More Info On Alkalinity

Why Buy an Alkaline Water Ionizer?

Ionized Water is a Powerful Antioxidant. Imagine having the ability to take normal tap water and turn it into an antioxidant with a NEGATIVE ORP (or charge), which retards the aging process. Put simply, a high or rising ORP causes oxidation and therefore aging. The negative ORP of Ionized Water literally retards the aging process by counteracting this rising ORP. Ionized Water essentially renews us at a cellular level. This is as close as we can ever hope to get to a Fountain of Youth, as incredible as that may sound.

For instance, real fresh squeezed orange juice has a negative ORP of -250. Although we can only drink a few glasses of fresh orange juice in a day, we can drink as much Ionized Water as we wish to a day. Many people drink as much two gallons of Ionized Water per day.

Ionized Water's other Antioxidant property which also provides the body with lots of oxygen. The other Antioxidant quality of Ionized Water is hydroxyl ions. These are oxygen molecules with an extra electron attached to them as are all antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E. Hydroxyl ions scavenge for free radicals, which are unstable oxygen molecules that cause damage to us. Once the hydroxyl antioxidant and free radical have canceled each other, the result is that the body is provided with lots of oxygen and therefore lots of energy. Oxygen is one of the most exhausted nutrients in our body because of our diet and the Earth's oxygen-depleted environment today. Oxygen destroys cancer cells as well as bacteria and viruses invading the body. It carries away acid waste from body tissue. It is vital to human health, perhaps our most important nutrient. A glass of strong Ionized Water first thing in the morning naturally helps you to wake up.

To get the full power of Negatively Charged, Antioxidant, Oxygen-Rich Ionized Water, it must be consumed fresh and strong, right out of the tap. Slow the water flow down on the Water Ionizer and the glass you fill will have thousands of tiny bubbles in it. Those are hydroxyl ions, which is the antioxidant and the reason for the Negative ORP. The ORP is the most fragile aspect of Ionized Water lasting only a maximum of 18-24 hours. You can also run water through the unit that is slightly tepid and not too cold to get full ionization potential.

Ionized Water is very Alkaline and helps balance the body's pH, which tends to be acidic because of our diet comprised of cooked foods, pasteurized or otherwise processed foods. Soft drinks are the most acid substance a person can put in their body. This acidic condition creates an ideal environment in our body for disease to thrive. For example, accumulated acid waste in the joints encourages inflammation and arthritis. Because it is very Alkaline, Ionized Water dissolves accumulated acid waste and returns the body to a balance. Keeping ourselves Alkaline is the first line of defense in fighting any disease.

Ionized Water is up to six times more hydrating that conventional water. Water is one of the most important element in the body, which is over 80% water. Ionized Water is fundamentally different from conventional water. This is because the size and shape of the water molecule cluster has reduced in size and changed in shape to hexagonal, which allows the water cluster to pass through our tissue more easily. One of the primary causes of disease is chronic cellular dehydration, a condition which leaves the body's cells in a perpetual state of weakness and defense. One of the major causes of chronic disease is not providing the body with sufficient water. We simply do not drink enough water (at least half our weight in ounces) to keep ourselves properly hydrated and therefore healthy.

Ionized Water is extremely detoxifying. This is also because of the reduced size and shape of the water molecule clusters. Once reduced, these water clusters pass through the body's tissue much easier and push out toxins and acid waste quite effectively. Water Ionizers have several levels of strength so people who are toxic can begin by drinking mild Ionized Water, slowly drinking it stronger as they acclimate to it.

Minerals that are ionized are more bio-aviailable, meaning that the body can absorb them much more efficiently and make use of them where they are needed throughout the body. Water soluble trace minerals of any knind can be added to your water source through the filter on some Water Ionizers. Minerals are some of the most important nutrients the body needs, yet mineral deficiency is common. Ionized Water is an efficient and effective way for the body to get minerals.

Ionized Water improves the taste of food. Ionized Water hydrates food better, helps bring out its flavor, lowers acid levels of any food including coffee, tea & juice. It ionizes the minerals in the food which helps make them bio-available.

Having Ionized Acid Water on hand is worth the price of a Water Ionizer

Ionized Acid Water is great for the skin. Applying Ionized Acid Water regularly works like an astringent to tighten the skin and remove wrinkles, however, there is NO chemical residue. It soothes and helps keep the skin clear of acne and other blemishes.

At its strongest level, Ionized Acid Water kills most bacteria on contact. It improves hair and skin conditions of any kind, including fungus, cuts, scraps, even serious wounds. It takes the itch out of mosquito bites, the sting out of other insect bites.

Ionized Acid Water has been used successfully in treating diabetic ulcers. This is a condition that develops in diabetics where a fester opens in the skin, usually in the legs or feet, which can result in amputation if not promptly treated. These ulcers can become very serious. However, soaking the ulcer in Ionized Acid Water has tremendous healing effects.

Ionized Acid Water promotes substantially healthier plant growth.

Weight Loss

In order to lose weight effectively you have to be mindful of how much acid you consume. The body creates fat in order to trap and neutralize acid. So, if your diet consists of lots of meats, grains, tea, coffee, soft drinks and even acidic water, your body needs fat in order to stay alive! You won’t lose weight like you want no matter how much you work out!

If you’re like most people trying to lose weight, you’ve reduced your portion size or reduced calories – but if the food is acidic this only partially decreases acid intake, and your body still needs the fat. Some people work out at a gym three times a week only to find out they’re not losing weight like they want. Exercise increases the production of acids, such as lactic acid. And if you’re drinking acidic water or sports beverages while you work out, you are consuming lots of acid, so your body still needs the fat.

According to Dr. Young author of The pH Miracle for Weight Loss, the only way to lose weight effectively is to consume alkaline foods and beverages, such as vegetables and many fruits, lentils, potatoes, peas, cashews, etc, to balance out your body’s acid. You should eat 80% alkaline foods to 20% acidic foods.

The most important thing you consume is water because your body is 80% water and the water you consume is directly responsible for the quality of the tissue your body creates.

Almost all your bottled waters, filtered waters, and your tap water are acidic and harmful. Natural water, like the water from a spring or glacial stream is alkaline. The only way to make your water natural and alkaline again is through the use of a water ionizer.

When you drink alkaline, ionized water the acidity built up in your cells is neutralized, and your body no longer needs the fat cells for storage. Also, the antioxidants in the ionized water clean out the toxins in your body so that it runs more efficiently.

The best combination for weight loss is an alkaline diet featuring lots of ionized water, moderate exercise and stress management.

A healthy, non acidic body will return to its ideal weight naturally. You don’t have to suffer with too much exercise, or try to trick the weight away with a fad diet like Atkins. All you have to do is be mindful of your acid intake, balance it will alkaline foods and water, and your body will gladly shed all that extra storage it has created.

The body creates fat cells to trap and neutralize acids in the system.

* The modern diet of meats, grains, and beverages such as coffee, tea, soft drinks and alcohol is extremely acidic.

* Some acids are voided through urination, defecation, and perspiration, but many acids remain in the system.

* Excess acids in the body break down healthy tissue, so the body protects itself by creating a natural buffer of fat.

* Fat cells bind to acids. Some fat cells are voided from the system, but many fat cells are stored in the body, resulting in weight gain.

Traditional weight loss methods are doomed to fail.

* Reducing portion size of meals only minimally decreases acid intake.

* Reducing calories will not decrease the acidity of the body-and may increase it if large amounts of acidic beverages are included.

* Reducing fats in the diet will not reduce the acidity of the body or result in weight loss.

* Increasing the intake of meat will increase the acidity in the body.

* Exercise increases the production of acids, such as lactic acid. Many acids are released through perspiration, but some are retained by the system, causing pain in muscles.

Drinking alkaline water releases fats and creates weight loss.

* Alkaline water can reduce the body's acidity and stop fat storage.

* Micro-clusters of ionized water help flush acid and toxins from the system.

* Once fat cells are no longer needed, the body will eliminate them-the fat melts away.

A healthy body causes weight loss, not the other way around.

* A healthy, non-acidic body will return to its natural, ideal weight.

* Freed of toxins, the body's cells, tissues, and organs achieve a healthier state.

* A detoxified, non-acidic body has more energy and vitality.

"Your body can-and will-let go of the excess fat," writes Dr. Young. "If your food and drink are alkaline (meaning, in basic chemistry, the opposite of acid), all that acid-binding fat will just melt right off. There will be no need for the body to hold on to it anymore."

Fascinating Facts

1. We are 90% water at birth, slowly reducing to 10% in old age.

2. Reduction in body hydration or body water has been linked with increasing acidification of the body.

3. Enzyme absorption is directly related to correct body pH levels. Acidic body = low enzyme absorption.

4. Absorption of minerals from supplement and food absorption may be directly related to pH balance of the body. Iodine, as an example, may not be absorbed except by a perfectly pH balanced body.

5. All major organs work in service of the blood. If blood pH lowers (i.e. becomes more acidic) all other body functions are used to support correction to pH7.35

6. If our blood pH drops from 7.35 to lower than 7, we may lapse into a coma and die.

7. Breath is a major alkalizer. Deep breathing converts waste carbonic acid into CO2 (exhaled) and harmless salts.

8. Virtually all food contains acids. Far fewer foods contain alkalis. The recommended 80/20 ratio of alkaline to acid foods has been reversed by the SAD (Standard Australian Diet) to more like 90% acidic food and 10% alkaline.

9. People who claim they don’t eat enough to get fat, but pile on the kilos anyway, may be right.

If they have a stressful life, and eat acidic foods, the body may be using consumed fat to stash acidic wastes on hips, thighs and belly. It does this to protect overloaded kidneys.

10. US Studies show that the older we get the more acidic we get.

11. Inflammation can be caused by acid, but acids can be caused by inflammation. Acids are a by-product of any stressful event in the body.

12. Chronic fatigue may be seen as stress causing acidity causing inflammation causing stress causing acidity causing…

13. Acidity is considered by many scientists to be the precursor to every illness ending with ‘itis’.

14. Over eating does not assist energy. In fact excess food intake ends up as acidic waste that may actually poison you.

15. The more acidic we become the more water we may need to drink because we becomes less able to absorb water in a dehydrated acidic body.

16. 8 glasses of water a day is not a proven formula for health. 8 glasses equal 2 litres of water but we lose a net average of 2.6 litres of water a day.

17. The state of your acid/alkaline balance is now considered to be a major determinant in your ability to hydrate sufficiently.

18. The pH of your between-cell (interstitial) fluid may determine the ability for the mitochondria inside your cell to transfer electrical energy out of the cell.

19. Our interstitial fluid is very similar to the mineral content of the sea. It is alkaline, saline and mineralised. TIt follows, therefore, that if we drink pure water we will dilute the mineral and pH balance of our interstitial fluid.

20. Pure mineral free water is not a part of human history. We have evolved to expect mineralised water. Distilled and Reverse Osmosis water, therefore, are unhealthy and unnatural.

21. Your stomach is not a permanent bag of acid. It only receives acid when food is detected and analysed by nerves in the mouth. After receiving this ‘analysis report’ the nervous system requests the blood system to release both hydrochloric acid from its store, plus bicarbonate of soda to protect the stomach wall. As we age, we lose our ability to supply enough acid to our stomachs because as we acidify, our blood becomes a less efficient transport system of acids and alkalis. It thickens up. A.K.A ‘High Blood Pressure’.

22. An alkaline substance is not necessarily a liquid with more alkaline minerals than acid minerals in it. ‘Alkaline’ refers to the ability of a liquid to produce more hydroxyl ions (negatively charged hydrogen atoms) than positively charged hydrogen ions. It is possible, using electrolysis, to produce water that has high Hydroxyl ions without high alkaline mineral content. It is not the alkaline minerals that work on the body to create the perfect pH working environment; it is the Hydrogen ions.

23. One good fright crossing the road may create enough stress to turn an alkaline balanced body into immediate acidic state.

24. Watching the news at seven is acidifying.

25. Getting caught in a traffic jam is acidifying.

26. Running a sprint or a vigorous workout is acidifying.

27. Gentle exercise is alkalizing.

28. Meditation is alkalizing.

29. The Shaolin monks of China are known to be highly alkaline.

30. Acidic blood is capable of holding far less oxygen than alkaline blood.

31. After a rich protein or carbohydrate (sugary) meal, our urine pH becomes alkaline. Protein and sugar nourishment then creates acidity in the body not only by the production of sulphuric, phosphoric, nitric, uric, lactic and acetylaldehyde acids, respectively, but also through the formation and excretion of alkalis in the urine. This is a double loss of alkalis.

32. When our bodies are acidic, none of our systems may work properly. We may be on permanent ‘tilt’.

33. Sweat is basically acidic waste, excreted via the skin. It has a double purpose of maintaining skin’s resistance to bacteria. When we wash sweat off the skin with alkaline soap, we expose our skin to bacteria without defences. Acid water is an excellent bacterial protection for our skin.

34. The plague of osteoporosis affecting Western women and to a lesser extent, men, may be a direct result of an acidic lifestyle.

35. Alkaline food and water are both natural antioxidants because natural antioxidants are Hydroxyl ions, which are a major component of water.

36. Guilt is acidifying. Any trauma we choose to hold in our body is stored as acidic waste.

37. Acidic people may be on an ‘acid trip’. They may crave the 'high' an acid snack gives them but disconnect from the acid 'low' that comes soon after.

38. Weight loss comes more naturally to alkaline balanced people because they have less inflammation and no need to store acid excess in fats.

39. Meat products are extreme acid forming foods.

40. It is common that you also lose your sweet tooth as you become more alkaline

41. Love alkalizes.

42. Chemically grown or processed food is often more acidic.

43. Because there is no payoff for the medical industry, acid/alkaline balance is not discussed in mainstream medicine. This has nothing to do with its efficacy and everything to do with its ease of implementation and low cost.

44. Balance is the key; when we are out of balance we apply more pressure or input to the opposite. That’s why alkalizing is necessary. Most of us are already seriously unbalanced towards acidity.

45. Think of your extra weight as a parking lot to park excess metabolic or dietary acid that is not being eliminated through urination, perspiration, respiration or defecation. Fat is saving people from the excess acidity. It is not fat that makes you overweight it is acid from an acidic lifestyle and diet.

46. Fat is one of the body's best alkaline buffers, because of its ability to take on extra acids or hydrogen ions on its carbon chain.

47. Insulin spikes when we are acidic.

48. One of the most dangerous acids in the body is sugar, in any form. That includes sucrose, fructose, glucose, maltose, dextrose.

49. Insulin is an alkaline buffer. And it spikes in order to neutralize an excess spike in acidity from acidic food, drink or metabolism. So if insulin is spiking, then acid is spiking, and the body is in a defensive mechanism to bring back the delicate pH balance of the fluids of the body at 7.35.

50. All high-glycemic foods are acidic. Lemons and limes are not high-glycemic because of their low sugar content and high alkaline sodium and potassium salts. Apples and oranges are high-glycemic and will spike insulin because they are full of the acid called sugar.

51. You can lose weight on a high calorie, high alkaline diet. Losing weight is not about calories; it is about maintaining the alkaline design of the body.

52. Overly-acidic obese people definitely feel lethargic because they are intoxicated with their own waste products that have not been properly eliminated.

53. When anyone morbidly obese is eating and drinking an electron-rich, alkaline diet, that person will feel more energy. And when you have more energy you can eliminate your metabolic and dietary waste better. When you improve the elimination of acidic waste you start feeling better and feeling stronger.

54. Alkaline foods are full of electrons or electrical energy. This is the energy the body runs on. Electrons NOT calories. Alkaline foods and drinks wouldn't be alkaline if they didn't have electrons. That’s what makes them alkaline.

55. Remember the Ever Ready Battery Bunny who keeps on running and running and running? The reason the Bunny keeps on running is because he is an alkaline bunny saturated with electrons. When batteries die or have no life, they become acidic and saturated with protons.

56. "All sickness and disease is a result of an inverted way of living, eating, and thinking." Dr Robert O. Young.

57. The standard American diet is 100% acid.

58. Testing the body fluid pH is the most important daily measurement anyone can do to maintain health and fitness and to assist in prevention of all sickness and disease.

59. When you are alkalized you are also energized. And when you are energized you feel better and think better. You have sustainable energy when you are alkalized. When you eat and drink alkaline foods you are making energy deposits to your body, like a bank account.

60. Very few waters in the world are healthy. In fact, the majority of them are unhealthy or acidic.

61. When you ionize water you not only increase the pH, but you also increase the electrical potential of the water. When you drink ionized water you are drinking water that has more surface area that can carry more electrical energy to the body. Ionized, smaller diameter water can hydrate, alkalize and energize every cell in the human body. And when your cells are hydrated, alkalized and energized you feel stronger, healthier and more vibrant.

62. When someone becomes dehydrated, besides the feeling that they're constantly thirsty, the skin becomes dry and the bowels become constipated. The skin is not supple--it becomes dry. And a lot of the skin challenges that we see is because of that. The dryness and the coarseness of the skin is affected. Not only is the outside of the body affected but the inside is also affected from the lack of alkaline water.

63. All of the cells of the body that make all tissues and organs need water for staying healthy. Water, next to salt is one of the most important buffers of dietary and metabolic acid. When you do not have sufficient water, you cannot buffer the acids from diet and/or metabolism. Also, you cannot remove the dietary and/or metabolic acids through the four channels of elimination.

64. "I have tested several hundred municipal waters and I have yet to test one that is good or healthful to drink. They are all electron-hungry and will acidify the blood and tissues." Dr Robert O. Young.

65. Drinking electron-rich alkaline water aids in the reduction of acid, including hydrochloric acid, and aids in the preparation of the food in the stomach and then in the small intestine for transformation into stem cells and then red blood cells.

66. If you’re eating an alkaline diet and you’re overwhelmed with negative emotions, thank God you’re eating an alkaline diet! Your acidic emotions are definitely NOT life supporting.

67. "In our attempts to find a drug to treat everything, we (more often than not) create more problems than we eliminate...one step forward and three steps backward. We know that ADHD responds to an alkaline regime....and hyperactivity is an Amygdala function ..so it follows that an alkaline lifestyle would produce less "stress" (really just the fight or flight mechanism by another name) as well." Dr Robert O. Young

How Ionizers Work

First developed in Japan in the 1950s, water ionizers use an electrical charge to split water into alkaline water (with a pH above 7.0) and acidic water (with a pH below 7.0). The higher the pH of the drinking water, the more effective it is at combating the damaging effects of acids in the body.

Hydration

Hydrated cells are healthy cells. A well-hydrated cell absorbs oxygen and nutrients and disposes of toxins and waste efficiently. Dehydrated cells are inefficient cells. Unfortunately, thirst is not an accurate guide to the body's hydration levels. By the time you feel thirsty, you already are dehydrated.

What is Acidic Water?

Most tap water in the United States is acidic. Most commercially sold bottled water is also acidic. The pH of drinking water varies from area to area, depending on the mineral concentrations, and other additives used in the processing of the water system (chlorine, fluoride, etc).

Anti-Aging

Getting older and aging are not the same thing.

* Getting older relates to the passage of time.

* Aging relates to the breakdown of tissues in the body.

* The outward signs of aging include wrinkles, sagging, and gray hair.

* Getting older by itself does not cause aging.

Aging is the result of damage to bodily tissues by organic acids and by active oxygen (free radicals).

* Organic acids in the body break down tissues, causing aging and age-related diseases.

* Common waste products in the body include acetic acid, carbonic acid, fatty acids, lactic acid, and uric acid.

* Active oxygen (free radicals) causes oxidative damage to molecules within cells of the body.

* Free radicals are associated with a numerous diseases, including cancer, arthritis, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes.

Drinking ionized alkaline water can help neutralize acids and scavenge free radicals in the body.

* Drinking ionized alkaline water causes the stomach to produce bicarbonates, which are absorbed into the blood stream and can neutralize acids.

* A proven scavenger for active oxygen is active hydrogen. 1

* Active hydrogen is produced in water using electrolysis, the process used to ionize drinking water.

Ionizers VS Reverse Osmosis

What advantages does ionized water have over reverse osmosis or distillation?

Unlike Reverse Osmosis (RO) and distillation, which remove all minerals leaving the water dead ionized water concentrates health-giving alkaline minerals like magnesium and calcium, after removing all harmful contaminants. Water from RO and distillation is very acid (pH 4.5-5.7) and so contributes to the over-acidity of our bodies. Alkaline water helps counteract acid / alkaline imbalance. Because RO and Distilled waters are mineral deficient and strongly acid, there are warnings from a number of physicians not to drink them on a sustained basis.

Reverse osmosis, also, by removing alkaline mineral constituents of water, produces acidic water. Acidic water can be dangerous to the body system, causing calcium and other essential minerals to be stripped from bones and teeth in order to neutralize its acidity. Trace elements of minerals were intended to be in water; their removal leaves tasteless, unhealthy drinking water.