectant known as acid water.
"It's 10 times more effective than bleach in killing bacteria," said Yen-Con Hung, a professor of food science at the University of Georgia-Griffin, who has been researching electrolyzed water for more than a decade. "And it's safe."
There are drawbacks.
Electrolyzed water loses its potency fairly quickly, so it can't be stored long. Machines are pricey and geared mainly for industrial use. The process also needs to be monitored frequently for the right strength.
Then there's the "magic water" hype that has accompanied electrolyzed drinking water. A number of companies sell so-called ionizers for home use that can range from about $600 to more than $3,000. The alkaline water, proponents say, provides health benefits.
But Richard Wullaert, a Santa Barbara consultant, said consumers should be careful.
"Some of these people are making claims that will get everybody in trouble," said Wullaert, whose nonprofit Functional Water Society is spreading the word about electrolyzed water. "It's time for some serious conferences with serious scientists to give this credibility."
Most of the growth has happened outside the United States.
Russians are putting electrolyzed water down oil wells to kill pesky microbes. Europeans use it to treat burn victims. Electrolyzing equipment is helping to sanitize drinking water in parts of Latin American and Africa.
It's big in Japan. People there spray it on sushi to kill bacteria and fill their swimming pools with it, eliminating the need for harsh chlorine. Doctors use it to sterilize equipment and treat foot fungus and bedsores. It's the secret weapon in Sanyo Electric Corp.'s "soap-less" washing machine.
Now Sanyo is bent on cleaning up Japan's taxis with a tiny air purifier that fits into a car's cup holder. The device uses electrolyzed water to shield passengers from an unwelcome byproduct of Japan's binge-drinking business culture: vomit.
"There was some concern about the spreading of viruses and bacteria via the taxi, not to mention the . . . stinky smells," Sanyo spokesman Aaron Fowles said.
Sanyo's taxi air washer isn't yet available in the U.S.; commuters will have to hold their noses for now. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have approved electrolyzed water for a variety of uses.
PuriCore of Malvern, Pa., and Oculus Innovative Sciences of Petaluma, Calif., have developed treatments for chronic wounds. Albuquerque, N.M.-based MIOX Corp. sells municipal water-purifying systems. EAU Technologies Inc. of Kennesaw, Ga., caters to both ends of a dairy cow, with alkaline water to aid the animal's digestion and acid water to clean up its manure.
Integrated Environmental Technologies Inc. of Little River, S.C., is working with oil companies to keep wells free of bacteria and with high schools to sanitize sweaty wrestling mats and grungy football equipment that spread skin infections.
Electrolyzer Corp. of Woburn, Mass., is going after the hospitality market. The Sheraton Delfina purchased one of its machines. So has the Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Trump International Beach Resort near Miami.
Patrick Lucci, Electrolyzer's vice president of marketing, likes to bombard prospects with scientific studies, then give 'em the old razzle-dazzle. He'll swig the processed salt water before he mops the floor with it.
"Try that with bleach," he said.
The unit in Santa Monica looks a little like an oversized water heater, with two tanks side by side -- one for making the hypochlorous acid sanitizer, the other for the sodium hydroxide cleanser.
Rebecca Jimenez, director of housekeeping, heard grumbling from the cleaning staff when the hotel brought the machine in last fall. Housekeepers doubted that the flat, virtually odorless liquids were really doing the job. Some poured the guest shampoos into their bottles to work up a lather.
"If it doesn't suds up, it doesn't work," Jimenez said. "That's the mentality."
Still, she said, most have come around and are enjoying working without fumes and peeling skin.
Minnesota food scientist Joellen Feirtag said she was similarly skeptical. So she installed an electrolysis unit in her laboratory and began researching the technology. She found that the acid water killed E. coli, salmonella, listeria and other nasty pathogens. Yet it was gentle enough to soothe her children's sunburns and acne.
She's now encouraging food processors to take a look at electrolyzed water to help combat the disease outbreaks that have roiled the industry. Most are dubious.
"This sounds too good to be true, which is really the biggest problem," said Feirtag, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota. "But it's only a matter of time before this becomes mainstream."
marla.dickerson@latimes.com
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Comparing
Okay, as everyone would hopefully know the SD501 is known to last in excellent condition, producing all the different types of water for 15-25 years. Just in case I have not mentioned this before, this company has been around for 35 years and is debt free.
Say your SD501 will only last for 15 years. Hypothetically a family of five, drinking a gallon of water a day. Adding all of that up and dividing by 15 years, that is 70 cents a day for the SD501. Say the family of five drinks a gallon of water a day of Aquafina for 15 years, that is $1.59 a day. Over 15 years, that is $8705.25 If the same family drank Fiji instead, that is $8.82 a day and $48,289.50 over the next 15 years. I think I'll stick with my 70 cents a day and get all of my cleaning supplies for free. The above prices do not include inflation, nor the time and gas to go buy the water either.
Now I am not sure about everyone else, but I personally drink water all the time. I will go through a gallon of water a day, just by myself. For a family of five, one gallon of fluid water equals to 128 ounces of water. So that would be 25.6 ounces per person a day. Now, this is all according to if I did my math correctly. You are more than welcome to correct me.
Say your SD501 will only last for 15 years. Hypothetically a family of five, drinking a gallon of water a day. Adding all of that up and dividing by 15 years, that is 70 cents a day for the SD501. Say the family of five drinks a gallon of water a day of Aquafina for 15 years, that is $1.59 a day. Over 15 years, that is $8705.25 If the same family drank Fiji instead, that is $8.82 a day and $48,289.50 over the next 15 years. I think I'll stick with my 70 cents a day and get all of my cleaning supplies for free. The above prices do not include inflation, nor the time and gas to go buy the water either.
Now I am not sure about everyone else, but I personally drink water all the time. I will go through a gallon of water a day, just by myself. For a family of five, one gallon of fluid water equals to 128 ounces of water. So that would be 25.6 ounces per person a day. Now, this is all according to if I did my math correctly. You are more than welcome to correct me.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Payment Options Available!
I've had a few questions and concerns about being able to afford one of the Kangen water machines. There are easy payment options available that are in house, through the company. There are financing options specifically for Kangen water machines outside of our company too. I've seen payments for the SD501 as low as $46 a month! Cheaper than a lot of people pay for their co-pays on medications that are not working and come with several side effects.
We also have a 100% guaranteed return option, if you are not satisfied. You have 30 days to try the machine and you are able to return it with no hassle. Feel free to e-mail me and/or call me with further questions. I can go over everything it with you.
Yes, I did finance my machine too! In my opinion, it is worth it!
We also have a 100% guaranteed return option, if you are not satisfied. You have 30 days to try the machine and you are able to return it with no hassle. Feel free to e-mail me and/or call me with further questions. I can go over everything it with you.
Yes, I did finance my machine too! In my opinion, it is worth it!
Losing Weight!
Lose weight and feel great by drinking Kangen water! By drinking Kangen water, you help get rid of all the extra acidity that our body retains from eating unhealthy processing and acidic food. Which in turn, people gain weight from.
I noticed in my first week of drinking Kangen water that I lost five pounds. Now after drinking Kangen water for these past few months, I've lost a total of 15 pounds and my muscles are a lot more toned. I am not only balancing out the pH in my body, but I am now properly hydrating my body and I feel wonderful!
I noticed in my first week of drinking Kangen water that I lost five pounds. Now after drinking Kangen water for these past few months, I've lost a total of 15 pounds and my muscles are a lot more toned. I am not only balancing out the pH in my body, but I am now properly hydrating my body and I feel wonderful!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Health and Wellness Seminar
There is a Health and Wellness Seminar with Dr. Dave Carpenter every Thursday night at 9pm Eastern Time. Just call 512-879-2059 pin number 388905.
If you do not have unlimited long distance to call, please let me know. I'll call you, and three-way you into the phone call, so it does not cost you. I always learn something new every time I listen in on the call. You can always e-mail or snail mail questions to the phone call, to become part of the call itself. However, I normally just listen and learn. Up to you what you would prefer to do. There are times I am not able to make the phone call, so if you know you are going to be on the call, let me know, I'll rearrange my day to make sure I make it that week, along with you.
If you do not have unlimited long distance to call, please let me know. I'll call you, and three-way you into the phone call, so it does not cost you. I always learn something new every time I listen in on the call. You can always e-mail or snail mail questions to the phone call, to become part of the call itself. However, I normally just listen and learn. Up to you what you would prefer to do. There are times I am not able to make the phone call, so if you know you are going to be on the call, let me know, I'll rearrange my day to make sure I make it that week, along with you.
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