By Dr. Sang Whang, author of "Reverse Aging."
Cancer June 14, 2010
Cancer is the most dreaded disease in the world. We collect so much money per year for “research” to find the cure for cancer and many people “walk” to raise money. Every year we raise more money for cancer research, yet we do not find any basic solutions for the cure of the disease.
Why? They must be missing some basic facts. They are missing the facts that cancer is caused by too much acids.
Cancer cells are acidic and healthy cells are alkaline.
Cancer cells die in an alkaline environment while,
Healthy cells die in an acidic environment.
Adding alkaline buffer to the blood is the best cancer prevention.
Cancer can be caused by viruses such as hepatitis B, inherited by the family. Good things are the factors that cancer tumors do not seem to spread. Also if one operates on the tumor, and removes the tumor, it does not seem to recur, because the environment is alkaline, not acidic any more. If the environment remains acidic, the tumor keeps coming back.
To keep the environment alkaline, one must have more alkaline buffer in the blood, rather than acid buffer. Acid buffer is H2CO3 which is water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). This acid buffer is abundantly available as the natural result of burning carbohydrate.
Alkaline buffer is HCO3- which is not naturally available. The stomach produces alkaline buffer when it produces hydrochloric acid. When we drink alkaline water, the stomach produces hydrochloric acid (HCl) to bring down the stomach pH to the original low value. If we drink acidic drinks such as cola or diet cola, the stomach pH goes down (more acidic) and the stomach does not produce hydrochloric acid; therefore, the blood is deprived of alkaline buffer.
After the smoking, drinking cola or diet cola is the worst things that we can do to our body. When we stop drinking carbonated drinks, the cancer rate will drop. This is the scientific prediction.
Acid Coagulates Blood
June 4, 2010
One of the major problems of acidic wastes is the fact that acid coagulates blood. This coagulation thickens our blood and causes poor blood circulation. Poor blood circulation is the cause of pain and aching in the body. With poor circulation, our arteries become clogged up by the build-up of lipids, plaque, and cholesterol, which can eventually lead to a more serious problem such as heart attack.
Massages and muscle vibrators can improve blood circulation, relieving pain and reducing the chance of heart attacks. However, massages and muscle vibrators also can break-up acid build-ups into smaller particles which can flow into a capillary vessel in the brain and potentially cause a stroke.
These solid build-ups occur chemically and gradually through the years. It is actually possible to melt these buildups over time by means of bicarbonate. For this, alkaline products are the best.
Weight Loss and Water May 21, 2010
When we talk about weight loss, we often talk about the number of calories in food. We believe the fewer calories consumed, the less weight gained. It‟s the same with drinks: diet drinks are preferred over regular (higher-calorie) drinks when it comes to weight loss. Consumption of diet soda today is skyrocketing because of this.
Everyday drinking water can help remove weight more than diet soda can, because although club soda may have no calories, it is highly acidic and has low pH. Plain drinking water has a higher level of pH which stimulates a unique process in the stomach.
Stomach cells work to keep the stomach acidic for the breaking down of food. When high pH water enters the stomach, the stomach produces hydrochloric acid to bring the pH level back down (see diagram, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology by Frederic H. Martini, page 881). A byproduct of this chemical reaction is bicarbonate, which increases the blood‟s bicarbonate level, and this bicarbonate dissolves excess acid (i.e. cholesterol and/or fatty acid) in the body. When we drink club soda or any carbonated drinks, our stomach does not produce any hydrochloric acid, and as a result, our blood does not receive any bicarbonate.
If drinking regular water can melt away excess acid, can you imagine what drinking alkaline water can do?
Regarding weight loss, what is commonly taught is to burn off fat, but there is a way to neutralize and melt it away. Alkaline buffer (bicarbonate) reduces fat cleanly and easily.
Alkaline Water and Stomach Acid
One of the most recurrent questions about drinking alkaline water is this: how can the body feel the benefit of alkaline water if stomach acid neutralizes it?
Here is what actually occurs when alkaline water is ingested: the stomach pH temporarily goes up; however, the stomach has its own happy acid pH level and will try to lower the pH value to its original value by producing hydrochloric acid. This is the homeostasis action. The real question is: how does the stomach produce hydrochloric acid?
The chemical equation for the production of hydrochloric acid by the stomach is: H2O (water) + CO2 (carbon dioxide) + NaCl (table salt) = HCl (hydrochloric acid) + NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate).
For each molecule of hydrochloric acid the stomach produces, one sodium bicarbonate molecule (alkaline buffer) is also produced. The hydrochloric acid goes into the stomach and the sodium bicarbonate goes into the bloodstream, thus increasing the alkaline buffer in the blood. The sodium used here is already in the body. We are not adding extra sodium to the body.
As we age, some of us lose the ability to produce hydrochloric acid by the stomach. In that case, alkaline liquid (NaOH) goes into the intestine and is sucked into the blood. This could tend to increase the pH value of the blood. However, when that happens, the acid buffer (H2CO3) reacts with it according to the formula NaOH + H2CO3 = NaHCO3 + H2O. This results in alkaline buffer and water. Could we run out of acid buffer (H2CO3)? The answer is no. H2CO3 is a combination of water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). As long as we eat carbohydrate, we produce carbon dioxide and this produces carbonic acid (H2CO3) which is acid buffer. We create so much carbonic acid that our lungs must exhale excess carbon dioxide. As long as we live, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
What is diminishing, as we age, is the alkaline buffer. To maintain the alkaline–acid balance in the blood, we must recharge alkaline buffer in the blood. Drinking alkaline water is the best way. This is better than any alkaline food.
March 3, 2010
When I first published “Reverse Aging” in 1990, little was known about the alkaline-acid balance. The only concept that people were familiar with was alkaline food and acid food. Drinking alkaline water was considered to be a hoax because the stomach is acidic and would neutralize alkaline water. We‟ve come a long way in twenty years.
Today we know that alkaline-acid balancing is carried out in the blood by an alkaline buffer (bicarbonate) and an acid buffer (carbonic acid). As we age, we lose bicarbonate in the blood causing alkaline-acid imbalance, especially after 45 years of age. Alkaline-acid balancing means to replenish diminishing bicarbonate in the blood. It is not balancing pH values of the blood.
If the artery blood pH value goes down in proportion with the bicarbonate diminishing, we would all be dead after 55 years of age. In spite of the diminishing bicarbonate in the blood after 45 years of age, the body plays amazing survival tricks to maintain pH values and extend life. The price that the body pays to extend life are old age diseases such as osteoporosis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, lipids, clogged artery, heart attacks, cancer, etc.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A Question.....
If I gave you a glass of water from your toilet bowl, would you still tell me that all water is the same?
This Potent Spice Taken as Little as Once a Week Can Fight Dementia
This Potent Spice Taken as Little as Once a Week Can Fight Dementia
Posted By Dr. Mercola | June 23, 2009
New research shows that eating curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The key reason is curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric.
Curcumin prevents the spread of amyloid protein plaques, which are thought to cause dementia. Amyloid plaques, along with tangles of nerve fibers, contribute to the degradation of the wiring in brain cells.
There is evidence that people who eat a curry meal two or three times a week have a lower risk of dementia. Researchers are currently testing the impact of higher doses, such as the equivalent of going on a curry spree for a week, to see if they can maximize the effect.
Sources:
BBC News June 3, 2009
Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting, Liverpool, UK, June 2-5, 2009
Dr. Mercola's Comments:
I know many outstanding clinicians and health experts and it is amazing how the vast majority of them are in complete agreement that the active ingredient of turmeric, curcumin, the pigment that gives spicy turmeric its yellow-orange color, may be one of the most useful spices for health out there.
For years now turmeric, with its active ingredient curcumin, has shown powerful benefits to your brain health. One of the ways that it works, similar to vitamin D, is modulating large numbers of your genes.
The potential healing power of this spice, which is an important part of Eastern cultural traditions including traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, perhaps first came about when it was noticed that the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease among older adults in India is more than four times less than the rate in the United States.
Why such a significant difference?
Some researchers believe the answer for this drastic disparity in Alzheimer's patients is a direct result of curcumin.
The researchers in this most recent study said curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques, which are thought to cause dementia in your brain.
In 2004, meanwhile, a study involving genetically engineered mice suggested that curcumin could inhibit the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids -- a component of the neurofibrillary tangles and plaques attributed to Alzheimer's disease -- in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, as well as break up existing plaques.
Based on the findings, researchers determined:
• Curcumin is more effective in inhibiting the formation of the protein fragments than many other potential Alzheimer's treatments
• The low molecular weight and polar structure of curcumin allows it to penetrate the blood-brain barrier effectively and bind to beta amyloid
• Alzheimer's symptoms caused by inflammation and oxidation are eased by curcumin's powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
It seems, too, that even eating curry just a couple of times a year may offer some benefit. In one study that tested the brain power of more than 1,000 Asian people, those who ate curry even just once every six months had better results than those who said they "never or rarely" ate it!
Further, UCLA researchers tested the effect of curcumin on isolated cells called macrophages (part of your body's immune system that eliminates waste products like the disease-causing amyloid beta) in blood samples taken from a half-dozen Alzheimer's patients for a day.
The blood samples from three Alzheimer's patients improved dramatically after being treated with curcumin, improving the digestion of the amyloid beta cells by the macrophages, present from birth in your body's innate immune system.
One important fact: Blood samples from younger patients responded better to curcumin, meaning the earlier Alzheimer's is recognized, the better the curry chemical appears to work.
“Holy Powder’s” Benefits Reach Far Beyond Your Brain
People in India refer to turmeric as “holy powder” because it has such a broad range of health effects. In fact, curcumin has been shown to influence more than 700 genes, with benefits that include:
• Strengthening and improving your digestion
• Supporting healthy liver function and detoxification
• Purifying your blood
• Fighting cancer and arthritis
• Anti-inflammatory properties
Further, evidence suggests turmeric may play a beneficial role in the following diseases:
• Cystic fibrosis
• Type 2 diabetes
• Crohn’s disease
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Cataracts
• Gallstones
• Muscle regeneration
• Inflammatory bowel disease
To take advantage of some of these benefits you can absolutely use turmeric in your cooking, and in case you haven’t tried it, it has a warm, peppery flavor. However, be sure to choose a pure turmeric powder rather than a curry powder, as at least one study has found curry powders tend to contain very little curcumin compared to turmeric powder.
Be sure to listen to your body as always. If you love curry then feel free to indulge in it often. But if turmeric is a spice you do not enjoy it may be a sign that it’s not right for your body. If you are not one who enjoys the flavor of curry, you can also get the benefits of turmeric by taking it in a high-quality, organic supplement form.
Ten Important Ways to Avoid the Coming Alzheimer’s Epidemic
By 2010 there will be 500,000 new cases of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed each year, so NOW is the time to start taking action. Fortunately, your lifestyle can make a major difference in your risk of this disease. The tips that follow will bolster your brain health and keep your mind in top working order even as you get older.
1. Optimize your vitamin D levels through safe sun exposure, a safe tanning bed and/or vitamin D supplements.
2. Eat a nutritious diet with plenty of vegetables based on your nutritional type, and pay special attention to avoiding sugar.
3. Eat plenty of high-quality, animal-based omega-3 fats in the form of krill oil. Avoid most fish (high in omega-3, but often contaminated with mercury).
4. Avoid and remove mercury from your body. Dental amalgam fillings are one of the major sources of mercury, however you should be healthy prior to having them removed.
(Be sure to only use a high-quality biologically trained dentist who is familiar with the removal of amalgam fillings or your health could get ruined.)
5. Avoid aluminum, such as in antiperspirants, cookware, etc.
6. Exercise for three to five hours per week. According to one study, the odds of developing Alzheimer's were nearly quadrupled in people who were less activeduring their leisure time, between the ages of 20 and 60, compared with their peers.
7. Avoid flu vaccinations as they contain both mercury and aluminum!
8. Wild blueberries, which have high anthocyanin and antioxidant content, are known to guard against Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.
9. Challenge your mind daily. Mental stimulation, such as traveling, learning to play an instrument or doing crossword puzzles, is associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's. Researchers suspect that mental challenge helps to build up your brain, making it less susceptible to the lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease.
10. Avoid fluoride, which is another powerful neurotoxin. The most common sources would be in your water and toothpaste. But it is also a part of some antibiotics (like Cipro), soy protein, and pesticides, so seek to have as much of your food organically grown as possible.
Posted By Dr. Mercola | June 23, 2009
New research shows that eating curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The key reason is curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric.
Curcumin prevents the spread of amyloid protein plaques, which are thought to cause dementia. Amyloid plaques, along with tangles of nerve fibers, contribute to the degradation of the wiring in brain cells.
There is evidence that people who eat a curry meal two or three times a week have a lower risk of dementia. Researchers are currently testing the impact of higher doses, such as the equivalent of going on a curry spree for a week, to see if they can maximize the effect.
Sources:
BBC News June 3, 2009
Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting, Liverpool, UK, June 2-5, 2009
Dr. Mercola's Comments:
I know many outstanding clinicians and health experts and it is amazing how the vast majority of them are in complete agreement that the active ingredient of turmeric, curcumin, the pigment that gives spicy turmeric its yellow-orange color, may be one of the most useful spices for health out there.
For years now turmeric, with its active ingredient curcumin, has shown powerful benefits to your brain health. One of the ways that it works, similar to vitamin D, is modulating large numbers of your genes.
The potential healing power of this spice, which is an important part of Eastern cultural traditions including traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, perhaps first came about when it was noticed that the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease among older adults in India is more than four times less than the rate in the United States.
Why such a significant difference?
Some researchers believe the answer for this drastic disparity in Alzheimer's patients is a direct result of curcumin.
The researchers in this most recent study said curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques, which are thought to cause dementia in your brain.
In 2004, meanwhile, a study involving genetically engineered mice suggested that curcumin could inhibit the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids -- a component of the neurofibrillary tangles and plaques attributed to Alzheimer's disease -- in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, as well as break up existing plaques.
Based on the findings, researchers determined:
• Curcumin is more effective in inhibiting the formation of the protein fragments than many other potential Alzheimer's treatments
• The low molecular weight and polar structure of curcumin allows it to penetrate the blood-brain barrier effectively and bind to beta amyloid
• Alzheimer's symptoms caused by inflammation and oxidation are eased by curcumin's powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
It seems, too, that even eating curry just a couple of times a year may offer some benefit. In one study that tested the brain power of more than 1,000 Asian people, those who ate curry even just once every six months had better results than those who said they "never or rarely" ate it!
Further, UCLA researchers tested the effect of curcumin on isolated cells called macrophages (part of your body's immune system that eliminates waste products like the disease-causing amyloid beta) in blood samples taken from a half-dozen Alzheimer's patients for a day.
The blood samples from three Alzheimer's patients improved dramatically after being treated with curcumin, improving the digestion of the amyloid beta cells by the macrophages, present from birth in your body's innate immune system.
One important fact: Blood samples from younger patients responded better to curcumin, meaning the earlier Alzheimer's is recognized, the better the curry chemical appears to work.
“Holy Powder’s” Benefits Reach Far Beyond Your Brain
People in India refer to turmeric as “holy powder” because it has such a broad range of health effects. In fact, curcumin has been shown to influence more than 700 genes, with benefits that include:
• Strengthening and improving your digestion
• Supporting healthy liver function and detoxification
• Purifying your blood
• Fighting cancer and arthritis
• Anti-inflammatory properties
Further, evidence suggests turmeric may play a beneficial role in the following diseases:
• Cystic fibrosis
• Type 2 diabetes
• Crohn’s disease
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Cataracts
• Gallstones
• Muscle regeneration
• Inflammatory bowel disease
To take advantage of some of these benefits you can absolutely use turmeric in your cooking, and in case you haven’t tried it, it has a warm, peppery flavor. However, be sure to choose a pure turmeric powder rather than a curry powder, as at least one study has found curry powders tend to contain very little curcumin compared to turmeric powder.
Be sure to listen to your body as always. If you love curry then feel free to indulge in it often. But if turmeric is a spice you do not enjoy it may be a sign that it’s not right for your body. If you are not one who enjoys the flavor of curry, you can also get the benefits of turmeric by taking it in a high-quality, organic supplement form.
Ten Important Ways to Avoid the Coming Alzheimer’s Epidemic
By 2010 there will be 500,000 new cases of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed each year, so NOW is the time to start taking action. Fortunately, your lifestyle can make a major difference in your risk of this disease. The tips that follow will bolster your brain health and keep your mind in top working order even as you get older.
1. Optimize your vitamin D levels through safe sun exposure, a safe tanning bed and/or vitamin D supplements.
2. Eat a nutritious diet with plenty of vegetables based on your nutritional type, and pay special attention to avoiding sugar.
3. Eat plenty of high-quality, animal-based omega-3 fats in the form of krill oil. Avoid most fish (high in omega-3, but often contaminated with mercury).
4. Avoid and remove mercury from your body. Dental amalgam fillings are one of the major sources of mercury, however you should be healthy prior to having them removed.
(Be sure to only use a high-quality biologically trained dentist who is familiar with the removal of amalgam fillings or your health could get ruined.)
5. Avoid aluminum, such as in antiperspirants, cookware, etc.
6. Exercise for three to five hours per week. According to one study, the odds of developing Alzheimer's were nearly quadrupled in people who were less activeduring their leisure time, between the ages of 20 and 60, compared with their peers.
7. Avoid flu vaccinations as they contain both mercury and aluminum!
8. Wild blueberries, which have high anthocyanin and antioxidant content, are known to guard against Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.
9. Challenge your mind daily. Mental stimulation, such as traveling, learning to play an instrument or doing crossword puzzles, is associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's. Researchers suspect that mental challenge helps to build up your brain, making it less susceptible to the lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease.
10. Avoid fluoride, which is another powerful neurotoxin. The most common sources would be in your water and toothpaste. But it is also a part of some antibiotics (like Cipro), soy protein, and pesticides, so seek to have as much of your food organically grown as possible.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The True Story About Tyent And Cheap Ionizers!
The True Story About Tyent And Cheap Ionizers!
The True Story About Tyent And Cheap Ionizers!
Great story from one of our team member friends who bought a Tyent
My Experience With PH Water & Water Ionizers:
I was sold on the science and the benefits of elevating our body’s pH level several years ago.
After doing my own extensive research on the subject, I discussed it with my sister who was both a senior nurse practitioner and a chemist.
She concurred that by whatever method you can raise your body’s pH level from acidic to alkaline, be it through diet or drinking alkaline water, it would be a good thing for maintaining a healthy body.
A few years ago I tried a product called Miracle II Neutralizer which was a high pH solution that typically sold in gallons for 20 some dollars per gallon.
Although I believed in the science and theory behind the product, I never experienced or found any credible evidence that it helped in any way.
As I recently found out about Kangen Water and other ionized alkaline water, I discovered the problem with the Miracle II Neutralizer was that it did not have a low negative ORP (oxidation-reduction potential). Without a low ORP factor the high pH-alkaline and anti-oxidant benefits could not be realized.
So my conclusion was that you had to have both a high pH- alkaline water that also has a low (-300mV to -700mV) ORP.
The other method would be to only eat high alkaline foods, like certain berries, nuts and dark green leafy stuff, and no good stuff at all like meat, fish, poultry and potatoes. It didn’t sound like an appetizing diet to me, so I chose to go the water route.
Sooo, my good friends Steve & Pam Hoyt started to bring me jugs of “Kangen” Water.
After drinking it for a while I quickly saw results. I felt better overall both physically and mentally. I had more energy and was much more mentally astute.
I had had arthritis in one ankle, one knee and one shoulder for years and I noticed that they all improved also.
But perhaps most important to me is the Kangen Water’s potential to benefit my long term health, such as possibly lowering the risk factor for many diseases and sicknesses.
Well, even though my friends would have brought me all the Kangen Water I wanted indefinitely, I decided that I just had to have one of these water machines of my own.
I knew that the Enagic Kangen Water ionizer was expensive, so I did extensive research on alternative (less expensive) ionizer machines.
That turned out to be a huge mistake.
There is an enormous amount of seemingly “unbiased” information, test comparisons (with videos) and supposedly unbiased reviews all over the internet.
The bulk of these reviews compare one or more ionizers to the Enagic Leveluk SD501. They always point out that, although the Enagic ionizer is a great unit, it is over priced due to the MLM compensation plan to their distributors. The truth is that at least several of the other leading ionizer manufacturers have an even steeper compensation plan for their “referral distributors”. I didn’t know any of this at the time of my initial research, so I bought into their claims and “drank the koolaid” so-to-speak.
After all my research, I ended up purchasing a Tyent MMP-7070, their top-line ionizer unit. It had consistently beaten the competition, including Jupiter, Life and, of course, the Enagic.
The Tyent MMP-7070
It was a very sleek looking attractive ionizer which was roughly half the price of the Enagic Leveluk SD501 so I initially thought I had made the right decision.
I set it up and started using it and at first I only had a pH test kit with drops in order to test the machines capability. I didn’t have any means of testing the ORP factor.
The pH test left me wondering because the results were not what I expected, especially in its ability to produce acidic (low pH) water.
I had wanted one any way to also help in maintaining my pool water, so I purchased a Hanna Instruments electronic pH/ORP meter. Extremely accurate.
As I became more and more familiar with the machine I realized how easy it was to skew the results of the ionizer test comparisons, which were supposedly legitimate and unbiased, such as simply lowering the source water pressure for the unit that you want to have the best results. With a little bit of water pressure manipulating, they could have made any one of the machines appear to be the best.
Anyway, I started testing my water with my accurate tester and confirmed my suspicions.
With full tap water pressure, the highest alkaline pH water I could get was 9.0pH with an ORP of -150mV, not very good at all.
The lowest acidic pH (beauty water) that I could get was 7.0pH, which is neutral, not acidic at all. My tap water tested at 7.2pH.
Next, I lowered the water pressure down to the slowest the machine would allow and retested.
The highest alkaline pH I got was 9.65pH.
The lowest acidic pH I got was still only 7.0pH, even with the lowered water pressure.
Oh, and a couple of other notable facts:
1) The water pressure had to be reduced so much to make 9.5pH drinking water that it would take over five minutes to fill a gallon jug.
2) The Tyent machine automatically shuts down after five minutes to prevent overheating. Not so with the Enagic machine.
I contacted “Jim R.” (no last name provided) at Tyent USA who was apparently the one and only tech support person. I informed him of all the test results, along with what method and test equipment I used.
He seemed to think that the numbers were abnormal, so he told me to email him the dates on the two filters in the unit.
I emailed him the filter dates, which were recent, and didn’t get any response from him, so I emailed them to him again. Still no response.
I got that uneasy feeling like he was avoiding me, so I called the tech support number and Jim answered the phone.
At first he seemed surprised that I called him, but then acknowledged getting the email and forgetting about it.After a little resistance, he agreed to send me a new machine and I would return the alleged defective machine.
The new machine arrived and I immediately set it up and re-did all my testing.
Almost identical numbers! Now I’m getting really perturbed and frustrated over this.
I’ve got a water ionizer machine, which is probably not defective at all, that you have run the water pressure at a trickle to get acceptable drinking water and it is totally incapable of producing any acidic water at all. But hey, it sure does look sleek and nice though, doesn’t it?
I called Jim again and he at first tried to blame my source water as the problem and then he asks me “do you really need acidic (beauty) water anyway?”
I informed him that I live in a major city and that there is nothing wrong with the city tap water that I’m using.
At that point I asked him very nicely if I could return the machine and get a refund. I was worried that he would say no due to the fact that my “trial period” had just recently expired. He said that was not a problem and that I could return it, but he pleaded with me to wait 2-3 weeks because Tyent was aware of this problem and they were about to come out with a new “motherboard” for the machine which should fix it. He also assured me that he would extend my trial period.
He just then acknowledged that Tyent was aware of this problem?
I stuck to my guns and said no to the wait, and that I just wanted to return it. I wanted a water ionizer that performed as it was designed and advertised to perform.
He gave in and said okay.
I then made about 12 gallons of water (yea, that took quite awhile) to tide us over for some time and packed up the machine to return it the next day.
We went to dinner with our friends Steve & Pam (Enagic Distributors) and talked about water, ionizers and my frustrating experience with the Tyent machine.
I was already pretty sure the Enagic Leveluk SD501 would perform as expected, but after my experience, I wanted to be sure.
I asked them if they would bring their Enagic machine over to my house where we could accurately test it using my source water, just in case there really was a source water issue as they live in a different part of town than us.
The Enagic Leveluk SD501
So we finished dinner and they went home, loaded up their machine and brought it over to our house.
We ran all the tests and sure as can be, The Enagic performed just as it should and we were all happy that it did.
Sorry about my little puppy nipping your rear end Steve. I guess we should have paid him more attention.
So the conclusion was that there was nothing wrong with my source tap water.
The Tyent ionizer just could not do what it was supposed to do and the Enagic ionizer had no problem.
I guess you really do get what you pay for.
As soon as I confirmed that Tyent was really going to refund my money, I called Steve and Pam and ordered the Cadillac of water ionizers, the Enagic Leveluk SD501.
Tyent did end up issuing a refund, minus a $300 restocking fee.
I just feel badly for all the people who have bought these inferior water ionizers and don’t even realize their machines are not performing as they think they are.
Thank God, I invested in that electronic Ph/ORP tester that I did, or I probably would not have realized it either.
Thank you,
Wade A.
The True Story About Tyent And Cheap Ionizers!
Great story from one of our team member friends who bought a Tyent
My Experience With PH Water & Water Ionizers:
I was sold on the science and the benefits of elevating our body’s pH level several years ago.
After doing my own extensive research on the subject, I discussed it with my sister who was both a senior nurse practitioner and a chemist.
She concurred that by whatever method you can raise your body’s pH level from acidic to alkaline, be it through diet or drinking alkaline water, it would be a good thing for maintaining a healthy body.
A few years ago I tried a product called Miracle II Neutralizer which was a high pH solution that typically sold in gallons for 20 some dollars per gallon.
Although I believed in the science and theory behind the product, I never experienced or found any credible evidence that it helped in any way.
As I recently found out about Kangen Water and other ionized alkaline water, I discovered the problem with the Miracle II Neutralizer was that it did not have a low negative ORP (oxidation-reduction potential). Without a low ORP factor the high pH-alkaline and anti-oxidant benefits could not be realized.
So my conclusion was that you had to have both a high pH- alkaline water that also has a low (-300mV to -700mV) ORP.
The other method would be to only eat high alkaline foods, like certain berries, nuts and dark green leafy stuff, and no good stuff at all like meat, fish, poultry and potatoes. It didn’t sound like an appetizing diet to me, so I chose to go the water route.
Sooo, my good friends Steve & Pam Hoyt started to bring me jugs of “Kangen” Water.
After drinking it for a while I quickly saw results. I felt better overall both physically and mentally. I had more energy and was much more mentally astute.
I had had arthritis in one ankle, one knee and one shoulder for years and I noticed that they all improved also.
But perhaps most important to me is the Kangen Water’s potential to benefit my long term health, such as possibly lowering the risk factor for many diseases and sicknesses.
Well, even though my friends would have brought me all the Kangen Water I wanted indefinitely, I decided that I just had to have one of these water machines of my own.
I knew that the Enagic Kangen Water ionizer was expensive, so I did extensive research on alternative (less expensive) ionizer machines.
That turned out to be a huge mistake.
There is an enormous amount of seemingly “unbiased” information, test comparisons (with videos) and supposedly unbiased reviews all over the internet.
The bulk of these reviews compare one or more ionizers to the Enagic Leveluk SD501. They always point out that, although the Enagic ionizer is a great unit, it is over priced due to the MLM compensation plan to their distributors. The truth is that at least several of the other leading ionizer manufacturers have an even steeper compensation plan for their “referral distributors”. I didn’t know any of this at the time of my initial research, so I bought into their claims and “drank the koolaid” so-to-speak.
After all my research, I ended up purchasing a Tyent MMP-7070, their top-line ionizer unit. It had consistently beaten the competition, including Jupiter, Life and, of course, the Enagic.
The Tyent MMP-7070
It was a very sleek looking attractive ionizer which was roughly half the price of the Enagic Leveluk SD501 so I initially thought I had made the right decision.
I set it up and started using it and at first I only had a pH test kit with drops in order to test the machines capability. I didn’t have any means of testing the ORP factor.
The pH test left me wondering because the results were not what I expected, especially in its ability to produce acidic (low pH) water.
I had wanted one any way to also help in maintaining my pool water, so I purchased a Hanna Instruments electronic pH/ORP meter. Extremely accurate.
As I became more and more familiar with the machine I realized how easy it was to skew the results of the ionizer test comparisons, which were supposedly legitimate and unbiased, such as simply lowering the source water pressure for the unit that you want to have the best results. With a little bit of water pressure manipulating, they could have made any one of the machines appear to be the best.
Anyway, I started testing my water with my accurate tester and confirmed my suspicions.
With full tap water pressure, the highest alkaline pH water I could get was 9.0pH with an ORP of -150mV, not very good at all.
The lowest acidic pH (beauty water) that I could get was 7.0pH, which is neutral, not acidic at all. My tap water tested at 7.2pH.
Next, I lowered the water pressure down to the slowest the machine would allow and retested.
The highest alkaline pH I got was 9.65pH.
The lowest acidic pH I got was still only 7.0pH, even with the lowered water pressure.
Oh, and a couple of other notable facts:
1) The water pressure had to be reduced so much to make 9.5pH drinking water that it would take over five minutes to fill a gallon jug.
2) The Tyent machine automatically shuts down after five minutes to prevent overheating. Not so with the Enagic machine.
I contacted “Jim R.” (no last name provided) at Tyent USA who was apparently the one and only tech support person. I informed him of all the test results, along with what method and test equipment I used.
He seemed to think that the numbers were abnormal, so he told me to email him the dates on the two filters in the unit.
I emailed him the filter dates, which were recent, and didn’t get any response from him, so I emailed them to him again. Still no response.
I got that uneasy feeling like he was avoiding me, so I called the tech support number and Jim answered the phone.
At first he seemed surprised that I called him, but then acknowledged getting the email and forgetting about it.After a little resistance, he agreed to send me a new machine and I would return the alleged defective machine.
The new machine arrived and I immediately set it up and re-did all my testing.
Almost identical numbers! Now I’m getting really perturbed and frustrated over this.
I’ve got a water ionizer machine, which is probably not defective at all, that you have run the water pressure at a trickle to get acceptable drinking water and it is totally incapable of producing any acidic water at all. But hey, it sure does look sleek and nice though, doesn’t it?
I called Jim again and he at first tried to blame my source water as the problem and then he asks me “do you really need acidic (beauty) water anyway?”
I informed him that I live in a major city and that there is nothing wrong with the city tap water that I’m using.
At that point I asked him very nicely if I could return the machine and get a refund. I was worried that he would say no due to the fact that my “trial period” had just recently expired. He said that was not a problem and that I could return it, but he pleaded with me to wait 2-3 weeks because Tyent was aware of this problem and they were about to come out with a new “motherboard” for the machine which should fix it. He also assured me that he would extend my trial period.
He just then acknowledged that Tyent was aware of this problem?
I stuck to my guns and said no to the wait, and that I just wanted to return it. I wanted a water ionizer that performed as it was designed and advertised to perform.
He gave in and said okay.
I then made about 12 gallons of water (yea, that took quite awhile) to tide us over for some time and packed up the machine to return it the next day.
We went to dinner with our friends Steve & Pam (Enagic Distributors) and talked about water, ionizers and my frustrating experience with the Tyent machine.
I was already pretty sure the Enagic Leveluk SD501 would perform as expected, but after my experience, I wanted to be sure.
I asked them if they would bring their Enagic machine over to my house where we could accurately test it using my source water, just in case there really was a source water issue as they live in a different part of town than us.
The Enagic Leveluk SD501
So we finished dinner and they went home, loaded up their machine and brought it over to our house.
We ran all the tests and sure as can be, The Enagic performed just as it should and we were all happy that it did.
Sorry about my little puppy nipping your rear end Steve. I guess we should have paid him more attention.
So the conclusion was that there was nothing wrong with my source tap water.
The Tyent ionizer just could not do what it was supposed to do and the Enagic ionizer had no problem.
I guess you really do get what you pay for.
As soon as I confirmed that Tyent was really going to refund my money, I called Steve and Pam and ordered the Cadillac of water ionizers, the Enagic Leveluk SD501.
Tyent did end up issuing a refund, minus a $300 restocking fee.
I just feel badly for all the people who have bought these inferior water ionizers and don’t even realize their machines are not performing as they think they are.
Thank God, I invested in that electronic Ph/ORP tester that I did, or I probably would not have realized it either.
Thank you,
Wade A.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Dangers of Reverse Osmosis Water
Reverse Osmosis Waters Are Ruining Your Own and Your Family’s Health !
By G. S. Johar
This consumer welfare article is based chiefly on the public interest matter presented at the Press Club of Kanpur ( India ), some time back, under the aegis of CHEMISTRY FOR HUMANITY AND DIVINITY [ CHD ] ( a charitable / consumer society ), to which the author is closely attached.
THE WATER FRAUD
Through the following two lines, the English writer, Miss Sarah Doudney [1843 ?-1926], in her poetry, ‘The Lesson of the Water Mill’, had tried to explain the importance of time that had passed away, and the water that was consumed out.
TAKE THE PROVERB TO THINE HEART, TAKE, AND HOLD IT FAST,
“THE MILL CANNOT GRIND WITH THE WATER THAT IS PAST"
But these days water is being consumed without taking into consideration the consequences befalling thereof. As regards the quality of water, neither the people nor the Governments are serious ; the latter are more guilty in allowing flooding of the market with such packaged bottled waters which are not only being manufactured unscientifically but with the full understanding that such waters will eventually land their regular consumers on hospital bed after some years.At least in India the multinational companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi, through the marketing of their highly dangerous and hazardous waters---KINLEY and AQUAFINA---respectively, are fooling the Indian public with impunity and playing with the health of millions. Despite having no minerals in them, these waters are being sold to them under the artificially-created misunderstanding that these are ‘mineral waters’. An Indian company, ‘KENT R. O.’, is doing the same mischief by promoting its Reverse Osmosis ( R. O. ) instruments in the tens of thousands of houses of middle class and rich people alike. The R.O. instruments ( the so-called ‘Water Purifiers’ ) have the power to bereft the drinking water of all its mineral content, thus turning it a ‘sick’ or ‘naked’ water, that is absolutely unfit for human consumption. Sadly, the popular Indian film actress, Hema Malini and her daughter, by misusing their celebrity power, are also motivating their Indian fans to buy such dangerous instruments for their homes. The author is sure that if Hema Malini and / or her daughter dare to drink such an R. O. water themselves for some years, they will not be able to reach any studio for a film shooting owing to resultant state of osteoporosis ( fragile and porous bones ), diabetes, etc.
After the holding of CHD’s press conference and its coverage in many print and some visual media, the KENT R. O. company gave a befooling modification to its marketing strategy by renaming itself as “KENT MINERAL R.O”., a term which is highly laughable. Why ? Whereas “R. O.” means no minerals, but “MINERAL R. O.” means “minerals-but-no-minerals”, that is equivalent to saying by some one that “My son is a married bachelor”, or “My daughter is a married spinster”. Thus, declaring a product as “Mineral R. O.” is a big nonsense. If you are consuming a good quality water ( having sufficient natural mineral content ) you will surely continue to live a healthy life, otherwise you should be prepared to pay some heavy to very heavy price.
Bottled water has now taken the shape of a big business in every country as it usually tastes better than what comes out of your tap. But is every bottled water "healthy water ?". Not always ! "Is the water you are drinking hard ? Is it moderately high in TDS ( total dissolved solids ) ?" “Does it have a good degree of alkalinity ?”. “Does it contain good amounts of calcium, magnesium, and silica ?”. Most bottled water labels in the India and other countries do not give the information you need to know the answers to these questions. Every bottling company must print the complete water analysis Test Report on the label, but hardly any company does that. People must keep in mind that many bottled waters are simply processed waters mostly using reverse osmosis ( R. O. ) , de-ionization or simple filtration. With over reportedly 700 brands of bottled water available in the US, around 80% are processed water. Same is the situation in India and many other c ountries. For maintaining good health, the consumer must purchase only natural spring or artesian well waters that come closest to the "healthy water" criteria, which says that :
Hardness of water ( as CaCO3 ) should be around 170 mg / Liter ;
Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) also around 170 ;
TDS around 300 mg / L ;
Calcium ( as Ca ) around 70 mg / L ;
Magnesium ( as Mg ) around 30 mg / L ; and
Silica ( as SiO2 ) around 10 to 20 mg / L.
De-mineralized water has little or no minerals, and is not only having zero health value, rather it is dangerous for health. This is the result if you use a distiller, a reverse osmosis unit ( R. O ), or de-ionization ( ion exchange resins ). However, the research on heart diseases and cancer shows a healthy water is hard and moderately high in TDS ( total dissolved solids ). Then why do people purchase these de-mineralizing or water softening systems ? Usually their thinking goes something like this : "We know we must drink water to keep ourselves alive, but often it is so polluted with chlorine, chemicals, toxic metals, etc., that it is not safe to drink it as such. So in order to get rid of these harmful moieties we are buying bottled water, and we have also installed an R.O. water purifier in our house”. Creating a "healthy water" means removing the harmful agents but keeping the beneficial minerals. "For the purpose of health, Minerals in drinking water are more easily and better absorbed than minerals in the solid food", according to Dr. John Sorenson, a leading authority on mineral metabolism. But devices like R.O. purifiers remove everything from the water, harmful bacteria ( if any ) as well as beneficial minerals. This mineral-stripped water cannot sustain life even in a fish bowl. Like humans all fish require minerals to prosper, and if allowed to live in R. O. types of waters they will all perish. If this type of water is consumed for long periods of time, it will certainly result in acute deficiency of essential mineral elements like calcium ( Ca ), magnesium ( Mg ), and the precious mineral---silica ( SiO2 ). Hence, mineralized water is needed for all cellular functions of the body, and if there are no minerals in your drinking water your body will try to rob the minerals from some other parts of your body system to satisfy its needs. Mostly the bones and teeth are the worst victims to lose calcium, magnesium, etc. Although we can take mineral supplements to replace them, but it is not easy to replace the minerals in our body with the same speed with which we have lost them.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOUR BODY IS DEPLETED OF CALCIUM ?
[ R.O. PURIFIERS FULLY REMOVE CALCIUM FROM WATER ]
(1) Calcium is the most well known osteoporosis-preventing element. It maintains bones and teeth. It also helps in lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension. The regular daily intake ( RDI ) of calcium for adults is around 800 - 1000 mg. The prolonged deficiency of calcium will also cause muscle spasms.
(2) Without calcium the contraction of heart muscles, nerve impulses, blood clotting and wound-healing cannot take place.
(3) Most people get only about half of the amount of calcium they actually need each day. Besides food, water is the best source to provide calcium. And in case if we don’t get calcium even from water, then the entire life process of the man will be at stake.
(4) Without calcium, even the hormones and enzymes that regulate digestion and metabolism cannot be produced in the body.
(5) Drinking calcium-less water will greatly reduce blood calcium, and for carrying out vital functions, the body will try to steal calcium from the bones. Eventually the withdrawals of more and more calcium from the bones will make them highly porous and fragile, thus causing occasional fractures. Tens of thousand of such calcium-deficient people around the world are languishing in hospitals for the treatment of their fractured bones.
(6) Calcium also helps in reducing the irritating effects of BILE ACIDS in the colon, thus reduces the incidence of painful colon cancer.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOUR BODY IS DEPLETED OF MAGNESIUM ?
[ R.O. PURIFIERS FULLY REMOVE MAGNESIUM FROM WATER ]
(1) Just like calcium, magnesium is also the most vital element for maintaining good health. The RDI for magnesium is minimum 320 mg for men and 270 mg for women. This element controls around 300 enzyme-related processes in the human body. Many chronic diseases may be prevented or treated by the regular intake of magnesium. The magnesium levels are also easily depleted by stress, or by certain diseases or medication or by intense physical activity.
(2) Magnesium is involved in energy production, nerve function, muscle relaxation and bone and tooth formation. In conjunction with calcium and potassium, magnesium regulates heart rhythm. It also has a role in the production and use of insulin in the body. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, USA, have come to the conclusion that those people who have lowest magnesium levels in the body had a 94 % greater chance of developing type-two diabetes ( non-insulin-dependent ).
(3) Recent research indicates that magnesium helps to prevent and treat heart disease. Studies show that the risk of dying of a heart attack is lower in areas with ‘hard’ water, which contains high levels of magnesium. Some researchers speculate that, if everyone drank hard water, the number of deaths from heart attacks might decline by 19 %. Magnesium appears to lower blood pressure, and has also been found to aid recovery after a heart attack by inhibiting blood clots, widening the arteries and normalizing the dangerous arrhythmias.
(4) Magnesium also helps in expanding the airways, which is helpful in treating asthma and bronchitis.
(5) The recommended ratio of calcium and magnesium in the body is 2 : 1. A lack of magnesium can make a work-out harder. Magnesium also eases symptoms of fibromyalgia ( muscle and joint pain ). It also reduces spasms and cramps, and lowers high B.P. too. In women it improves the symptoms of PMS ( Pre-menstrual syndrome ).
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HUMAN BODY IF SILICA ( SiO2 ) IS REMOVED FROM WATER ?
[ R.O. PURIFIERS FULLY REMOVE SILICA FROM WATER ]
[ Silica-free Water Will Gradually Make You Old-Looking, Wrinkled, and Ugly ]
Silica ( SiO2 ) is another natural trace mineral ( ~ 10 to 35 mg / liter ) in the drinking water that strengthens the body's connective tissues – the muscles, tendons, hair, ligaments, nails, cartilage, and bone -- and is also vital for healthy skin. The synthesis of cartilage in human body takes place under the full involvement of silica. That is why silica deficiency can result in reduced skin elasticity, and also hampers the body's ability to heal wounds. Solid food sources of silica include green onion, green beans, strawberries, cucumber, mango, asparagus, beet root, etc. But a large proportion of this ingested silica from these sources is not fully bio-available. Through further research it has also became apparent that healthy people always have higher levels of silica in their blood vessels and other tissues than those suffering from degenerative diseases. When people are young, silica levels in their body are high and their bones and joints are also flexible ; their skin is also pliant, flexible and glowing. But with the growing age of the people, silica levels go on declining, and without adequate tissue levels of silica, the human body manifests many of the symptoms of aging such as joint disease, weakened digestion, and wrinkled skin, etc. The best of all the sources of readily absorbable form of silica is only pure natural drinking water wherein it is present in invisible, soluble colloidal form. The colloidal silica ( present in water as Silicic acid, H2SiO3 ) is much more bio-available to the body because it is absorbed rapidly after a short transit time in blood. The great binding ability of colloidal silica certainly makes it a most useful in the treatment of a whole range of conditions, but perhaps silica’s most exciting and innovative use is its ability to improve the strength and elasticity of the skin, hair, and nails by its direct action on the connective tissue. The colloidal silica in water has the ability to undergo a process of binding with unwanted elements such as viruses, bacteria and inflammatory pathogens, thus rendering them immobile and harmless ! This natural power of silica makes it suitable for wound-healing, as well as preventing to some extent the occurrence of acne vulgaris ( pimples ) and certain other inflammatory conditions. It has been found that the process of reverse osmosis removes 85 – 99 % of the silica content from the water. Up to 10 to 40 mg of silica are also lost from our body every day through excretion, skin shedding, hair cutting, nail clipping, etc. The R. O. technique either substantially reduces or completely eliminate this precious natural mineral—Silica from the water. The normal levels of Silica in direct natural sources of drinking water ( bore-well, well, or spring waters ) are around 10 to 35 milligrams per liter. But waters containing further higher levels ( > 50 mg/l Silica ) are dangerous to health because in that case there is a danger of the formation of Silica-containing kidney stones ( renal calculi ). But pure Silica stones are never formed because drinking waters containing 50 mg or more of silica per liter are very rarely encountered in nature. But, on the contrary, after passing through R.O. instrument, silica levels drop to the alarmingly value of 0 to less than 2 mg / liter, thus turning such a water sample unhealthy, or rather useless, not only for human consumption but for use by animals also. But the water-selling companies are unconcerned. When CHEMISTRY FOR HUMANITY AND DIVINITY [ CHD ] subjected Coca Cola’s Kinley water, and Pepsico’s Aquafina water for silica analysis, both the waters exhibited zero value for SiO2. The “Mount Kailash” and “Natural spring” waters also showed same results.
COCA-COLA ADMITS THAT IT SOLD TAP WATER OF PUBLIC SUPPLY SYSTEM, IN BOTTLES, IN UK, UNDER THE BRAND NAME “DASANI”
A news item on the titled matter was published online on March 4th, 2004, in ‘Common Dreams’ News Center [ Source : http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines04/0304-04.htm ]. It has been found that at least two out of every five bottles of water sold around the world are ‘DASANI’ type tap water only, rather than mineral water originating from some good natural source. The origin of UK's ‘DASANI’ came to light when a complaint was made to the British Food Standards Agency over Coke’s use of the word “PURE” in its DASANI marketing. The word “PURE” is meant that the water has to be processed to make it pure. This strategy also implies that tap water is ‘IMPURE’. Befor the disclosure of Coca Cola’s misdemeanor the DASANI water had a great hit and the company had created seven million pounds marketing value.
COKE AND PEPSI’S FOOLING DRIVE IN INDIA
After fooling the customer in UK, the Coca Cola company is now fleecing and harming consumers in India and elsewhere by selling its deadly harmful water under the brand name of “Kinely”. Adopting similar deceitful tactics, the Pepsi company has launched its dangerous water under the brand name of “Aquafina”. Both “Kinely” and “Aquafina” are virtually slow poisons for the consumers. Both the waters have been analyzed by CHEMISTRY FOR HUMANITY AND DIVINITY ( CHD ) in its laboratory ( KANPUR TEST HOUSE ), and its results are shocking. The chemical analysis of these waters has proved that these are almost de-mineralized or virtually distilled water samples which cannot support life systems of the human body. The TDS value of Kinely is only 12 ( twelve ), and that of Aquafina only 5 ( five ). The required TDS value is ~ 300 mg / Litre. Similarly the total hardness value for Kinely is 12 and for Aquafina, it is 0 ( zero ). The normal value should not be less than 170 mg / Liter. Likewise the calcium content in Kinely and Aquafina both is zero. The Magnesium content in Kinely is 3 mg / Liter and AQUAFINA is 0 ( Zero ). These value suggest that both these waters are poisonous for human health. Those people who are proudly drinking these waters as a ‘lifestyle choice’, are likely to suffer from heart-attacks, diabetes, hypertension, muscle-cramps, etc, in the coming years.Both Coke and Pepsi have declared that their bottled water conforms to I.S. 14543 ( of the Bureau Of Indian Standards ), but very unfortunately for the public, and very fortunately for the Coke and Pepsi companies the specification, I.S. 14543, is so highly defective and useless that even ordinary tap water can fully satisfy its norms and parameters. This specification does not guarantee even the basic minimum requirement of TDS, Total Hardness, Calcium and Magnesium levels, without which the water is bound to create havoc in the human life. If there is no hardness, no TDS, and no Calcium and Magnesium, that sample of water is unfit even for an aquarium. Fish kept in such a water will soon die for lack of these minerals. On account of all these facts and figures, the manufacturing of Kinely and Aquafina water deserve to be banned with immediate effect in all parts of the world. At the same time a specification of I.S. No. 14543 issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards ( B.I.S. ) must also be declared obsolete and outdated. Instead, all bottled waters manufactured in India or in any other country should invariably be of natural ‘Mineral Water Quality’. “The R. O. type packaged drinking water” system must be declared illegal by all the conscientious Governments of the world, and the World Health Organization ( WHO ) should also issue related directions from its own end. Every mineral water sold in the market must show a printed declaration on the label about the TDS, Total Hardness, Calcium and Magnesium contents. Preferably the values of these four parameters should be around 300, 170, 75 and 30 respectively. The R. O. system for the drinking water should be declared a criminal offence as it strips the water of its life-sustaining mineral content, and health of the consumer suffers irreparable damage despite money being spent by them. This is a case of blatant fraud with consumers. The Test Report ( test data ) on the chemical analysis of Kinley, Aquafina, Kent R.O., etc., waters are being given below ( wherein startling facts about waters are being been revealed ) :
Kinley water : TDS = 12 mg / L ; Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 12 mg / L ; Calcium ( as Ca ) = Nil ; Magnesium ( as Mg ) = 3 mg / L ; Total Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) = 7.5 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
Result …………. Highly dangerous to human health.
Aquafina water : TDS = 05 mg / L ; Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = Nil ; Calcium ( as Ca ) = Nil ; Magnesium ( as Mg ) = Nil ; Total Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) = 04 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
Result …………. Highly dangerous to human health.
Kent R. O. water : TDS = 18 mg / L ; Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 10 mg / litre ; Calcium ( as Ca ) = 1.5 mg / litre ; Magnesium ( as Mg ) = 1.5 mg / litre ; Total Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) = 15 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = 1.0 mg / litre.
Result …………. Highly dangerous to human health.
The chemical analysis data on Mount Kailash water ( Of M/s Peacock Mineral Waters Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad, India ; and “Natural Spring” water ( of M/s G. C. Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Solan, Himachal Pradesh , India ) are also given hereunder :
Mount Kailash water : Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 50 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
“Natural Spring” water : Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 160 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
In the wake of Test Report of CHD, does I. S. certification ( ISI mark ) issued by Bureau of Indian Standards for various drinking water bottles is of any significance ? The consumers must themselves rise to the occasion.
CARELESSNESS SHOWN BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF INDIA
India is not the only country where ‘Water Fraud’ is being played openly and without a single question being raised either by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare or by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. In fact the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, New Delhi, itself has willingly fallen victim to this water fraud. In the month of March 2007, the Ministry had invited tenders for supplying ‘packaged drinking water’ in 20-Litre-capacity plastic bottles for the consumption by the Ministry’s staff during the summer period ( which is still on…). But while issuing this tender the ministry did not care to think that most of the packaged waters supplied by the water companies, which have of late acquired mushrooming growth, are fully de-mineralized R. O. waters ; and that such waters will eventually ruin the health of ministry’s personnel. Similarly, in the Ministry of Health there are top ranking bosses--Director, Deputy Director, Secretaries, scientists, etc., drawing high salaries---but none has ever tried to apply his / her brain on the hazards of R.O. waters which quite often they are drinking themselves, and are also proudly presenting the same to the honorable ministers while they are in office or when they are speaking at a public function. Similar unawareness is exhibited to and by the honorable judges of all ranks---the Supreme Court, High Court, and the lower courts. If the later category of people---the most valuable force of the country—continues to drink R. O. water, at home or in the office, the impact will be disastrous in the next 5 years or so, as the demineralization of their body system will greatly affect not only their own health but also the health of the judicial system of the country as well. And this fundamental fact invariably applies equally to all the countries of the world.
By G. S. Johar
This consumer welfare article is based chiefly on the public interest matter presented at the Press Club of Kanpur ( India ), some time back, under the aegis of CHEMISTRY FOR HUMANITY AND DIVINITY [ CHD ] ( a charitable / consumer society ), to which the author is closely attached.
THE WATER FRAUD
Through the following two lines, the English writer, Miss Sarah Doudney [1843 ?-1926], in her poetry, ‘The Lesson of the Water Mill’, had tried to explain the importance of time that had passed away, and the water that was consumed out.
TAKE THE PROVERB TO THINE HEART, TAKE, AND HOLD IT FAST,
“THE MILL CANNOT GRIND WITH THE WATER THAT IS PAST"
But these days water is being consumed without taking into consideration the consequences befalling thereof. As regards the quality of water, neither the people nor the Governments are serious ; the latter are more guilty in allowing flooding of the market with such packaged bottled waters which are not only being manufactured unscientifically but with the full understanding that such waters will eventually land their regular consumers on hospital bed after some years.At least in India the multinational companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi, through the marketing of their highly dangerous and hazardous waters---KINLEY and AQUAFINA---respectively, are fooling the Indian public with impunity and playing with the health of millions. Despite having no minerals in them, these waters are being sold to them under the artificially-created misunderstanding that these are ‘mineral waters’. An Indian company, ‘KENT R. O.’, is doing the same mischief by promoting its Reverse Osmosis ( R. O. ) instruments in the tens of thousands of houses of middle class and rich people alike. The R.O. instruments ( the so-called ‘Water Purifiers’ ) have the power to bereft the drinking water of all its mineral content, thus turning it a ‘sick’ or ‘naked’ water, that is absolutely unfit for human consumption. Sadly, the popular Indian film actress, Hema Malini and her daughter, by misusing their celebrity power, are also motivating their Indian fans to buy such dangerous instruments for their homes. The author is sure that if Hema Malini and / or her daughter dare to drink such an R. O. water themselves for some years, they will not be able to reach any studio for a film shooting owing to resultant state of osteoporosis ( fragile and porous bones ), diabetes, etc.
After the holding of CHD’s press conference and its coverage in many print and some visual media, the KENT R. O. company gave a befooling modification to its marketing strategy by renaming itself as “KENT MINERAL R.O”., a term which is highly laughable. Why ? Whereas “R. O.” means no minerals, but “MINERAL R. O.” means “minerals-but-no-minerals”, that is equivalent to saying by some one that “My son is a married bachelor”, or “My daughter is a married spinster”. Thus, declaring a product as “Mineral R. O.” is a big nonsense. If you are consuming a good quality water ( having sufficient natural mineral content ) you will surely continue to live a healthy life, otherwise you should be prepared to pay some heavy to very heavy price.
Bottled water has now taken the shape of a big business in every country as it usually tastes better than what comes out of your tap. But is every bottled water "healthy water ?". Not always ! "Is the water you are drinking hard ? Is it moderately high in TDS ( total dissolved solids ) ?" “Does it have a good degree of alkalinity ?”. “Does it contain good amounts of calcium, magnesium, and silica ?”. Most bottled water labels in the India and other countries do not give the information you need to know the answers to these questions. Every bottling company must print the complete water analysis Test Report on the label, but hardly any company does that. People must keep in mind that many bottled waters are simply processed waters mostly using reverse osmosis ( R. O. ) , de-ionization or simple filtration. With over reportedly 700 brands of bottled water available in the US, around 80% are processed water. Same is the situation in India and many other c ountries. For maintaining good health, the consumer must purchase only natural spring or artesian well waters that come closest to the "healthy water" criteria, which says that :
Hardness of water ( as CaCO3 ) should be around 170 mg / Liter ;
Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) also around 170 ;
TDS around 300 mg / L ;
Calcium ( as Ca ) around 70 mg / L ;
Magnesium ( as Mg ) around 30 mg / L ; and
Silica ( as SiO2 ) around 10 to 20 mg / L.
De-mineralized water has little or no minerals, and is not only having zero health value, rather it is dangerous for health. This is the result if you use a distiller, a reverse osmosis unit ( R. O ), or de-ionization ( ion exchange resins ). However, the research on heart diseases and cancer shows a healthy water is hard and moderately high in TDS ( total dissolved solids ). Then why do people purchase these de-mineralizing or water softening systems ? Usually their thinking goes something like this : "We know we must drink water to keep ourselves alive, but often it is so polluted with chlorine, chemicals, toxic metals, etc., that it is not safe to drink it as such. So in order to get rid of these harmful moieties we are buying bottled water, and we have also installed an R.O. water purifier in our house”. Creating a "healthy water" means removing the harmful agents but keeping the beneficial minerals. "For the purpose of health, Minerals in drinking water are more easily and better absorbed than minerals in the solid food", according to Dr. John Sorenson, a leading authority on mineral metabolism. But devices like R.O. purifiers remove everything from the water, harmful bacteria ( if any ) as well as beneficial minerals. This mineral-stripped water cannot sustain life even in a fish bowl. Like humans all fish require minerals to prosper, and if allowed to live in R. O. types of waters they will all perish. If this type of water is consumed for long periods of time, it will certainly result in acute deficiency of essential mineral elements like calcium ( Ca ), magnesium ( Mg ), and the precious mineral---silica ( SiO2 ). Hence, mineralized water is needed for all cellular functions of the body, and if there are no minerals in your drinking water your body will try to rob the minerals from some other parts of your body system to satisfy its needs. Mostly the bones and teeth are the worst victims to lose calcium, magnesium, etc. Although we can take mineral supplements to replace them, but it is not easy to replace the minerals in our body with the same speed with which we have lost them.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOUR BODY IS DEPLETED OF CALCIUM ?
[ R.O. PURIFIERS FULLY REMOVE CALCIUM FROM WATER ]
(1) Calcium is the most well known osteoporosis-preventing element. It maintains bones and teeth. It also helps in lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension. The regular daily intake ( RDI ) of calcium for adults is around 800 - 1000 mg. The prolonged deficiency of calcium will also cause muscle spasms.
(2) Without calcium the contraction of heart muscles, nerve impulses, blood clotting and wound-healing cannot take place.
(3) Most people get only about half of the amount of calcium they actually need each day. Besides food, water is the best source to provide calcium. And in case if we don’t get calcium even from water, then the entire life process of the man will be at stake.
(4) Without calcium, even the hormones and enzymes that regulate digestion and metabolism cannot be produced in the body.
(5) Drinking calcium-less water will greatly reduce blood calcium, and for carrying out vital functions, the body will try to steal calcium from the bones. Eventually the withdrawals of more and more calcium from the bones will make them highly porous and fragile, thus causing occasional fractures. Tens of thousand of such calcium-deficient people around the world are languishing in hospitals for the treatment of their fractured bones.
(6) Calcium also helps in reducing the irritating effects of BILE ACIDS in the colon, thus reduces the incidence of painful colon cancer.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOUR BODY IS DEPLETED OF MAGNESIUM ?
[ R.O. PURIFIERS FULLY REMOVE MAGNESIUM FROM WATER ]
(1) Just like calcium, magnesium is also the most vital element for maintaining good health. The RDI for magnesium is minimum 320 mg for men and 270 mg for women. This element controls around 300 enzyme-related processes in the human body. Many chronic diseases may be prevented or treated by the regular intake of magnesium. The magnesium levels are also easily depleted by stress, or by certain diseases or medication or by intense physical activity.
(2) Magnesium is involved in energy production, nerve function, muscle relaxation and bone and tooth formation. In conjunction with calcium and potassium, magnesium regulates heart rhythm. It also has a role in the production and use of insulin in the body. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, USA, have come to the conclusion that those people who have lowest magnesium levels in the body had a 94 % greater chance of developing type-two diabetes ( non-insulin-dependent ).
(3) Recent research indicates that magnesium helps to prevent and treat heart disease. Studies show that the risk of dying of a heart attack is lower in areas with ‘hard’ water, which contains high levels of magnesium. Some researchers speculate that, if everyone drank hard water, the number of deaths from heart attacks might decline by 19 %. Magnesium appears to lower blood pressure, and has also been found to aid recovery after a heart attack by inhibiting blood clots, widening the arteries and normalizing the dangerous arrhythmias.
(4) Magnesium also helps in expanding the airways, which is helpful in treating asthma and bronchitis.
(5) The recommended ratio of calcium and magnesium in the body is 2 : 1. A lack of magnesium can make a work-out harder. Magnesium also eases symptoms of fibromyalgia ( muscle and joint pain ). It also reduces spasms and cramps, and lowers high B.P. too. In women it improves the symptoms of PMS ( Pre-menstrual syndrome ).
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HUMAN BODY IF SILICA ( SiO2 ) IS REMOVED FROM WATER ?
[ R.O. PURIFIERS FULLY REMOVE SILICA FROM WATER ]
[ Silica-free Water Will Gradually Make You Old-Looking, Wrinkled, and Ugly ]
Silica ( SiO2 ) is another natural trace mineral ( ~ 10 to 35 mg / liter ) in the drinking water that strengthens the body's connective tissues – the muscles, tendons, hair, ligaments, nails, cartilage, and bone -- and is also vital for healthy skin. The synthesis of cartilage in human body takes place under the full involvement of silica. That is why silica deficiency can result in reduced skin elasticity, and also hampers the body's ability to heal wounds. Solid food sources of silica include green onion, green beans, strawberries, cucumber, mango, asparagus, beet root, etc. But a large proportion of this ingested silica from these sources is not fully bio-available. Through further research it has also became apparent that healthy people always have higher levels of silica in their blood vessels and other tissues than those suffering from degenerative diseases. When people are young, silica levels in their body are high and their bones and joints are also flexible ; their skin is also pliant, flexible and glowing. But with the growing age of the people, silica levels go on declining, and without adequate tissue levels of silica, the human body manifests many of the symptoms of aging such as joint disease, weakened digestion, and wrinkled skin, etc. The best of all the sources of readily absorbable form of silica is only pure natural drinking water wherein it is present in invisible, soluble colloidal form. The colloidal silica ( present in water as Silicic acid, H2SiO3 ) is much more bio-available to the body because it is absorbed rapidly after a short transit time in blood. The great binding ability of colloidal silica certainly makes it a most useful in the treatment of a whole range of conditions, but perhaps silica’s most exciting and innovative use is its ability to improve the strength and elasticity of the skin, hair, and nails by its direct action on the connective tissue. The colloidal silica in water has the ability to undergo a process of binding with unwanted elements such as viruses, bacteria and inflammatory pathogens, thus rendering them immobile and harmless ! This natural power of silica makes it suitable for wound-healing, as well as preventing to some extent the occurrence of acne vulgaris ( pimples ) and certain other inflammatory conditions. It has been found that the process of reverse osmosis removes 85 – 99 % of the silica content from the water. Up to 10 to 40 mg of silica are also lost from our body every day through excretion, skin shedding, hair cutting, nail clipping, etc. The R. O. technique either substantially reduces or completely eliminate this precious natural mineral—Silica from the water. The normal levels of Silica in direct natural sources of drinking water ( bore-well, well, or spring waters ) are around 10 to 35 milligrams per liter. But waters containing further higher levels ( > 50 mg/l Silica ) are dangerous to health because in that case there is a danger of the formation of Silica-containing kidney stones ( renal calculi ). But pure Silica stones are never formed because drinking waters containing 50 mg or more of silica per liter are very rarely encountered in nature. But, on the contrary, after passing through R.O. instrument, silica levels drop to the alarmingly value of 0 to less than 2 mg / liter, thus turning such a water sample unhealthy, or rather useless, not only for human consumption but for use by animals also. But the water-selling companies are unconcerned. When CHEMISTRY FOR HUMANITY AND DIVINITY [ CHD ] subjected Coca Cola’s Kinley water, and Pepsico’s Aquafina water for silica analysis, both the waters exhibited zero value for SiO2. The “Mount Kailash” and “Natural spring” waters also showed same results.
COCA-COLA ADMITS THAT IT SOLD TAP WATER OF PUBLIC SUPPLY SYSTEM, IN BOTTLES, IN UK, UNDER THE BRAND NAME “DASANI”
A news item on the titled matter was published online on March 4th, 2004, in ‘Common Dreams’ News Center [ Source : http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines04/0304-04.htm ]. It has been found that at least two out of every five bottles of water sold around the world are ‘DASANI’ type tap water only, rather than mineral water originating from some good natural source. The origin of UK's ‘DASANI’ came to light when a complaint was made to the British Food Standards Agency over Coke’s use of the word “PURE” in its DASANI marketing. The word “PURE” is meant that the water has to be processed to make it pure. This strategy also implies that tap water is ‘IMPURE’. Befor the disclosure of Coca Cola’s misdemeanor the DASANI water had a great hit and the company had created seven million pounds marketing value.
COKE AND PEPSI’S FOOLING DRIVE IN INDIA
After fooling the customer in UK, the Coca Cola company is now fleecing and harming consumers in India and elsewhere by selling its deadly harmful water under the brand name of “Kinely”. Adopting similar deceitful tactics, the Pepsi company has launched its dangerous water under the brand name of “Aquafina”. Both “Kinely” and “Aquafina” are virtually slow poisons for the consumers. Both the waters have been analyzed by CHEMISTRY FOR HUMANITY AND DIVINITY ( CHD ) in its laboratory ( KANPUR TEST HOUSE ), and its results are shocking. The chemical analysis of these waters has proved that these are almost de-mineralized or virtually distilled water samples which cannot support life systems of the human body. The TDS value of Kinely is only 12 ( twelve ), and that of Aquafina only 5 ( five ). The required TDS value is ~ 300 mg / Litre. Similarly the total hardness value for Kinely is 12 and for Aquafina, it is 0 ( zero ). The normal value should not be less than 170 mg / Liter. Likewise the calcium content in Kinely and Aquafina both is zero. The Magnesium content in Kinely is 3 mg / Liter and AQUAFINA is 0 ( Zero ). These value suggest that both these waters are poisonous for human health. Those people who are proudly drinking these waters as a ‘lifestyle choice’, are likely to suffer from heart-attacks, diabetes, hypertension, muscle-cramps, etc, in the coming years.Both Coke and Pepsi have declared that their bottled water conforms to I.S. 14543 ( of the Bureau Of Indian Standards ), but very unfortunately for the public, and very fortunately for the Coke and Pepsi companies the specification, I.S. 14543, is so highly defective and useless that even ordinary tap water can fully satisfy its norms and parameters. This specification does not guarantee even the basic minimum requirement of TDS, Total Hardness, Calcium and Magnesium levels, without which the water is bound to create havoc in the human life. If there is no hardness, no TDS, and no Calcium and Magnesium, that sample of water is unfit even for an aquarium. Fish kept in such a water will soon die for lack of these minerals. On account of all these facts and figures, the manufacturing of Kinely and Aquafina water deserve to be banned with immediate effect in all parts of the world. At the same time a specification of I.S. No. 14543 issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards ( B.I.S. ) must also be declared obsolete and outdated. Instead, all bottled waters manufactured in India or in any other country should invariably be of natural ‘Mineral Water Quality’. “The R. O. type packaged drinking water” system must be declared illegal by all the conscientious Governments of the world, and the World Health Organization ( WHO ) should also issue related directions from its own end. Every mineral water sold in the market must show a printed declaration on the label about the TDS, Total Hardness, Calcium and Magnesium contents. Preferably the values of these four parameters should be around 300, 170, 75 and 30 respectively. The R. O. system for the drinking water should be declared a criminal offence as it strips the water of its life-sustaining mineral content, and health of the consumer suffers irreparable damage despite money being spent by them. This is a case of blatant fraud with consumers. The Test Report ( test data ) on the chemical analysis of Kinley, Aquafina, Kent R.O., etc., waters are being given below ( wherein startling facts about waters are being been revealed ) :
Kinley water : TDS = 12 mg / L ; Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 12 mg / L ; Calcium ( as Ca ) = Nil ; Magnesium ( as Mg ) = 3 mg / L ; Total Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) = 7.5 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
Result …………. Highly dangerous to human health.
Aquafina water : TDS = 05 mg / L ; Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = Nil ; Calcium ( as Ca ) = Nil ; Magnesium ( as Mg ) = Nil ; Total Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) = 04 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
Result …………. Highly dangerous to human health.
Kent R. O. water : TDS = 18 mg / L ; Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 10 mg / litre ; Calcium ( as Ca ) = 1.5 mg / litre ; Magnesium ( as Mg ) = 1.5 mg / litre ; Total Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) = 15 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = 1.0 mg / litre.
Result …………. Highly dangerous to human health.
The chemical analysis data on Mount Kailash water ( Of M/s Peacock Mineral Waters Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad, India ; and “Natural Spring” water ( of M/s G. C. Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Solan, Himachal Pradesh , India ) are also given hereunder :
Mount Kailash water : Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 50 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
“Natural Spring” water : Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) = 160 mg / L ; Silica ( as SiO2 ) = Nil.
In the wake of Test Report of CHD, does I. S. certification ( ISI mark ) issued by Bureau of Indian Standards for various drinking water bottles is of any significance ? The consumers must themselves rise to the occasion.
CARELESSNESS SHOWN BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF INDIA
India is not the only country where ‘Water Fraud’ is being played openly and without a single question being raised either by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare or by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. In fact the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, New Delhi, itself has willingly fallen victim to this water fraud. In the month of March 2007, the Ministry had invited tenders for supplying ‘packaged drinking water’ in 20-Litre-capacity plastic bottles for the consumption by the Ministry’s staff during the summer period ( which is still on…). But while issuing this tender the ministry did not care to think that most of the packaged waters supplied by the water companies, which have of late acquired mushrooming growth, are fully de-mineralized R. O. waters ; and that such waters will eventually ruin the health of ministry’s personnel. Similarly, in the Ministry of Health there are top ranking bosses--Director, Deputy Director, Secretaries, scientists, etc., drawing high salaries---but none has ever tried to apply his / her brain on the hazards of R.O. waters which quite often they are drinking themselves, and are also proudly presenting the same to the honorable ministers while they are in office or when they are speaking at a public function. Similar unawareness is exhibited to and by the honorable judges of all ranks---the Supreme Court, High Court, and the lower courts. If the later category of people---the most valuable force of the country—continues to drink R. O. water, at home or in the office, the impact will be disastrous in the next 5 years or so, as the demineralization of their body system will greatly affect not only their own health but also the health of the judicial system of the country as well. And this fundamental fact invariably applies equally to all the countries of the world.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Water Wisdom
Health & Wellness
Water Wisdom
By Valerie Greene
Would You Drink Water That Could Help You Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, Slow Aging, And Prevent Illness & Disease Like Cancer, Diabetes & Strokes?
We’ve all heard how important water is for our health, especially since 75% of our body is water. But, did you ever consider that the kind of water you drink could be contributing to a host of diseases and health issues? Dr. Mehmet Oz (from the Oprah Show) recently advised the public to safeguard against pollutants lurking in tap water such as fecal matter and other bacteria. Findings also support the undeniable fact that most bottled water is nothing more than tap water and acidic.
DID YOU KNOW …
• Only 2% of the world’s water is drinkable
• An Associated Press investigation found a vast array of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies
• 900 deaths and 900,000 reported illnesses are attributed to tainted water annually
• Researchers believe that some plastic bottles are leaching harmful chemicals into the water
• 33% of bottled water tested contained such high levels of chemicals, bacteria and arsenic that they violated industry standards
While this is disturbing, it warrants our attention and exploration of our options. One option is installing a reverse osmosis (RO) system to purify your drinking water or drinking distilled water. A clean choice, but "Dead" since all the minerals have been removed. Purified (RO) or distilled waters are also unable to penetrate the cellular membrane to hydrate and clean out the cells. Cellular hydration is achieved by a "micro-clustering" process.
Dr. "B" www.WaterCure.com explains: "We’re not sick, we’re thirsty." Most people are not aware that they are dehydrated most of the time. When the body needs water, people drink soft drinks or other beverages instead. The worst thing is, drinking beverages that contain a lot of sugars; people will get even more dehydrated because of the sugar. Most of us are not drinking enough water to flush out the toxins. The only proper way to flush out toxins in the body is by drinking water and not with caffeine or other sugary beverages. When toxins are not flushed out, the body cannot function properly which can lead to the development of sicknesses. – Sacramento Health Examiner
"Water is so simple and so basic that it is easy to overlook…yet it is often the simplest factor that can make the biggest difference."
Dr. Dave Carpenter, Author "Change Your Water Change Your Life"
So, what water should we drink?
Recently, I was introduced to a 35 year old Japanese company named Enagic that manufactures a medical device in Japan that restructures tap water into alkaline, micro-clustered water. My mother gave me a glass of this water known as Kangen water and I couldn’t get enough. It was unlike any water I ever had before. My body craved it. After drinking this water for a couple of weeks I slept soundly for the first time in years since my stroke, my stamina and energy level increased dramatically and my weakened leg and arm muscles grew stronger. Even my speech improved. I began my research and discovered many of the world’s leading health experts - even medical doctors and surgeons - were using and endorsing this technology.
First, let me warn you. There are many look-alikes and knock-offs flooding the internet. They have spent millions to discredit this device saying every imaginable thing to divert and confuse consumers. At first I thought it was just a matter of "you get what you pay for" but it is much more serious. Once I understood the machine that produces Kangen water the difference was astounding! Most other water electrolysis equipment (ionizers) merely produces ionized alkaline water and some are very deceiving. Don’t misunderstand. We should all be drinking alkaline water. However, not all alkaline water is created equal, and Kangen water provides far more.
KANGEN WATER PROPERTIES
• Kangen water is a powerful antioxidant, perhaps more powerful than any single food or vitamin supplement
• Kangen water contains active hydrogen which supplies huge amounts of extra electrons to our body (energy & oxygen)
• Kangen water has tiny micro-clusters so small they can penetrate the cells’ membrane (these micro-clusters are 2,000 times smaller than our cells)
• Kangen water is high in alkaline, measuring in pH @ 9.5 -11.5
Kangen water’s unique characteristics are recognized in medical fields for their effectiveness in assisting the body to rebuild itself from dehydration and the many types of illnesses and diseases that are linked to it.
Some of the areas that people have noticed improvements include arthritis, chronic fatigue, leg cramps, PMS, migraines, diabetes. Also heartburn, poor circulation, gout, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hot flashes, hypertension, asthma, skin rashes, dermatitis, psoriasis, weight issues, diarrhea, indigestion, heart disease, allergies, acid reflux, constipation, stomach ulcers, hepatitis, cancer, and many more areas have had considerable results.
Once again we are shown how the basic essentials of life – oxygen & water, can support our body’s ability to repair itself. The Kangen Water Technology has been approved for its medical benefits by the Japanese Ministry of Health & Welfare. (The Japanese equivalent of the FDA ).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
Valerie Greene. A world wide symbol of hope, and advocate for stroke awareness, Valerie has become a beacon of light to millions. Founder & CEO of the World Stroke Resource; her mission is to guide others to wellness & recovery while raising public awareness of the world’s leading cause of death and adult disability. A two-time published author and motivational speaker, she has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC & FOX.
Water Wisdom
By Valerie Greene
Would You Drink Water That Could Help You Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, Slow Aging, And Prevent Illness & Disease Like Cancer, Diabetes & Strokes?
We’ve all heard how important water is for our health, especially since 75% of our body is water. But, did you ever consider that the kind of water you drink could be contributing to a host of diseases and health issues? Dr. Mehmet Oz (from the Oprah Show) recently advised the public to safeguard against pollutants lurking in tap water such as fecal matter and other bacteria. Findings also support the undeniable fact that most bottled water is nothing more than tap water and acidic.
DID YOU KNOW …
• Only 2% of the world’s water is drinkable
• An Associated Press investigation found a vast array of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies
• 900 deaths and 900,000 reported illnesses are attributed to tainted water annually
• Researchers believe that some plastic bottles are leaching harmful chemicals into the water
• 33% of bottled water tested contained such high levels of chemicals, bacteria and arsenic that they violated industry standards
While this is disturbing, it warrants our attention and exploration of our options. One option is installing a reverse osmosis (RO) system to purify your drinking water or drinking distilled water. A clean choice, but "Dead" since all the minerals have been removed. Purified (RO) or distilled waters are also unable to penetrate the cellular membrane to hydrate and clean out the cells. Cellular hydration is achieved by a "micro-clustering" process.
Dr. "B" www.WaterCure.com explains: "We’re not sick, we’re thirsty." Most people are not aware that they are dehydrated most of the time. When the body needs water, people drink soft drinks or other beverages instead. The worst thing is, drinking beverages that contain a lot of sugars; people will get even more dehydrated because of the sugar. Most of us are not drinking enough water to flush out the toxins. The only proper way to flush out toxins in the body is by drinking water and not with caffeine or other sugary beverages. When toxins are not flushed out, the body cannot function properly which can lead to the development of sicknesses. – Sacramento Health Examiner
"Water is so simple and so basic that it is easy to overlook…yet it is often the simplest factor that can make the biggest difference."
Dr. Dave Carpenter, Author "Change Your Water Change Your Life"
So, what water should we drink?
Recently, I was introduced to a 35 year old Japanese company named Enagic that manufactures a medical device in Japan that restructures tap water into alkaline, micro-clustered water. My mother gave me a glass of this water known as Kangen water and I couldn’t get enough. It was unlike any water I ever had before. My body craved it. After drinking this water for a couple of weeks I slept soundly for the first time in years since my stroke, my stamina and energy level increased dramatically and my weakened leg and arm muscles grew stronger. Even my speech improved. I began my research and discovered many of the world’s leading health experts - even medical doctors and surgeons - were using and endorsing this technology.
First, let me warn you. There are many look-alikes and knock-offs flooding the internet. They have spent millions to discredit this device saying every imaginable thing to divert and confuse consumers. At first I thought it was just a matter of "you get what you pay for" but it is much more serious. Once I understood the machine that produces Kangen water the difference was astounding! Most other water electrolysis equipment (ionizers) merely produces ionized alkaline water and some are very deceiving. Don’t misunderstand. We should all be drinking alkaline water. However, not all alkaline water is created equal, and Kangen water provides far more.
KANGEN WATER PROPERTIES
• Kangen water is a powerful antioxidant, perhaps more powerful than any single food or vitamin supplement
• Kangen water contains active hydrogen which supplies huge amounts of extra electrons to our body (energy & oxygen)
• Kangen water has tiny micro-clusters so small they can penetrate the cells’ membrane (these micro-clusters are 2,000 times smaller than our cells)
• Kangen water is high in alkaline, measuring in pH @ 9.5 -11.5
Kangen water’s unique characteristics are recognized in medical fields for their effectiveness in assisting the body to rebuild itself from dehydration and the many types of illnesses and diseases that are linked to it.
Some of the areas that people have noticed improvements include arthritis, chronic fatigue, leg cramps, PMS, migraines, diabetes. Also heartburn, poor circulation, gout, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hot flashes, hypertension, asthma, skin rashes, dermatitis, psoriasis, weight issues, diarrhea, indigestion, heart disease, allergies, acid reflux, constipation, stomach ulcers, hepatitis, cancer, and many more areas have had considerable results.
Once again we are shown how the basic essentials of life – oxygen & water, can support our body’s ability to repair itself. The Kangen Water Technology has been approved for its medical benefits by the Japanese Ministry of Health & Welfare. (The Japanese equivalent of the FDA ).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
Valerie Greene. A world wide symbol of hope, and advocate for stroke awareness, Valerie has become a beacon of light to millions. Founder & CEO of the World Stroke Resource; her mission is to guide others to wellness & recovery while raising public awareness of the world’s leading cause of death and adult disability. A two-time published author and motivational speaker, she has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC & FOX.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
One of the MANY reasons!!!
One lady shared her story, while doing so, she listed one of the reasons that I LOVE Kangen Water(TM).
Just wanted to let you know that yesterday I cleaned my whole carpet
with the 11.5 - put it in a carpet cleaner machine and I was VERY
impressed with how well it cleaned!! In fact, there was a stain that our
dog left 3 years ago (on her last night with us - she lost everything in
her because of cancer that night) that the professional carpet cleaner
didn't get out, it is about 97% gone!! It has worked for a spot remover
many times, but this was the whole carpet!!! Loved it!!
Just wanted to let you know that yesterday I cleaned my whole carpet
with the 11.5 - put it in a carpet cleaner machine and I was VERY
impressed with how well it cleaned!! In fact, there was a stain that our
dog left 3 years ago (on her last night with us - she lost everything in
her because of cancer that night) that the professional carpet cleaner
didn't get out, it is about 97% gone!! It has worked for a spot remover
many times, but this was the whole carpet!!! Loved it!!
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