Alkaline Water and Weight Loss

It's winter and I'm sure some of you have not been keeping up on your excercise and diet like you should.  The holidays will do that to you. My advice is to drink alkaline water and stick with mainly alkaline foods. 

Alkaline water has been associated with weight loss for quite a while now.  The theory behind this is that people today generally lead acidic lifestyles; they eat lots of meat and carbs, lead stressful lives, drink plenty of soda, ad infinitum.

All of the above can make someone very acidic.  When you are acidic, your body is unable to get rid of all of the acidic wastes it has and so it stores these acidic wastes in fat.  This is the body's defense against getting too acidic.  If your body gets too acidic you can become very sick and even die.  Your blood needs to be at a pH of 7.365 at all times. 

So, it follows that if you become more alkaline then it would be much easier to lose weight.  Changing your eating habits to more alkaline foods would also encourage weight loss as a lot of these alkaline foods are leafy greens.

Here is a list of some common alkaline foods:
Radishes
Beets
Carrots
Turnips
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Brussel Sprouts
Garlic
Lemons

So, adding these alkaline foods to your diet along with drinking alkaline ionized water will increase your chances of losing weight to a great degree.  For more information on where to get alkaline water, please visit www.alkalinewaterplus.com

Why is Alkaline Ionized Water So Healthy?

Ionized water is not new.  Water ionizers, however, are!  There are places in the world where people live to be far longer than normal.  There have been many studies conducted in these places and it has been found that this curative water is very alkaline and highly ionized!

What water ionizers do for us, is allow for you to get this alkaline ionized water wherever you live!  You don't have to move to the Himalayas or some such place to find the fountain of youth.  You can make it right in your own kitchen!

Now, you have probably heard that water makes up about 70% of your body.  This being the case, a high quality water will help you feel better, more lively and become more healthy!

I don't want to sound like a water snob.  In fact, I think that any water is better than no water for sure. But, let me tell you some of the experiences I have had and have seen other people have in using alkaline ionized water:

I used to have allergies to mold, grass, pollen, and dust ever since I was a child. My children had several allergies as well, and we all had a cold or sore throat here and there throughout the years. I had a regular sore throat which I had no idea how to solve. I had it tested, but the doctor said it was just cause by post-nasal-drip, related to simple allergies, and not to worry about it. I think my family and I were pretty typical of a normal, mostly-healthy, people. 

After drinking alkaline water for a few months, what happened was miraculous. All of the runny noses, ear aches, head aches, sore throats, acid reflux, and other little defects in our health started to disappear. Even allergies that I was sure were genetic and unavoidable disappeared. As each of my three younger children reached puberty they were virtually free of the acne problems experienced by my older two children [who didn't have an alkaline water machine growing up].

The other day, I answered the phone to a previous customer who was ecstatic about a friend of his, whom he gave a few gallons of alkaline ionized water to, and this friend had their 9 month old baby drink some of this water.  That night was the first night that the baby slept through the entire night!  Before this, the baby would wake up several times and cry throughout the night [seems pretty typical for a baby right?].  

Here is a link for more success stories from our own customers! http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/using-ionized-water-testimonials

The point of all of this is that alkaline water can improve your quality of life above the "normal" that is expected in society today!   It isn't normal to have colds half of the year or to constantly have to deal with allergies etc.  Alkaline water can help!

How Alkaline Ionized Water Helps with Digestion

When you think of digestion, you often think of the stomach, but this is only a small part of the digestive tract.  Digestion starts with the mouth and goes all the way to the large intestine. So how does alkaline ionized water help your digestive tract?

Alkaline water helps the digestive system in many ways.  The intestines need an alkaline pH to be healthy.  And there are many other organs that benefit from alkaline water as well.

When is the right time to drink alkaline water?

The right time to drink alkaline ionized water is almost always! The general rule of thumb is if you're eating meat or dairy it will want an acidic pH in order to trigger the proper enzymes, so during such a meal it's not suggested to consume alkaline ionized water [or 20 min. before/after]. Other than that the stomach likes alkaline ionized water, just like the other organs and cells in your body. 

Alkaline ionized water is fine to drink at all other times, and does not harm the stomach in any way. Because water has no calories, the stomach doesn't recognize it as anything that requires digestion. Water also doesn't stay in the stomach generally; it passes right through in a few minutes.  

Alkaline water and the effects on different organs:

The stomach is the only organ in the entire digestive system that requires a low acid pH level in order to do its job, and it produces it all by itself by injecting HCL, or hydrochloric acid, into the stomach as food arrives.

Water, by itself, does not trigger the production of HCL or digestion, so is allowed to pass through the stomach quickly and undigested without upsetting the overall pH balance of the stomach. If you are just eating an apple or other piece of fruit, there is no concern about drinking alkaline ionized water right along with it. But if you are eating a meal with meat in it, you should not drink alkaline water 

Maintaining an alkaline balance in the intestines can make a great contribution to a person’s colon health as well as their overall health an well-being.

It will assist the small intestines to maintain a healthy 8.5 pH so as to inhibit the growth of parasites, funguses, and other undesirable microorganisms. Parasites going unchecked are often a large contributor to mal-nourishment and weight-management problems.

In the large intestine the main job is the absorption of water into the body, production of B and K vitamins, absorption of a few more nutrients, and then quickly eliminating the waste. A good, healthy, alkaline pH level in the large intestine helps to inhibit the growth of bad-bacteria and maintain the proper balance of good bacteria [intestinal flora].

As you can see, alkaline water does in fact help at many points along the digestion line.  

For more information on alkaline water and digestion, http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/digestion.

What is ORP and why is Alkaline Water Good for You?

There is another benefit to alkaline water that I should go over with you.  This is called ORP or oxidation reduction potential.   This is another way of saying antioxidant.  

Here is an example of oxidation in an apple.

Oxidation is a chemical reaction. Active oxygen [O2+] circulates the body, stealing electrons & damaging the cells. This is called a free radical. A free radical is an unbalanced oxygen molecule with an unpaired electron. It needs another electron to be stable and steals it from your cells. This process is called oxidation. 

 

Ionized water produces a Negative ORP [oxidation reduction potential]...which is really good. With a Negative ORP you get lots of extra negatively charged electrons to combine with the free radicals formed by oxidation. This makes them stable again and non-threatening to your cell health. There are no better, more easily absorbable antioxidants that a person could consume than those found in the OH- ions in alkaline ionized water.

One additional advantage to alkaline ionized water is that it is micro-clustered.  This means that the water molecules are in smaller clusters or bunches and it makes it much easier to absorb into the body.  So you can get the benefits of alkaline ionized water much better and faster than regular water and since it is alkaline and ionized the benefits are far greater than regular water!

 

 

 

Visit our site to learn more: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com

 

Alkaline Water Basics- Balancing Your Body's pH

I often get questions on why alkaline water is better than any other type of water.  Today I want to go over the basic ideas behind body pH and why alkaline water is key in balancing your body's pH.

To start off, the average person in today's society lives a very acidic lifestyle.  Meats, grains, dairy, tea, coffee, soft drinks, to name a few, are all acidic.  Your blood must maintain a balance of 7.365 pH at all times. The alternative is death.  Therefore, your body will do anything in it's power to keep the blood at that pH.  It will take calcium from your bones, it will trap acidic wastes in fat cells and store them in order to protect itself against becoming over acidic.

I actually have a good friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer of the colon.  She had to have a colostomy.  She tested her body's pH with our pH paper and her saliva pH was at a 6.5 before she started drinking alkaline water.  A healthy adult should be at around 7.3-7.4 pH.  She started religiously drinking alkaline ionized water. About three months later tested again and she tested at a 7.2!  She is now doing really well and does not have any signs of any more cancer developing.  In fact, I know at one point she was thinking about getting chemotherapy but now she doesn't think that it will be necessary.

For more information on pH paper please visit our site: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/product/pH

Alkaline water is key in balancing out the acidic diets that we consume.  It will actually start to change the pH of your body by allowing your body to rid itself of the acidic wastes it has been storing in fat cells etc.  In fact, often times, people who start drinking alkaline water will be able to lose weight much easier as a result of the body being able to release those toxins.  There are many benefits to alkaline water.  It varies from person to person what benefits you will see and feel, depending on your current health and lifestyle.  In any case, alkaline water will help anyone in their endeavor to live a healthy and active life!

Water is a very powerful resource.  Where you find water, you find life.  Imagine how much you could improve upon your life if you had all the benefits of the healthiest type of water you can find!

Attention! Water Ionizer Referral System for Chiropractors and Other Health Professionals

I know quite a few health professionals that would be great candidates for our new water ionizer referral system! We have a new portable water ionizer on our site now called the WellBlue Water Ionizer Pitcher.  It is very easy to use and gets great results! It will get up to a 9.5 or 10 pH and it will consistently get around a -150 ORP.  This ORP is important as it indicates the amount of antioxidants that you will be consuming.  These provide a healing quality to the water.

WellBlue Portable Water Ionizer Pitcher
Here is a link to our WellBlue Pitcher page for more information: http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/WellBlue

Alkaline water is a new discovery in the health profession.  It is not as well known as prescription drugs or even vitamins but it can be very helpful to the balance and health of the body in the long run.  In fact, alkaline water is not recognized in the health profession in the United States at all, although water ionizers are recognized as medical equipment in Japan and Korea.

In an effort to spread the benefits of alkaline water to anyone who is interested in their own health, I would like to offer this new referral system.

• If you are a chiropractor, doctor, or the like, Alkaline Water Plus would like to offer you a free Well Blue Pitcher to display and use in your office as well as a customized flyer to use to educate your patients on the benefits of alkaline water.
• Additionally, we will offer a discounted price for the WellBlue pitchers if you would like to stock them.  Or, if you choose not to stock them, we will offer a 10% referral fee for any customers forwarded to our site to buy a Well Blue pitcher.  If your customer buys an electric ionizer we will bump up your referral fee up to 15%!
• Please call 888-692-5525 if you have any questions.  We would be happy to help!

Here is an example of our WellBlue water ionizer pitcher flyer.

Water Ionizers -- The Best Improvements

Water ionizers have been consistently well made by water ionizer companies for many years. The best water ionizer companies have made one significant improvement that is a great advantage for a water ionizer consumer. That is the introduction of...

The Water Ionizer -- Lifetime Warranty!

Here’s a breakdown of the water ionizer companies and their warranty improvements [or not] for the year 2009:

Jupiter Water Ionizers:

Started the year 2007 with 5-year warranties, but now have Lifetime Warrantees!  The Jupiter Company water ionizers: Athena Water Ionizer, The Delphi, The Melody Water Ionizer, and the Venus Water Ionizer … all now come with Limited Lifetime Warrantees!

Chanson Water Ionizers:

Started 2009 with 5-year warranties and now are covered by 10-year warranties.

Life Water ionizers:

Sorry...We don't advocate Life Ionizers any more.
http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com/life-water-ionizers

Tyent water ionizers:

Tyent water ionizers started off with 5-year warranties. Tyent’s plates are now warrantied for 20 years, and Tyent now gives lifetime warranties.

Nexus Water Ionizers:

Nexus water ionizers have limited lifetime warranties.

KYK water ionizers:

KYK water ionizer warranties haven’t changed, and KYK water ionizers are still covered by 5-Year Warrantees [but their prices have come down].

Enagic Water Ionizers:

Enagic warranties haven’t changed, and Enagic [Kangen Water] water ionizers are still covered by 5-year warranties.
In this day and age when all of the water ionizer companies are competing with each other for your business, the consumers benefit. And these new warranties are an example of that.



This article was originally written in 2009 and was updated for improved accuracy in July, 2013.

Written By:
Cathleen LoGrasso
http://www.alkalinewaterplus.com