Shocking News You May Not Want to Hear...  

"You Are Being Poisoned by Toxic Chemicals and Potent Medical Drugs in Your Drinking Water and You Don't Even Know It. It Could be Slowly Killing You and Bottled Water isn't the Answer"

...Unless You Really Want to Spend Up to $9 a Gallon for Water!

 

What to Do to Fix This Major Health Problem!brad hamilton

My name is Brad Hamilton. I discovered this information in 1998, I investigated all the information I could find. It scared me to death and I had to take action.

I'm sharing this with you to make it really easy to understand.

Use the knowledge I have found and the resources I have to back up this discovery. Don't worry about taking more time searching anywhere else.

You Do Want Healthy Water - Right?

You do NOT want to be drinking anything that isn't healthy for us, especially WATER. Plus, we don't want any of our loved ones or those we care about drinking unhealthy water either.

This is about your life and health. It is a matter of "life and death" or "good and bad" health. It really is about what you drink that can make a difference for YOU.

Boat Loads of Poisons and Drugs in Water

A vast array of poisons and pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.

The BEST way to make sure you are drinking GOOD, Healthy water is for YOU to Filter the water Yourself.



It's NOT hard at all!

  You will SAVE a TON money by filtering it yourself!

  You will have the HEALTHIEST water for YOU and your FAMILY.

  You will have PEACE of mind that's worth millions!



Okay, here's the deal.  I'm going cut straight through the chase and not bore with a long sales letter before getting to a solution.

I have all the information on this page to help you, but if you want "Just the Facts", here they are.  Still need answers . . . if you are, call me, Brad Hamilton at 408-782-4681. 

There are just 3 ways to have the best water on earth. Here they are. Period. I challenge you to find any better.



Here are the 3 Best Ways On Earth for the Healthiest Water, Crispiest Tasting, and Cleanest Water You Could Ever Drink!

Pick one below: Point-of-Use drinking water system based upon your particular situation.

C H O I C E   # 1

Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System with Re-Mineralization Cartridge

  • If you are on a budget of $379 or less. 
  • If you live in the country and are on well water system.
  • If you live in town, get your water from the local municipality, and the tap water has chemicals and other junk in it you wouldn't want to drink. 

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Lifetime Warranty Ionized Alkaline Water Machine

  • If you are on a budget between $1,495 and $2,695. 
  • If you don't live in the country an are NOT on a well water system.
  • If you live in town, get your water from the local municipality, and the tap water is good to drink. 

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Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System with Re-Mineralization Cartridge and an Ionized Alkaline Water Machine

  • If you are on a budget between $1,874 and $3,074. 
  • If you live in the country and you're on a well water system.
  • If you live in town, get your water from the local municipality, and the tap water has chemicals and other junk in it you wouldn't want to drink. 

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Here are 2 Other Options that are Really, Really Cool and Healthy for YOU and Your Loved Ones Too!

 O P T I O N # 1

I was hesitant to share this with you because this one is more for travel, but it can be used for people who are REALLY on a Budget and On-the-Go! 

It's called a Alkapod!  It's like the iPod of portable water filters. It's really, really cool and works great!

  • If you are REALLY on a budget at $139! 
  • If you drink bottled water, use this Alkapod to re-mineralize the water and make it an antioxidant water.
  • If you live in town, get your water from the local municipality, and the tap water is good to drink. 

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 O P T I O N # 2

Did you know when you shower, your pores soak in the poisons of chlorine and fluoride and other chemicals and drugs that are in the water?  That's BAD!  Taking a 10 minute shower in contaminated water is like drinking 8 glasses of contaminated water!  Ugh!

It's called a Radiant Wash Shower Filter!  Get the best shower of your life! Your skin will be clean and glowing! It's completely ORGANIC and 100% pharmaceutical grade Vitamin C neutralizes the toxins in your water!

  • If you are REALLY on a budget at $45! 
  • If you take showers and you do not have a whole house water system, you need this shower filter in every shower in your home.
  • If you want your skin to be soft, your shampoo to lather, and your soap to sud! This is Sweet. 

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What do the Experts say?

A silent revolution is now happening in the fields of health and preventive medicine; it is the use of alkaline water and an alkaline diet to detox.


If you don't do anything else for your body, do this: drink plenty of pure ionized alkaline water daily.


Dr. David S Dyer

"Restructured alkaline water may well be the best element or supplement you can put in your body! Did you know the Japanese have researched this subject for over forty years and have found that drinking restructured alkaline water can relieve or reduce the three main causes for sickness, disease and pre-mature aging? Restructured alkaline water made using electrolysis has been consumed by the Japanese for over 40 years and has touched and changed every disease and condition imaginable. I have been using this water for over 6 years and have seen similar results when it is used persistently and consistently. The water is smooth, delicious, hydrating, energizing, permeating, pH balancing and a strong antioxidant. Does this sound like the water you should be drinking? I wish you all good health..."


Ray Kurzweil

Author, Inventor, Movie Producer, PhD, Scientist, & Technologist. Dr. Kurzweil talks about alkaline and ionized water. There are more benefits to "alkaline water" than simply the alkalinity or pH. The most important feature of alkaline water produced by a water alkalizer is its oxidation reduction potential (ORP). Water with a high negative ORP is of particular value in its ability to neutralize oxygen free radicals. ORP can also be directly tested using an ORP sensor and meter. We have conducted these experiments as well. We found that water coming directly from the tap had an ORP of +290mV, while the water coming out of the water alkalinizer had a negative ORP. The more negative the ORP of a substance (that is, the higher its negative ORP), the more likely it is to engage in chemical reactions that donate electrons. These electrons are immediately available to engage in reactions that neutralize positively charged free radicals. This is the key benefit of water produced by a water alkalinizer that is not available by simply drinking water than has had some bicarb or other compounds dissolved in it to make it alkaline.


Terry Grossman, M.D., is the founder and medical director of Frontier Medical Institute in Denver, Colorado, a leading longevity clinic. Certified in antiaging medicine, he lectures internationally on longevity and antiaging strategies. He is a member and board certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine as well as the American Holistic Medical Association. His special field of interest is nutritional medicine (the treatment of illness with nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and natural hormones) and anti-aging medicine. Dr. Grossman is licensed as an M.D., and an M.D.(H), a homeopathic medical doctor. He is assistant professor of family practice at The University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Herbert L. Jacobs, Chairman, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Task Force of the Colorado Medical Society describes Dr. Grossman as “one of a handful of modern-day physicians who are laying the foundation for a new paradigm in medicine, combining cutting-edge medical knowledge with the best evidence-based complementary therapies.”

. In the words of Arline Brecher, coauthor of Forty Something Forever, “I’ve met good writers and good doctors, but seldom are they one and the same. Dr. Terry Grossman breaks the mold and sets a new standard for physicians.” He is the author of The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Living Forever, and is the co-author with Ray Kurzweil of the book: "Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever"


Dr Theodore Baroody DC, ND, Ph.D., Dipl. Acu
 Author of the book  Alkalize or 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." "The countless names attached to illness do not really mater. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause: too much tissue acid waste in the body." Dr. Baroody's book is a popular and easy to follow book that is worth reading.


Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, MD

I am a researcher. I have researched dehydration for the past 20 years. When I discovered that the solution to most of the disease conditions of our society is not a money maker, I decided to take my information to the public. My research revealed that unintentional dehydration produces stress, chronic pains and many degenerative diseases. Dry mouth is not the only sign of dehydration and waiting to get thirsty is wrong. Medicine has based its understanding that it is solid matter in the body that regulates all functions of the body. I have explained scientifically at the molecular level that it is water that regulates all functions of the body including functions of solid matter. 75 % of our bodies are composed of water. The brain is 85% water. It is water that energizes and activates the solid matter. If you don’t take enough water, some functions of the body will suffer. Dehydration produces system disturbances. When I use the word water cure, I am referring to curing dehydration with water."

He created the Foundation for the Simple in Medicine and Global Health Solutions publishing to promote public awareness of the health values of water. His message to the world is: "You are not sick, you are thirsty; don't treat thirst with medication." His ground-breaking book, Your Body's Many Cries for Water, has been translated into 15 languages and has sold over a million copies. He has numerous other books, educational material and scholarly publications to his credit. His work has created an international community that embraced him simply as Dr B.


Dr. Henri Coanda, the Romanian father of fluid dynamics and a Nobel Prize winner at 78 yrs old, spent six decades studying the Hunza water trying to determine what it was in this water that caused such beneficial effects for the body. He discovered that it had a different viscosity and surface tension. Dr. Patrick Flanagan and others continued the research. They found Hunza water had a high alkaline pH and an extraordinary amount of active hydrogen (hydrogen with an extra electron), with a negative Redox Potential and a high colloidal mineral content.

Similar natural water properties and longevity are found in other remote unpolluted places such as the Shin-Chan areas of China, the Caucasus in Azerbaijan, and in the Andes Mountains. In efforts to recreate the Hunza water, Japanese scientists investigated Russian electrolysis technology. They found that electricity could be used to re-structure the water, giving it properties similar to Hunza water.

This functional water technology was first developed in Japan in the early 1950's and the experiments were first conducted on plants and animals.

Full scale development started in 1954 by several agricultural universities on the effects of alkaline ionic water, especially acid water, on plants; experiments on the human body followed, conducted by Japanese doctors.

The first ionizers were large units used in hospitals.

Following efforts by Japanese medical doctors and agriculture doctors, the water ionizer was approved for medical therapeutics by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Rehabilitation in January 1966. Later they were also approved as medical devices by the government of South Korea.

Some 30 million people in Japan have used a water ionizer over the last 40 years.



Felicia Drury Kliment, BA., MS.

"After years of very positive continuous clinical experiment that I am conducting with hundreds of clients using electronically restructured alkaline water, it is my opinion that this technology will change the way in which all health providers and the public will approach their health in the coming years.
...My suggestion is to drink restructured alkaline water whenever possible."
 
Author, The Acid Alkaline balance Diet, Adjunct Professor, City College, New York


Dr Sherry Rogers MD. 

Dr. Sherry Rogers is a medical doctor in private practice for over a quarter of a century. Her specialty is finding the cause of illness and getting rid of symptoms that are undiagnosable. Sherry's written books, scientific papers, and taught advanced courses to physicians learning these techniques. She's lectured in 6 countries and over 50 US. cities, she has been interviewed on dozens of television shows, and radio programs as well as having written numerous magazine articles. "No longer is a headache a Darvon deficiency. We now have the tools with which any symptom can be turned around, including many cancers, chemical sensitivity, allergies, and much more."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."


 

Dr. Susan Lark

University lecturer and author of The Chemistry Of Success, says: "Drinking four to six glasses of alkaline water a day will help to neutralize over acidity and over time will help to restore your buffering ability. Alkaline water should be used when conditions of over acidity develop, such as cold, flu or bronchitis. Like vitamins C, E and Beta Carotene, alkaline water acts as an antioxidant because of its excess supply of free electrons. This can help the body against the development of heart disease, strokes, immune dysfunctions, and other common ailments."


Helmut G. Flasch Md. The "very clean waters" produced by reverse osmosis, (which also is use by most bottled companies) is called "hungry" or "death" water. It is so clean that nothing is left in it. The water is charged with positive ions instead of negative ions and is also acidic instead of alkaline. The water you drink is supposed to bring all nutrients to the destination and to flush out any free radicals. So the solution is to drink water, which has a range of minus 250 to minus 800 mV with a PH in the range of 8.5 to 9.5. Probably the best chance of fighting off just about any viruses, bacterial infection, illnesses- in short be bullet proof to any illness including Cancer, AIDS, Flu, Heart Disease etc is: Keep your body alkaline - not acidic. (Or be prepared for any and all health problems.) The only acidic areas in your body should be the stomach and the urine! The blood and the saliva must be alkaline. Keep your body alkaline, not acidic, is the answer. Having an alkaline body is the ultimate, most underlying answer according to some of the most respected brains on this planet. All ways of living should be geared towards achieving to have an alkaline body! This is really simpler than it sounds. It starts with how to test whether you are alkaline or acidic. The test takes 30 seconds, is done by you at any place and costs a dime or so! Yet this test can and does give you the exact probability of your future health.


David Niven Miller  MA.

Anti-aging expert and author of'Grow Youthful'
Longevity writer and researcher David Niven Miller unites traditional wisdom, common sense and accurate scientific research.
 Increasing your consumption of good quality tap water or filtered water can transform your health and play a central role in the healing of virtually all degenerative diseases. However, alkaline water has profound long-term effects because it alkalizes your body and provides an effective antioxidant."


Dr Keiichi Morishita in his book, The Hidden Truth of Cancer says:

"If the blood develops a more acidic condition, then these excess acidic wastes have to be deposited somewhere in the body. If this unhealthy process continues year after year, these areas steadily increase in acidity and their cells begin to die. Other cells in the affected area may survive by becoming abnormal, these are called malignant. Malignant cells cannot respond to brain commands. They undergo a cellular division that is out of control. This is the beginning of cancer."

"Modern medicine.. treats these malignant cells as if they were bacteria and viruses, it uses chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to treat cancer. Yet none of these treatments will help very much if the environment of the body continues to remain acidic."
Ed McCabe, who has done so much to promote oxygen therapies, says:

"Deprive a cell 60% of its oxygen and it will turn cancerous."


Harald Tietze

Author of "Youthing" says that "by drinking alkaline water, the aging process can be reversed and the wastes can be reduced in the long-term to a level of a much younger person. The functions of the organs can be revived."


Dr. Ingfreid Hobert MD

"You do not need expensive medicine with all the negative side effects to regain health... Alkaline water has profound long term effects because it alkalizes your body and provides an effective antioxidant".


Dr. Sang Whang

Author, Reverse Aging, "Here is the simple process of aging. Every living cell within our body creates waste products. The nutrients from our food are delivered to each cell and they burn with oxygen to provide energy for us to live. The burned nutrients are the waste products. The food that is either good or bad for you is determined by the amount and quality of the wastes produced: toxic, acid, alkaline, etc. Most of our cells go through metabolism and old dead cells become waste products."
"These waste products must be discharged from our body. In fact, our body tries its best to dispose of them through urine and perspiration. Virtually all waste products are acidic; that is why urine is acidic and the skin surface is also acidic. The problem is that, due to several reasons, our body cannot get rid of 100% of the waste products it produces."
"The main reason for this is our lifestyle. We, therefore, spend more time producing waste products than processing them."


Dr. Robert O. Young, PhD

In his book, The PH Miracle by Dr Robert Young, says it this way:
 "Those willing to look again, and with clear eyes, will be rewarded with the secrets to permanent health. We can heal ourselves by changing the environment inside our bodies. Potentially harmful invaders, then, will have nowhere to grow and will become harmless."


Dr Hidemitsu Hayashi

Director of the Water Institute, Tokyo, Japan

"Water has the ability to attract and accumulate bio-energy. It also stores an energy memory of harmful or helpful vibrations to which it was exposed in the past. Chlorinated tap water is polluted with non-biological chemicals and negative energy imprints. It is also devoid of bio-energy and so may be regarded as being badly polluted as well as 'dead'. Alkaline living water is regarded by a growing number of health care professionals as the best water to drink and is listed as a medical device in Japan for the treatment of degenerative diseases. "


Dr William Howard Hay (1930)

"...people with more acidic blood were more likely to be ill. He defined a pH range of 7.4 to 7.5 to be associated with good health. When foods are metabolized, acids are produced which are neutralized by the alkaline salts (carbonates) of calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. Foods containing chlorine, phosphorous, sulfur and nitrogen, animal products and refined carbohydrates tend to be acid forming. "Now we depart from health in just the proportion to which we have allowed our alkalis to be dissipated by introduction of acid-forming food in too great amount... It may seem strange to say that all disease is the same thing, no matter what its myriad modes of expression, but it is verily so."


Celia Wright

The Wright Diet,

"...the over-acid person as being grouchy, sensitive, exhausted, inclined to aches and pains, headaches, and problems with sleeping and acidity of the stomach. Smokers have been found to have a high acid content in their urine. Cravings appear to be reduced on a more alkaline diet."


 Dr Arthur M. Ecano, MD

Says that.. "if the world has accepted antioxidants to slow down the aging process, it should readily agree to the uses of ionized alkaline water as an antiaging agent. Their roles are closely linked and intertwined such that a lasting antiaging program is incomplete without addressing both free radicals and organic acid wastes."

 


Dr Ed Leshin, DC,Lac    Says that, “As a chiropractor, I knew about the benefits of alkalizing for years. However, it wasn’t until my own son became ill and wouldn’t take anything else that we looked into getting a water ionizer. Since using this water, his brain tumor has decreased, he has more energy and his emotional status is so much better. It was hard to ignore these results and I am now a strong proponent of everyone using ionized, alkaline water. I am collecting amazing healing stories from people and plan to write a book about this hidden healing secret known as ‘alkaline water’.”


Are You Acid or Alkaline?

What do the experts say?

It's quite easy to know whether you need to alkalize before making your decision to invest in alkaline balancing systems.

Although the vast majority of Westerners are overloaded with acid waste, there are a very few who are not.

In her excellent book The Chemistry of Success Dr Susan M. Lark MD says that understanding the importance of your pH balance will lead you to the realization that peak performance and general health are intimately related, and that robust health is essential if you want to meet your goals in life.

Dr Lark lists the benefits of maintaining a healthful state of slight alkalinity:

(Please note this is for education purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat. Consult a qualified medical practitioner when considering any health regimen modification.)

  Peak performance benefits

  • May increase Physical vitality and stamina 
  • May enhance mental clarity and acuity 
  • May increase ability to get on with other people. 
  • May increase optimism and vision. 
  • May give faster recovery from illness, injury, and exertion (including colds, flu, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, allergies, traumatic injury and surgery) 
  • May give increased resistance to illness (colds, flu, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia) 

Health benefits

  • May reduce incidence of digestive problems such as heartburn, irritable colon, Crohn's disease and colitis.

  • May reduces risk of and increases relief from urinary tract conditions such as bacterial cystitis, interstitial cystitis, and uric-acid kidney stones.

  • May reduce risk of gout. 
  • May reduces risk of and helps in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. 
  • May lower risk of osteoporosis and promotes bone and teeth growth. 
  • May aid in prevention and treatment of diabetes. 
  • May reduce hypertension. 
  • May also reduce the risk of cancer. 


YOUR CONCERNS are IMPORTANT! 

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Over 80 pages of solid information and FAQ's answered!

IONIZED ALKALINE WATER - page 8
    How an IONIZED WATER Unit works - page 8
    What the IONIZED WATER Unit Produces - page 9
    Redox potential comparison - page 9

ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL - page 10
    Redox potential, not pH, is the crucial factor 10
    Using Ionized Water - page 10
    Oxidized Water - page 11
    Ionized Water superior to antioxidant diet 11
    Summary and Conclusions - page 13
        Upstream and downstream theory - page 13
        The water boom - page 14
    Water, the Chemistry of Life - page 15
        Water, the universal solvent - page 15
        Polarity of water molecules - page 16

Oxidation - page 17
PH and Acidic Base - page 18
    What is pH? - page 18
    Importance of balancing pH - page 18

Oxygen and Free Radicals - page 19

    Oxygen: Too much of a good thing? - page 19
    Active Oxygen in the body - page 19
        Effect of Oxidation on Vital Organs - page 20
    Oxygenation and Ionized Alkaline Water 20
    Oxygen Rich Blood and Oxygen Depleted 21

Antioxidants - page 21
    Molecular Weight of Antioxidants - page 22
    Active Oxygen in the body - page 22
    pH - page 23
    ORP - page 23
    Types/Brands of Water Tested for pH and -ORP 24
    Understanding the crucial variables in Performance - page 25
    Comparing ORP - page 27

WATER QUALITY - page 28
    The Scaling Effect of Hard and Soft Water 28
    Hard and Soft Water and Ionizer Performance 29
    Hard water in the US - page 29
    Water Quality Requirements - page 30
    Extreme Hardness - page 30
    Pre- treatment options are: - page 31
    Water Softeners - page 31
    Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Distillers - page 31
    Extreme Softness - page 31
    Well Water - page 32
    Chloramine - page 32

FILTRATION - page 33
    Understanding Water Contaminants, Filtration and Ionizers - page 33
    Water's Amazing Properties - page 33
    Sources of Contamination - page 33
    History of Filtration - page 35
    Evolution of Water Filtration - page 35
    Water Treatment 101 - page 36
        Sediment Removal - page 36
        Adsorption/Carbon - page 36
        Specialty Resins - page 37
        Reverse Osmosis - page 37
        Ion Ways Filtration Products - page 38

WELL WATER - page 38

DURABILITY - page 39
Understanding the Cleaning Cycle Overview 39
    Understanding the Cleaning Cycle More In Depth - page 39
    There are two parts to reverse polarity cleaning: - 40
    These important aspects determine the efficacy of the cleaning cycle: - page 40
    The Emco Tech Research & Development Advantage sets the standard - page 40

OUR MANUFACTURING - page 41
    IonWays and EmcoTech - The World leaders in Ionization - page 41
    Technology overview: - page 42
    International certificates: - page 43
    Export - page 43
    Manufacturing - page 43
    Emco Tech History - page 44
    Awards - page 45
    Emco Tech Patents - page 46

THE VISIONARY - page 47
    The man behind Emco Tech - the Michael Moon Story - page 47
 Advanced Electrode testing in Japan - page 48

Frequently Asked Questions about Water lonizers
1. What is ionization? - page 49
2. How does a water ionizer produce ionized water? 49
3. What is pH balance? - page 49
4. What is alkaline ionized water? - page 49
5. Why should I drink alkaline ionized water? - page 50
6. Who should drink alkaline ionized water? - page 50
7. How should I drink alkaline ionized water? - page 50
8. Is drinking high intensity, alkaline ionized water advisable? - page 51
9. Can a person become too alkaline from drinking ionized alkaline water? - page 51
10. Does alkaline ionized water have any negative effects? - page 51
11. What is acidic water? - page 51
12. How does alkaline ionized water taste compared with conventional water? - page 51
13. How long does alkaline ionized water stay ionized? 52
14. Properties Approximate Life - page 52
15. Does it remove fluoride? - page 52
16. Can I over-alkalize? - page 52
17. How does the filter in it compare to normal filters? 52
18. Isn't Reverse Osmosis the most effective water filter? - 52
19. What about a distiller? That doesn't waste water. 53
20. Lots of systems say they alkalize. - page 53
21. Are there Magnetic Alternatives? - page 53
22. Stomach acid is acidic, isn’t alkaline water useless? - 53
23. What about Cancer and Acidity? - page 55
24. pH and Bone Loss - by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - page 56
25. Disease Thrives in an Acidic State - 1931 Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Otto Warburg - page 56
25. Diabetes by F. Batmanghelidj M.D. - page 73
26. Eczema and the Effects of Ionized Water - Prof. Tamura Tatsuji, Keifuku Rehabilitation Center - page 73
27. Heartburn by F. Batmanghelidj M.D. - page 74
28. Aging and Degenerative Disease by Sang Whang - page 74
29. "Bad Cholesterol": A Myth and a Fraud by F. Batmanghelidj M.D. Copyright 2003 - page 76
30. Autoimmune Diseases - page 77
31. Weight Loss and Alkaline Ionized Water - page 78
32. Where are the IonWays Ionizer manufactured? - page 80
33. Does the IonWays Ionizers provide acid water as well as alkaline water? - page 80
34. How does the IonWays Ionizer compare with other Water Ionizers on the market? - page 80
35. Why is the IonWays Ionizer less expensive than other Water Ionizers on the market? - page 81
36. Does the IonWays Ionizer have any features that the other Water Ionizers on the market don't have? 81
37. There has been some discussion about electrodes on Water Ionizers. What are the IonWays Ionizers electrodes made of? - page 81
38. Some companies claim to have solid platinum electrodes on their Water Ionizers. Is that better than titanium platinum coated? - page 81
39. Does the IonWays Ionizer come with a warranty and how does it work? 81
40. Does it work with city water and well water? - page 82
41. How long does the IonWays Ionizer filter last? - page 84
42. Should I be concerned about the quality of the water coming out of my tap if I have city water? - page 84
43. Do Water Ionizers remove fluoride from tap water? - 84
44. Can I use the IonWays Ionizer with bottled water or must I hook it up to the sink? - page 85
45. Is the IonWays Ionizer difficult to install? - page 85
46. Are there cheaper alternatives to getting healthy water without buying an IonWays Ionizer? - page 85
47. Does IonWays have a Shower Filter? – YES! - page 86

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C H O I C E   # 1

Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System with Re-Mineralization Cartridge

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Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System with Re-Mineralization Cartridge and an Ionized Alkaline Water Machine

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 Here are 2 Other Options that are Really, Really Cool and Healthy for YOU and Your Loved Ones Too!

 O P T I O N # 1

I was hesitant to share this with you because this one is more for travel, but it can be used for people who are REALLY on a Budget and On-the-Go!

It's called a Alkapod!  It's like the iPod of portable water filters. It's really, really cool and works great!

 100% Money Back GuaranteeOrder IonWays ProductsIonWays AlkaPod Portable Ionizer

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 O P T I O N # 2

It's called a Radiant Wash Shower Filter!  Get the best shower of your life! Your skin will be clean and glowing! It's completely ORGANIC and 100% pharmaceutical grade Vitamin C neutralizes the toxins in your water!

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BOTTLED WATER FACTS

The two-year study was done by the Washington-based Environmental Working Group, an organization founded by scientists that advocates stricter regulation. It found the contaminants in bottled water purchased in nine states and Washington, D.C.

Source - Fox News - 2008

The study's lab tests on 10 brands of bottled water detected 38 chemicals including bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radioactive element strontium. Though some probably came from tap water that some companies use for their bottled water, other contaminants probably leached from plastic bottles, the researchers said.

Source - Environmental Working Group - 2009

According to government and industry estimates, about one fourth of bottled water is bottled tap water (and by some accounts, as much as 40 percent is derived from tap water)—sometimes with additional treatment, sometimes not. 
  
Source - Environmental Working Group - 2009  

According to a study by the Environmental Working Group, bottled water is just as polluted as a tap water. In fact, twenty percent of bottled water has more chlorine than California's state regulations will allow in tap water.

Source - Environmental Working Group - 2009

"Bottled water isn't any safer or purer than what comes out of the tap," says Dr. Sarah Janssen, science fellow with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco, which conducted an extensive analysis of bottled water back in 1999. "In fact, it's less well-regulated, and you're more likely to know what's in tap water."

Source - LA TIMES 2008

Bottled water, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, "is not tested as thoroughly or as frequently" as tap water, which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, Coifman says. "It's not that bottled water is going to kill you. … But there's also no reason to believe it's better," despite marketing that is all about "health, wholesomeness and purity."

Source - LA TIMES 2008

When you buy single-serve bottles of water, your money is actually purchasing water regulated less than tap, plus advertising. For that, you’ll pay more than three times for H2O what you pay for gasoline—$12 per gallon.

Source - Business Week - 2010

Single-serving bottled water costs up to 4,000 times as much as tap. It’s not only the cost, of course, that’s the problem. Cities must filter and disinfect tap, which comes from surface water. No federal filtration or disinfection requirements exist for bottled water.

Source - Business Week - 2010

BOTTLE WATER CONTAINS BPA

MOVEMENT TO BAN BPA: Legislators in many states have started movements to ban BPA, and U.S Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has introduced legislation to ban BPA in infant products throughout the United States. In Canada, law makers indicated in April 2008 that they intend to ban BPA in baby bottles.

Although the FDA has defended the safety of BPA and indicated that it is safe to use in baby products, many retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Toys “R” Us have stopped selling any baby bottles that contain the BPA chemical.

BPA has been shown to cause changes in the genital tract, a decline in testicular testosterone, decreasing maternal behaviors and changes in breast tissue, predisposing it to carcinogens.

Source - AboutLawsuits.com - 2008

Bisphenol-A [is a] a chemical that mimics the female sex hormone estrogen and is used to make consumer products ranging from plastic baby bottles to the linings of tin cans.

Source - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps

You should be drinking a lot of water, but please beware of plastic water bottles. Plastics made from polycarbonate resin can leach Bisphenol-A (BPA), a potent hormone disruptor. BPA may impair the reproductive organs and have adverse effects on tumors, breast tissue development, and prostate development by reducing sperm count. BPA can leach into water bottles through normal wear and tear and exposure to heat and cleaning agents.

Source - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life

A 2007 review of 700 studies involving BPA, published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology, found that infants and fetuses were the most vulnerable to adverse effects from this toxic substance.

Source - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It

The plastic industry will tell you that small amounts of BPA are nothing to worry about. A study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, however, suggests that when mice are exposed to low levels of BPA for several days, they develop insulin resistance. What is so alarming about this discovery is that the levels of BPA used in the experiment would be considered safe for humans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Source - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy

Lets call recycling what it is- a fraud, a sham, a scam perpetrated by big business on the citizens and municipalities of America. Look who sponsors the National Recycling Coalition: behind America Recycles Day: Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Owens-Illinois, International Bottled Water Association, the same people who brought you that other fraud, Keep America Beautiful.

Recycling is simply the transfer of producer responsibility for what they produce to the taxpayer who has to pick it up and take it away.

Source - TreeHugger.com

Myth: Bottled water is convenient.

Reality: What is more convenient than nearly-free water running from your kitchen tap, and from public sources in schools, parks, offices, and sports stadiums? Sadly, we have come to confuse "disposability" with convenience; but there is nothing convenient about shipping water thousands of miles from its source, or all the waste and other costs associated with needless production and disposal of plastics. More convenient than buying bottled water is buying a reusable bottle and filling it from public sources. The leading organizations that promote reusable bottles recommend stainless steel or lined aluminum as sturdiest and safest.

Myth: Plastic bottles are recyclable, and are being made with thinner plastics, making them increasingly "green."

Reality: Some 4 billion PET bottles end up in the U.S. waste stream each year, costing cities some $70 million in cleanup and landfill costs.4 A plastic water bottle can take up to 1000 years to degrade in a landfill;5 when plastic is burned in incinerators, it releases dioxins, some of the most harmful manmade chemicals that exist. And most recycling is actually downcycling: making lower quality products than the originals, and requiring the addition of virgin plastics and toxic chemicals in the process.6 There is nothing green about that.

Myth: Still, bottled water is green. I mean, it’s got to be, it’s water…

Reality: It takes about three liters of water and approximately 3.4 megajoules of energy to produce and sell a single liter of water in a plastic bottle.7 The 31.2 billion liters of bottled water consumed annually in the United States require more than 17 million barrels of oil to produce.8 According to the Container Recycling Institute, in the U.S. an estimated 144 billion containers were wasted in 2005.9 While recycling the bottles offers moderate environmental benefits, drinking tap water has a MUCH lower carbon footprint than drinking bottled water.10 That makes drinking tap water one of the best, and easiest, things we can do to reduce global warming.

Myth: Public water systems are inefficient and wasteful

Reality: When the rubber hits the road, it is government spending on public works that has always bailed our economy out during fiscal crises. As part of the recent Stimulus Package, for example, the Senate appropriated $6.4 billion for clean drinking water projects11 – because these projects create jobs and long-term benefits. At the same time, public sector workers are a priceless resource, holding important knowledge and skills for efficient, effective water management. The answer to complaints that public agencies are not efficient enough is not to underfund and eliminate them, but to improve them. We should be investing more in public services, and investing more power in ordinary citizens to regulate them…not less.

Myth: The bottled water industry is merely meeting consumer demand.

Reality: It is not meeting consumer demand – it is creating it. Let’s repeat: Between 10 and 15 percent of the price of a bottle of water goes to advertising costs. Effective marketing of bottled water has contributed to undermining confidence – and investment – in public tap water and encouraging underfunding of public agencies.

Myth: Okay, but still…public water fountains are kind of gross.

Reality: With enough water pressure and proper design, lips don’t touch the spigot. And even if they do, municipal water supplies are chlorinated to kill bacteria. Just let some water run out before drinking, put that water in a reusable bottle, and you’ve got convenience that can’t be beat.

Myth: Putting a price on water makes people value it more, and thus conserve it.

Reality: Bottled water is, by and large, an unnecessary product that encourages wasteful consumption – and it takes water, a public good and a common need – and submits it to the whims of the market. Price is not equivalent to value, and some resources, in order to be valued properly, must be regulated outside of the market. In the U.S. there are many examples, such as libraries, public schools, parks, highways, and public hospitals. Water is not a commodity to be bought and sold for profit – it is a human need, and must be regulated as such.

4. http://www.productpolicy.org/ 

5. http://www.container-recycling.org/ 

6. See McDonough and Braungart, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (2002).

7. http://www.container-recycling.org/media/newsarticles/ plastic/2009/1-22-BottledWaterCreates.htm

8. http://www.container-recycling.org/media/newsarticles/ plastic/2009/1-22-BottledWaterCreates.htm

9. See Container Recycling Institute, Water, Water Everywhere, February 2007.

10. See "Life Cycle Assessment of Drinking Water Delivery Systems: Bottled Water, Tap Water and Home/Office Delivery Water," Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ sw/wasteprevention/drinkingwater.htm

11. http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-02-12-stimulus-plan-breakdown_N.htm

Source - Storyofstuff.org

Myth: Bottled water is always safer than tap water.

Reality: Not necessarily. Bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has established water quality requirements similar to those established by the EPA for public water supplies. Bottled water products and public water supplies are not required by either agency to be 100% free of contaminants. However, the end product should always meet all federal, state, or provincial drinking water standards.

Tip: To learn more about your local water quality, contact your municipal water supply and request a free copy of their annual water quality report. You can also contact your favorite bottled water company to see if they have a similar report available. These reports should identify the contaminants present and the amounts detected, if any.

Source - www.nsf.org

Myth: Water will purify itself, so we don't need to worry about it.

Reality: We cannot take the quality of our drinking water for granted. Every pollutant we put into the environment potentially can make its way to our drinking water supplies. It is important that we protect our water resources from contamination and ensure that our public utilities and private well owners have adequate resources to be able to provide safe drinking water supplies.

Source - www.nsf.org

High Level of Bacteria Found in Bottled Water in Canada

ScienceDaily (May 26, 2010) — A Montreal study finds heterotrophic bacteria counts, in more than 70 percent of bottled water samples, exceed the recommended limits specified by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Researchers from Ccrest laboratories report their results May 25 at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego.

"Despite having the cleanest tap water a large number of urban Canadians are switching over to bottled water for their daily hydration requirements. Unsurprisingly, the consumer assumes that since bottled water carries a price tag, it is purer and safer than most tap water," says Sonish Azam, a researcher on the study.

Regulatory bodies such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Health Canada have not set a limit for the heterotrophic bacteria counts in bottled drinking water. However, according to the USP not more than 500 colony forming units (cfu) per milliliter should be present in drinking water.

The study was initiated in response to a Ccrest employee's complaint of fowl taste and sickness after consumption of bottled water at the company. Azam and her colleagues Ali Khamessan and Massimo Marino randomly purchased several brands of bottled water from a local marketplace and subjected them to microbiological analysis. They discovered more than 70 percent of famous brands tested did not meet the USP specifications for drinking water.

"Heterotrophic bacteria counts in some of the bottles were found to be in revolting figures of one hundred times more than the permitted limit," says Azam. In comparison the average microbial count for different tap water samples was 170 cfu/mL.

Azam stresses that these bacteria most likely do not cause disease and they have not confirmed the presence of disease-causing bacteria, but the high levels of bacteria in bottled water could pose a risk for vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, infants, immunocompromised patients and the elderly.

"Bottled water is not expected to be free from microorganisms but the cfu observed in this study is surprisingly very high. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to establish a limit for the heterotrophic bacteria count as well as to identify the nature of microorganisms present in the bottled water," says Azam.

Source - The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by American Society for Microbiology, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

People Think Bottled Water Is Healthy ... Sort Of

ScienceDaily (July 8, 2009) — A small study has shown that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier than water from the tap. However, the research also shows that people are unsure exactly what these benefits might be and that they are rarely the main reason for choosing bottled.

Lorna Ward led a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham who carried out interviews with users of the University's sports centre. She said: "The majority of participants believed that bottled water has some health benefits, but that they were not necessarily significant or superior to the benefits provided by tap water. Convenience and taste were more influential factors for participants when deciding to buy a bottle of water".

Bottled water was described as being more 'pure' than tap water, and was also described as containing more 'minerals'. As one respondent put it,

"I mean I know it's good but I'm not sure why it's good"

However, most participants expressed doubts as to the extent of the health benefits of bottled water compared with tap water, believing that bottled water did have health benefits, but that these benefits were negligible. The most commonly cited reason for purchasing bottled water was convenience. The researchers conclude that, "Our results suggest that the recent surge in bottled water consumption may not be motivated by beliefs about health benefits associated with bottled water".

Source - The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by BioMed Central, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

Early Death Comes From Drinking Distilled Water
Dr. Joseph Mercola

During nearly 19 years of clinical practice I, Dr. Joseph Mercola, have had the opportunity to observe the health effects of drinking different types of water. Most of you would agree that drinking unfiltered tap water could be hazardous to your health because of things like parasites, chlorine, fluoride and dioxins.

Many health fanatics, however, are often surprised to hear me say that drinking distilled water on a regular, daily basis is potentially dangerous.

Paavo Airola wrote about the dangers of distilled water in the 1970's when it first became a fad with the health food crowd.

Distillation is the process in which water is boiled, evaporated and the vapor condensed. Distilled water is free of dissolved minerals and, because of this, has the special property of being able to actively absorb toxic substances from the body and eliminate them.

Studies validate the benefits of drinking distilled water when one is seeking to cleanse or detoxify the system for short periods of time (a few weeks at a time).

Fasting using distilled water can be dangerous because of the rapid loss of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) and trace minerals like magnesium, deficiencies of which can cause heart beat irregularities and high blood pressure. Cooking foods in distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.

Distilled water is an active absorber and when it comes into contact with air, it absorbs carbon dioxide, making it acidic. The more distilled water a person drinks, the higher the body acidity becomes.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, "Distilled water, being essentially mineral-free, is very aggressive, in that it tends to dissolve substances with which it is in contact.

Notably, carbon dioxide from the air is rapidly absorbed, making the water acidic and even more aggressive. Many metals are dissolved by distilled water."

The most toxic commercial beverages that people consume (i.e. cola beverages and other soft drinks) are made from distilled water. Studies have consistently shown that heavy consumers of soft drinks (with or without sugar) spill huge amounts of calcium, magnesium and other trace minerals into the urine.

The more mineral loss, the greater the risk for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and a long list of degenerative diseases generally associated with premature aging.

A growing number of health care practitioners and scientists from around the world have been advocating the theory that aging and disease is the direct result of the accumulation of acid waste products in the body.

There is a great deal of scientific documentation that supports such a theory. A poor diet may be partially to blame for the waste accumulation. Meats, sugar, white flour products, fried foods, soft drinks, processed foods, alcohol, dairy products and other junk foods cause the body to become more acidic. Stress, whether mental or physical can lead to acid deposits in the body.

There is a correlation between the consumption of soft water (distilled water is extremely soft) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Cells, tissues and organs do not like to be dipped in acid and will do anything to buffer this acidity including the removal of minerals from the skeleton and the manufacture of bicarbonate in the blood.

The longer one drinks distilled water, the more likely the development of mineral deficiencies and an acid state. I have done well over 3000 mineral evaluations using a combination of blood, urine and hair tests in my practice. Almost without exception, people who consume distilled water exclusively, eventually develop multiple mineral deficiencies.

Those who supplement their distilled water intake with trace minerals are not as deficient but still not as adequately nourished in minerals as their non-distilled water drinking counterparts even after several years of mineral supplementation.

The ideal water for the human body should be alkaline and this requires the presence of minerals like calcium and magnesium.

Distilled water tends to be acidic and can only be recommended as a way of drawing poisons out of the body. Once this is accomplished, the continued drinking of distilled water is a bad idea.

... Disease and early death is more likely to be seen with the long term drinking of distilled water. Avoid it except in special circumstances.

Zoltan P. Rona MD MSc


REFERENCES

Airola, P. 1974. How To Get Well. Phoenix, AZ: Health Plus Publishers.

Baroody, Dr. Theodore A. Jr. Alkalinize or Die. California:Portal Books, 1995.

Haas, Elson M. Staying Healthy with Nutrition. The Complete Guide to Diet & Nutritional Medicine. Berkeley, California:Celestial Arts, 1992; p. 22.

Rona, Zoltan P. and Martin, Jeanne Marie. Return to the Joy of Health, Vancouver: Alive Books, 1995.

Rona, Zoltan P. Childhood Illness and The Allergy Connection. Rocklin, California:Prima Books, 1996.


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  • Filtration: Biostone filtration system is available in 1 micron and .01 micron levels of filtration. Both options have calcium and tourmaline to improve performance (Enagic® does not have a .01 Biostone or the Calcium or Tourmaline). The replacement filter for the Biostone filter is also set at an honest retail price.
  • Installation: the IonWays Athena can be installed three ways including undersink and directly to the cold water line.
  • Functionality: the IonWays Athena has increased functionality in terms of a flow control valve that operates independently of the tap (Enagic® flow is controlled by tap).
  • Cleaning: the IonWays Athena and Delphi have a patented reversible chamber so you can ALWAYS get alkaline or kangen water even while the machine is cleaning (with Enagic® models you have to wait while unit is cleaning).
  • Performance: the IonWays Athena, ISIS and Delphi in side by side comparisons has been proven to be at least equal to the Enagic® Levelluk DX II. The Athena and Delphi, will most likely outperform Enagic® (not tested yet against Enagic®). All IonWays ionization plates and chambers are made in Japan. Emco Tech research laboratory in Japan employs over 10 PhDs to ensure that Emco Tech  continue to led the way in technological innovation. Emco Tech  also manufactures in Japan large commercial water ionizers (up to $500,000) that are sent to companies around the world.
  • Cutting Edge Technology: Emco Tech's latest models have new patented features to further distinguish them in value and capability. Features like:
    1) The new mesh plating (increases surface area of electrode creating a stronger water). This means that Emco Tech is able to achieve a higher ORP and pH output without having to increase the size of the plates. Larger and more plates means more electricity and more wear. As in all advanced electronic technologies - the size of the components decrease over time, not increase. There are a number of new ionizer companies (especially from China) who boast that their plate sizes are larger - in electronics larger is not necessarily better.
    2) A New patented SOL automatic valve system to optimize ORP at lower levels of pH (Enagic® doesn't have a valve other than the tap!)
    3) The New patented DARC cleaning system which eliminates mineral deposits ensuring more power and longer plate life.
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TAP WATER FACTS

Myth: Bottled water tastes better than tap water.

Reality: In taste test after taste test, people can’t tell the difference. Corporate Accountability International’s "Think Outside the Bottle" campaign has held countless taste tests comparing bottled water to tap water, as have many media outlets, from The New York Times to Cleveland’s local TV news channel. The results generally favor the tap. Ultimately, however, the point isn’t whether one tastes better than the other—its how our tastes are shaped by advertising, rather than by what’s good for us. Between 10 and 15 percent of the price of a bottle of water goes to cover advertising costs.1 We not only buy their myths, it turns out we pay extra for them.

"In some cases, it appears bottled water is no less polluted than tap water and, at 1,900 times the cost, consumers should expect better," said Jane Houlihan, an environmental engineer who co-authored the study.

Myth: Bottled water is safer than tap water.

Reality: In the US, tap water is regulated by the EPA,2 while bottled water is regulated by the FDA. Unlike the FDA,3 which has no reporting requirements, EPA requires your local utility to provide an Annual Water Quality Report, also called a Consumer Confidence Report, which must show any violations of drinking water quality standards. Local health departments also often provide testing services or have lists of accredited labs that do water testing.

1. Ferrier, Catherine, "Bottled Water: Understanding a Social Phenomenon," World Wildlife Fund, April 2001, 18.

2. http://www.epa.gov/

3.http://www.fda.gov/

Source - Storyofstuff.org

Associated Press in 1998 found traces of pharmaceuticals in drinking-water supplies that serve more than 41 million Americans

Here's the list of metropolitan areas, with the number of pharmaceuticals detected and some examples of specific drugs that were found, or where tests were negative, not conducted or awaiting results:

Albuquerque, N.M.: tests negative

Arlington, Texas: 1 (unspecified pharmaceutical)

Atlanta: 3 (acetaminophen, caffeine and cotinine)

Austin, Texas: tests negative

Baltimore: no testing

Birmingham, Ala.: no testing

Boston: no testing

Charlotte, N.C.: no testing

Chicago: no testing

Cincinnati: 1 (caffeine)

Cleveland: no testing

Colorado Springs, Colo.: no testing

Columbus, Ohio: 5 (azithromycin, roxithromycin, tylosin, virginiamycin and caffeine)

Concord, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and sulfamethoxazole)

Dallas: results pending

Denver: (unspecified antibiotics)

Detroit: (unspecified drugs)

El Paso, Texas: no testing

Fairfax, Va.: no testing

Fort Worth, Texas: no testing

Fresno, Calif.: no testing

Honolulu: no testing

Houston: no testing

Indianapolis: 1 (caffeine)

Jacksonville, Fla.: no testing

Kansas City, Mo.: no testing

Las Vegas: 3 (carbamazepine, meprobamate and phenytoin)

Long Beach, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)

Los Angeles: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)

Louisville, Ky.: 3 (caffeine, carbamazepine and phenytoin)

Memphis, Tenn.: no testing

Mesa, Ariz.: no testing

Miami: no testing

Milwaukee: 1 (cotinine)

Minneapolis: 1 (caffeine)

Nashville, Tenn.: no testing

New Orleans: 3 (clofibric acid, estrone and naproxen)

New York City: no testing

Northern New Jersey: 7 (caffeine, carbamazepine, codeine, cotinine, dehydronifedipine, diphenhydramine and sulfathiazole)

Oakland, Calif.: no testing

Oklahoma City: no testing

Omaha, Neb.: no testing

Orlando, Fla.: no testing

Philadelphia: 56 (including amoxicillin, azithromycin, carbamazepine, diclofenac, prednisone and tetracycline)

Phoenix: no testing

Portland, Ore.: 4 (acetaminophen, caffeine, ibuprofen and sulfamethoxazole)

Prince George's and Montgomery counties, Md.: no testing

Riverside County, Calif.: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)

Sacramento, Calif.: no testing

San Antonio: no testing

San Diego: 3 (ibuprofen, meprobamate and phenytoin)

San Francisco: 1 (estradiol)

San Jose, Calif.: no testing

Santa Clara, Calif.: no testing

Seattle: no testing

Southern California: 2 (meprobamate and phenytoin)

Suffolk County, N.Y.: no testing

Tucson, Ariz.: 3 (carbamazepine, dehydronifedipine and sulfamethoxazole)

Tulsa, Okla.: no testing

Virginia Beach, Va.: tests negative

Washington, D.C.: 6 (carbamazepine, caffeine, ibuprofen, monensin, naproxen and sulfamethoxazole)

Wichita, Kan.: no testing.

About the study:

At least one pharmaceutical was detected in tests of treated drinking water supplies for 24 major metropolitan areas, according to an Associated Press survey of 62 major water providers and data obtained from independent researchers.

Only 28 tested drinking water. Three of those said results were negative; Dallas says tests were conducted but results are not yet available. Thirty-four locations said no testing was conducted.

Test protocols varied widely. Some researchers looked only for one pharmaceutical or two; others looked for many.

Some water systems said tests had been negative, but the AP found independent research showing otherwise. Both prescription and non-prescription drugs were detected.

Because coffee and tobacco are so widely used, researchers say their byproducts are good indicators of the presence of pharmaceuticals. Thus, they routinely test for, and often find, both caffeine and nicotine's metabolite cotinine more frequently than other drugs.

Source: The Associated Press

Fluoride is TOXIC.

Fluoride has been shown to cause everything from allergies, including bone cancer, skeletal fluorosis, arthritis, impaired thyroid hormone status, impaired neurodevelopment of children, and calcification of the pineal gland.

These are not small issues to brush aside. Each one of them have effects that cause severe damage to our body.

Source - Rethinking Flouridation By Peter and Tim Montague, eds.
Environmental Research Foundation, August 2, 2007

Private Drinking Water Supplies Pose Challenges to Public Health

ScienceDaily (Apr. 6, 2010) — An estimated three to four million people -- about one in every eight Canadians -- drink water from private supplies.

Infrequent testing and maintenance puts consumers of these water supplies at greater risk of contamination than public systems, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). It goes on to state people need to take personal responsibility for their water quality and governments need to provide better oversight and resources in order to improve the case.

Water-borne disease outbreaks are common in the developing world but can also occur in affluent countries. In the United States, 19.5 million water-borne illnesses occur every year (all sources) and three quarters (76%) of drinking water outbreaks are associated with groundwater sources.

A study from the United Kingdom found outbreaks of water-borne infectious diseases among people with private water supplies were 35 times greater than among consumers of publicly-supplied water.

While most Canadians are supplied by regulated public municipal water systems, people who live in rural areas often rely on private supplies, most of which are groundwater sources such as wells. These may not be well-maintained or regularly tested for water quality. An Ontario study found that only 8% of private water systems met the current provincial recommendation for frequency of testing.

"The perception that private systems, the majority of which come from groundwater in rural and small towns, yield higher water quality compared to municipal sources is unclear and unfounded," writes Dr. Jeffrey Charrois a research scientist with Alberta Innovates -- Technology Futures and an adjunct assistant professor with University of Alberta. "The provision of safe, secure drinking water is necessary for protecting public health and requires an understanding of the responsibility, proper technical training plus the dedication to carry out those tests."

Contamination of wells can occur from bacteria, enteric viruses and protozoa -- pathogenic organisms capable of causing water-borne-illnesses -- as well as chemicals such as pesticides, nitrate, and naturally occurring arsenic. A review of 288 water-related infectious disease outbreaks in Canada over a 27 year period found that two-thirds were associated with private or semi-private supplies. In another survey of 1292 drinking water wells on farmsteads in Ontario, 40% of the wells were found to contain one or more contaminants at levels above maximum acceptable concentrations.

Water quality oversight of public systems typically rests with the ministry of health or environment, depending on the province or territory. "Issues related to the quality of water from private wells are clearly not on the radar of most Canadians," writes the author.

"Owners of private systems must take personal responsibility for their water quality, but they need more information and better resources," concludes Dr. Charrois. "Local, provincial and federal governments must develop and deliver the education, awareness and innovative programs that encourage people to take the steps to ensure that their private water systems are safe."

Source - The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by Canadian Medical Association Journal, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

Kangen vs Enagic® Q&A and FAQ

Enagic Corporation of Japan is the owner of US registered trademarks KANGEN WATER and ENAGIC. This interest in kangen, in the USA, coincided with a push into the alkaline water market by the MLM (Multi Level Marketing) company Enagic®. Enagic corporation has been doing a fantastic job of introducing the concept of alkaline and acid water to many people who otherwise would not know about the wonderful, healthful benefits of such treated water.

Kangen produced by Enagic® Corporation's water ionizers is different from alkaline, ionized water produced from other manufacturers' water ionizers.
Answer:
Enagic® water ionizers produce the same type of alkaline and acidic water in that their machines contain a filter and ionizing chamber just like all other alkaline water ionizers.
The ionizing chamber in an Enagic® brand basically uses the same technology as do all other water ionizers to split the water into acid and alkaline streams. Kangen is taken as simply another name for ionized, alkaline water. Nowhere will you be able to find a definition of kangen that is different than alkaline water made from a typical ionizer because there is not any.
In trying to make a difference where there is none, one Enagic® representative's web site trys to describe Kangen by saying, "technically, in order to be classified as Kangen Water®, it needs to show a negative ORP (-ORP) in the range of -200mV to -450mV, while typical Ionized Alkaline Water shows anywhere between +100mV and -100mV, depending on the quality of the machine". Even most water ionizers from China can get at least a -250mV ORP reading (and it should be noted that IonLife's and Jupiter ionizers can get over -800mV ORP.)
That been said, Enagic® through its MLM is doing a fantastic job of introducing the concept of alkaline and acid water to people who otherwise would not know about it.

Kangen is better than alkaline, ionized water.
Answer:
No, they are basically the same thing as discussed above. There are two ways the quality of kangen or alkaline water are measured - by how acid or alkaline the water becomes (pH) and by how much ionization occurs (ORP).
For example, independent tests carried out by ex Enagic® representatives (concerned about the high prices been charged), showed that the Jupiter Science Melody produced as high an ORP (negative ionization) as did the tested Enagic® model. Also when salt was added to the calcium port in the Melody, it produced a stronger acidic water than that achieved by the tested Enagic® machine.
Unfortunately when there are very high prices there can also be a need to justify the difference - such as in the following comment from an independent representative's website:
"This water technology is practically non-existent outside Japan. ... Even worse, there are some people who are trying to sell (the) cheaper Ionized Alkaline Water machines as if they were at the same or a similar level as with the Kangen Water® machines, only cheaper."

Some Enagic® representatives' websites claim that their Enagic® units and kangen are recognized and approved by the Japanese Health Department, unlike all other ionizers.
Answer:
In the 1980s the Japanese Health Department recognized that ionized alkaline water from water ionizers had proven health benefits and described water ionizers as health devices.
Major Korean corporations who also manufacture in Japan such as Hyundai, LG and Samsung use standard Jupiter Science parts to manufacture their own ionizers and all have approval from the Japan Ministry of Health.
We challenge anyone to be able to produce a document or page from any government web site that say specifically that their water ionizers were the only ones approved as Health Devices by the Japanese Government.
Below are examples of comments from an Enagic® web site and ones that are often voiced.
"The Enagic® is approved by The Japan Ministry of Health, as a top quality medical device" or "Enagic® units and kangen water® are recognized and approved by the Japanese Health Department".

The well known authorities on ionized water endorse or recommend Enagic® ionizers rather than other ionizers.
Answer:
The best known authorities in the USA such as Dr. Robert Young (author of The pH Miracle), Dr. Theodore Baroody (author of Alkalize or Die), and Sang Whang (author of Reverse Aging) all recommend and sell Jupiter Science water ionizers because they want to give their customers high quality kangen or alkaline water ionizers at an honest price. Other well know alkaline authorities that endorse and use Jupiter Science water ionizers include Daniel Reed (author of The Tao of Detox), Harald Tietze (author of Youthing) and Ian Hamilton (author of The Untold Truth...).

Kangen or Enagic® ionizers cost more than Jupiter Science water ionizers because they are better.
Answer:
No, expensive is not better.
The IonWays ISIS is priced at $1495 and offers some important user friendly features that are missing with the Enagic® products (see below). 

MLM "reps" typically do not have a thorough technical understanding of the properties of kangen, ionization and how the two together produce health benefits. In Multi Level Marketing (MLM), there are exceptions; reps who have really rolled up their sleeves and educated themselves, but the fact remains there can be a lot of "bogus" information fed to people who have been to MLM presentations. Going to a few MLM presentations does not make one an expert in something, especially something as complex and technical as ionization. MLM "reps" can be innocently fed misinformation and led to believe in half truths. Then these misinformed "reps", who are motivated by the MLM dream, go forth and perpetrate these inaccuracies and mislead naïve customers into falsely thinking they are getting something of great value. The price of Enagic® models has more to do with compensating the Enagic® MLM reps than the actual cost or the comparative technology inherent in their ionizers. To verify that, simply ask Enagic® about their compensation plan and see how much money is paid to the various levels of the network organization when one machine is sold.

It is estimated that Enagic® pays out well over $2500 on each ionizer sale to its downline (and this does not include the profit made by the company itself). The highest retail price you pay for a IonWays water ionizer is less than $2,695. You do the math.

Enagic® Corporation of Japan has been marketing "Kangen Water®" ionizers for 30 years.
Answer:
Our research has led us to believe that what became the Enagic® brand was initially manufactured by Toyo Metal a/k/a Toyo Aitex who recently sold marketing rights to Enagic® (also called the Thohan Kiden organization). Toyo Metal water ionizer were called the Apex, Pure Porte 11 or Protec units and these early models were manufactured by and sold for less than $1000 in the USA. A company called HydroAnalytics previously imported, distributed and did hands-on repairs on this unit from Japan for the US, Western Hemisphere and European market before it was withdrawn from the US market, presumably due to lack of market penetration. In Japan the Thohan Kiden organization manufactures units, that are not sold through the Enagic® Corporation of Japan for similar prices to other alkaline water ionizer in the US market.

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