Why Alkaline water rather than just ionized or filtered water?

NOTE: This page is for educational puposes only. It does not represent qualified medical opinion and does not purport to advise on any existing or future medical condition. Always consult a qualified medical practitioner before making any change to your existing health regime.

There has certainly been a large amount of advertising aimed at attempting to convince potential purchasers that alkaline ionized water is not as good as 'naturally alkaline' water.

For readers new to the one-sided debate, we can say that it all stems from one company that has a water filter with magnetic rock in it, which has no control mechanism for alkalinity selection. Hence the spin-term 'natural alkalinity'.

However as a potential investor in your own water system, it is important to understand the reasons behind alkaline ionized water as opposed to any other form of water. To help you with this, we've constructed a mini-tour of the important points below.

Why Is the Quality of Water We Put In Our Body so relevant to Health and Aging?

Why is it so necessary to maintain adequate volume of water in the body?

Why should we drink alkaline rather than 'neutral' water?

How does microclustering of alkaline Ionized water help me?

Why can't I just drink ordinary water?

Why Is the Quality of Water We Put In Our Body relevant to our health and rate of aging?

The mystery of understanding disease and aging begins with knowing what our body needs throughout its lifetime to maintain health and vitality.

Premature Ageing

Premature, unnatural aging can result from loss of water volume and the body being continuously exposed to contaminated water. Millions die every year from this cause.

Another major factor is the body's inability to adequately assimilate essential minerals and nutrients. A major problem in maintaining health during aging occurs as a result of years of medications that have accumulated in the tissues.

Latent Dis-ease

Even when a disease is treated successfully with drugs, it has been proposed by many researchers that cells still retain the germs in a latent state along with the toxins of the medications that had been used to destroy them.

Detox and "Re-Tox"

As the body ages and the immune system declines, this makes it possible for disease to re-emerge and effectively, 're-tox" as anti-aging reseracher Daniel Reid terms it.

Water, which makes up over 70% of our body composition, is the most influential and vital component that provides the body with the ability to maintain health and prevent its deterioration. This can only happen if the quality, content, and structure of the water meets the body's requirements. For water to be most effective in our body, it is necessary for it to contain minerals that haven been completely assimilated in order to nourish and protect the cells.

It should have a higher alkaline pH, which is necessary to support body fluids to resist becoming and remaining acidic, which may result in illness and more rapid aging.

Unbalanced Chemistry

However, because of contamination in our environment such as toxic wastes and chemical additives, food and water have been depleted of critical minerals necessary for metabolism. As a result, the body's chemistry becomes unbalanced, and destructive substances known as free radicals form. These free radicals destroy cells and cause the body in general to deteriorate.

Why is it so necessary to maintain
adequate volume of water in the body?

Fluid fluctuation affect blood volume and cellular function. This can be life threatening. When the amount and acidity of fluids within various cellular compartments is relatively constant, there is an exchange of solutes and water between compartments to maintain unique compositions. Individuals with more body fat have proportionately less total body water and are more susceptible to fluid imbalances that cause hydration.

Total body water percent decreases with age, resulting in inadequate cellular hydration. Most critical is the decrease in intra-cellular fluid. This is due in part to increase of fat and decreased muscle, and decreased ability to regulate sodium and water balance. With age, kidney functioning becomes less efficient in producing urine, and responses for conserving sodium weaken.

There are two major issues about the water in our body that must be resolved if the body is to remain in a state of harmony and stability.

1. The water must be able to prevent toxins and chemical substances from accumulating and creating destructive influences in the cells. Water must bring all minerals and nutrients required for metabolism into the cell, and remove any substances that can damage the cell. Also, the cell wall must be protected from damage and invasion.

2. Since water is involved in every function of the body, it must act as a conductor of electrochemical activity, such as neurotransmission, by moving water from one nerve cell to another smoothly and effectively.

When cells are studied under an MRI, water is observed to act very differently from when it is not exposed to a magnetic field. Molecules are re-formed in smaller clusters in a linear arrangement. The molecules are lined up and move in and out of the cells easily. In contrast, when water is photographed after removed from MRI exposure, molecules are randomly ordered and cluster with neighboring water molecules to form large, molecular clusters. (Interestingly, when cancer cells are studied under MRI influence, its water molecules are also organized and calm, in contrast to their aggressive, violent movement without MRI exposure). However, naturally magnetized water remains organized in small clusters, whether or not exposed to a MRI.

Ionized alkaline water from Jupiter Science not only ionizes water to create microclusters and alkalinity. It is also magnetised.

The Importance of Water in Maintaining Intracellular Hydration

Fluid fluctuations affect blood volume and intracellular hydration levels. This can be life threatening. When the amount of fluid within various cellular compartments is relatively constant, there is an exchange of solutes and water between compartments to maintain correct compositions.

(Individuals with more body fat have proportionately less total body water and are more susceptible to fluid imbalances that cause dehydration.)

Total body water percentage decreases with age, resulting in inadequate cellular hydration. Most critical is the decrease in the ratio of intracellular hydration. The normal ratio is 60% intracellular, 40% extracellular. The reason for change in this ratio is due in part to an increase in fat along with a decrease in muscle, and a decreased ability of the body to regulate sodium and water balance. With age, kidney function becomes less efficient in producing urine, and responses for conserving sodium weaken.

The body must continuously be in a proper state of hydration. 2.5 litres of water is lost each day through normal bodily functions, and this must be replaced.

Movement of water in the body between cells (interstitial fluid) is caused by osmosis. This is created by magnetic forces in the body, which keep the movement in balance.

As water flows, changes in pressure create movement across the cell membranes. Any changes in pressure will allow proteins, minerals and other nutrients being carried by the blood to escape into spaces between vessels and deprive the cells of their vital needs to sustain life.

When water in the blood is contaminated with chemicals, it enters the cells and changes their structure, which in turn could lead to changes in DNA. Further, when the cell wall is in an acidic environment (interstitial fluid), it loses its ability to act as a membrane.

This is the start of the disease process, which is very similar to the aging process.

Ionized water, because it is microclustered, may help the body to hydrate with less water.

Why should we drink Ionized Alkaline rather than 'neutral" water?

Our bodies function best when they are neither too acid nor too alkaline. Our blood must remain within a very narrow range around pH 7.35. Unfortunately almost all of us have become acidic due to diet, drinks and stress, both psychological and pollution.

The degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution is measured in terms of a value known as pH which ranges from 0 on the acidic side to 14 on the alkaline.

Our blood system is always working to keep itself at that narrow range of pH 7.35 to 7.45.

We call this process homeostasis. A highly acidic blood pH level of 6.9 cannot be sustained.

In the vast majority of Westerners, diets heavy in meat, fried foods, soft drinks, and sweets build up acid salts in the body, as does stress.

Ionized Alkaline water has the potential to support the body's efforts to remain alkaline and restore homoeostatis without the need for drugs, supplements or special diets.

How does Microclustering of Ionized water help me?

Let's look at the formation of Free Radicals.

Free radicals are unstable positively charged oxygen atoms moving around the body - created by the body - with the purpose of oxidizing (burning up) putrefactive matter, but over-produced by a body out of balance.

They are looking for an electron to make themselves stable. They will steal an electron from wherever they can, at the expense of a stable cell, which needs the paired electrons to remain stable.

When a cell loses an electron from a pair, it will lose energy and die, sacrificing itself to the "thief".

This is how bacteria and cancer thrive. Ionized water in the form of OH- may have the ability to affect the electron instability of cells. Electrons of a cell are established in pairs. If one electron is lost, the cell will lose energy and die. When that electron is taken by oxygen that becomes unpaired, free radicals form and destroy cells. Once in the body, Ionized water may protect cells from losing electrons, and re-stabilize the oxygen molecule. In doing so it may de-activate free radicals and protect the cell by preventing it from losing one of its electrons (see clinical studies section; Dr Shirahata)

Bacteria in the Body

Normally, bacteria in our body are stable. In fact, they are essential for our survival, such as intestinal flora found in the colon. It is only when bacteria lose an electron from a pair that they become erratic and harmful. Loss of an electron destroys the cell's stability, resulting in its loss of energy and the production of free radicals.This is how diseases related to bacteria flourish.

Energy is produced through electromagnetic forces in the body.

Ionized magnetically charged water may assist to activate the electrons surrounding the cells, and stabilizes electrons in pairs to maintain the normal structure and function of cells.

Why can't I just drink ordinary water?

The most widely prescribed therapy of preventive medicine today is to drink six to eight 250ml glasses of water daily. As the story goes: It's good for digestion, skin hydration, and it helps flush toxins that might otherwise increase to deadly levels. The logic is correct, but the solution may not work as we hope.

If you drink tap water, your body may also be a dumping ground for bacteria, pesticides, heavy metals, carcinogens and parasites. The US National Resource Defence Council recently found that 43% of all water systems, affecting 120 million people, violated federal health standards.

Researchers in Montreal, Canada found that one-third of all gastrointestinal illnesses were caused by drinking tap water. In Australia, our pride in water quality may be misplaced as much of our supply is in the hands of foreign multinational corporations.

If you live in the country, run-off from farms, mining operations and feed lots may be lacing your well with known carcinogens like pesticides and nitrates.

If you live in the city, pollutants are likely to be worse. For starters, chlorine, which is meant to protect you from dangerous organisms, can double your risk of bladder, colon and rectal cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. Chlorines accumulate in fatty tissue such as breast tissues and can be found in body fat, blood, mothers' milk and semen.

Fluoride, which in theory was supposed to reduce tooth decay, doesn't, according to hundreds of studies. Instead, it is reported to weaken bones, increase fractures and may be a catalyst for bone cancer. Dr. Gary Null, author of The Fluoridation Fiasco, says, "Fluoride is more toxic than lead and just slightly less toxic than arsenic." (We have on file a full test of our ionizer for flouride exclusion.)

THE SEARCH FOR HEALTHY WATER

Over the past thirty years, an assortment of home water treatment solutions have entered the market place. At the same time, the bottled water industry has grown into a $33 billion a year business. Systems include magnetic, reverse osmosis, distilled, ion exchange, backwash and more that have come and gone.

Which system is best for me and my family?

The decision is not so easy. The more you understand the role of water in the body, the more you realize that the most important characteristics of water may be related to its interaction with the energy fields of our body. In that case, many of the standard water treatment system are inadequate. The only logical choice, given the fact that the vast majority of us are fighting a losing battle against acidity, may be "live" alkaline water.

As we age, our body becomes chronically and increasingly dehydrated.

As we reach a state of "water deficiency," the water content of the cells of the body decreases. As a result, the operation of every system in the body that depends on water becomes impaired. Gastro-intestinal problems emerge together with joint inflammation, back problems and mental fogginess. The buildup of acid wastes increases - and our bodies become an environment ripe for disorder and disease. (see: Acidosis)

At this point most people resort to an assortment of drugs.

However, just as vitamin deficiencies can be reversed by supplementation of the missing nutrients, the best treatment for dehydration is water.

Unfortunately, not all water is equal in therapeutic effects. Studies show that many tap waters can actually be harmful. Some treated water is virtually ‘dead’ and biologically inactive, that is, nothing can live in it. By contrast, ‘live’ alkaline ionized water may assist the body to hydrate, lubricate and energize living cells.

The human body is composed of approximately 25% solid matter and 75% water. Throughout the body, water content varies: the brain is 80%, blood is 90% and bone is only 13% water.

The operation of the numerous systems throughout the body requires water. All tissues of the body are composed of living cells that must remain alive and be reproductive for that particular organ to function. For the tissue to remain alive, the most simple and basic need is water.

According to Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, in his landmark book, "Your Body's Many Cries for Water", water plays important roles in many life sustaining functions throughout our bodies. For example, products manufactured in the brain cells are transported on "waterways" to their destination in the nerve endings for use in the transmission of messages. The digestion of solid foods depends on the presence of copious amounts of water. Proteins and the enzymes of the body function more efficiently in solutions of lower viscosity.

On the other hand, Dr. Batmanghelidj asserts that when there is a lack of adequate good water, as in chronic dehydration, various disease conditions such as asthma, allergies, hypertension, arthritis, angina, multiple sclerosis, depression and more begin to emerge.

Gastrointestinal Problems?

The role of the pancreas is to secrete insulin, which regulates blood sugars as well as a watery alkaline solution that neutralizes the acids that enter the intestine. When water in the body is insufficient, these and other digestive events fail to operate efficiently and problems begin to develop. Pain in the digestive and intestinal system, according to the good doctor, is your body's cry for water. Gastritis, indigestion and heartburn are, he claims, thirst signals of the body.

Arterial Plaque?

Cholesterol build up in the arteries of the body is a component of drought management. Its increased production and presence in the arterial wall is one of the chemical mechanisms for decreased water permeation through the walls of the cells that line the vessels. Increasing water intake before meals to prevent blood from becoming concentrated will reduce the cholesterol levels in circulation. "Substantial water intake approximately a half hour before meals reduces cholesterol levels," says Dr. Batmanghelidj. Water during meals, he says, does not achieve the same beneficial results and has the disadvantage of diluting important gastric fluid used in digestive processes.

Asthma and Allergies?

Water is needed for every bodily function, including breathing. When water is in short supply, the body produces histamine which prevents water loss. In asthmatics the histamine makes the bronchial muscles contract to prevent more water from escaping through the lungs. Too much histamine in the body causes a variety of common ailments , which is why so many modern illnesses are treated with antihistamine. In addition, without sufficient water vital enzymes and nutrients cannot be transported around the body.

Swollen Joints?

Pain in the joints is another of the regional thirst signals of the body. Under normal conditions, cartilage cells are immersed in a matrix containing water. The lubricating property of the "held water," utilized in the cartilage surfaces of bones in a joint, allows the two opposing surfaces to glide freely over one another during movement. Dehydration turns that fluid motion into friction and subsequently pain. However, dehydration. like any other deficiency disorder such as a lack of vitamin C in scurvy, iron in anaemia or vitamin D in rickets is best treated by supplementation of the missing ingredient... in this case, water.

Dr. Batmanghelidj 's message is "You are not sick. You are thirsty. Don't treat your thirst with medications." He is convinced we are over-medicated because the medical community still fights diseases with drugs and procedures that treat the symptoms but do not prevent or cure the problems.

Summary:

The water you require for today's

toxic health challenges should offer:

• Microclustered for maximum hydration
• Adjustable Alkaline to counteract intercellular acidity
• Filtered to remove chlorine, carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbons, asbestos, etc.
• Negatively charged to counteract free radical damage

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