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Benefits of Alkaline, Ionized Water
By Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi, M.D.
Director, Water Institute of Japan
Nisshin Building, 2-5-10 Shinjiku,
Shinjiku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160
Why Drink Alkaline Ionized Water?
The Basics
by Dr. Hayashi
Water, The chemistry of life.
Whenever we attempt to determine whether there is life as we know it on Mars or other planets, scientists first seek to establish whether or not water is present. Why? Because life on earth totally depends on water.
A High percentage of living things, both plant and animal are found in water. All life on earth is thought to have arisen from water. The bodies of all living organisms are composed largely of water. About 70 to 90 percent of all organic matter is water.
The chemical reactions in all plants and animals that support life take place in a water medium. Water not only provides the medium to make these life sustaining reactions possible, but water itself is often an important reactant or product of these reactions. In short, the chemistry of life is water chemistry.
Water, the universal solvent
Water is a universal, superb solvent due to the marked polarity of the water molecule and its tendency to form hydrogen bonds with other molecules. One water molecule, expressed with the chemical symbol H2O, consists of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.
Standing alone, the hydrogen atom contains one positive proton at its core with one negative electron revolving around it in a three-dimensional shell. Oxygen, on the other hand, contains 8 protons in its nucleus with 8 electrons revolving around it. This is often shown in chemical notation as the letter O surrounded by eight dots representing 4 sets of paired electrons.
The single hydrogen electron and the 8 electrons of oxygen are the key to the chemistry of life because this is where hydrogen and oxygen atoms combine to form a water molecule, or split to form ions.
Hydrogen tends to ionize by losing its single electron and form single H+ ions, which are simply isolated protons since the hydrogen atom contains no neutrons. A hydrogen bond occurs when the electron of a single hydrogen atom is shared with another electronegative atom such as oxygen that lacks an electron.
Polarity of water molecules
In a water molecule, two hydrogen atoms are covalently bonded to the oxygen atom. But because the oxygen atom is larger than the hydrogen’s, its attraction for the hydrogen’s electrons is correspondingly greater so the electrons are drawn closer into the shell of the larger oxygen atom and away from the hydrogen shells. This means that although the water molecule as a whole is stable, the greater mass of the oxygen nucleus tends to draw in all the electrons in the molecule including the shared hydrogen electrons giving the oxygen portion of the molecule a slight electronegative charge.
The shells of the hydrogen atoms, because their electrons are closer to the oxygen, take on a small electropositive charge. This means water molecules have a tendency to form weak bonds with water molecules because the oxygen end of the molecule is negative and the hydrogen ends are positive.
A hydrogen atom, while remaining covalently bonded to the oxygen of its own molecule, can form a weak bond with the oxygen of another molecule. Similarly, the oxygen end of a molecule can form a weak attachment with the hydrogen ends of other molecules. Because water molecules have this polarity, water is a continuous chemical entity.
These weak bonds play a crucial role in stabilizing the shape of many of the large molecules found in living matter. Because these bonds are weak, they are readily broken and re-formed during normal physiological reactions. The disassembly and re-arrangement of such weak bonds is in essence the chemistry of life.
To illustrate water’s ability to break down other substances, consider the simple example of putting a small amount of table salt in a glass of tap water. With dry salt (NaCl) the attraction between the electropositive sodium (Na+) and electronegative chlorine (Cl-) atoms of salt is very strong until it is placed in water. After salt is placed in water, the attraction of the electronegative oxygen of the water molecule for the positively charged sodium ions, and the similar attraction of the electropositive hydrogen ends of the water molecule for the negatively charged chloride ions, are greater than the mutual attraction between the outnumbered Na+ and Cl- ions. In water the ionic bonds of the sodium chloride molecule are broken easily because of the competitive action of the numerous water molecules.
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As we can see from this simple example, even the delicate configuration of individual water molecules enables them to break relatively stronger bonds by converging on them. This is why we call water the universal solvent. It is a natural solution that breaks the bonds of larger, more complex molecules. This is the chemistry of life on earth, in water and on land.
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Basically, reduction means the addition of an electron (e-), and its converse, oxidation means the removal of an electron. The addition of an electron, reduction, stores energy in the reduced compound. The removal of an electron, oxidation, liberates energy from the oxidized compound. Whenever one substance is reduced, another is oxidized.
To clarify these terms, consider any two molecules, A and B, for example.
When molecules A and B come into contact, here is what happens:
B grabs an electron from molecule A.
Molecule A has been oxidized because it has lost an electron.
The net charge of B has been reduced because it has gained a negative electron (e-).
In biological systems, removal or addition of an electron constitutes the most frequent mechanism of oxidation-reduction reactions. These oxidation-reduction reactions are frequently called redox reactions.
Acids and Bases
An acid is a substance that increases the concentration of hydro
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The Path to Great Health
Water, Algae and Raw Foods that Heal
By Bob McCauley
This information should be considered only as a reference and for educational purposes and not as medical advice. If you do have or suspect you have any disease or ailments of any kind, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.
What this article will be discussing are low-fat foods that are considered Power Foods, those foods that have extraordinary nutritive, health and/or healing properties. If provided with the proper nutrition your body will heal itself from common ailments and diseases. Some of these Superfoods are known as nutraceuticals because they do just that: allow your body to heal itself. However, it is always easier to prevent diseases than it is to fight them once they have already started.
Once you start eating these foods, your energy level will soon pick up. The body’s cells and organs will also stop constantly sending signals to your brain that you are hungry when in fact your body is sorely lacking nutrients so it is sending those signals that are translated into hunger. It will become easier for you to lose weight under these conditions. There are many healthy foods, but these listed here have been singled out as having extraordinary health benefits.
Alkalinity: One thing all these foods have in common is that they all produce an alkaline condition in the body to varying degrees. This is crucial because keeping your body alkaline is what helps stave off any and all diseases. Diseases start and thrive well in an acidic environment and will not start or thrive well in an alkaline environment. While creating an acidic environment in your body through poor diet and pharmaceuticals could promote certain diseases, more dangerous is that if one does start either because of diet, genetic or environmental reasons, it will have the perfect environment to flourish.
Enzymes: Enzymes are large complex proteins. Upon entering the stomach all proteins are broken down by acids and digestive chemicals into amino acids which are then absorbed and utilized by the body to make new proteins, provide energy, and repair damaged tissues. We are born with the ability to produce a certain number of enzymes and once we have reached that number, our body can NOT produce any more. It is important to eat at least some of your food raw because the enzymes in food are destroyed when cooked, processed or freeze-dried. Anything eaten out of can has had the enzymes, the most vital part of its nutritive properties removed from that food. Enzymes work with minerals or vitamins but are more important than either of them. Enzyme deficiency can lead to a host of diseases and ailments. We can literally do nothing such as move or even blink without metabolic enzymes. Enzymes are by far one of the most important elements in our diet.
Water: While often not considered a food, it not only is a food, but it can be argued that it is by far THE most important food of all. The human body is composed of 80% water, the balance being primarily minerals, which is why they are so important. “Chronic cellular dehydration painfully and prematurely kills. Its initial outward manifestations have until now been left as diseases of unknown origin.” Your Body’s Many Cries For Water, Dr. Batmanghelidj, MD. It is very difficult for the body to get water from any other place other than water itself.
Mineral Water or Purifed Water? Water purified by distillation or reverse osmosis should never be consumed. It depletes your body of minerals over time. It goes into you pure, but it certainly does not come out pure. Of course, it gets those minerals from our bodies. People who drink purified water often complain of indigestion and gas. Only water with minerals in it should be consumed.
Alkaline or Ionized Water is electronically restructured water that has some incredible health benefits. It is a powerful antioxidant, a powerful hydrator and detoxifier, it also encourages a balanced body pH, which is helpful for fighting diseases. Do NOT drink water 30 minutes before and after a meal. Drinking water around mealtime disrupts digestion and dilutes the nutrients in the foods we eat.
Chlorella. Probably the most powerful food in existence, Chlorella Pyrenoidosa is a green algae. It is a superior immune system builder, extremely nutritious and the best known natural detoxifier of heavy metals from the body. Promotes Cardiovascular health, is considered a powerful nutraceutical and very high in chlorophyll. The only difference between chlorophyll and blood is the molecule at the center of it.
Spirulina. Spirulina Pacifica is a blue green algae that also is an extremely pure and nutrition foods with a digestibility rate of 95%. Very helpful for Arthritis. Extremely high in iron and beta-carotene. Considered a powerful nutraceutical.
Asparagus. It is extremely alkaline to the body and has extraordinary health and a great for preventing certain diseases.
Bananas. One of the truly great whole foods of the earth. Very high in fiber, potassium and Vitamin A. Bananas are a high energy food and a powerful immune system builder. Along with apples, bananas help keep the doctor away!
Pineapple. Contains bromolain, an essential digestive enzyme that breaks down amino acids. Very nutritious, alkaline, high in fiber and other vitamins.
Sprouts. These are seeds and beans that have been sprouted and are meant to be eaten raw because of the enzymes available in them. Depending are the kind of sprout, they are also high in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Alfalfa is full of enzymes and is self digesting. Broccoli sprouts for instance have been found to be incredibly high in Sulforaphane, a dietary means of chemically reducing cancer risk
Garlic. Strong antibiotic that can actually kill infecting bacteria. It is an antioxidant and also helps lower high blood pressure, lower cholesterol, improves circulation, impotence, pregnancy, antifungal, diabetes, cardiovascular health, coughs and colds, stomach conditions, cancer.
Hot Peppers. Very good for digestion. Another great immune system builder.
Bee Pollen. A truly superior, pure, alkaline food. One could live on nothing else.
Green Superfoods. Wheat grass juice, barley green, kelp. They are extremely pure, full of enzymes, chlorophyll, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins.
What “Foods” You Should Not Eat
When we think of food, we think of something that provides energy and nutrition to the body. The reason “foods” is in quotations is because many of these things should NOT be considered foods at all because of the deleterious effect they have on human health. All these “foods” have something in common as well: they are substances that produce acid waste in the body to varying degrees. They offer little or no nutrition left in the “food” because it has been removed through cooking and processing.
Soft Drinks. The biggest offender, the worst thing you can put in your body is soft drinks, in particular colas. Soft drinks are made with purified water and are loaded with phosphates which pull minerals out of the body. They are extremely acidic, with a pH of 2.5-3.0, which is several thousand times more acidic than our bodies! Soft drinks are by far the worst thing that people put in themselves without any warning of the possible harm they can cause your health! Soft drinks steal water from your body by acting like a diuretic. For every glass of soda, you must drink 8-12 glasses of water to replace the water loss from your body! To counteract the acidity soft drinks plunges your body into, you must drink even more.
Beware of any product sold in aluminum packaging, especially something that is extremely acidic such as soft drinks because it can leach the aluminum into the product. Many deodorants contain aluminum as well. Alzheimer patients have all been found to have aluminum in their brains.
Processed and Highly Refined Foods. Highly processed foods, many that you may never suspect, can often be quite dangerous to our health. They have been stripped of their mineral and vitamin content and often replaced with synthetic vitamins. They also have been stripped of their vital enzymes. In this condition, these foods produce dangerous amounts of acid waste in the body. Highly refined sugar, flour & vinegar should be avoided as well. Trans Fats (partially Hydrogenated Vegetable oils).
Fast Foods and Fried Foods. These are processed foods, void of much of their natural nutritional value. French fries are a prime example of a food such as the potato that has been stripped of its nutrients (the skin), frozen and then deep fried so there is nothing left but pure starch, which produces high amounts of acid waste in the body. These foods are often high in fat should be avoided as well.
What is Michigan Mineral Premium Natural Water?
Michigan Mineral is drawn from a deep, protected aquifer 210′ below the earth. It takes rain water approximately 45 years to filter through 8 geologic formations including clay, gravel and limestone to reach the sandstone aquifer which was laid down 170 million years ago. Michigan Mineral is a natural artesian water and is considered an excellent mineral water.
How is it different from other Bottled Waters on the market?
Michigan Mineral is tastier and more thirst-quenching than any other water on the market, however it is not a spring water and it is not purified by distillation or reverse osmosis, which removes everything from the water including minerals, which are essential for good health. These processes leave the water flat and tasteless and do not produce good drinking waters.
Unlike Spring waters, which are by definition surface waters, Michigan Mineral is drawn directly from its deep, protected source, ozonated and micro-filtered in order to disinfect and cleanse the water of everything except its minerals, which are what make water taste so good.
What is ozone and what does it do?
Ozone is comprised of three oxygen molecules which act as an oxidizer and bacterial disinfectant. When injected into the water, ozone purges it of everything except its dissolved minerals. When filling your bottles at The Watershed Wellness Center, an ozone residual in the water helps kill the bacteria in your bottle. This is something that water coming from a water vending machine can never provide. However, please be aware that you must wait two hours before drinking after refilling your jugs to avoid the bitter taste that ozone gives the water.
What are the various strata of earth that rain water travels through before it is drawn to the surface to become Michigan Mineral?
Rain water travels through three separate layers of clay, a twenty foot thick layer of gravel, an eighteen foot thick layer of limestone to a fifty two foot layer of porous sandstone from which Michigan Mineral is drawn. The clay layers are very important because they serve to trap and filter any kind of pollutants that may be in the air and upper layers of the soil. Gravel is also an excellent coarse filter for rain water, however it is the layer of lime-stone that adds the minerals such as calcium and magnesium that gives Michigan Mineral its good taste. The porous sandstone basin acts as the acquifer or storehouse for the water.
Why is Michigan Mineral so cheap compared to other bottled waters on the market?
What makes other bottled waters so expensive besides snob appeal and shipping costs. Michigan Mineral is drawn and bottled on site, cutting out any middle-men or shipping costs. It’s about time we got a gallon of excellent drinking water for 35 cents when you come in and fill up. Michigan Mineral has been fully approved by the Michigan Departments of Health and Agriculture, which follow the strict guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency, The Food and Drug Administration and The Clean Drinking Water Act. To gain this approval, it was rigorously tested by an authorized laboratory for bacterial count, heavy metals such as lead and copper, organic chemicals such as benzene, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and PCBs and was found to be completely free of all of them. A complete list is posted in our store. We want our customers to be as informed about our product as possible. There should be nothing mysterious about Michigan Mineral. It is one of the highest quality drinking waters on the market and is a available here at unbelievable bulk-rate prices. Michigan’s most valuable and identifiable resource is water. Please enjoy the first bottled water proudly named after it, Michigan Mineral Premium Natural Water.
In Michigan We Have The Best Water On Earth Right Under Our Feet.
What is REVERSE OSMOSIS water?
Reverse Osmosis is water that has been purified by forcing water through an extremely fine membrane that removes everything that is dissolved in the water such as minerals and even dissolved oxygen. This produces the same product as distilled water. It is most often used for flat irons, humidifiers, autoclaves and fish tanks. Purified water is not a prefered water for drinking.
What is the difference between Michigan Mineral and Reverse Osmosis?
Michigan Mineral is a great thirst-quenching drinking water. It is a natural product that’ has not been processed in any way other than to disinfect it and remove any iron through ozonation and filtration. R.O. is a processed water that is not primarily used as a drinking water.
