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My Time with Diane Sawyer Talking About Electrolyzed Water

2010-04-27T14:53:00.000-07:00

By LouAnn Savage

On last night's ABC News with Diane Sawyer, she reported on the effects of soda on our society then invited her audience to email her with thoughts and suggestions about this terrible societal problem that continues to get bigger and more serious with each passing day.

Ms. Sawyer promised to read each email herself. You can imagine how my journalistic hot button got pushed. This was an opportunity not to be missed where I could spout off about the factual implications of micro-clustering and alkalinity having a positive effect on all our kids.

The story reported that the belly fat that our young people are carrying around is a side effect of the abuse brought about with the over indulgence of Coca Cola, Sprite, Dr. Pepper or any other carbonated, corn syrup laden can, bottle or paper cup of that bubbly poison.

Soda is 2.5 pH acidity on the pH scale of zero to fourteen points. The change from one level to another is an exponential change. While people are essentially an alkaline species, belly fat is put on around our middle as a reaction of the body attempting to protect the vital organs from the negative implications of soda's acid. Working with a naturopathic physician, we focus on two products that counter acid in the body. The best method for reducing and flushing toxins, like soda, out of the body is electrolyzed micro-clustered water that gets drawn fresh from a machine that restructures water. This is protocol common to Asia and is beginning to be taken seriously in the U.S.

In conjunction with the flushing-out of acidic toxins is the importance of reducing or stopping the addiction to soda while altering ones diet to a create a more alkaline internal condition. What does this mean? It means to cut back on all animal protein and eat more fruits and vegetables especially alkaline plant foods within a balance diet. A recently discovered protocol that works in addition to the electrolyzed water is a dietary supplement that falls under the nanotechnology protocol and it is new to the marketplace. Suspended in distilled salt water are reactive molecules that have the capability to correct defective cell function. These two elements and a healthy alkaline diet targets the acidity problem and you bring about results for a more balanced internal terrain free of acids. The body is then helped toward homeostasis that results in the reduction of fat and points it toward better health.

Following this plan helps minimize the craving for soda and thus the need for the body to add fat in order to defend and protect the organs. In a side note, for one 8 ounce glass of soda, it takes thirty-two 8 ounce glasses of electrolyzed micro-clustered water just to neutralize it in the body--an illustration of how much it takes to flush soda out of the body and just how detrimental it is to the biological system.

Tragically, if we don't take this up as a cause and change this soda compulsion and addiction, we are going to be the first generation to see parents living longer than their children. As I watch teenagers coming out of their high school near my house, I'm a gasp at the belly fat on teenagers who should be slim, trim and taut and I feel sad. The beverage industry needs to be taken to task like the tobacco industry was in the 1990s if we are going to stop our children from being killed off from the effects of soda...the disease in a can.

LouAnn Savage is President of Health Fit for Life who publishes and edits The Weekly Healthline, an online newsletter. LouAnn is lecturer, researcher and marketer for health and fitness programs and product that advance the world toward true health. Follow her at http://www.HealthFitforLife.com on www.twitter.com/kangenwater, www.twitter.com/louannsavage and Facebook.

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2010-04-05T17:11:00.001-07:00

All-natural Kangen water is more than just drinking water!

2010-02-24T19:10:00.000-08:00

All-natural Kangen water is more than just drinking water!

Enagic, the 32-year-old Japanese company behind the Kangen Water System, has created an incredible water filtration device that produces water that can be used in multiple ways. That's because the Kangen Water system allows you to control the pH level of the water it creates. Just read on to learn more about what all you can do with this flexible water system.

	Strong Kangen water: This type of water has a pH of 11.0 plus. It's ideally used for cleaning food, dishes, cutting boards, and even getting out tough stains and grime in and around your kitchen.
	Kangen water: With a pH of 8.0-10.0, this type of water is perfect for drinking and healthy cooking. It works to restore your body to a more alkaline state, which optimizes health. In return, it boosts your immune system and other bodily functions making you less susceptible to illness.
	Clean water: Strictly for drinking, this water has a pH of 7.0. It's formulated so that it is absorbed into the body quickly. Therefore, it's the best type of water to use if you have to take any medications. It's also the best water to use for baby formula.
	Acidic water: This slightly acidic water has a pH of 6.0-4.0. It's terrific to use for gentle cleaning and beauty care. Use this water to cleanse your face and hair. You can also use it in the rinse cycle of your laundry. In addition, it's great for washing glass surfaces and removing dirt from hardwood floors because it never leaves any kind of sticky residue, which is often the case when using commercial chemical cleaners.
	Strong Acidic water: This water has a pH of 2.7 or lower and makes for an incredible disinfectant. In fact, in 2002, in accordance with the Food Hygiene Law, it was even approved for the use of disinfecting food products. Use Strong acidic water to sanitize kitchen utensils, countertops, etc. to keep areas safe and free of germs.

Imagine never having to buy bottled water or household cleaners again!

As you've seen Kangen Alkaline Ionized Water Systems provide you a holistic alternative for so many day-to-day household needs. Using Kangen water will not only improve you and your family's health, it will also end up saving you money over time, and it's eco-friendly.

Change your water, change your life! Visit our website to learn more about the amazing Kangen Alkaline Ionized Water Systems. Just imagine what it could do for you!

Tip of the Month

2010-02-24T13:55:00.000-08:00

by Dr Dave Carpenter

Tip of the Month - Many people suffer from sore throats this time of year. Many also get cold sores and canker sores because of the time of year and dietary changes. For both, try the 2.5 pH Strong Acidic Water! Gargling with this amazing water kills germs in about 30 to 60 seconds after contact because of the amazingly strong POSITIVE ORP of 1100+ mv. I don't suggest that you swallow this water but it won't be that problematic if you do or if a child does swallow a little bit while gargling. Swishing with this water after brushing your teeth also kills the acid producing bacteria in the mouth and helps protect your teeth too! Basically the free radicals penetrate the germs outer layer and destroy it quickly. Apply to a soft cloth to fever blisters on the lips or spray on several times per day.

Enagic vs the Competition

2010-02-24T13:30:00.001-08:00

Comparison

	Enagic	Competitor
Japanese National Certification	The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare	None
Date of National Certification Acquisition	May, 1987	N/A
Business Type	Original manufacturer and Direct Sales	Retailer
DSA Member	Yes	No
Original Manufacturer	Yes	No
Factory Certificates (ISO)	13485 (For for a comprehensive management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices) 14001 (Environment Management System) 9001 (Quality Management System)	14001 (Environment Management system) (the Supplier) 9001 (Quality Management System)
Medical Organization	Help to improve digestive symptoms	?
Related Organizations	Water Symposium Foundation Alkaline Water Conference Strong Acid Water Conference	None
Warranty	Manufacture Warranty	Retailer Warranty
Quality Control	22-point inspection by 5 inspectors per machine	?
Electrode Material	99.99% Titanium	Titanium, Impurities (Iron, Nickel, Chromium, Copper)
Coating	Platinum-Plated Titanium	Platinum (Some use Baked Titanium)
Production Rate (gal/min)	Kangen Water 1.19-1.98 Acidic Water 0.39-0.66 Strong Acidic Water 0.15-0.31	Max 0.79 Max 0.25 ?
Kinds of Water Produced	Kangen Water pH 8.5 - 9.5 Acid water pH 6.0 Clean Water pH 7.0 Strong Kangen Water pH 11.0 & up Strong Acid Water pH 2.7 & down	Alkaline water pH 7.7-9.5 Acidic water pH 6.0-7.0 Clean water pH 7.0 Strong Alkaline water pH 9.5-11.0 Strong Acidic water pH 3.0-4.0
Global Sales and Service	Worldwide-also local service station available in 7 Countries & 14 Service Locations	?
North America	3 countries in 7 locations: CA, IL, NY, HI, Dallas, Mexico, Vancouver; Toronto coming soon	?
EU	2 countries: (Germany; Italy Coming soon)	?
Asia and Other Countries	3 countries: (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong; Australia & Philippines coming soon)	?
Loaner Machine Available	Yes	?

Beware of Knock-offs

2010-02-24T13:02:00.001-08:00

In 1965, the Japanese Health and Welfare Agency approved electrolysis water devices as medical equipment. In 1987, Enagic was awarded this recognition.

On the heels of our success, many companies in Korea and Taiwan have manufactured imitations of our product for sale in the United States. If you are planning to purchase one of these machines, please research the quality and effectiveness of the product.

Enagic's devices are licensed medical devices and have been granted a license number by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.

These machines are manufactured in Japan and are sold in the United States. These other companies selling their machines in the US do not have Japanese approval or even the recognition in their own country as a medical device.

Are we the best? Well, let's put it this way.

In 2009 we have sold more than 500,000 devices in Japan and the United States.

In 2002, our firm was individually recognized by the Japanese Association of Preventative Medicine for Adult Diseases, a renowned medical association.

In 2007, the Enagic Osaka factory acquired ISO 13485 (medical equipment), ISO9001 (quality control), and ISO14001 (environmental management) license recognition.

Plus, we offer global repair and support service for our units, something no other company offers nor supports.

Our machines can be serviced in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Our factory is located in Katano city, a small merchant town outside of Osaka, Japan.

Although many Japanese companies are relocating their factories to overseas locations, we fastidiously adhere to the MADE IN JAPAN distinction.

This consistency is applied to all aspects of our manufacturing process, from the stamping of electrical components on the motherboard, to casts, even as far as the various parts of our filters. Performing these duties "in-house" is our commitment to quality.

We highly value the attention to detail and delicate craftsmanship that you, as our customer, demand. As such, the MADE IN JAPAN brand stands paramount throughout the world.

Chronic Dehydration & You

2010-02-12T14:47:00.000-08:00

Chronic Dehydration & You

Why Water is So Important

· 75% of Americans and Canadians are chronically dehydrated. (This probably applies

to half of the world’s population)

· In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken

for hunger.

· Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

· One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

· Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

· Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

· A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

· Drinking just 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%... plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

It can be said that the chemistry of life is water chemistry. For the body to function properly, it must be hydrated properly. Moreover, the qualities and properties of the water we drink can determine the quality of our health.

Water adjusts the body's temperature and assists in digestion. It removes toxins from the body and also makes necessary body fluids. The chemical reactions that support life take place in a water medium, with water being an important reactant or product of these reactions.

1. The adult human body is made up of 60-75% water.

2. The brain is made up of about 85% water.

3. Blood, which carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body, is about 90% water.

You see, water carries life energy - water is your lifeline! Here’s why…

Our brains are approximately 80% water. Keep in mind that when we are born our bodies are 90% water and 10% matter. As an aging adult, our bodies begin losing water, dehydration sets in, and
hydration falls to about 70% water and 30% matter. Upon death, the body is only 50% water! In reality we die of dehydration!

The average adult male or female is approximately 43 to 45 liters of water.

These waters need to be filtered and eliminated and replenished daily. If they are not,

the rivers, steams and oceans of our body become polluted with digestive, respiratory and metabolic acids. When these acids build up we experience the symptoms of dehydration that we call disease.

Just because someone doesn’t realize they’re thirsty does not mean they are not thirsty.

The body adjusts and goes into a masking phenomenon that leaves the body dehydrated.

It is important to understand that because of this gradually failing thirst sensation, our body becomes chronically and increasingly dehydrated from an early adult age. With age, the water content of the cells of the body decreases, to the point that the ratio of the volume of body water that is inside the cells to that which is outside the cells changes from a 1.1 to almost 0.8. This is a very drastic change and causes one to further lose their desire for hydration. It is the loss of water volume held inside the cells of the body, which causes a reduction in the thirst sensation! As a result, chronic dehydration sets in - which causes symptoms that equal disease when the variety of emergency signals of dehydration are not understood.

By the time you're thirsty,

you are already dehydrated!

As our bodies become more and more dehydrated (and polluted by the things we put in our bodies, the integrity of the fluids inside and outside our cells is compromised…and just like

a fish in a fish bowl, our cells begin to get sick and fail, and so does our health!

Try to visualize your cells as a fish in a fish bowl: Just like the fish is only as healthy as

the water it swims in…

The cell is only as healthy as the fluids it's bathed in!

Chronic dehydration manifests itself as sickness and premature aging. When the human body is dehydrated, it begins to pull water from its organs and tissues. This sets up the

perfect scenario for losing your health.

So…How much water will you drink today?

Not coffee, tea or soda - we are talking about water in the purest form. Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and even alcoholic beverages do contain water, but they also contain chemicals and additives harmful to your body. These are not substitutes for water and they do not hydrate and cleanse your body like pure Kangen water.

"The key to a long life is to maintain the integrity of the internal fluids of the body by a process of hydrating with alkaline fluids. I believe this can be accomplished by drinking a minimum of 1 liter of alkaline water per 30 lb of body weight." Dr. Dave Carpenter

It is obvious that both the quality and the quantity of your water intake have a significant effect on your physical and mental health.

Kangen™ water is the highest grade

of alkaline ionized water available...

Listen to your body and hydrate yourself from the cellular level. The best way to do this is with Kangen™ Water.

The ionization process creates clusters of water molecules roughly one third of their normal size. These smaller water clusters are more easily absorbed by your body and help transport vitamins, minerals, and nutrients at a much faster rate…up to 6 times faster!

Problems with Commonly Used Waters

2010-02-09T09:27:00.000-08:00

Problems with commonly used waters.

Tap water

Tap water is better than buying soft drinks, but according to recent investigations, tap water in 42 states has been found contaminated with more than 140 unregulated chemicals that lack safety standards!

At the current levels of contamination, the public doesn't always trust tap water and believes that water from the tap isn't safe enough to drink. Based on these facts, it's no wonder that the demand for Kangen Water® is constantly increasing. It's healthier, it's cheaper and it tastes better.

Bottled water

Bottled water is not necessarily healthier than tap water and yet it costs much more! Although associated with healthy water, bottled water is not guaranteed to be any healthier than tap water. The only difference is the added minerals that have no proven health benefits.

Studies show that 1/3 of bottled water contains levels of contamination which exceed allowable limits. Add to that the fact that bottled water is usually acidic and has no antioxidant impact and you can draw your own conclusions very easily. And, we didn't even mention the environmental disaster caused by the production and disposal of plastic bottles.

Reverse osmosis water

This is a filtering process which may be effective in areas that do not receive municipally treated water. The problem with this process is that dangerous chemicals like pesticides, herbicides, and chlorine are molecularly smaller than water and can pass freely through its filter.

Another problem is that reverse osmosis removes healthy, naturally occurring water minerals. These minerals not only provide the good taste, they also serve a vital function in the body's system. When stripped of these minerals, water can be unhealthy. Add to that the fact that 2-3 gallons of water is wasted for every gallon of purified water that is produced and you can see why it can't be a serious alternative to Kangen Water®.

Did you know that...?

Residue of food additives and agrochemicals significantly contaminate our bodily fluids.
80% of newborns have allergies, caused by mothers' tainted body fluids.
Good water is the key to cleaning up tainted body fluids.
There is water that eliminates active oxygen.
Results of recent research have indicated that water has the power to inhibit the growth of human cancer cells.

Maintain your health with Kangen Water®

Learn how to return your water to to its origin with Kangen Water®

Enagic machines produce 5 water types?

And that the water has many health benefits? More

Micro-Clustering of Kangen Water

2010-02-03T10:45:00.000-08:00

Fred Brown on Micro-clustering of Kangen Water from jwilson@ on Vimeo.

Common Beverages High in Acid

2010-02-01T16:17:00.000-08:00

Beverages High in Acid -

Acidosis Effects

2010-01-29T09:39:00.000-08:00

Excess acidity is a condition that weakens all body systems. Excess acidity forces the body to borrow minerals including calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium from vital organs, bones and teeth to buffer (neutralize) the acid and safely remove it from the body.

As a result, the body can suffer severe and prolonged corrosion due to high acidity, a condition that may go undetected for years.
Acidosis leads to serious problems with major organs such as the liver, heart or kidneys. In this article, we will be looking into some of the reasons as to why we should avoid acidosis.

1.) It leads to weight gain and diabetes.

An acidic pH may result in weight problems such as diabetes and obesity. When our body is too acidic, we suffer from a condition known as Insulin Resistance.This forces excessive insulin to be produced. As a result, the body is flooded with so much insulin that it diligently converts every calorie into fat.

It is very likely that an acid pH, from an imbalanced diet, produces a condition, which stimulates the predetermined genetic response to starvation and famine. Thereafter, the body will have to increasingly hoard every calorie consumed and store it as fat.

Some people reckon that an acid pH immediately signals the powerful genetic response to an impending famine,directly interpreting with the all important and very sensitive Insulin Glucagon Axis. When this happens, it makes thebody produce more insulin than usual, and in turn, produce more fats and store it.

On the other hand, a healthy and slightly alkaline pH will yield normal fat burning metabolic activities, making no demands on the body to produce extra insulin and make fats. As such, this allows fat to be burned and naturally lost. A healthy pH diet is also less likely to have any yo-yo effects, or rebounding from a diet with additional weight gain. We should try to maintain a healthy slightly alkaline pH so as to allow fats to be burnt normally for energy, rather than hoarded and stored under the mistaken biochemical belief of an impending famine. Acidosis also disrupts the insulin producing pancreatic beta cells.
These beta cells are especially sensitive to pH and cannot survive if the body is too acidic. When this occurs, beta cells will lose phase with one another. Their cellular communication will be thwarted and the body's immune system will start to over-respond. Stress within the cells will increase, making them more difficult to perform adequately and survive.
2.) It accelerates free-radical damage and premature aging.

Acidosis leads to partial lipid breakdown and destructive oxidative cascades accelerating free radical damage of cell walls and intracellular membrane structures. In this process, many healthy cells are destroyed.

Acidosis is the first step towards premature aging and accelerated oxidative cascades of cell wall

destruction. Signs of acidosis may include wrinkling, age spots, failing hormonal systems, interfering with eyesight, memory, and a host of other age-related phenomena. Unwanted wastes not properly eliminated from the body actually poison the cells.
3.) It disrupts lipid and fatty acid metabolism.

Acidosis generally disrupts lipid and fatty acid, which are involved in nerve and brain function.
This disruption causes neurological problems such as MS, MD as well as problems with hormonal balance within the endocrine system.

An acidic environment also causes LDL-cholesterol to be laid down at an accelerated rate in the heart, inappropriately lining and clogging up the vascular network.  In other words, an acid pH initiates electrostatic potential, damaging arterial walls, which in turn initiates a PDGF-dependent immune response, causing cholesterol oxidation and the formation
of plaque with heavy metals.
4.) It corrodes arteries, veins, and heart tissues.

Like acid eating into marble, acidosis erodes and eats into cell wall membranes of the heart, arteries and veins. During this process of erosion, our heart structures and inter connective tissues are weakened.

All living tissues are sensitive to their chemical environment. The muscle cells of the heart are no different. The entire cardiovascular system is directly affected by blood plasma pH and works as one large working "system of tubular muscles" to carry blood and nutrients to all living tissue in the body. The pumping of the heart drives blood through the arteries, veins and capillary beds and helps to regulate blood pressure and the flow of blood circulation.

The heart is normal when the pH of blood plasma is slightly alkaline, having a pH of 7.35 to 7.41.When the heart plasma drops to a pH of less than 7.35, it gradually erodes away the smooth muscle tissues of the inner walls of the arteries and veins, as well as the heart itself. This process will start to weaken the structural composition of the heart, arterial and venous walls, causing lesions and microscopic tearing throughout its framework.

At the same time, an acid pH destabilizes free ionic balances within circulation, increasing the populations of positively charges particles (cations, an ion with a positive charge of electricity: H , Ca ) which directly interfere with the muscle contractility (contraction and relaxation) of the heart and arteries .

Acid pH changes of blood are now thought to result in the following:

A. Development of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
B. Aneurysm (widening and ballooning of artery walls)
C. Arrhythmias (abnormal rhythms of the heart including tachycardia)
D. Myocardial infarction (heart attacks)
E. Strokes (a cardiovascular accident).

The structural weakening of the cardiocascularity also creates irregularities of blood pressure, which further exacerbates the above problems.

5.) It alters the energy metabolism and reserve.

When your body has an acidic pH, it will prevent efficient cellular and body metabolism. Acidosis results in chemical ionic disturbances, interfering with cellular communications and functions. Acidosis reduces plus calcium binding of plasma proteins, therefore reducing the effectiveness of this intracellular signal. It also results in a disease of calcium cations (positive calcium) entry through positive calcium channels. This leads to a reduction of cardiac contractibility, or the ability of the heart to pump efficiently and rhythmically.

Positive calcium and hydrogen regulate the activities of intracellular proteins and are driven out of the cells by the "Sodium-Potassium pump" (Na-K pump).   This pump provides a strong incentive for sodium to be driven into cells. It also regulates the amount of both sodium and potassium in the body stores, and uses as much as 25 percent of our caloric input daily.

Positive calcium exchanges the plus sodium, being forced out of cells, but naturally, the electrochemical gradient for positive calcium favors both positive hydrogen and positive calcium entry into cells, as there is less calcium and positive hydrogen in cells than in the extra-cellular fluids. In extra-cellular fluids, there is 10 times more the amount of positive sodium.

In acidic solutions, less plus sodium is available, therefore slowing down the processing and induction of nutritional items going into the cells. This increases positive hydrogen and calcium buildup within the plasma, making it more available to electro-statically bind with LDL Cholesterol.

As a result, with free positive calcium populations and channels being disrupted, calcium may become inordinately leached from the bone masses.   This causes osteoporosis. In a nutshell, an acidic pH drains us of energy and disallows stored energy reserves to be used.

6.) It slows the delivery of oxygen into the cell.

Acidosis reduces oxygen in the blood. As all living tissues, especially the heart and brain need oxygen to function; a lack of it will lead to eventual death.   Having an acidic pH will reduce the amount of oxygen that is delivered to the cells. They will eventually die.

Diseases Associated with Acidosis.

It is important to note that the body's biochemistry is an important but just one of many tools to help the physician understand the whole body.. pH in an of itself is not a diagnostic tool and is not a medical diagnosis as a disease entity.
What then happens when the body is too acidic? An acidic balance will:

1. Decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients

2. Decrease energy production in the cells

3. Decrease the body's ability to repair damaged cells

4. Decrease the body's ability to detoxify heavy metals

5. Enable tumor cells to thrive

6. Make the body more susceptible to fatigue and illness.
Some people who have high acidity levels tend to exhibit these symptoms such as:anxiety, diarrhea, dilated pupils, extroverted behavior, fatigue in early morning, headaches, hyperactivity, hyper sexuality, insomnia, nervousness, rapid heartbeat, restless legs, shortness of breath, strong appetite, high blood pressure, warm dry hands and feet.
Most of the time, the body becomes acidic due to a diet rich in acids, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients.   When this happens, the body will try to compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals such as calcium. As a result, calcium is removed from the bones, causing osteoporosis.

Acidosis, which is an extended time in the acid pH state, can result in rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, tuberculosis, osteoporosis, high blood pressure and most cancers.
Two main factors leading to cancer are an acidic pH and a lack of oxygen.
As such, are we able to manipulate these two factors so as to prevent and control cancer?

Everyone knows that cancer needs an acidic and low oxygen environment to survive and flourish. Research has proven that terminal cancer patients have an acidity level of 1,000 times more than normal healthy people. The vast majority of terminal cancer patients have a very acidic pH. Why is this so?

The reason is simple. Without oxygen, glucose undergoing fermentation becomes lactic acid. This causes the pH of the cell to drop to 7.0.   In more advance cancer cases, the pH level falls further to 6.5. Sometimes, the level can even fall to 6.0 and 5.7 or lower. The basic truth is that our bodies simply cannot fight diseases if our pH is not properly balanced.

About The Author
Michael Lam, M.D., M.P.H., A.B.A.A.M. is a specialist in Preventive and Anti-Aging Medicine. He is currently the Director of Medical Education at the  Academy of Anti-Aging Research,

U.S.A.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California. He also holds a Masters of Public Health degree and is Board Certification in Anti-aging Medicine by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Lam pioneered the formulation of the three clinical phases of aging as well as the concept of diagnosis and treatment sub-clinical age related degenerative diseases to deter the aging process. Dr. Lam has been published extensively in this field. He is the author of How to stay Young & Live Longer. He also serves as editor of the Journal of Anti-Aging Research.

Compare our "Gold Standard" Water Ionizer to the Competition

2010-01-28T15:44:00.000-08:00

Compare the "Mirical Water" Machine to the Competition -

Why Drinking Kangen Water is Necessary for a Healthy Colon

2010-01-27T13:18:00.000-08:00

Wade Lightheart is a three-time Canadian "Natural" Bodybuilding Champion and one of the world's premiere training and nutrition advisors. He has authored four training books which have sold in over 80 countries. As a Certified Sport Nutrition Advisor, he has dedicated his life to helping others achieve physical, mental and spiritual balance through nutrition, health, and fitness. He is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to his health and highly recommends Kangen Water because it the absolute best!

Are Antioxidants the Fountain of Youth?

2010-01-26T14:04:00.000-08:00

Antioxidants: The Fountain of Youth?

By pHDrinkingwater.com Staff

Those of us who fail to remember everything from high school biology may forget the exact definition of an antioxidant; it turns out the definition is buried somewhere in our sophomore locker. But, even if we don't remember exactly what an antioxidant is, we do remember one thing: antioxidants are good for our well being.

Wine, vegetables, tea, fruit, coffee, even certain types of water, like Kangen Water™, are all rich in antioxidants. We eat them, we drink them, if we could, we might even date them, all in an attempt to live a life filled with health. While this "maintaining health" is perhaps the number one feature on an antioxidant's resume, recent research has now discovered that they have the ability to do one more special task: antioxidants may help us stay young.

Antioxidants, if we are all to get out our pocket protectors for just a brief moment, are molecules that possess the ability to prevent, or at least slow down, the oxidation of other molecules.

Though a certain amount of oxidation is needed for survival, excessive oxidation can damage cells. This excessive oxidation takes place when a molecule has an uneven amount of electrons. An uneven amount leads to instability and causes the molecule to seek stability by stealing an electron from a neighboring molecule. Through this process, free radicalsdevelop and a cascading, electron stealing effect begins until living cells are damaged. Antioxidants stop the cell damaging process by intervening and providing the unstable molecule with the electron they need.

Because of this intervention, antioxidants are credited with preventing cancer, neurological diseases, heart ailments, and immune deficiencies. They can also help people fight off and heal from viruses and infections.

Recent research, however, has given the antioxidant something else to brag about. A new study has indicated that slowing down oxidation also slows down the aging process.

As a person ages, they are not able to recover as quickly from the oxidation process that may take place. This results not only in "looking older," but it also causes a loss of brain function, and sometimes an onset of dementia. Antioxidants, swooping in, may take growing old down a few notches.

A study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, focused on 5,956 men over the age of 65 who had been consuming 50 milligrams supplements of beta-carotene (high in antioxidants) every other day for an average of 18 years. The research showed that the consumption of beta-carotene markedly slowed down age-related changes and decreased the loss of cognitive function. The men who took the supplements, instead of a placebo, had sharper memory skills and noticeably better reasoning, judgment and perception.

This research helped solidify the "antioxidants age slowing" hypothesis upon which scientists had speculated for quite some time.

We can often stop sickness and stop disease, but age has been one thing that we have been unable to stunt: time, it turns out, just doesn't want to stay still. But, with this recent news, antioxidants may be the proverbial fountain of youth many of us seek. They are our best chance at doing what so many of us hope: staying forever young.

Please Don't Drink Bottled Water

2010-01-25T12:49:00.000-08:00

We're being manipulated by the bottled water industry. It is a shame!

Kangen Water™- An Anti-Oxidant

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Kangen Water™ is perhaps more powerful than any single food or vitamin supplement, because it contains active hydrogen which supplies huge amounts of extra electrons to our body. Most water electrolysis equipment will not create active hydrogen in the water, therefore, the equipment merely produces ionized alkaline water, not Kangen Water™. In fact, the antioxidant potential of a single glass of Kangen Water™ would cost several dollars to duplicate with vitamin supplements and they would never be absorbed by our body the way water is. In fact, Kangen Water™ is so powerful as an antioxidant that your body will no longer have to use up calcium to supply electrons to free radicals.

This Chart shows the Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) of common beverages.

Anti-Oxidants -

At 0, nothing is happening. When the numbers get into the positive side, the substance is causing oxidation, aging, and degeneration in the body.

There are 98 legally allowable chemicals in tap water. When ingested, those chemicals steal electrons from healthy cells. When water flows through pipes, it becomes acidic, so it is treated with LYE to make it meet the pH level mandated by the government of 6.8 to 7.2. Do you really think you are helping your body out when you drink tap water? The chlorine alone in tap water is a known carcinogen. Chlorine raises the incidence of cancer in everything it touches, from your mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and rectum. Chlorine has been proven to contribute to heart disease in every animal tested.

Check out the good side. Vitamin C is about a -50; which is a good anti-oxidant. A glass of freshly squeezed orange juice measures around -200 to – 250. That is one reason the American Cancer Institute recommends everyone eat 10 servings a day of fruits and vegetables….it’s to get your anti-oxidants, because remember, a cell that gets it’s electrons stolen will then reproduce as a damaged cell, and that new cell will reproduce as a more damaged cell, and so forth, until you get degenerative disease and eventually cancer. Check out green tea, at a -100. The Japanese drink tons of green tea. Remember when grandma’s used to give your dads and moms cod liver oil when they were little kids? They were smart; it’s a -200. But could you drink enough cod liver oil or green tea, or orange juice, or Noni juice, or mangostein juice, or blueberry juice, to replace 80,000 stolen electrons in a day? I don’t think so…Kangen water ranges from -350 up to -800’s, depending on how many minerals are naturally occurring in your water! That is 7 to 16 times stronger than vitamin C!

Alkalinity and The Athlete

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Athletes develop lactic acid in their muscles when they compete or workout. Alkaline hexagonal water combats the challenging side effects of exertion. Southern Californian Charles A. Pechin, Athletic Trainer to High-Performance Athletes, uses and endorses the Enagic SD501 water called Kangen™. Here is what he has to say…

Hexagonal Kangen™ water is ahead of any other kind of water for rapid recovery from exertion because of its superior absorption and permeation qualities.
The alkaline properties of Kangen™ water prolong the elasticity of the muscles which creates better performance and greater stamina.
Kangen™ water presents with higher alkalinity which facilitates better permeation of cell membranes. It does this quicker than any other water and leads to a more rapid recover from injury.
Kangen™ water’s efficacy is attributed to its hexagonal structure of its molecules. Hexagonal water goes deeper into the interstitial tissue where it feeds and baths the cells at the cellular level. This principle is called “micro-clustering.”
Hexagonal Kangen™, more than any other water or liquid, oxygenates the muscles and creates the very best in hydration.
Better hydration means that muscles return to their normal elastic state quicker thus giving a greater range of motion.
Waste from lactic acid build-up that occurs when stress is placed on muscles during work-outs and competition is more quickly removed at the cellular level when drinking Kangen™ water. Again, muscles return more efficiently and more rapidly to a normal elastic state allowing for the body’s quicker recovery after exertion.
Muscles perform with greater range of motion when hydrated with Kangen™ water.
Stamina and energy increases and the ‘wall’ can be dramatically reduced or eliminated when staying hydrated with Kangen™ water.

In his work with high-performance athletes and in his personal life, Chuck has found Kangen™ water is water he simply can’t do without.— LouAnn Savage

(LouAnn Savage is President of Health Fit for Life. She publishes and writes for www.KangenWaterBlog.com where you can sign-up for The Weekly Healthline and be notified of new health and wellness programs and events. Follow her at ‘kangenwater’ on twitter and Facebook.)

Shower Your Insides

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You hear the advice about drinking eight 8 ounce glasses of water almost as much as you hear “The tribe has spoken”. There’s no magic to this number, the the right amount varies according to your activity level and size, so if you want, just drink enough water so that your urine is clear. Or 8x8 ounces might be easier. Of all the reasons H2O (preferably filtered) is oh-so-good, the work it does for your guts is one of the best. For starters, it helps lubricate everything so food can slide through more easily. Plus, it helps quell hunger, fights bad breath, and helps you avoid dry mouth. Your mechanism for detecting

thirst doesn't work as well when you’re older as it does when you’re young, which makes it that much more important to remind yourself to drink regularly throughout the day–before your body even tells you its time.

Exerpts from

YOU STAYING YOUNG

Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

Free Press / Simon & Schuster, Publisher

Rising sales of bottled water trigger strong reaction from U.S. conservationists

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Rising sales of bottled water trigger strong reaction from U.S. conservationists
By Erica Gies, March 19, 2008 New York Times

Bottled water sales in the United States reached 8.82 billion gallons in 2007, worth $11.7 billion, making the U.S. market for bottled water the largest in the world, according to Beverage Marketing, a provider of beverage industry data.Worldwide, water bottlers sold 47 billion gallons, or 178 billion liters, in 2006, up from 43 billion gallons in 2005. Campaigners against bottled water cite concerns that include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, waste, the environmental effect of water extraction, the perils of privatization and social issues. "We're at the beginning of an awakening of the costs of our bottled water use," said Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute, a sustainable development research organization in Oakland, California. In the United States, city, state, and county governments have legislated to limit bottled water use or promoting tap water. Restaurants, schools, and religious groups have adopted similar policies, according to the Earth Policy Institute, in Washington.

The energy required to make water bottles in the United States is equivalent to 17 million barrels of oil annually, Gleick said. Globally, the bottling industry uses the equivalent of nearly 100 million barrels of oil each year, excluding transportation. Gleick said the Fiji brand of bottled water sold in Los Angeles traveled about 2,000 miles, or more than 3,000 kilometers, from the source to the store, effectively doubling its use of energy. “Making plastic water bottles causes greenhouse gas emissions and uses water - about three
liters of water to produce one liter of bottled water”, Gleick said. In the United States, less than 20 percent of water bottles are recycled, according to the Container Recycling Institute.

Jane Lazgin, spokeswoman for Nestlé Waters North America, said Nestlé was an industry leader in reducing the plastic in bottles. In April 2007, it introduced a bottle that used 30 % less plastic than regular bottles. The company planned to move all of its products to the new bottle, she said. Bottled water is often 1,000 times more expensive than tap water, and the industry subtly undercuts public faith in municipal supplies, Kellett said.

"Coke and Nestlé and Pepsi have spent tens of millions of dollars a year manufacturing a demand for water as a commodity to be bought and sold for profit”, she added. In 2006, the industry spent $162.8 million on advertising bottled water in the United States, according to ZenithOptimedia. Lazgin defended the industry, saying its growth represented a shift from soda to water, not from the tap to bottled water. "The reality is 70 percent of what we drink in America comes in a can or a bottle," she said.

Drugs Found in Tap Water

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Sang Whang Sings the Benefits of Ionized Alkaline Drinking Water

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Sang Whang Sings the Benefits of Ionized Alkaline Drinking Water

By LouAnn Savage

There is a lot of misinformation either spoken or in print about the drinking of alkaline ionized water. This comes in spite of the extensive roads to education that have become available--from the Thursday evening 'Health & Wellness Teleseminar with Dr. Dave' to the many informative meetings taking place throughout North America and the world in any given week to the many books available to us all on the topic of electrolyzed structured water [ionized alkaline water]. One of the most recent questions put to me was, "Is it unhealthy or dangerous to drink alkaline water over 8.5 pH?"

Sang Whang, engineer, scientist, inventor of many U.S. patents and author of Reverse Aging, discusses pH in relation to ionized water in easy to understand language. He explains pH of ionized water this way. The mineral content in tap water affects the pH of

the ionized water. City supplied tap water on average has a pH of 7.7 to 8.4. The pH value range for alkaline water after ionization is 9.5 to 10.4 whereas well water's pH range is 7.3 to 7.9 and after ionization, alkaline water from this source is generally 8.9 to 9.5. Alkaline water made by an ionizer is most similar to true mountain spring water.

He goes on to answer the question, "Could harm come by drinking too much alkaline water with a pH as high as 10?" His answer will surprise some and others not at all. Whang tells us, "No [there is no harm done]." He goes on to say that it takes 32 glasses of ionized alkaline water to simply neutralize the acidic effect of one glass of soda with a pH of 2.5 pH. This vital piece of information can shed more light on the Western lifestyle than any single bit of information. In America, because of diet and lifestyle habits, patterns and excesses, we systematically manufacturer acid in our internal terrain better than most other countries in the world.

Another question that is raised from time to time is, "Is it possible for an ionizer to produce alkaline water without creating acid water?" The only possible way this could happen is if the original water was to be acid free in the beginning. This could be possible if the water came from a pristine mountain spring.

Acid water, however, is one of the most underrated and overlooked by-products of ionization. It doesn't get appreciated until people use it and come to realize that it is an insurance policy against harmful bacteria that often sits on our meat and produce without our being aware. What we know as e.coli and salmonella are frequent marauders ready to invade our biological terrain at the least suspecting moment. When meat and produce are cleaned with this powerfully disinfecting water, worries about threatening and invasive bacteria can float out the door. Proof comes when you watch bugs on produce rise to the top of the bowl of acid water after cleaning. You'll know exactly what I mean and be glad for all of these new discoveries when you see them happen from your own experience.

LouAnn Savage is publisher and editor of The Weekly Healthline, an online health publication. She is lecturer, researcher and marketer for health and fitness programs and product that advance the world toward true health. Follow LouAnn at her blog,http://www.KangenWaterBlog.com, ontwitter.com/kangenwater and Facebook.

Fighting Back: How to Tell a Cold Where to Go

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Fighting Back: How to Tell a Cold Where to Go

phDrinkingWater.com Staff

Back: How to Tell a Cold Where to Go

It is lurking in classrooms, around the corners at hospitals, in the crevices of office buildings, and in the shadows of grocery stores. Plainly put, there is no escape: the common cold is bound to find you wherever you go. When it’s cold season, viruses are on the hunt.

Unlike its cousin, the flu, there is no immunization against the common cold: colds, it turns out, happen. You can work on keeping your immune system in top shape with an alkaline diet, which will help you be less affected. Still, getting a cold doesn’t mean you have to sit in bed for a week, feeling miserable and longing for crazy things, like to be back at work. Colds can be somewhat maintained by heeding the following tips.

Don’t be a Snot:

Ah, the common cold: the one time a year when our entire bodies feel packed with mucus. It kind of comes with the territory: colds attack our noses and our throats. When this happens, it might seem easy to simply sniff or swallow the mucus back into our system. It might seem

easy, but it’ll end up hard in the long run. Instead of simply circulating the mucusy surprise, blow your nose or spit. Do it often and do it until your cold is completely gone.

Take it Easy:

It kind of goes without saying, but when you’re under the weather you should also be under the covers, resting as much as you can. Fighting a cold wears on your body: it takes energy and resources. One of the only ways to make up for this depletion is simply to rest. If you find it hard to actually sleep – as colds can make us feel too lousy to snooze soundly – then just lie down. Don’t work out or engage in any other arduous activity until you feel like you’re back to normal.

Use a lift:

Sleeping with a cold is a pain in the head. Our nose is clogged, our throat is sore, and we feel like we can hardly breathe. But, giving your head an extra lift might help. Placing one or two extra pillows under your head can help clear your sinuses. This might seem awkward, as if you are sleeping while sitting up, but you’ll thank yourself in the morning.

Use OTC Medicines:

Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that you can swallow to make your cold just disappear. Colds are smarter than that. However, there are pills you can take to help mask your symptoms and allow you to function or rest more easily. Over the counter medicines can often help clear up your nasal passages and calm aching muscles. Still, it’s important not to take too many medications. Doing so can make you immune to their effectiveness or leave you with an entirely different kind of sickness.

Drink water:

One of the most important things you can do when you have a cold is keep yourself hydrated. You may feel a need to drink tea, juice, or soda, but these will only leave you – and your body – thirsty for more. Drinking water, on the other hand, not only leaves you hydrated but it also helps flush out toxins from your system. Water will also give you an alkaline body, which gives you a better immune system, if you drink Kangen water. If you drink a ton of water, you just might find that your cold is escorted out before it was ready to leave.

SD 501 Warranty

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SD 501 Warranty

Please Note:
We have found on some of these "non-biased" websites direct misrepresentations of our SD 501 Warranty. The following is a direct quote from the Warranty that accompanied US delivery of an SD 501.

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ENAGIC USA, INC. warrants to the original purchaser that this LeveLuk brand product (the “product”) will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair or replace the defective product or part thereof with a new or remanufactured equivalent at no charge to the purchaser for the period(s) set forth below.

This warranty does not apply to any cosmetic items of the product nor to any option item(s) set forth below, not to any product the exterior of which has been damaged or defaced, which has been subjected to improper voltage or other misuses, abnormal service or which has been altered or modified in design or construction.

In order to enforce the rights under this limited warranty, the purchaser should follow Operation Manual, and the steps set forth below and provide proof of purchase to the service.

The limited warranty described herein is in addition to whatever implied warranties may be granted to purchasers by law. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR USE ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD(S) FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

Neither the sales personnel of the seller nor any other person is authorized to make any warranties or to extend the duration of any warranties beyond the time period described herein on behalf of ENAGIC.

The warranties described herein shall be granted by ENAGIC and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser. Correction of defects, in the manner and for the period of time described herein, shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims, whether based on contract, negligence, strict liability or otherwise. In no event will ENAGIC be liable or in any way responsible for any damages or defects in the product which were caused by repairs performed by anyone other than an authorized service. Nor shall ENAGIC be liable, or in any way responsible, for any incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

LeveLuk SD 501 brand model TYH-401NF
Ionized Electrolysis Water Generator

Warranty period for this product:
Five (5) years, with respect to parts and labor, on the condition that electrolysis are kept clean with a cleaning filter applied at least twice a year. The cleaning filter can be purchased separately as an optional maintenance kit.

Additional items excluded from Warranty coverage:
Accessories, rubber or plastic parts, and printed materials.

Selling Sickness, by Ray Moynihan

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Selling Sickness, by Ray Moynihan

Selling Sickness: How the World’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All Into Patients

Book Review: BC Medical Journal
Authors Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels.

This book is a must-read if you or your patients are concerned about the way the prescription drug business works. If you have wondered why the cost of medications in our system has gone from half to more than the cost of physician services over a decade, you’ll find some answers here. The writing style is journalistic without being sensational, has well-supported observations, and is an easy read.

There is a strong British Columbia connection since Mr Cassels is a drug policy researcher at the University of Victoria whom many of us have met or heard speak on drug issues. Some of the examples given in the book are very familiar, including references to activities of the Therapeutics Initiative, the work of some BC physicians, and several Pharmacare initiatives. Mr Moynihan is an Australian medical journalist who has written in the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine.

The focus is on the myriad avenues through which “big pharma” constantly influences every facet of medication use—marketing, regulation and policy, upward cost pressures, research, guideline development, and the seduction of physicians with money, peer pressure, prestige, and trinkets.

Serious questions are raised that our profession should be asking itself about the reluctance to establish stronger ethical boundaries with the pharmaceutical industry, regulation of financial relationships with sellers, acceptance of financial incentives, and frank conflict of interest. Material is drawn from several countries’ experiences and it reveals the cost of shrinking government support for research and evaluation; it leaves drug development to an industry that aims to fund only what might increase sales.

The chapter titles are descriptive: Selling to Everyone (Cholesterol, the Ads), Working with Celebrities (Menopause and the Public), Making Risks into Medical Conditions (Blood Pressure), Advertising Disease (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), Taming the Watchdogs (IBS and the FDA), and so on.

The information in this book confirmed many things I had suspected. Physicians reading this book should recognize big pharma’s influence on the provision and cost of services and increased testing and office visits. The overlap from consumer advertising in the United States to the Canadian system and the number of patients sent to physicians’ offices specifically to request products they have been “sold” are further evidence of the industry’s sway.

The impact of siphoning billions of dollars away from other service needs, including physician services, and how we as a profession play a role in the uncontrollable rise in pharmaceutical costs are examined.

This is a timely book and I recommend it to anyone concerned about the bigger picture in health care. It makes clear that leaving our fate to the marketplace is risky and expensive and not necessarily a good thing for our patients’ health or our health care system.

—David Blair, MD

Pets & Kangen Water! Amazing Video Story

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Acid Reflux and Back Pain Video

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Acid Reflux and Back Pain Video

Fungus Causing Cancer -- A Novel Approach to the Most Common Form of Death

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Cancer is now the leading cause of death in the United States. This video featuring Doug Kaufman interviewing Italian Oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini, details a new theory of cancer that carries the promise of a safe, speedy, and effective cancer cure. Fungus Causing Cancer -- A Novel Approach to the Most Common Form of Death

Price Comparison Information

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Price Comparison Information

Enagic SD501 for $4000 vs. Competition for $2000

By Lauri Tauscher

Short Credential List For Lauri Tauscher

National Merit Scholar
BSME Oregon State University 1984, summa cum laude

(Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, with highest honors)

Manufacturing Engineer for Tektronix 1984 – 1989
Responsible for (among other things) Cost/Benefit analysis of large capital equipment purchases (~$500,000). Worked with electroplating technology to make circuit boards.
Regional Manager, Siegmund 1989 – 1991
Lab Manager/Engineer, IMMP 1991 – 1995
Mom, heavily into nutritional therapy to recover health of son 1995 - present

SUMMARY

- The Enagic SD501 sells for $3,980. The Enagic Junior model is $2,400. There are MANY machines available on the internet for $1,500 to $2,000 that claim to be equivalent to the Enagic SD501.

- Why the big price difference?

- There are multiple internet websites claiming the price difference is solely due to Enagic’s compensation plan for referral sales.

- Is this the truth?

- The Enagic SD501 contains 4X the amount of titanium and platinum than any of the machines claiming to be equivalent.

- This makes the Enagic SD501 machine cost 4X more to make, but it only costs 2X as much.

- This means that the companies that are “pointing” at Enagic and saying that they are “overcharging” due to their compensation plan, they themselves have a markup 3X greater than Enagic’s!

- Which do you think is the better “deal?”

- The reason Enagic uses seven 4.75” X 7” solid titanium plates, is that is what is necessary to transfer enough electricity into the water to accomplish fractionation (splitting the water into its acid and alkaline components), micro-structuring (making the water hexagonal), and Ionization (giving the water an ORP, oxidation reduction potential) in such a way as to create STABLE hexagonal water that is medically effective.

- A machine that uses a quarter of the titanium and platinum would MELT at the wattage (230 watts) used by the Enagic SD501. They are simply incapable of creating powerful, stable Kangen Water™ using the 80 watts or less that they are able to handle.

A MORE DETAILED ANAYLSIS

(This analysis was put together for Daisy, who purchased a Life Ionizer machine. So I refer often to the Life Ionizer machine, but I evaluated multiple other machines in the same price range, $2,000, and they were all the same in terms of how much they cost to manufacture. I did this analysis when we had owned our Enagic Kangen Water machine for one month)

1) The technology involved in the electrolysis process used to ionize water is similar to technology I worked with at Tektronix electroplating circuit boards.

2) Enagic Corporation is very upfront about the percentage of the machine price that is allocated to marketing - it is 65% (which makes the cost of manufacturing 35%).

3) Enagic Corporation uses 7 solid titanium plates heavily coated with platinum, 4.75" X 7". The process used to "coat" the titanium plates with platinum is a plating process (I will come back to this later). The platinum is "medical grade". This is one of the reasons why the Japanese government has licensed Enagic as a "medical device". It is the ONLY machine of its kind that is certified as a medical device. See www.Enagic.com for Photostats of this and other documents.

4) Life Ionizer Corporation uses a "new" technology incorporating a mesh plate design so they can use a smaller plate design and purportedly achieve the same contact surface area with the water to achieve the same ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) as Enagic. (In fact, when I spoke to a Life Ionizer representative, I asked about the plate size and he laughed, saying that was one of the questions everybody asks - his answer was he did not know, but that their contact surface area is the same as Enagic - why would he immediately compare to Enagic, not another brand? I experienced this same phenomena with Jupiter, Athena, Akai, Tyent, Hydroanalytics – they ALL compare themselves to Enagic, it seems to be the benchmark).

5) First, let's just look at the cost of the equipment, because your concern is that the cost difference between the Enagic Leveluk SD501 at $4000 and the Life Ionizer Life 7500 at $2000 is the marketing concept used by Enagic Corporation.

6) Enagic SD501 cost of manufacturing: 35% X $4000 = $1400.

With medical grade platinum in the range of $1500/ounce and titanium also an expensive metal, the bulk of the cost of the machine is in these components.

7) Life Ionizer Estimate of Manufacturing Cost: Let's assume for the sake of argument that they are using medical grade titanium and platinum (they

would only be required by law to use food grade which is in the range of $500/ounce for the platinum - and if they used medical grade you could be sure they would tout it with a copy of their certificate as Enagic does on the website listed in paragraph 3 above). Let’s also assume that they are attempting to plate the same thickness of platinum used by Enagic. Life Ionizer uses seven 3" X 5" mesh plates which will require ~22% of the material that Enagic’s seven 4.75" X 7" solid plates will, resulting in a manufacturing cost of:

Life 7500 cost of manufacturing = 22% x $1400 [SD501 mfg cost] = $308. [how did I get 22%? Enagic surface area = 4.75 " X 7" X 2 sides X 7 plates = 466 sq in; Life Ionizer surface area = 3” X 5” X 2 sides X 7 plates = 210 sq in.; {210 sq in/2 (because it is mesh not solid) } /466 Sq in = 22% ]. I did eventually get the size of the plates from Life Ionizer as well as all of the other manufacturers that I spoke with. They all fall into this same range.

The Life 7500 machine costs $2000. So their cost of manufacturing is 15% ($308/$2000), making their marketing percentage 85%. And then they say that the cost of the Enagic Machine is all due to the method of marketing? And they use this ploy to make you think that the higher price of Enagic is not because of the material costs? Shame on them. Another, perhaps more revealing, way to look at these numbers is this: Enagic’s markup is 185% ($4,000/$1400) Life Ionizer’s markup is 567% ($2,000/$308) That means that Life Ionizer’s markup is 3X Enagic’s! (567/185).

8) Enagic’s referral marketing compensation plan is not a typical multilevel marketing (MLM) plan. However, since your thinking seems to be that MLM makes products overpriced in general, let’s just look at a few examples of typical product markups. The most well-know MLM is the Amway Corporation. There is certainly nothing compelling about their products, they are not so much better or so much less expensive than other products that the product itself is more attractive than similar products. However, their products are also not more expensive than similar products found in the grocery store. Their "marketing and distribution" budget goes to individual distributors. While for Tide or Bio-Kleen their "marketing and distribution" budget goes to television, radio, magazines, billboards, wholesale distributors and retail outlets. This “conventional” marketing and distribution process is not cheap. The typical markups in any grocery business is 200-500% (that is why they can mark it half or 75% off and still clear a profit). And that is just over their cost from the wholesaler! The original cost of production is a small fraction of the final prices.

Look at tennis shoes. A top brand pair of athletic shoes costs less than a dollar to make, including cost of materials, labor, and transportation. And yet they sell for $100+. On sale you feel like you are getting the deal of the century if you pay $30/pair. That is a 3000% markup! The same can be said of all the health-related products that we know are marketed through multilevel. They are not schemes. It is the most effective (and honest) form of marketing to allowm satisfied customers to tell other people that a product worked for them. Of course human greed can interfere in the process (the Bible tells us it will). People can get so caught up in the money that they forget why they were telling others about it in the first place and if the product's efficacy diminishes, they are financially committed to promoting a product that may not do what it did for them. But in the 'pure" form of multilevel marketing of Young Living Essential Oils or Melaluka products or Ambertose, or Multipure water systems or Weekender Clothing or Pampered Chef, or whatever, the products are NOT more expensive than products of equivalent quality. And most of the people whom I know that

market these products work hard and put a great deal of effort into educating themselves so that they can be of service to their customers. I do not typically find that at Fred Meyer or Costco. I have not chosen to involve myself with any of these products as other than a customer simply because we did not want to, it is not our passion, God did not lead us to, whatever - it is just not our thing. But that does not mean that I do not appreciate and value the people who bring me these products. They are definitely not making more money than the retail outlets that would like to propagate the myth that any form of product distribution that does not make THEM rich is a "scheme". A "scheme" is trying to get you to pay money for nothing or pay more money than a product is worth. Furniture is an item more closely related to Enagic's Kangen Water machine than consumables are (in terms of price category). Medical devices would be an even closer fit - but you are not typically in the medical device market. So let's talk furniture, it is familiar territory. Your local furniture store often puts furniture on sale for 50% off - it is called a "blow-out". Furniture outlets and places that deal with "last year's" merchandise often have 75% off. Makes you feel like you are getting the deal of the century. You better believe they are still making a profit at 75% off. Which means if you have an item that originally sold for $400 and is now on sale for $100, its original markup was over 300%. Again, that is retail profit - it does not take into account the chain of handlers that all had to make a profit after the item was manufactured, the distributor, the wholesaler, the government (oops). With Enagic Corporation we have what is called an OEM, an Original Equipment Manufacturer. This is a company that does their own manufacturing and distribution. Their marketing arm is, of course, their satisfied customer base. So their "markup" is actually lower than what I would consider typical. The Enagic Kangen Water machine is definitely worth the price. Most folks who I know that are taking some form of supplementation intended to accomplish the same kind of health benefits we are seeing with the Kangen Water are spending a MINIMUM of $100/month, for one person (we spent about $120/month on supplements for Joseph when we were recovering his health). So let's see, at $100/month for 15 years (lifespan of Enagic Kangen Water machine), is a whopping $18,000. By the way, for our family of five that would be $90,000 in just five years. It starts putting a whole new perspective on the cost of the machine doesn't it? We have not even addressed pharmaceuticals at this point, which are in general a LOT more expensive, if not out of pocket, then if you consider the true cost of the insurance fraud in this country. Dr. Tom has cut out his glucosomene, he does not need it for his joints anymore, and he has cut other supplementation to about 1/4 of what he was taking before, Saxon has decreased his asthma medication to less than a tenth of what he was taking a month ago and he is FEELING great. Martha’s Family is breathing when they could not before. Several diabetics have decreased their blood sugar levels from 180, 132,

500 down to normal and can eliminate or drastically reduce their insulin.

Throw in the cost of bottled water as shown in the water demo (for our family bottled water would cost a minimum of $1,500/year just for drinking water) and the Enagic Machine is looking pretty cheap.

9) Life Ionizer and all of the other ionizer companies that point to Enagic's compensation plan as the reason for the high prices of the machine, they ALL make money, and most of them, like Life Ionizer, have a much higher markup than Enagic. I did ask Life Ionzer what their markup is. The man I spoke

to told me he does not know. He elaborated, though, and said that for a purchase of 1000 machines, they offer their distributors a 50% cut. Which means, when they sell a machine for $1000 to a distributor, they are still making a healthy profit

10) Let’s look at a spending limit of $2000. Enagic Corporation manufactures a Leveluk Junior Mark II that sells for $2400. This model incorporates all of the integrity of manufacturing that the Leveluk SD501 does. It costs ~ $840 to manufacture, making it “worth” 2.75X as much as the Life

7500 (see paragraph 7 above for Life 7500 cost of mfg.), which is priced the same (the Life Ionizer website lists the Life 7500 @ ~$2400, with a special one time offer of ~$2000).

11) And what do you get for the "markup"? From Enagic you get educated folks like Pamela Lance traveling from Hawaii to here to educate all of us about body PH and how Kangen Water™ can transform our health. You get Paul Meyer and Karl Roller doing the same thing and now Barry and I educating ourselves and offering classes and support to our folks. These folks are dedicated because they saw specific health improvements from their own use of the equipment and they want as many folks as possible to have access to healing Kangen Water™ (Karl Roller says "The only people who sell Enagic are satisfied customers"). Paul

had chronic pain from bone spurs - gone; Pamela's husband is diabetic, suffered with Crohn's, colitis, blood sugar 500 - now Crohn's and colitis gone and blood sugar normal. The representatives that I have spoken to from other ionizer suppliers do not have this personal experience with the machines they are selling.

Life Ionizer and other like corporations have a staff of paid phone operatives who know the answers to a few limited questions. They are not out educating folks, encouraging, and offering water. The rep I spoke to from Life Ionizer feels great and gets up earlier in the morning; that's wonderful, but I want water that has the potential to help heal friends of mine with bone cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, serious issues.

12) We have a couple of folks in the Co-op here who have told us they bought machines similar to ours from other companies (that are less expensive) in the last couple of years. We asked them "Tell us your stories!" thinking how fun it was going to be. No stories. No specific health improvements from drinking the water. And we have seen folks get results in just 4 weeks drinking water from our

Enagic! (Just yesterday a lady showed up – she came to the water meeting we were at, had one glass of water and was able to urinate for the first time in 3 months, she has cancer – she has been drinking the water ever since – yesterday she told us she is walking, shopping, and doing housework, which she was unable to do before because she was wheelchair bound).

13) Here's the deal. Not only is there a LOT less platinum and titanium in machines like the Life Ionizer, but because they are not certified by an independent organization, there is no way to know if the metals are free of impurities that may be harmful. And even if they are medical grade materials like Enagic uses, the method of forming the plates is as important to the function of the machine as the material they are composed of. I mentioned above that I worked in an electroplating facility. We plated circuit boards with copper, silver, and gold. The manufacturing process controls necessary to do this successfully took a team of about 30 talented engineers and technicians monitoring the processes 24 hours a day. To plate a flat surface, like a solid titanium plate (or a flat circuit board) is not difficult, but to do so in such a manner as to result in a uniform thickness requires careful process controls (for which Enagic is famous). The reason this is important is because the base plates are made of titanium because it is an excellent electrical conductor. However, titanium is toxic to humans if ingested, so we do not want it in the water. Therefore, years ago when Enagic was developing this technology for use in Japanese hospitals, (they are the only water ionizer used in Japanese hospitals), they developed a strictly monitored process to carefully plate a heavy uniform thickness of platinum to guarantee a minimum life of 15 years before the plates may need to be refurbished (at which time Enagic will do so - the electrolysis unit is bolted together and they simply unbolt and refurbish it). The platinum will ionize into the water over time, and is beneficial to your health. But eventually you will be down to titanium. If the plating thickness is not carefully controlled (and there are thin sections), the point at which this happens can occur much sooner. Dr. Carpenter from Idaho went to Japan for business and noticed hospitals using

Kangen Water ™. When he came back to the U.S. he spent ten years using nine different brands of water ionizers, researching the results – not getting the significant results he noted in Japan. Dr. Carpenter finally used the Enagic brand and began to get the results he desired. Meanwhile, the folks that use a mesh technology have a much more difficult process control issue. They do not have a flat titanium plate to then plate with platinum, they have a mesh of varying

thickness and topography with little interstices and funky places to try to get the titanium plated into - just like with circuit boards that had holes drilled through them with multiple layers of circuitry that had to all be electrically connected with the copper, silver, or gold plating that we were plating them with. The plating was ALWAYS thicker at the surface of the hole than it was down in the hole, and it got thinner and thinner deeper in the hole, to the point that "opens", or a place with NO metal plated on, were a common quality issue that had to be resolved by careful process control. Then there are the folks who simply plate or spray a thin titanium plate with a thin layer of platinum, then stamp a mesh grid out of it. Then you have exposed titanium surfaces by design (not necessarily intentionally, just as a natural result of the chosen manufacturing process). I discussed the water ionizers with Barry’s ChemE brother a couple of weeks ago and he concurred with my assessment that the mesh design technology might be able to reproduce an initial high ORP, but that considering the elements being used it is rife with potential health hazards. Furthermore, he pointed out, the voltage at which electrolysis takes place is high enough to put a significant load on the titanium plates, and with thin little mesh it will lead more quickly to material failure (degradation) (that's from all those boring classes on material science - and from watching it happen at Tek). When I spoke to Life Ionizers about why their unit is superior to Jupiter's mesh design, I was informed that they have an innovative recirculation technology that circulates the water over the plates multiple times to achieve the high ORP. The result of this, again, will be a shorter equipment life span (remember, Enagic gets high ORP by contact with a larger solid surface area, there is MORE platinum, that is why it costs more - so by using a recirculating technology with smaller overall amount of platinum, the lifespan of the equipment WILL be shorter as the platinum is ionized into the water exposing the titanium). And unless you are using a daily lab analysis of your water to determine if there is any titanium contamination, you would never know......

14) All of the tekno-mumbo-jumbo in paragraph 13 above probably explains why in Dr. Peggy Parker's report,”Comparison of Ionizers”, she found that the mesh designed machines' ORP would not hold for any length of time (while Enagic’s held for 1-2 days) and that within a few months of purchase the mesh machine's ability to produce the high ORPs at all was drastically reduced. Most folks who are not tekno-nerds like us are not going to buy an ORP meter from a scientific supply company to monitor their ORP; they would never know.

15) I realize that every company that wants to sell you something is going to tell you "Ours is the best", "Ours is just as good, but we have developed superior technology to bring it to you less expensively", or "Our ORP measures higher than theirs consistently", or whatever. We bought the Enagic Machine because:

- it has a proven track record with medical professionals in this country and Japanese hospitals, as well as a number of certifications from independent organizations (paragraph 3).

- and people we knew were getting significant results (like cancer elimination),

- and our understanding of engineering principles in general corroborated the reality of the Enagic Machine's superiority,

- Furthermore the Enagic "Rep" we were talking to was willing to bring his machine into OUR kitchen, use our water, check it with an ORP meter on the spot, fill all our jugs and our friends' jugs with water.

16) I would like to retouch on the issue that ALL of the ionizer manufacturers that I looked at and talked to rarely tried to disparage the performance of the Enagic machines; they all seem to consider Enagic a benchmark when it comes to performance. Their contention is ALWAYS that Enagic is overpriced because of the compensation plan and that theirs is just as good but cheaper because the distributor makes all the profit. But they NEVER talk about the fact that regardless of the innovations they have created to attempt to duplicate Enagic’s performance, they ALL use . or less titanium and platinum to build their machines, which as I detailed above makes their machines cost about $300 to manufacture, which makes their markups much higher than Enagic’s. And again, Enagic has a machine in the $2000 price range that has the medical grade components and all of the detailed high quality manufacturing process controls and performance criteria to maintain the medical equipment license that only they have.

Further Comparisons:

a) Enagic produces medical water at 2.5 PH and 11.5 PH. None of the other ionizers are able to produce water consistently at below 2.6, which is what is necessary to kill pathogens. UC Davis did a study showing that 2.5 acidic water from an Enagic Kangen Water™ machine kills E-coli, strep, MRSA, salmonella, etc. Some manufacturers of machines that are not capable of producing this water claim that this water is unimportant. (Keep in mind, Enagic has a smaller machine, the Leveluk Jr. for $2,400 that can produce 2.5 PH and 11.5 PH waters)

What is the value of 2.5 acid water to a person who is fighting gangrene or MRSA? How valuable is this feature to eliminating e-coli pathogens on our food (prevention of food poisoning)? How valuable is 11.5 PH water that is used to remove pesticides from produce (which you later have to detoxify, and contend with the general distortions immediately caused to our systems until we are able to detox). Dr. Carpenter has a weekly teleconference call. He had a gentleman on there who told about how 1 month ago he was scheduled for amputation of his leg and had been measured and had purchased his new prostheses. Someone brought over 2.5 and 9.5 water for him to try. One month later, he no

longer needed the amputation. He purchased the SD501. What value can you place on a leg! This gentleman personally was on the phone call and he said " I can’t tell you enough how grateful I am that someone had the heart to care enough to bring this water to me and insisted that I try it. This saved my leg! ". This testimony was truly heartfelt! Now he has the SD501 displayed in his window of his store front along with his prosthesis. "I tell everyone who comes in my store about it!" Karl Roller: “no other machine can produce the 2.5 water with its ORP of +1100. No pathogen can live in it.”

b) Enagic is UL approved (this is an important safety consideration as it is an electrical device being used near water……). Enagic has documentation of this fact available on their website. If another company claims to have UL approval, or medical grade titanium, or whatever, ask them for the documentation. No documented UL approval would also mean they would not have Product Liability insurance as no insurance company will insure a product with electricity and water without UL approval. I asked Life Ionizer for documentation that their platinum is medical grade and I was told they had it in a file “somewhere”.

c) Enagic Corporation’s manufacturing facility is ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. These are independent quality control certifications that are very difficult to achieve and insure the highest integrity in manufacturing technology and equipment quality.

d) There is a website called “Ionizers Reviewed”, which is presented as an independent review of various ionizers. They show the insides of three machines, but not Enagic. There is no presentation on this website of science or tests showing mesh technology is equivalent, much less superior to solid plate technology. There is no mention on this site of the fact that Enagic uses 230 watts with large solid plates vs. all the other machines being evaluated using small plates using 85 watts. A reputable review would at least mention this fact considering the whole science behind creating hexagonal, high

ORP water is predicated on how much energy you can charge into the water.

All competitors fail to mention the energy usage dichotomy. Karl Roller has a friend who bought a Tyent – it shut down in the first week for “overheating”.

Many of the cheap machines have “overheating warning”. The Ionizers Reviewed website is linked to Tyent

USA

; it is a Tyent Distributor website, portraying itself as an independent review. Note: Enagic does not enter into these kinds of stunts. They do not compare themselves to ANYBODY on their website – they don’t have to. rev. 2.26.09

World Life Expectancy

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One in four families in #1 Japan have a Kangen Water Ionizer. Only one in 18,000 US families have one and we're
# 38!

World-Wide_Life_Expectancy -

It's All About Attitude

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There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in
the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her
head. Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that
she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M," she said, "I
think I'll part my hair down the middle today?" So she did
and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed
that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said,
"today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she
did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed
that there wasn't a single hair on her head. "YEA!" she
exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"
Attitude is everything.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting
some kind of battle.

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly......

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Peace, love, and light all-ways,
Thomas Michael Murasso Ent., 4140 Clemmons Rd #218, Clemmons, North Carolina 27012, United States

How to Use Kangen™ Water

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How to Use Kangen™ Water Dr Dave Carpenter

The Enagic Kangen™ Ionized Water Generator technology produces seven different types of water…three different levels of alkaline Kangen™ Drinking Water, Clean Water, Beauty Water, Strong Alkaline Water and Strong Acidic Water. Although Kangen™ water has special properties…it does not cure anything. It has however, been shown to assist the body in creating better balance or homeostasis. To help achieve this homeostasis I’ve found the approaches and information listed below to be helpful.

Getting Started Drinking Kangen™ Water
It is recommended that everyone who chooses to drink Kangen™ water start by drinking the 8.5 pH water. The Kangen™ water is obtained by pushing the blue button on the front of the machine. Multiple pushes will move you through the three different levels of the Kangen™ water that are produced. This water is dispensed through the TOP flexible hose.
Drink at least ½ of your body weight in ounces each day. If you do physically demanding work, participate in strenuous athletics, or are dealing with “sickness issues”…you need to drink more Kangen™ water to help your body move towards and achieve homeostasis. In these situations, it is recommended that you drink at least ¾ of your body weight in ounces, and drinking 1 ounce per pound of body weight per day produces real “miracles”. It is my observation that those people who drink a minimum of ¾ of their body weight in ounces of Kangen™ water per day see the quickest results.
After successfully drinking the suggested amount of 8.5 pH water for two weeks

(“successfully” means that you are not experiencing any discomfort while drinking the water…other than frequency of urination), then you may choose to increase the water pH level up to the 9.0 pH setting. Continue drinking the suggested amount of water at this setting each day for at least two more weeks.
After successfully drinking the suggested amount of 9.0 pH water (again meaning that you are not experiencing any discomfort while drinking the water other than frequency of urination) then you may choose to increase the water pH level up to the 9.5 pH setting.
Cleansing Symptoms
Occasionally we find people that experience “cleansing” symptoms. These are typically caused by the body releasing stored toxins and acidic wastes. If you experience any “cleansing” types of symptoms (such as headaches, skin eruptions, loose bowels, coughing, etc.) when you start on the 8.5 pH water, then you should increase the amount of water you are drinking to help neutralize and flush the toxins from your system. If you experience these symptoms after increasing the pH of the water you are consuming, then go back to the last pH setting that you were able to drink without experiencing these symptoms and increase the amount of water that you consume until these symptoms stop. There is no prize for getting to the 9.5 pH water quicker than someone else.

Using the “other” waters produced by the technology

Clean Water –neutral 7.0 pH

water that is obtained by pushing the green button on the Enagic ionizer. The Clean water is dispensed through the TOP flexible hose. This water has been through the cleaning filter portion of the system but it has not gone through the electrolysis process. This is the water that should be consumed when taking prescription medication. When taking prescription medications: discontinue drinking the Kangen™ water 10‐15 minutes prior to taking your medication, use the Clean water to take your prescriptions, then give yourself at least 30 minutes before resuming drinking the Kangen™ water. You will also want to use the Clean water when preparing Baby formula. It is also suggested that if you feel the need to drink water with a meal and the meal contains a concentrated protein (animal product), that you consume Clean water rather than Kangen™ water with that meal.

Beauty water –

is made by pushing the yellow button on the machine and collecting the Beauty water from the TOP flexible hose. Alternately, it can be collected while making Kangen™ drinking water. This is accomplished by collecting the beauty water from the secondary hose (that runs from the bottom part of your machine) while you are collecting your Kangen™ drinking water from the TOP flexible hose. Beauty water has amazing astringent properties and is extremely good for the skin and hair. Spray it on, splash it on, soak in it…but get it on your skin if you want to have the best looking/feeling skin around!

Strong Acidic Water (2.5 pH) –

made by pushing the bottom button (orange) on your Enagic ionizer. Note: You must add the saline Electrolysis Enhancer in the electrolysis enhancer tank (on the right side of the machine behind the removable panel) in order to produce the Strong Acidic and Strong Alkaline waters. Collect the Strong Acidic water out of the secondary hose (that runs from the bottom part of your machine). This water has very potent anti‐microbial properties and may be used on cutting boards, counter tops, etc. Strong Acidic water was approved for disinfecting food products in June 2002, in accordance with the Food Hygiene Law, under the name hypochlorous acid water. I like to use large spray bottles for the Strong Acidic water because it makes it easier to use on the skin, countertops, produce, etc. Note: It is best to store this water in dark containers and refrigerate it.

Strong Alkaline Water (11.5 pH) –

The Strong Alkaline water is produced at the same time as the Strong Acidic water. Collect the Strong Alkaline water from the TOP flexible hose on the Enagic ionizer. This water is highly alkaline and is a potent cleaning agent that can be used in place of detergents and cleansers. It is a tremendous grease cutting agent. After cleaning your surfaces with this water, it is recommended that you spray the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) on the surface as an anti‐microbial, and then let it air dry. Note: It is best to store this water in dark containers and refrigerate it.

Specific Uses of the Various Waters

Fruits and Veggies‐ Soak (or spray on surface) in Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) for 2 to 3 minutes and stir water to work it into rough textured produce like lettuce, broccoli, etc. This kills microbes that might be on the produce. When finished with this process soak in Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) for at least FIVE minutes to clean the produce, remove pesticides and herbicides, and enhance shelf life.
Laundry – Put 1 to 2 quarts of Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) in the liquid detergent tank of your washer and wash just as you would with detergent but without the detergent. The amount of Strong
Alkaline water is determined by your source water’s hardness. Clothes come out cleaner and brighter than with detergents and for those with chemical sensitivities there are no side effects.

Cleaning floors –

(hardwood, ceramic tiles), windows, eyeglasses, washing dishes, and many other cleaning situations ‐
Use the Beauty water. In some cases the Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) works well too.

Acne –

there are a few different ways to use the water on acne, depending on the type and severity. None of them will hurt you so if one approach doesn’t seem to be producing the results you desire try a different one. (1) Where there appears to be inflammation and infection (outbreaks that are sore and irritated) I recommend that one spray on the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) and let it air dry. When it’s completely dried apply a cloth soaked in Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) to the area(s) for at least 5 minutes. This helps the body neutralize the acids which are causing the acne. Dry the area and then spray on the Beauty water (4.5 to 5.5 pH) and allow it to dry. Repeat at least twice per day. (2) Where there does not appear to be any inflammation or infection I’d just use the Beauty water on the area. For best results drink at least ¾ oz of Kangen™ water for every pound that you weigh each day.

Psoriasis and Eczema –

I’ve found that the most effective approach is the same as the one we use for the nastier acne outbreaks. Again, this depends on severity. I’ve seen a lot of success with both conditions just spraying on the Beauty water 3 to 6 times per day and letting it air dry. If I am working with someone with a tougher outbreak, I recommend that they spray on the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) and let it air dry. When it’s completely dried, apply a cloth soaked in Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) to the area(s) for at least 5 minutes. This helps the body neutralize the acids which are causing the outbreaks. Dry the area and then spray on the Beauty water (4.5 to 5.5 pH) and allow it to dry. Repeat at least twice per day. I highly recommend with these challenges that you spray Beauty water on the area at least every 2 waking hours. For best results drink at least ¾ oz of Kangen water for every pound that you weigh each day.

Cuts and scrapes – Anytime the skin has been torn I recommend that you spray on the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) at least once a day. This helps the immune system deal with the micro‐organisms like bacteria, viruses, etc. that may be able to get into the body through the hole in the skin. Then soak the wound or scrape (it may be easier to soak a cloth and apply to the area instead) for at least 3 minutes in the Beauty water and allow it to air dry. This helps tighten the pores in the tissue and almost always takes away the pain. For best results drink at least ¾ oz of Kangen water for every pound that you weigh each day.

Sunburn-
the sunburn is not severe enough for medical treatment spray the Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) on the skin or soak a cloth in this water and apply to sunburned area. When you are finished with that session spray Beauty water on the entire area and let it air dry before covering with clothing. Repeat as desired. For best results drink at least ¾ oz of Kangen water for every pound that you weigh each day.

Moles, warts, etc. –

If you have something abnormal on your skin you may want to try using the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) on this to see what it will do. In most cases the easiest way to use is to soak the gauze pad on a band aid with the water and apply over the area. Change bandage at least once a day. Most people have reported that they’ve had to continue this process for 30 to 60 days before seeing results. If it’s in an area that is difficult to apply a band aid to while you are at work or in public just apply the rest of the time when you are at home and see if it works.

Sore Throats – When one has a sore throat we’ve learned that gargling with the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) 3 or 4 times per day works extremely well. If you have a child that cannot gargle just put the Strong Acidic water in a spray bottle and spray it into their throat (10 pumps) three or four times per day. (It will not hurt them if they swallow this water.) Typically the kids tell us that their throats are no longer sore within minutes.

Mouthwash – use the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) to swish and gargle with as a mouthwash. The high ORP of this water has been shown to destroy bacteria and other micro‐organisms with exposure times of less than a minute. It’s the bacteria breaking down the foods in your mouth that produce the acids that cause tooth decay.

Cooking – Kangen water (8.5 to 9.5 pH) is excellent to cook with and enhances the flavors and texture of your food. Some fruits and vegetables such as cherries, plums, grapes, strawberries, cabbage, eggplants, soy beans, and asparagus contain anthocyanins and are best cooked or washed in the Beauty water. Be aware that foods cook faster than you are used to when you are using Kangen water. Be prepared to have people asking you what you are doing to your food to make it taste so much better!

by: Dave Carpenter, N.D., C. Ac., C.C.I.
(ver 9‐17‐07) Idaho Falls, ID

Dave Carpenter Book Review

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Dave Carpenter Book Review

Path To Health is pleased to present, “Change Your Water, Change Your Life”, by Dr. Dave Carpenter.   In his book, Dr. Dave discusses dehydration and its symptoms. He explains the importance of drinking good ionized water for improved health and longevity.   Components of ionized alkaline water are described in his easy-to-understand manner, which along with numerous personal testimonials, will convince even the biggest skeptic to give Kangen Water a try!

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The following is an excerpt from, “Change Your Water, Change Your Life”
page 9.

Common Symptoms of Dehydration

Fatigue – Dehydration causes enzymatic activity to slow down.

Constipation – During dehydration, the colon removes more water than normal in order to provide fluid for other parts of the body.

High Blood Pressure – The body’s blood volume is mostly water. Dehydration causes blood to thicken which makes it more difficult to pump.

Cholesterol - Dehydration causes cellular water loss. The body produces more cholesterol in an attempt to “seal off” water loss.

Respiratory Troubles – A large amount of water is exhaled during even normal breathing. Dehydration results in restricted airways in an attempt to reduce water loss.

Acid/Alkaline Imbalance – Dehydration significantly reduces the body’s ability to remove acidic wastes.

Weight Gain – Thirst is often confused with hunger: When food is consumed at the expense of water, weight gain can be the result.

Skin Disorders – The skin is the body’s largest detoxification pathway. Lack of water restricts the movement of toxins through the skin and also results in premature wrinkling.

Liver, Kidney, Bladder Problems – The liver, kidneys, and bladder all require copious amounts of water for detoxification. Dehydration increases the concentration of the toxins these organs must eliminate.

Joint Problems – Cartilage is mainly water. Dehydration increases abrasive damage and delays repair.

Premature Aging – The body of a newborn child is over 90% water. The amount of water declines with age to near 50% in some older folks.

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“Dr. Dave Carpenter’s book shares what he found after years of searching for a health-promoting source for water, the basic necessity of life. We all can change our lives by changing our water.” Betty Sue O’Brian, M.S., Naturopath, IIDI    Biloxi, MS.

“This book is a must read for those who are looking for the key to perfect health and the fountain of youth. Thank you, Dave, for your endless search for truth and your tireless dedication to serve.” Toni Toney, author of ‘Get Clean, Go Green EcoDiet’   Asheville, NC.

“Dr. David Carpenter teaches us in this brilliant, easy to understand book about the life giving water we should be drinking in order to live long and healthy lives.” Ellen Tart-Jensen, Ph.D., D.Sc., C.C.I.I.    San Diego, CA.

“Dr. Dave Carpenter’s book shares what he found after years of searching for a health-promoting source for water, the basic necessity of life. We all can change our lives by changing our water.” Dr. Hugh A. Jenkins, N.D. D.C., BTA Clinician   Chicago, IL

WASHINGTON MEDICAL CLINIC INSTALLS KANGEN WATER IONIZER

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by Michael McSorley
A very prestigious Washington DC medical clinic NIHA ( National Integrated Health Associates ) is using Kangen water in conjunction with other modalities to treat their patients. Unlike traditional medical delivery systems, staff doctors at NIHA take the time with their patients and offer a variety of techniques and modalities that target the patients needs. The inclusion of Kangen Water to their ‘quiver of quills’ is most gratifying because it reinforces our efforts to get the message out that drinking Kangen Water will balance the body systems and allow the body to heal itself. The body is a systemic self regulating, self healing, and self actualizing organism given the proper conditions. The pollution of our planet today and the effect of our altered food supply make it imperative that we all take defensive measures to maintain our health. To that end Doctors recommend Kangen Water, The Great Defender, because it alkalizes, ionizes, and restructures regular tap water to provide the healthiest water on the planet.

What Do 10 Billion Cows, Chickens, Pigs and Other Animals Have In Common?

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What Do 10 Billion Cows, Chickens, Pigs and Other Animals Have In Common? ¹

by LouAnn Savage

Americans eat them every single year!

As wealth accumulates, more and more people die from “rich” diseases of affluence such as cancers of the colon, lung, breast, leukemia and liver along with diabetes and coronary heart disease. These kinds of diseases are often referred to as “Western” diseases and Western diet triggers the internal bodily environment to create the conditions they like to live in. Animal protein offers the acid conditions that feed disease. Whereas “poor” diseases of poverty like pneumonia, intestinal obstruction, peptic ulcer and rheumatic heart disease occur in parts of the world considered to be areas of rural agriculture.²

That’s the bad news. The good news is that there is at long last a solution to these perplexing and life threatening diseases. In other words, there is hope.

Alkalizing the body by way of diet and hexagonal water is your very best chance to combat the ravages of the diseases talked about here and the majority of all other disease. The key is to keep the cells bathed in oxygen and to keep them hydrated at the cellular level. In other words, maintain a strong alkaline environment rather than an acidic one. By doing this, the immune system can stay strong and is better able to ward off disease looking for an acidic place to land. One of the easiest ways to boost the immune system and to effectively acquire a more alkaline internal terrain is by adding hexagonal Kangen water to your daily diet.

¹New York Times
²The China Study, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., pg. 76-77

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Pregnancy & Alkaline Water

What every expecting mother should know!

The Facts About Pregnancy & Alkaline Water
In recent years there have been many questions raised about the safety of drinking alkaline water during pregnancy, for both mother and baby. This article has been written to help answer these questions. World renowned authorities on Health & Wellness were contacted and in-depth research was conducted in order to find out if drinking alkaline water during pregnancy is hazardous or beneficial.
"When a woman gets pregnant, she loses quite a bit of alkaline minerals to the fetus. The fetus stays in a water bag (placenta) for 9 months, until the water breaks. During that time, the fetus receives nutrients
through the umbilical cord for energy and growth. When the nutrients are burnt, they create acidic wastes, which the fetus must discharge into the placenta. Since the mother's blood vessels are not connected to the fetus' blood vessels, her blood vessels cannot carry out the wastes that the fetus makes.
In the early stage of the pregnancy, mother's body loses alkaline minerals to the placenta to make sure that the adequate amounts of alkaline minerals are there to neutralize all the acidic discharges from fetus for the next 9 months. This causes her blood to become acidic rather suddenly, which is the cause of morning sickness, as discovered by Japanese doctors. This is

why drinking alkaline water immediately relieves morning sickness.
If the mother had adequate alkaline reserve, i.e., plenty of alkaline mineral supply in the form of alkaline buffer in the blood, she would not even have morning sickness. Otherwise, not only would she have a severe case of morning sickness, but the placenta will not have enough alkaline minerals to neutralize all the acidic discharges from the fetus during the pregnancy. In this case, the baby's chance of having jaundice upon birth is very high.
Before a woman becomes pregnant, she should drink ample amount of alkaline water to avoid morning sickness and have a healthy baby. Without enough alkaline minerals, the woman ages considerably during pregnancy and may experience all kinds of post-delivery problems, such as those mentioned above. I know a woman who lost her teeth after delivery, because she lost so much calcium to the newborn during pregnancy.
Pregnancy is a major cause of osteoporosis among women. Lack of alkalinity brings about many diseases; over acidity creates solid wastes such as cholesterol, fatty acid, uric acid, kidney stones, plaques, etc. Excess acid thickens the blood, which slows down the blood circulation, and poor blood circulation invites all kinds of pain and diseases.
From the time we are in our mothers' womb to the time we die, our lives go through a constant balancing act of acid and alkaline. Acid leads to pain and sickness and eventual death; alkaline leads to health and longevity. Even with diet and exercise, acidity usually wins. We need an external boost of alkalinity to offset the imbalance of excess acid.

The best alkaline booster is alkaline water!
Contributed by Sang Whang, author of Reverse Aging
The Facts About Pregnancy & Alkaline Water
The following is an excerpt from "Water: For Health For Healing For Life," a book by dehydration pioneer and researcher, Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, one of the foremost authorities on hydration and advisor to celebrities like life coach Anthony Robbins.
"Early pregnancy morning sickness is a signal of dehydration of the mother and fetus. It is caused by the water and the regulatory action of histamine. Pregnancy creates a very high demand for water. As the fetus grows into a full-term baby, over 1 trillion cell divisions take place. Each new cell must be filled with water. Pregnant women need and should drink water and eliminate all sources of dehydration, especially the consumption of caffeine and alcohol."
In a 15 year study of alkaline water by renowned Japanese doctors from the Japanese Water Institute and Kyowa Medical Clinic many benefits of drinking alkaline water were discovered, including specific benefits for pregnant women.
"The following are some of the experiences of pregnant women who drank alkaline water during their pregnancy; almost no emesis, smooth delivery, reduced cases of jaundice, increased lactation, smooth and satisfactory growth of newborns. There was also Improvement of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns."
Contributed by Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi M.D. & Dr. Munenori Kawamura M.D.
The best alkaline water comes directly from nature. However, alkaline water can actually be created in several different ways, including alkaline drops. These drops are chemical additives that boost the alkalinity of the water, but that taste very bad. While these drops are an option, they are not suggested, as health effects on mother and unborn child from exposure to these chemicals is unknown.
The best quality "man-made" alkaline water is derived from high technology water ionization machines. The technology that drives these machines was perfected in Japan and products of this type from Japan seem to be the highest quality, in both manufacturing and components. One of the added benefits of alkaline water produced by an ionization machine is a property of the water called "micro-clustering". During the ionization process, groupings of water molecules, typically 15 - 20 molecules or more, are broken down into smaller groupings, 4 - 6 molecules. These reduced "clusters" allow for greater penetration and absorption by the body. This is particularly advantageous when taking supplements, as the smaller clusters are able to better distribute the vitamins and minerals that they carry. This is extremely helpful for women that are taking prenatal vitamins. In addition, alkaline water, produced by ionization machines, contains a very high content of useful and needed minerals. For pregnant women, it provides calcium ions, which are needed by both the mother and fetus. It also replenishes calcium loss for mothers-to-be and strengthens bones and teeth structure of the developing fetus.
A recent news report detailed a problem with chlorine that is being added into tap water. The report explained that chlorine, which is added to disinfect the water, creates chlorine by-products, such as THMs (Trihalomethanes), which are known carcinogens. In order to reduce the amount of THMs in the water, cities are now adding ammonia in addition to the chlorine, to create chloramines. Kidney dialysis patients and pregnant women are warned not to drink chloraminated water because of potential health risks.
In The News...Hazards of Tap & Bottled Water
Startling news was revealed on The Today Show in 2008. Matt Lauer interviewed Dr. Leo Trasand of Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Trasand issued a warning about the dangers of drinking some bottled water. The piece refers to the danger of chemical, Bisphenol A showing up in some plastic bottles. He is quoted, "Unfortunately there is no level of exposure that has been identified as being safe." And he added, "Science suggests that there is a major concern here." Regarding that chemical, Earth911 references an article from The Arizona Republic,
"The chemical in question, Bisphenol A (BPA), has been linked to breast and uterine cancer, as well as decreased testosterone levels.
Dan Tessier, a Toxicologist made a statement in The Today Show piece, "The effects are primarily reproductive, and fertility effects on both male and female organisms." Lauer added, "I think this is going to startle a lot of people. A Center for Disease Control Study detected BPA (Bisphenol A), in the urine of 95% of adults sampled. Scientists have measured BPA in the blood of pregnant women, umbilical cord blood and in the placentas all at levels demonstrated in animals to alter development."
These three moms, along with 211 other women, are taking part in a historic class-action lawsuit, alleging that their town's tainted tap water put their unborn children at risk.

Val Wilson, 40, was pregnant four times between April 1994 and May 1997 with what would have been her first child. Only once did she make it beyond 12 weeks. "In November 1996, I was five months along and everything was fine," Wilson recalls. "One night, I woke up and my water had broken and I was in labor. The baby was stillborn a few hours later. I was crushed."
Annette Spaven, 40, thought her family was complete in early 1998; she had three children, the youngest of whom was five years old. When she discovered she was pregnant again, it was a surprise -- but she and her husband quickly warmed to the idea of having another child. Spaven miscarried at ten weeks. "We were really disappointed, and a few months later we tried again." By August she was pregnant, but she miscarried again at seven weeks.
Malithia Smith, 30, had had one successful pregnancy before suffering three miscarriages between May 1999 and May 2000. Each time, she began spotting at eight weeks, and each time, the doctor could not determine what had gone wrong. "The first time, I just thought, 'These things happen,'" Smith remembers. "The second time, it shook me up, and by the time I lost the third baby, I was really scared."

The three had no idea what was causing their miscarriages. But ultimately, each of them gave birth to a healthy child after making one simple lifestyle change: They stopped drinking the tap water.

Effects of Acidity

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Is Your Body Acidic?

Over-acidity is very common and may be due to a combination of reasons including diet, environment pollutants, disease and even some medications.

Body Acidity & Disease:

When the body is in a constant state of acidity, it gives rise to an environment conducive to disease. Symptoms associated with an acid condition include weight loss problems, insomnia, water retention, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine headaches, alternating constipation, diarrhea, colds, flu, difficulty swallowing, burning in the mouth, bumps on the tongue, stomach ulcers, cancer and even acid reflux are all often associated with this condition.

9 out of 10 Americans are ACIDIC!

It has been proven by doctors around the world that excess body acid and acidic ash may promote the following conditions:

Aging Symptoms (aches & pains)
Arthritis
Asthma
Chronic Fatigue
Cancer
Low Energy
Gout
Hay Fever
Multiple Sclerosis
Obesity
Skin Problems
Sleeping Problems
And many, many more health issues...

Acidosis
Just as acid rain in the environment damages our external ecosystem, so internal acids damage our internal ecosystem. Without knowing it, most people consume diets high in acid forming foods.

Also drinking acidic beverages such as carbonated drinks and coffee add to this acid overload. This results in the loss of precious bone building minerals which are used for buffering these internal acids. Having realized that our internal acid load is a major factor behind all degenerative diseases, we encourage a diet high in alkalizing foods and drinking ionized water.

Acid Causing Effects of a Modern Lifestyle

Poor Diet
Lack of sleep
Increased Stress
Insufficient Nutrients
Air and Water Pollution
Lack of Exercise or Excessive Exercise

Benefits of Our Ionized Acid Water
(External Use)

Relieves Athletes Foot, Eczema
Sterilizes Burns or Heat Rashes
Complexion Enhancement
Soothes Dry, Itchy Skin
Wounds Heal Faster
Mouth Wash
Reduces Acne
Excellent Hair Rinse
Promotes Plant Growth
Extends Life of Cut Flowers

What the Experts Say About Alkalizing

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Dr. Hiromi Shinya
Director, Shinya Medical Clinic, New York

His revolutionary “Shinya Method” has become widely used in colonoscopy procedures worldwide.

"It is widely recognized in the medical profession that a healthy and clean colon is one of the most important precursors to good health and that the great majority of body ailments and diseases originate in an acidic and dirty colon. Water is essential for your health.

Drinking “good water;" especially hard water which has much calcium and magnesium keeps your body at an optimal alkaline PH."

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Dr. Theodore Baroody
Author "Alkalize of Die"

"I have administered over 5000 gallons of this water for about every health situation imaginable.

I feel that restructured alkaline water can benefit everyone."

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Dr. Sherry Rogers

"Alkaline water rids the body of acid waste... After carefully evaluating the results of my advice to hundreds of individuals, I'm convinced that toxicity in the form of acidic waste is the primary cause of degenerative disease."

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Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi
Director, Water Institute, Tokyo

"Bad diets such as meat and potatoes, fried foods, soft drink colas, and sugars build up acid salts in the body. Often these deposits, by having to be stored away from the blood flow, can remain in the body for decades. I recommend the consumption of ionized alkaline water, which will slowly and gently wash these salts away."

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Tony Robbins and Alkalinity

2009-12-07T15:47:00.000-08:00

Stephan Massonnat - Makeup Artist Uncovers Kangen Water!

2009-12-01T15:48:00.001-08:00

Stephan Massonnat - Makeup Artist Uncovers Kangen Water!

Living Green in a Modern Age

2009-11-29T17:08:00.000-08:00

Living Green in a Modern Age

by phDrinkingWater.com Staff

We hear it all the time: try to conserve, preserve, and recycle. History has shown us that the earth is a limited resource and we are finding that generations of excess have taken an incredible toll on our ecosystem. It is easy to blame others or to blame ourselves for the situation, but that is not a productive use of our energy. It is time that we stop talking about the threat of environmental disaster and do something about it. To be honest, living green can be much easier than people make it out to be. There are small things we can do every day to make a positive impact on the world around us. Moreover, by living green, you will find that you might just save some green in the process.

How many lights do you have in your home, condo, or apartment? If you live in an average home, you will most likely have dozens of light sources. Consider changing your traditional light bulbs and replacing them with energy efficient lights. These lights tend to last longer and burn fewer kilowatt-hours, saving you money and leaving less of a footprint on your environment.

Look in your pantry and cabinets. How much of your food

has excess packaging? Consider buying products that require less plastic and paper. Furthermore, when you go grocery shopping consider bringing your own bag. This contributes to less waste and conserved energy on behalf of the bag manufacturers and recycling plants. There is a multiplicity of ways to save money when we consider our shopping routines. Clean drinking water is another great example. When we go hiking or go to the park for exercise, we often swing by the store to buy a cold bottle of drinking water. This wastes plastic and gas. Consider buying your own water system, like an enagic water system that also provides antioxidant water, and bringing the water with you in a reusable container.

An alkaline water machine can actually be more of an earth friendly device than you may have imagined. Some products, like a Kangen Water™ machine, allow you to change alkaline and acidity levels of your drinking water. Instead of using harsh toxic cleaners that are harmful to your family and the environment, you can simply increase the acidity level of your water and use that to clean around the house. Acid water helps cut through grime and is great to use on countertops to aid in preventing food poisoning. It works wonders on removing stains and smudges!

If you have a large array of electronics in your household, you should unplug them. Many devices like televisions, computers, and stereophonic equipment, use power even when they are in a suspended state. Why suck away natural resources when you are not even enjoying your equipment? Unplug these devices until you need to use them. Moreover, consider buying a programmable thermostat. Reduce your heating and air conditioning when you are away. This helps save you money and requires less carbon-based fuels.

Looking around at your house and your work, you will most likely find a variety of ways to life a greener live and you will find that living a green lifestyle will actually help you save money.

Simple Truths about Ionized Water

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Simple Truths about Ionized Water

Simple Truths About Ionized Water from KangenPowerTools on Vimeo.

Fasten your seat belt for the fastest learning curve ever seen.

2009-11-28T08:01:00.000-08:00

Did You Know?

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman.

We Are Acid Machines

2009-11-25T14:09:00.000-08:00

January 2, 2009 by Bob Livingston

We Are Acid Machines

It’s not “where’s the beef.” It’s where’s the acid? It’s kind of important. No, it’s all important—like life or death. And doctors pay no attention.

Remember these three points:

* Acid in your stomach—good.
* Acid in your tissue—bad.
* Acid water to cleanse your face—good.

Acid in the Stomach is Good
The pharmaceutical companies and TV advertisers tell Americans that stomach acid is bad. It is bad indeed if we don’t have any. And if we take their antacids as they insist, we won’t have any stomach acid and we eventually wind up with stomach cancer. Without proper stomach acid somewhere around a pH of 3 to 4, our food rots—causing putrefaction and backup poison. This is serious and leads to disease, most likely cancer. Your digestive process breaks down if you don’t have enough stomach acid. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is the only inorganic acid our body makes. Ever wonder why your dog can eat all kinds of compromised food and thrive? The answer is that dogs have lower pH stomach acid levels – they are about 1.5 to 2. They can digest and process much better than human beings and they don’t take antacids. Adequate stomach acid becomes ever more critical as we get older because we have

less of it. This means that we get less nutrition assimilation, which in turn causes a lowering of immunity.

But once again, pharmaceuticals and doctors are practicing symptomology. Symptoms of acid indigestion in the absence of ulcers are actually symptoms of lack of acid. Ever heard of a doctor prescribing acid for an “acid stomach”?

Without enough hydrochloric acid we cannot absorb minerals or digest protein.

Our digestive capacity diminishes as we age, but it’s easily compensated for with betaine hydrochloride, which we should take with our meals. Another good habit is taking one or two teaspoons of whole apple cider vinegar in a glass of water before meals.

Speaking of hydrochloric acid, I by chance found some anecdotal evidence of the high efficacy of hydrochloric acid by injection. The dosage ranged from 1-250 to 1-1000 in 10cc of distilled water without any toxic or inflammatory reaction no matter if it was given orally, intravenously or intramuscular. The results were astounding.

Generally, the oxygen content of the blood doubled within 30 minutes and
a significant stimulation of phagocytic (white cells) system was also noted. In one instance, phagocytosis increased the white blood cell count from 7,800 to 2,600,000 within 48 hours. This is not the effect of drug activity. This is the injection of the basic acid of the human body. What a stimulation of the forces of resistance!

The conclusion here is that hydrochloric stomach acid needs to be adequate at all times!

Acid in the Tissue is Bad
The ideal situation is for the body to be slightly alkaline, but due to our very high acid diet from commercial foods, our acid build up is getting worse with time. With the progressive accumulation of acid we come closer to death. New babies are highly alkaline. Acid in the tissue is very different from acid in the stomach. The difference is the pH. Tissue acid should range around 7.2 to 7.4 pH as measured by pH paper or test strips using saliva. Acid in the stomach is inorganic acid. Acid in the tissue is organic acid. One is life and assimilation and one is pollution.

As we age we get more acid accumulation. This means a shortage of oxygen and a shortage of breath. Most cells die in an acid environment but some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. This is cancer.

To get more oxygen and to dispose of acid waste, we drink alkaline water and eat an alkaline diet. The amount of organic acid accumulation is directly related to the amount of oxygen we have. The more acid you have, the less oxygen your body has—and the more potential for disease.

When the environment for the cells becomes too acidic, there isn’t enough oxygen to go around. In order for some cells to survive, they selectively change some cells to plant cells so that they take in CO2 and give off oxygen, O2. This sets the stage for cancer. But when we drink alkaline water, we are drinking water with excess oxygen, not in the form of O2 but in the form of OH, which is very stable because it is mated with positively ionized alkaline minerals.

Two of these hydroxyl ions can form a water molecule (H2O) and give off one oxygen atom. The alkaline mineral is used to detoxify poisonous acid compounds while supplying excess oxygen to the cells preventing the development of cancer.

Acid on the Face is Good!
Acid water should be used on the face. It will keep the face skin fresh and clean and will protect the face from acne and discoloration. So-called pH balanced cosmetics are acid. Soft water is acid.

Energy Drinks Creating Health Concerns

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Energy drinks jolt blood pressure, study finds

By Will Dunham

Tue Nov 6, 10:02 AM ET

The increasingly popular high-caffeine beverages called energy drinks may do more than give people a jolt of energy -- they may also boost heart rates and blood pressure levels, researchers said on Tuesday. The results of a small study prompted the researchers to advise people who have high blood pressure or heart disease to
avoid energy drinks because they could impact their blood pressure or change the effectiveness of their medications. The drinks generally have high levels of caffeine and taurine, an amino acid found in protein-rich foods like meat and fish that can affect heart function and blood pressure, the researchers said. "We saw increases in both blood pressure and heart rate in healthy volunteers who were just sitting in a chair watching
movies. They weren't exercising. They were in a resting state," James Kalus of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, who led the study, said in an interview. The increases did not rise to dangerous levels in the group of 15 healthy volunteers, whose average age was 26, the

researchers said. But the increases potentially could be significant in people with cardiovascular disease or those taking drugs to lower heart rate or blood pressure, they told a meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Florida. "While the amount of caffeine in energy drinks or coffee may cause a slight and temporary increase in blood pressure, it would have no greater effect than walking up a flight of steps," the American Beverage Association industry trade group said in a statement responding to the findings. "So singling out energy drinks in a unique manner, particularly when compared to a more commonly consumed caffeinated beverage like coffee, does not provide a full and proper context for consumers."

BOOSTING ENERGY

The products have names like Full Throttle, Amp and Rush. Red Bull, made by Austrian company Red Bull GmbH, is a market leader. Beverage companies market various energy drinks as soft drinks that can boost a person's energy. Kalus declined to say which brand of energy drink was used in the study. He said the drinks generally contain similar ingredients, adding, "By giving the brand, it would dilute the message that all of these drinks need to be looked at."

Coca-Cola Co. makes Full Throttle. The study participants were asked not to consume other forms of caffeine for two days before starting the study and then throughout a study in which they consumed two cans of energy drinks daily over seven days. Each can contained 80 milligrams of caffeine and 1,000 milligrams of taurine. The volunteers' heart rates rose by about 8 percent on the first day and 11 percent on the seventh day. Maximum systolic blood pressure -- the top number in blood pressure readings that represents pressure while the heart contracts -- rose by 8 percent on the first day and 10 percent on the seventh day, the study showed.

Diastolic blood pressure -- the bottom number that gives the pressure when the heart relaxes between beats -- rose by 7 percent on the first day and 8 percent on the seventh day.

The study did not identify ingredients responsible for the changes, but Kalus said it probably was caffeine and taurine. Kalus said the study did not address possible health effects from the way some people consume these drinks, such as mixing them with alcohol.