The EPA allows more fluoride in water than is considered safe by health experts

Recent research on causes of heart disease has revealed a link between fluoride and coronary artery disease. The study, referred to as: Association of vascular fluoride uptake with vascular calcification and coronary artery disease. Researchers examined the arteries of 61 people for signs of calcification – artery hardening due to calcium, and fluoride absorption.

Connection between fluoride and heart disease described as “significant”

Fluoride was detected in the vascular walls (veins) of 96% of study participants, and calcification was observed in the vascular walls of 88% of participants. Study participants arteries also showed significant calcification and fluoride absorption.

Doctors who reviewed study participants’ medical histories noted that there was a very strong link between the presence of fluoride in artery walls and the history of heart disease. Researchers concluded that”An increased fluoride uptake in coronary arteries may be associated with an increased cardiovascular risk.”

Too much fluoride in public water supplies

Earlier this year, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly announced that they would be recommending that fluoride levels in drinking water be lowered because of a slow rise in fluorosis – fluoride poisoning that causes brittle bones, brain damage, and discolored teeth, among other health problems.

The HHS proposed lowering maximum allowable levels of fluoride in water to 0.7 mg/l. The EPA, which sets actually sets the standard, currently allows up to 4 mg/l of fluoride in water. This means that the EPA allows 5.71 times more fluoride in water supplies than the HHS actually deems safe! The EPA has said it is considering lowering the allowable level of fluoride in water, but has not officially acted yet.

Why the difference?

The EPA and the HHS have two separate goals when it comes to fluoride:

• HHS – (recommendation) Reduce tooth decay while minimizing the rate of fluorosis
• EPA – (Sets the standard) Maximum concentration of fluoride it considers safe

What this means: The EPA now believes its current standard (4 mg/l) is too high, but the EPA is not ready to set a new standard yet. Until the EPA sets a new standard, it is possible that the level of fluoride in your water could pose risks to your health.

How to reduce the level of fluoride in water

You can reduce the level of fluoride in your water by using filters designed to remove heavy metals from water. Why a heavy metals filter? Because fluoride is a metal! LIFE Ionizers offers a filter that is able to reduce fluoride levels in water to below detectable thresholds.

The LIFE Heavy Metal + Fluoride (AR-100F) filter protects you from harmful levels of arsenic, fluoride and other inorganic compounds (heavy metals). The AR-100F filter is designed to fit most standard filter housings, so you can easily add it to your existing filtration system. You can also order the AR-100F filter as part of a filtration system from LIFE Ionizers.

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References

Li, Y. et al. Association of vascular fluoride uptake with vascular calcification and coronary artery disease. PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21946616

Lowes R. HHS Recommends Lower Fluoride Levels in Drinking Water (Medscape) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/735486

What's in a glass of alkaline water for your stomach? Great Health!

The pH of the stomach is normally acidic, with a pH level close to 2.5. The intestines pH is alkaline, around an 8.3 pH. Acidic drugs, foods and drink can upset the pH balance of the intestines and stomach, and when they do, the result is gastrointestinal problems such as heartburn, acid indigestion and ulcers.

Alkaline water has been shown to provide several benefits to the digestive tract. Water with an alkaline pH balance raises the pH of the stomach, helping to counter the excess acidity that leads to an upset stomach.  In the intestines, alkaline water provides the correct pH balance for rapid absorption, and helps lubricate the intestines as well.

Excess Acidity Produces Toxins in the Stomach

Acidity caused by the consumption of modern processed foods reduces your ability to break down and absorb food nutrients. When you are unable to absorb nutrients from it putrefies – rots – in the digestive tract. When food putrefies in your digestive tract, the result is gas. The odors produced by putrefaction within the digestive tract are caused by hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, histamines, indoles, phenols, and scatoles. These by-products of putrefaction are highly toxic, capable of damaging organs such as the liver, stimulating allergic reactions, and initiating or promoting tumor growth.

To protect you from putrefaction, the body releases leukocytes; these are immune system cells that neutralize toxins through oxidation. When this happens, free radicals are released, and the stomach’s pH balance is further tipped toward electron depletion – oxidation and free radical excess. The build-up of oxidants and free radicals in the digestive tract results in peripheral tissue damage leading to disease.

Why the best water for your stomach is alkaline

Ionized alkaline water contains minerals, including calcium, potassium and magnesium in their most natural, bio-available forms. These minerals are essential for various body structures and metabolic functions. When water is ionized, the minerals gain a negative electrical charge (electrons). The abundance of electrons is one of alkaline water’s most health-giving attributes – the excess electrons have the ability to help restore pH balance and fight aging.

By supplying an abundance of electrons to the digestive tract, through the use of alkaline water, putrefaction can be decreased and the resultant oxidative free radical damage also curtailed.

What happens when you drink alkaline water

One of the first benefits evident from drinking alkaline water is an improvement in digestion. Electron-rich alkaline water’s smaller cluster size increases the penetration and effectiveness of digestive juices, and decreases gas, bloating, digestive distress and stool odor.

Because it is rich in electrons, alkaline water is a natural antioxidant, it has up to 20 times the antioxidant potential of vitamin C. Ionized, alkaline water quickly permeates the body to help prevent oxidation of healthy cells by donating its abundant electrons to active oxygen. Thus, free radicals are neutralized.

Studies have shown that over 150 diseases, as well as premature aging, are related to the oxidation (robbing of electrons) of healthy cells by free radicals.

Other beverages, including distilled water can actually remove alkaline minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium or sodium from bones and other tissues. The loss of minerals contributes to conditions such as osteoporosis. Alkaline water increases the body’s stores of essential minerals that buffer acidity and free radicals

Why a Home Water Ionizer is the best way to get alkaline water

Alkaline water becomes an antioxidant when it is ionized. Increasing the pH of water by adding chemicals – such as baking soda – does not make antioxidant alkaline water. Alkaline water gains antioxidant power when it is ionized.

A home water ionizer uses electrical power to charge water with antioxidant potential. To get maximum antioxidant power in your water, choose an ionizer with a lot of power, such as the LIFE 9100 series.

To get your own antioxidant water, contact our healthy water experts today at (888) 888-6889.

Reference

Integrated Health Services. Acidemia – The Hidden Menace Retrieved from: http://www.inhealthservices.com.au/FRT_acidemia.htm

Alkaline Water – A Preventive Strategy for Metabolic Syndrome

Research has shown that alkaline water may help you lower your cholesterolThe study followed 20 people that showed symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome for 8 weeks. The symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome  are:

• Obesity
• Insulin Resistance
• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol

Doctors measured the cholesterol levels of the study participants at the beginning of the study to determine what their baseline cholesterol levels were. Study participants were required to drink five 400 ml bottles of alkaline water each day. The average consumption of alkaline water during the study was 1.5 L – 2.0 L.

Alkaline Water Reduced Bad Cholesterol, Increased Good Cholesterol

Cholesterol levels were tested after drinking alkaline water for four weeks, and again at eight weeks. At each interval, study participant’s cholesterol levels had improved.

Significant increase in HDL (good) cholesterol (m mol/L)

• Before drinking alkaline water:    1.2
• After drinking alkaline water        1.4

                                  15% Increase in good cholesterol

Large decrease in total cholesterol/HDL (Ratio)

• Before drinking alkaline water::    4.5:1
• After drinking alkaline water       : 3.9:1

                                  13% Decrease in ratio of bad cholesterol to good cholesterol

High level of Confidence in Results

The study reported a high level of confidence (95%) in the test results. This means that the researchers are 95% certain that drinking alkaline water produced the improved cholesterol levels in study participants.

Current smokers in the test showed some of the most substantial improvements in their cholesterol levels, suggesting that alkaline water may help reduce the health consequences of smoking. More research is needed to confirm this.

Study Conclusions

Researchers in this study concluded that alkaline water: “demonstrated improvement in the levels of oxidative stress markers associated with metabolic syndrome and boosted the body’s antioxidant

activity.”

Because of the positive effects of alkaline water on cholesterol levels and antioxidant benefits in the body, the study concluded that alkaline water: “represents a potentially novel therapeutic and preventive strategy for the treatment of metabolic syndrome.”

For people looking to improve their cholesterol levels, and improve their health with age-fighting antioxidants, drinking alkaline water may be the best health choice they ever make.

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Reference

Nakao, A. et al. Effectiveness of Hydrogen Rich Water on Antioxidant Status of Subjects with Potential

 Metabolic Syndrome—An Open Label Pilot Study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831093/

Study was the strongest proof yet of alkaline water's antioxidant benefit

Medical research has now proven that alkaline water provides antioxidant benefits in the body. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say that drinking alkaline water substantially increases levels antioxidants and reduces levels of free radicals in the body.

Alkaline water reduced metabolic risk factors

Drinking alkaline water was shown to reduce oxidative stress in the body that leads to the symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome including:

• Obesity
• Insulin Resistance
• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol

Significant increases in antioxidant levels

Participants in the study drank alkaline water for 8 weeks. During the study, researchers measured the change in antioxidant levels in the bloodstream of study participants. The improvement in antioxidant levels was astonishing!

• 39% Increase Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
• 8% Improved HDL (good) cholesterol

Superoxide Dismutase – Powerful Antioxidant defends the body against premature aging

HDL Cholesterol – Good cholesterol that helps prevent arterial sclerosis, heart problems

Large decreases in free radicals

Researchers noted that the study participants had significantly lower levels of two harmful free radicals in their bodies after drinking alkaline water for 8 weeks:

• 43% Decrease – Thiobarbituric Acid (TBARS)
• 13% Lower LDL – (Bad) Cholesterol

Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substance (TBARS) – Measures oxidative stress – the ability of substances in the blood to damage human tissue and DNA

LDL Cholesterol – Collects on the walls of arteries leading to high blood pressure and heart disease

How to get antioxidants from alkaline water

The best way to get antioxidants from alkaline water is to make it yourself and drink it right away. Home water ionizers use electrical power to create an abundance of antioxidant molecules – called hydroxides – that give alkaline water its antioxidant properties. The antioxidant power of alkaline water is measured as negative oxidation reduction potential (–ORP). The –ORP of alkaline water begins to drop about 24 hours after you make it.

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Reference

Nakao, A. et al. Effectiveness of Hydrogen Rich Water on Antioxidant Status of Subjects with Potential

 Metabolic Syndrome—An Open Label Pilot Study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831093/

N.A Thiobarbituric Acid http://thiobarbituricacid.com/

N.A What Is Superoxide Dismutase? http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-superoxide-dismutase.htm

Alkaline Water helps detox your stomach, intestiines, and kidneys

Modern diet, stress, and pollution combine to take a tremendous toll on our bodies. Many foods drink, and drugs combine to tilt the body’s pH balance towards acidity, a medical condition known as metabolic acidosis. Many of these acidic substances are toxic as well, they poison the body. Alkaline water is a natural way to tilt the body’s pH balance back towards what is healthy and normal. A huge benefit of balancing the body’s pH with alkaline water is that the toxic acids stored in the body’s tissues become neutralized and expelled in a process called detoxification.

Why pH is Important

Metabolic acidosis – a condition where the body is burdened with excess acidity – results from the over-ingestion of acidic foods and drinks. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is believed to be the main cause of chronic metabolic acidosis. There are also certain metabolic diseases, like diabetes, that predispose the body to chronic metabolic acidosis. Digestion of acidic foods creates acidic byproducts which must be eliminated by the kidneys, thus producing highly acidic urine. This problem is further complicated by the ingestion of tap water, which itself has been found to be at best neutral or a pH of 7 and often acidic or below a pH of 7.

Liver Function pH Dependant

When the body is in a chronic state of metabolic acidosis, our liver detoxification mechanisms are compromised. The liver enzymes that are involved in detoxification are referred to as phase I and phase II detoxification liver enzymes. These enzymes are highly pH-sensitive and are responsible for the chemical bio-transformation of toxins into water-soluble metabolites for excretion in the urine. The detoxification function of liver enzymes is enhanced by alkalinizing the urine to a pH of 7.5 to as high as 8.3. This very process is performed every day in emergency rooms to accelerate the excretion of ingested poisons.

How Alkaline Water Detoxification Works

The way urine alkalinization works to detoxify the body is called ion trapping. When alkalinity in the kidneys is increased, the alkalinity acts like a magnet to acid wastes. Cells called nephrons act as filters in the kidneys, alkalinity enhances the ability of nephrons to trap acid wastes.

Most poisons and toxins are acidic and weak acids. By creating a more alkaline physiological environment in the body, a natural detoxification process occurs. Drinking alkaline water daily can greatly enhance the body’s ability to detoxify. Alkaline water is the perfect choice for daily detoxification because you have to drink water every day. You can provide your body with beneficial alkalinity simply by drinking 6-8 glasses of alkaline water daily.

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4 ways alkaline water helps you maintain healthy bones

Osteoporosis – a disease caused by bone loss – strikes millions of Americans annually. It is blamed for causing as many deaths every year as heart disease! Worse yet, the drugs which are prescribed to treat it – called biphosphonates – may actually make the problem worse!

Alkaline water represents a risk-free way to maintain bone health. There are several studies which show that there is a link between drinking alkaline water and maintaining healthy bones. Research to prove the long term benefits of drinking alkaline water is ongoing. So far, every study of alkaline water for bone health has had positive results.

How Alkaline Water helps maintain healthy bones

Medical experts point to four benefits that drinking alkaline water can provide for bone health:

• Alkaline water is loaded with beneficial minerals and antioxidants that you need every day for healthy bones like calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
• Drinking water with an alkaline pH helps to prevent excess acidity from developing in the body’s tissues. Research has shown that excess acidity increases bone loss
• Antioxidant alkaline water can help your body resist the damaging effects of free radicals. In the body, free radicals can damage the DNA your tissues need to create healthy new bone cells. Alkaline water works to neutralize free radicals, and helps prevent damage to your DNA.
• Drinking alkaline water has been shown to reduce the amount of calcium discharged in the urine

How to get the Best Alkaline Water for Bone Health

The best alkaline water for bone health will provide useful amounts of healthy minerals, a pH strong enough to fight acidity in the body, and have a lot antioxidant power.

A LIFE Ionizer makes alkaline water with all these advantages for your bone health:

• Makes your water safe – Toxins in water like chlorine can sabotage your health
• Great source of minerals – Studies show that minerals in alkaline water are 30% easier to absorb
• pH balanced – LIFE Ionizers makes water with an ideal pH balance to protect you from acidity
• Powerful antioxidant – LIFE Ionizers makes powerful antioxidant water that protects your DNA

Compare Alkaline Water to Prescription Drugs

Alkaline water is a risk free way for you to achieve better health. With prescription drugs, you have to worry about the side effects, alkaline water has none.

Even the Mayo Clinic agrees; alkaline water has a positive link to bone health

In the US, prescription drugs like Boniva are the way people try to maintain their bone health. In Japan, alkaline water is used. America has one of the highest rates of osteoporosis in the world; Japan has one of the lowest. Which method do you think you should trust your bone health with?

How does the price of drinking alkaline water compare to the cost of taking prescription drugs? Very favorably. With alkaline water you buy the machine and it’s yours for keeps. With prescription drugs, you have to keep paying for refills…  for the rest of your life!

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Your whole body suffers when you're thirsty

Without water, there is no life.  You can survive nearly a month without food, but only three days without water. Despite water’s importance to life, most people don’t drink enough water each day to stay hydrated. What many don’t realize, is that dehydration has a devastating effect on your health.

The Brain has Priority when you’re Thirsty

Our brain is 85% water, and if it becomes dehydrated, death is not far behind. Because of this, the brain controls water in the body and will take the water it needs from other parts of the body. This survival mechanism keeps us alive, but at a cost to our bodies other systems.

Water flow controls the temperature of your body

When your body gets too hot, it sweats, releasing water which cools your body. When you do not drink enough water your body loses its ability to cool itself off when necessary. Failure to stay hydrated when you are hot can lead to dizziness, fainting, heat shock, and other serious problems.

Heart has to work harder if you become dehydrated

Dehydration will make your blood thicker, which makes it harder for your heart to pump it. Since it takes more effort to push your blood through your arteries, your blood pressure increases. Blood cells also become stickier, so they are more likely to clot. For anyone with heart problems, staying hydrated is essential!

Kidneys don’t work right if you become Dehydrated

Your kidneys require water in order to function. When you become dehydrated, they become overloaded with toxins and lose the ability to flush them.  Because of this, your body loses its ability to clean your blood.  Toxins that cannot be flushed by your kidneys may be stored in fat cells to keep them out of the bloodstream – this means you gain weight!

Constipation:another Symptom of Dehydration?

Your body maintains proper hydration levels in its tissues by moving water in and out of the large intestine.  If your body has too little water, you may get constipated. When the intestines lack water,food moves slowly through them. That can cause you to become constipated. When you are constipated, toxins stuck in your large intestine may be absorbed back into your bloodstream. When you drink enough water, friendly bacteria mixes water into the waste in the large intestine which softens it so you don’t have to strain.

Water helps relieve digestive problems

Acid reflux, indigestion, or any type of ulcer can be a sign of advanced dehydration. Water is necessary in the digestive tract; it can help dilute excessive digestive juices. If you have acid reflux, indigestion or other digestive upset you may want to try drinking 32 ounces of water over 20 minutes. You might be amazed at how much relief is provided by water!

Drinking water between your meals helps to flush your stomach of remaining food particles. Clearing the stomach with water between meals allows it to rest.

When you drink water between meals it rinses your small intestine and lubricates it. Water improves peristalsis – the process that moves food through the intestine.  Water absorbed with food also helps carry nutrients throughout the body.  After you are done eating, water washes leftover food particles from the intestines and is used by beneficial intestinal bacteria to keep the sides of the intestine wall clean.

As a general rule, drink half your body weight in water every day. For example, the author of this article weighs about 135 Lbs, half of that works out to 65.5 ounces. If each glass of water is 16 ounces then 5 glasses of water – minimum – is needed. However, you will need to drink even more water if you exercise in order to replace water lost due to sweating.

You should spread your water consumption out throughout the day. An earlier article on this blog discusses timing for super hydration

In short, you should have your first glass of water when you get up in the morning, and your last an hour before bedtime, because your body needs to stay hydrated all day long!

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Ionized water has been proven by numerous studies to be an effective means of destroying many common bacteria that cause food borne illness. Tests on vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, strawberries show that bacteria such as salmonella, e-coli, and listeria are effectively neutralized by rinsing food with ionized water.

Electrolyzed Oxidizing Ionized Water

Chemists call the ionized water used to neutralize bacteria on food Electrolyzed Oxidizing (EO) water. The water is prepared by ionizing it with a small amount of salt solution. EO water has a low pH, and it has a high Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) which makes it an acid. The salt added to the EO water increases its anti-bacterial power by enhancing ionization, and forming a small amount of a powerful biocide called hypochlorous acid.

How Effective is Ionized Water against Bacteria?

Ionized water is effective against listeria

Research done using a variety of produce shows that ionized water can be very effective against bacteria. Tests show that an ionized water rinse can reduce bacteria counts to below detectable levels. Much of the harmful bacteria that causes food borne illnesses grows on the surface of the food. This is why an ionized water rinse is so effective.

Ionized water is also effective for neutralizing bacteria on food preparation surfaces like counters and cutting boards. Many hospitals, hotels, and restaurants now use ionized water to clean their kitchens in an effort to protect their patrons from disease. Businesses are rapidly embracing ionized water for its proven antimicrobial effects. Ionized water is now seen by many as safer than products like bleach, and just as effective. For businesses, it is also a very economical and eco-friendly alternative to expensive, dangerous, chemical disinfectants.

How do I use Ionized Water to Rinse Food?

Ionized water is effective against salmonaella

You need an ionizer that is designed to produce strong EO ionized water using a salt additive. The water should have a low pH (4.5 pH or less) and have high ORP (+600 or higher). All of the research reviewed for this article soaked food in ionized water for 10 minutes:

To use Ionized Water for food preparation:

• Ionize the water using a salt additive
• Make sure pH is lower than 4.5
• Make sure ORP is 600 or higher
• Soak food for 10 minutes

How can I make Ionized Water?

The LIFE 3000: Powerful Protection against Salmonella, E-Coli, and Listeria

The best way to make ionized water for food preparation is to use an ionizer that is designed to make strong ionized water such as the LIFE Ionizers® 3000.

The LIFE 3000 is a batch ionizer – it makes ionized water one batch at a time. The LIFE 3000 is your best choice for making strong ionized water because it allows you to adjust the ionization time so you can make water as strong as you want. Rinsing food with ionized water does not change the flavor of food, or leave any kind of aftertaste.

Is Ionized Water Guaranteed to Kill Bacteria?

Currently, other than high temperature autoclaving which is used for sterilizing surgical instruments, there are no sanitation methods that are guaranteed to kill all bacteria.  However, research has shown that ionized water is effective for making food safer, and has shown that rinsing with plain tap water does not reduce bacteria.

Ionized water is the only method of home food preparation that has been scientifically proven to be effective against bacteria like e-coli and listeria. An ionized water rinse is a simple yet effective step you can take to make your food safer for you and your family.

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References:

P. Udompijitkul, M.A. Daeschel, Y. Zhao Antimicrobial Effect of Electrolyzed Oxidizing

Water against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes on Fresh Strawberries (Fragaria×ananassa) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00531.x/full

Hua Wang, Hao Feng , Yaguang Luo Microbial reduction and storage quality of fresh-cut

cilantro washed with acidic electrolyzed water and aqueous ozone http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996904001437

Chyer Kim, Yen-Con Hung, Robert E Brackett Efficacy of electrolyzed oxidizing (EO) and

chemically modified water on different types of foodborne pathogens http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160500004050

As urine pH decreases, the number of metabolic syndrome symptoms increase

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of modern day physiological screw-ups, it is considered to be a factor in obesity,  hypertension and  kidney stones.

A large, recently completed study has documented an important new finding in the fight against metabolic syndrome – sufferers also have low urinary pH. People with low urine pH often have higher amounts of calcium in their urine, which significantly increases their risk of developing kidney stones.

The above chart shows clearly that as urine pH gets lower, the number of metabolic syndrome symptoms increases. People with very low urine pH have a higher risk of obesity, kidney stones, and other problems. [3]

Other studies have also shown that low urinary pH levels are associated with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI), the standard medical measure used to determine if a person is obese. The reason that low urinary pH is associated with obesity is not fully understood, and studies are ongoing. While alkaline water’s effect on metabolic syndrome has yet to be studied; it is well known that alkaline water raises urine pH, [1] which may offer relief for metabolic syndrome sufferers.

Low Urinary pH is a Symptom of Metabolic Acidosis

Medical experts have long associated low urinary pH with metabolic acidosis, a condition in which the body has to tax its vital resources in order to compensate for excess acidity in the diet. One of the ways the body protects itself from metabolic acidosis is to rid itself of excess acid through the kidneys. Because of this, one of the symptoms of metabolic acidosis that doctors look for is low urinary pH.

Metabolic acidosis carries many of the same health risks as metabolic syndrome; obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar counts are commonly seen in both diseases. While the two diseases have yet to be linked by medical science, the common factor in both diseases of low urinary pH suggests that more research should be done.

Study Shows Alkaline Water raises Urine pH

Studies done on alkaline water show that it raises urine pH, and some medical experts consider it to be an effective way to counter the effects of metabolic acidosis. A study published in 2010 compared the urine pH of people given alkaline water to a control group that drank water that had close to a neutral pH.

Testing showed that the group that drank alkaline water had higher blood and urine pH levels than the group that drank the pH neutral water. The group that drank alkaline water saw an average increase in their urinary pH from 7.52 – 7.69, an increase of .17 pH. Because the pH scale is logarithmic, the .17 pH change means drinking alkaline water made the test subjects urine pH 1.7 times more alkaline [1]

Benefits of using Alkaline Water to Raise Urine pH

Based on the chart above, a urine has a pH of above 6.1 pH is associated with zero symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Thus a person who can raise their urinary pH may be able to prevent the symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Research shows that low urinary pH is associated with a higher risk of forming kidney stones, thus increasing the urinary pH may help prevent kidney stones. Kidney stones are calcium deposits in the kidneys, which are believed to form because of excessive excretion of calcium in the urine. [1]

Raising the pH of your urine improves the ability of your kidneys to remove toxins from your bloodstream. This is why doctors treating poisoning victims will use a bicarbonate IV drip; it temporarily raises the person’s urine pH. This is why alkaline water is used for detoxification.

People with higher urine pH may also be better hydrated. The study quoted above that showed that drinking alkaline water increases urine pH also showed that alkaline water drinkers appear to retain more of the water they drank than people who drink water with a neutral or acidic pH. [2]

How can I know its working?

The best way to find out if it is working is to test your urine pH before you start drinking alkaline water, and then keep testing after you start drinking alkaline water and compare the results. The best time to test your urine is when you get up in the morning.

Keep in mind your urine pH level will vary from day to day. The best way to track your progress is to compare your average urine pH level from week to week. You will know that alkaline water is raising your urine pH if you see your average urinary pH gradually rise from where it started.

References:

[1] Kilgore, C. Kidney Stones Linked to CVD, Metabolic Syndrome. Internal Medicine News. Retrieved 8-24-11 from http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/index.php?id=514&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=62138&cHash=86edab9dbe

[2] Heil, D. Acid-base balance and hydration status following consumption of mineral-based alkaline bottled water. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010, 7:29.

[3] Maalouf N. et. al. Low Urine pH: A Novel Feature of the Metabolic Syndrome University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Pure water has a pH of about 7, but pure water isn’t found in nature, and actually isn’t safe to drink. The water you normally drink has minerals dissolved in it, and those minerals largely determine the pH level of the water. Alkaline water will have higher concentrations of beneficial minerals like calcium and magnesium. Water with an acidic pH will have higher concentrations of harmful minerals like lead and mercury. Most tap water has close to a neutral pH, so it is likely to be a mixture of harmful and beneficial minerals.

Is the water YOU are drinking a healthy pH?

Hair analysis reveals which minerals you get from drinking water

A study conducted by Lund University in Sweden evaluated hair samples from 90 women. About half of the women (47) came from areas where the drinking water had an acidic pH. The rest of the women (43) came from areas where the water had an alkaline pH. The researchers compared mineral concentrations found in the home drinking water of each of the women to the mineral concentrations found in their hair.

What the researchers found was that the women who drank alkaline water had higher levels of calcium, molybdenum, iron, and selenium. These minerals are all alkaline minerals, and are recommended for daily intake. The women who drank acidic water had higher concentrations of minerals like boron and barium, both of which are harmful to health.

The researchers noted that the women who drank alkaline water were getting useful amounts of essential dietary minerals like calcium which the researcher’s state indicates: “the importance of intake from minerals in water.” They observed another benefit of drinking alkaline water as well:

The increased ratio of selenium/mercury concentrations in hair samples obtained in the alkaline district (p < 0.001) indicates that these subjects may have better protection against the toxic effects of mercury.

How to get alkaline water and healthy minerals from water

The best way to get alkaline water with healthy minerals in it is to use a home water ionizer. Water made by a LIFE Ionizer™ has a huge advantage over any other method of raising water’s pH: The ionization process – called electrodialysis – separates the healthy alkaline minerals from the unhealthy acidic minerals.

During ionization, a special membrane in a LIFE Ionizer™ allows the acidic minerals to go towards the negatively charged plates, and allows the alkaline minerals to go towards the positively charged plates. The water in the ionizer is literally split into two halves, the alkaline side, with its healthy minerals is dispensed into your glass. The acidic side, with its unhealthy minerals, is drained out of the other side.

Because of its higher pH, and the way a LIFE Ionizer™ divides the healthy minerals from unhealthy ones, you are guaranteed to get alkaline water with all the right minerals, at the perfect pH for your body to absorb them. You can’t get this health-protective mineral dividing effect from hydrogen sticks, water additives or any other method. Research proves that if you want healthy water, it had better be alkaline water. If you want the right minerals in your water, it had better be made by a LIFE Ionizer™.

How can I get more information?

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References

Rosborg I, Nihlgård B, Gerhardsson L. Hair element concentrations in females in one acid

and one alkaline area in southern Sweden. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Sweden. Ambio. 2003 Nov;32(7):440-6.