Showing posts with label antioxidants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antioxidants. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Water Ionizers Make Great Christmas Gifts

So you're wondering what to buy a loved one for Christmas. Maybe they have everything they need, or you want to help in improving their health. Whatever the reason, a water ionizer is a great gift that won't be outdone by anyone else's present.

water ionizer, alkaline water, ionized water, gift


The Amazing Power of Antioxidants

Antioxidants are so important for everyone's health that investing in a water ionizer for a loved one will show how much you care. The current diet of American's and a lot of other citizens in different countries is NOT what it used to be. Processed foods, preservatives, GMOs, MSG, hydrogenated oils, fast food, soft drinks and the list goes on, has wreaked havoc on our bodies. This has led to most people's bodies being very acidic. The water provided by a water ionizer is rich in antioxidants and is the best, most healthful source of them. These antioxidants help rid the body of free radicals, which if left unchecked put lots of stress on your cells.

Helping a loved one, such as your parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, etc, with their health, would be the best, most thoughtful gift you could possibly give.

Do Any of Your Family Suffer From Any Disease or Ailment?

Do any of your loved ones suffer from cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes (Type 1 and 2), arthritis, dementia, to name a few? They can literally all benefit by alkalizing their bodies and improve their conditions by neutralizing free radicals in their bodies. There is no promise that ionized water will completely handle their conditions but it will certainly help. I have written many articles on how a water ionizer helps give us the balance that our bodies need, such as on these topics: Diabetes and Dementia and Acid Reflux. There are a tremendous number of benefits of alkaline ionized water.

Water Ionizers as Gifts

We offer such a wide variety of the highest quality water ionizers ranging from less than $1000 to well over $3000. We offer affordable payment plans along with refurbished water ionizers, too, that make giving this gift possible. We also are currently offering reduced prices on some of our ionizers through the end of the year. 

Please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions with giving the gift of alkaline ionized water. I would be more than happy to help.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Alkaline Pumpkin-Coconut Soup

Not only should you be drinking alkaline ionized water to maintain a healthy, alkaline body, but you should also try to eat a greater percentage of alkaline foods. Today I’m sharing a delicious recipe for you.  It is really yummy and very appropriate to autumn.

Pumpkin is very alkaline and potatoes are, too. Pumpkins are also rich in potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron and fiber, as well as beta-carotene, which is a powerful antioxidant!

alkaline food, coconut, pumpkin, soup


Ingredients:

2-lb pumpkin
6 cups of water (preferably alkaline ionized water)
1 cup of coconut milk (low- or full-fat)
5 oz of potatoes
2 large onions
3 oz of leeks
1 handful of fresh parsley
1 pinch of nutmeg
1 pinch of cayenne pepper
1 tsp of sea salt
4 tbsp of cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Chop up pumpkin, potatoes, onions and leeks into small pieces.

Heat the olive oil in a big pot and sauté the onion for several minutes until translucent.

Add water, pumpkin, potatoes and leeks to the pot with the onions and oil. Boil until very tender.

Add coconut milk and, using an immersion blender, blend until smooth and creamy.

Season with salt and cayenne pepper and then add the parsley. Enjoy!

I will be sharing alkaline recipes more often for you to try. When you try it, snap a picture and share it along with your comment either on here or on my Facebook page. I would love to know how it turns out!   


(Recipe courtesy of Balance pH Diet)

Monday, February 9, 2015

What Exactly Are Free Radicals And What Does Ionized Water Have To Do With Them?

Free Radicals

Free radicals are everywhere. They are in the air, our bodies, water and all the material around us. They are what cause rust to eat away at your car, your apples or bananas to brown, paint to fade, etc. And even more importantly, they are what cause age-related illnesses, cancer, strokes, heart attacks and numerous other diseases.

So, simply speaking, what exactly is a “free radical”? Let's start with an atom.

neutral, neutral atom,

At the center of an atom you have the nucleus, which is composed of protons and neutrons (except for hydrogen – hydrogen is the only element that doesn't have neutrons). Circling the nucleus you have layers, or shells, of electrons. The first layer has 2 electrons when full, the second shell, if it's complete will have 8, the third shell will have 18, and so on. Let's take the simplest of atoms, the hydrogen atom. It has in its nucleus 1 proton and circling it, it has 1 electron. Since there is one of each proton and electron, there is no electric charge in this atom.


Every element on the periodic table is neutral, meaning it has the same amount of electrons going around the same number of protons in the nucleus. Tracking so far?

Now let's say we take a sodium atom (abbreviated Na). It has in its first shell two electrons. In its second shell it has 8 electrons, which makes that shell complete. Now in its outermost shell it only has 1 electron. These atoms want to have paired up electrons and the sodium atom has an unpaired electron. What does that mean? Well, let's say we take a chlorine (Cl) atom. In chlorine's outermost shell it only has 7 electrons. It needs 8 in order to be complete and have all electrons paired. Ok, so let's say we put these two atoms in proximity, what will happen? The unpaired electron that the sodium atom has will give that extra electron away to the chlorine atom so that they are both even. Ta-Da!
electron, Na, CI, sodium chloride



But, wait. That means that now the sodium atom has one less electron than it does protons. That makes it positively charged. More protons = positively charged. More electrons = negatively charged. So the sodium atom is now a positive ion and the chlorine atom is a negative ion.

Hold on, What is an Ion?

An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost electrons, therefore becoming either positively or negatively charged. Simple.

Now what does this have to do with free radicals, you ask. Let us take a molecule, which is made up of multiple atoms. If there are unpaired electrons, it will actively search out electrons it can “steal” from other molecules. So, let's say there are free radicals in your body, which there always is, but let's say there is an excess of them. They will attack healthy tissue by “stealing” electrons from them in order to complete their outer shells. This then causes the molecules it “stole” from to become free radicals, too, which causes them to seek out electrons and thus turning other molecules into free radicals. This then can cause a chain reaction that can lead to the destruction of that healthy tissue. Bad news.
free radicals, chain reaction, unstable


What is Ionized Water?

Ok, so the water molecules that have been processed through the electronic water ionizer have been split. Water, chemically speaking, is called H2O, right? So that means it has 2 hydrogen atoms bonded, or stuck to, 1 oxygen atom. Now, when the water is put through your water ionizer, the H2O molecule is split to leave the oxygen atom, which normally has 8 electrons and 8 protons, attached to one of the hydrogen atoms, which has 1 electron and 1 proton. But, it was split in such a way that the hydrogen atom it was split from didn't take it's electron with it. Therefore the lone hydrogen atom has just one proton, making it positively charged (remember more protons than electrons = positively charged). And the hydrogen and oxygen atoms that are stuck together have 10 electrons but only 9 protons, which means they are negatively charged (more electrons than protons = negatively charged).

ionized water, hydroxyl ion, negative charge



Ionized Water and Free Radicals

Ok, so now we have these negatively ionized water molecules with an excess of electrons, right? And remember those pesky free radicals in search of an electron to “steal”? Welllll...... the ionized water can supply these free radicals with their needed electron so they don't leach it from your body! Pretty awesome, right? I think so, too!

This is why ionized water is so extremely important to your health and why I work tirelessly to educate everyone regarding it. Since I have started drinking ionized water over 20 years ago, the successes I have seen with it have been nothing short of miraculous! Really! Check out my successes here that customers over the years have sent me. And read my own personal testimonial here.



 Please feel free to browse my website, learn what you can about ionized water, watch my videos, and of course feel free to contact me with any questions or if you need help.  

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Are Alkaline Water and Alkaline Ionized Water the same thing?

Are Alkaline Water and Alkaline Ionized Water the Same Thing?

So, what is Alkaline Ionized Water? Is it different than Alkaline Water? It is very common to hear these two terms used interchangeably, but they are, in fact, two very different things.

Alkaline Water simply has a pH above 7.0, and it can be created in many ways by adding minerals to it (such as baking soda, which we have discussed previously), lemon juice, Himalayan Salt, to name a few, to make the pH higher. You can also purchase expensive bottled alkaline water at stores such as Wal-Mart.

Alkaline Ionized Water is water that has been ionized and made alkaline by a procedure called Water Electrolysis. It is full of antioxidants and is far more absorb-able and hydrating than regular water or water that has minerals added to it to make it alkaline.

As you can see in the Alkaline Water Plus Blog simply adding baking soda to alkalize your water is not an effective measure. In fact, the high level of sodium alone is detrimental to your health, especially if you already deal with such conditions as high blood pressure or water retention.

The many great benefits of Alkaline Ionized Water aren't simply from the fact that it is alkaline, but that it is ionized. Drinking water that is merely alkaline is not providing anywhere near the benefits as drinking alkaline ionized water.

The Properties of Alkaline Ionized Water



The Benefits of Drinking Alkaline Ionized Water

There are several different qualities to Alkaline Ionized Water that make it so beneficial to your body and health.

These qualities are:
  • The water raises the alkalinity of your body
  • The water is rich in antioxidants and very oxygenating
  • The water is far better at hydrating than any other water
Let's take a look at each of these qualities separately.


The Water is Alkaline

Our bodies tend to be very acidic. This is due to the average diet, smoking, alcohol, stress, pollution, etc. We store deposits of acidic toxins in our body that can (and do) cause disease, malnutrition or, if you are lucky, just an overall since of not feeling well.

Drinking alkaline ionized water has been shown to prevent and reverse disease, malnutrition, lack of energy, etc., by ridding the body of these acidic waste build-ups and creating an environment in the body that disease and malnutrition cannot survive in.


The Water is Rich in Antioxidants and is Oxygenating

Antioxidants seek out and neutralize the free radicals in your body. Since the antioxidants have an excess of electrons, they can give these electrons to the free radicals that are in need of them, which keeps them from leeching electrons from healthy tissue. The body is then left with an excess of oxygen molecules that it can use for energy production and oxygenating the tissues in the body.


The Water is More Hydrating

When the water is ionized, the water molecules are made smaller, called “microclustering”, and are therefore easier for your cells to absorb. This provides even greater hydration than drinking tap, bottled, distilled, filtered or reverse osmosis water. And right along with this, if you have, for example a powdered vitamin supplement mixed into your alkaline ionized water, this vitamin supplement will be absorbed by your cells in a greater amount than it would otherwise be if you were drinking regular tap water.

As you can see, there are many great benefits to be had from drinking alkaline ionized water. These same benefits cannot be found by simply alkalizing your water by adding minerals to it. I very highly recommend obtaining a water ionizer for you and your family as soon as possible.

Also, I will be writing blogs in future weeks that go over in greater detail some of the points we have covered here, like what exactly a free radical is, what antioxidants are, water electrolysis and so forth. So stay tuned...


Thursday, September 25, 2014

Alkaline Ionized Water- What do Doctors Think?

There are countless doctors and experts that have done their own experimentation and research with regard to alkaline ionized water.  These doctors have all found that this alkaline water and it's properties of high pH and negative ORP are beneficial to health and longevity.  Today I am going to go over a few quotes from various doctors in regard to alkaline water.

As far back as 1930 Dr Howard Hay made a statement about alkaline and acidic blood:
"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."

Water that is produced from an alkaline water ionizer is rich in calcium, magnesium, and other alkaline minerals. Tap water, on the other hand, is actually full of the acid forming materials listed in the quote above.  So, the water produced by an alkaline water ionizer is going to make your body more alkaline and get it into the proper pH range.

As Dr. Sherry Rogers, M.D. says:
"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 diseases."

There are so many things in this world that produce acidic waste in the body. Whether it's stress or meats and breads that we eat on a daily basis, we are bombarded every day with acidic waste.  If we do not make an effort to rid the body of this acidic waste and balance the pH in the body, then we become sick.  Alkaline ionized water is the answer to this problem.  Replacing the water you drink with water high in pH and antioxidants will help to keep you healthy for years to come.

And finally I would like to end with a quote from Dr Robert O Young, M.S, PhD:
"If someone were to ask me, What is the one thing I can to to have better health? then the answer would be simple: Start drinking alkaline, ionized water."

If you want to read more testimonials from other doctors and experts, visit our site at https://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/doctors-experts/.


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Alkaline Water "The Fountain of Youth"

Alkaline water has been compared to the fountain of youth.  In fact, alkaline water can be found in nature in a few spots in the world.  The people that live in these places tend to live much longer than the average in other parts of the world.  So, it does stand to reason that there is something to this alklaine water.

An alkaline water ionizer will give you the same benefits of naturally alkaline water anywhere in the world no matter what your source water is like!

Now, why would alkaline ionized water have anti-aging effects?  Well, this is because alkaline water is rich in antioxidants.  We have all heard of these "antioxidants".  Antioxidants combat the effects of free radicals in the body.  To give you an idea of what this might do, think of an apple that has been cut in half.  Okay, well after a few minutes it will have turned brown right?  That is the affect free radicals have on an apple.  Imagine what it does in the body. 

So, alkaline water will prevent this from occurring.  It keeps the cells and organs funtioning well and prevents the harmful damage from free radicals.

This is the reason why alkaline water has been referred to as the fountain of youth.  It is not a mystical or magical thing, it is actually very scientific.

To demonstrate what alkaline water can do for a person please read these success stories below:

"I've tried the Melody and it is what you say it is...great. Thank you for your good information. I have diabetes and the ionized water is making my blood sugar levels more stable. I hope that this water keeps me healthier longer. I think it will. It feels good to my body to drink it. I'll write more when I get more experience with it...."Susan

A Man in his late 40s presented to my clinic with chronic headaches. Had been seeing his doctor and chiropractor with no changes in his symptoms. On Live Blood examination using a microscope we found he had lots of chemical and uric acid crystals (works on a farm), as well as massive platelet clusters (clotting factors).
After discussing his water source (rain water with chemical drift), he decided it could be beneficial to purchase and use the ionized water from a Jupiter System. He was also prescribed supplements to reduce his platelet size and numbers, feeling this build-up could be causing his headaches (blood vessels to head restrict flow). I normally check the blood after 3 months, but in this case, because I referred him back to a GP, we wanted to look at his blood before the visit, only eight days after the initial examination and only four days after being on the water.
I did not expect to see much change, as normally the supplements take a few months to show radical improvement, but hoped to see a slight shift to show we were on the right track.
Well, we were both amazed, as his blood looked great. All crystals were gone and platelets had reduced to completely normal size and number. He also said that since drinking the alkaline water he had more energy and he'd only had one headache which was before he started the water. (He was having major headaches every second day and dull headaches the other days). He feels the results were to do with drinking the water and I tend to agree as the supplements as great as they are don't usually work that fast. I am glad I'm drinking the water too."...
Sue Pollock, N.D. is the principal of Ballina Naturopathy


These are just a couple of the many success stories that I have run accross.  Please visit our site for more information and success stories: www.alkalinewaterplus.com