PART 4. POTENTIAL NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS & CONCLUSIONS. POTENTIAL NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES Lastly, the number of reasons why microclustered water would be bad for you outnumber those which people claim are reasons it is good for you. Here are just a few examples: So many things keep coming to me… Actually, the more I think about…
HYDROXIDE (OH–) CONFUSION There appears to be a lot of confusion about the hydroxide ion, i.e. OH–, (also incorrectly called just “hydroxyl”, which ironically is a free radical or even “hydroxyl water”) within the “ionized water community”. This is because numerous websites, marketers, sales pitches, explanations, etc. claim that hydroxides are antioxidants. 1,2 Recently, however, there are…
ROS PRODUCTION Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are biological products of metabolism that exert both positive and negative effects on the body. ROS include free radicals like the hydroxyl radical (OH·), superoxide anion radical (O2–), nitric oxide (NO·), etc.1 as well as other oxidants (e.g. hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), peroxynitrite (ONOO-) singlet oxygen (1O2), etc.).2 The primary source of ROS formation…
DEFINITION & EXPLANATION Free Radicals, also known as electrically modified species, are atoms, molecules or ions that have an unpaired valence electron.1Because electrons like to “travel” in pairs or need a companion, if there is only one electron by itself on a chemical species, this will make this chemical entity very reactive and it will…
ORP Meters simple explanation Oxidation-reduction potential can be measured using a potentiometer (voltmeter) or an ORP meter.1 Water produced from electrolysis (ionized water), as well as other forms of hydrogen water, exhibit a negative ORP.2 But what is the meter actually measuring? And how does it work? Basically* you have different chemical species in the water that can either undergo oxidation or…
FUNCTIONAL WATERS Some commercial water ionizers allow you to add sodium chloride (NaCl) to the source water, which increases the conductivity of the water resulting in functional waters called strong acidic water (produced at the anode) and strong alkaline water (produced at the cathode).1 PROPERTIES OF STRONG ALKALINE WATER Electrolyzed alkaline water is produced via electrolysis of a NaCl…
FUNCTIONAL WATERS Some commercial water ionizers allow you to add sodium chloride (NaCl) to the source water, which increases the conductivity of the water, resulting in functional waters called strong alkaline water (produced at the cathode) and strong acidic water (produced at the anode).1 STRONG ACIDIC WATER Strong acidic water, known as electrolyzed oxidizing water (EOW) in the…
HISTORY Mildly acidic water is produced from water ionizers, which use the process of electrolysis. Acidic water is produced at the positive electrode (anode). The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (JMHLW) approved this water in 1965, as an astringent for beauty purposes.1 The JMHLW also approved the alkaline and strongly acidic waters as medical substance. CLAIMED BENEFITS OF…
BRIEF HISTORY Electrolyzed reduced water (ERW) is the most common term in the scientific literature.1ERW has an alkaline pH (8-10) and contains molecular hydrogen.1Water ionizers were invented in the early 1900’s. Research on electrolyzed water started around 1931 in Japan where it gained popularity in the 1950’s.2 Around this time, the water was touted as having “healing effects”…
MILDLY ALKALINE IONIZED WATER Mildly alkaline water (pH 8-10) is marketed as healthy drinking water.1 It is produced from water ionizers via electrolysis.2Alkaline water containing molecular hydrogen is produced at the negative electrode (cathode).3 There are many names given to this water including: alkaline water,4 ionized water,5 alkali ion water,6 cathodic water,7 electrolyzed reduced water,9 and many more. Electrolyzed reduced water (ERW) is the most…
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