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Mildly Alkaline Ionized Water: Characteristics, Benefits, And Future

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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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Water Ionizers (Electrolyzers)

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Water ionizers are marketed for commercial and home use.  These devices use a process called electrolysis1 to produce four main types of electrolyzed waters called functional waters.2 Figure 1. Depiction of a typical water ionizer connected to a tap water, producing acidic and alkaline water. MEDICAL DEVICE In 1965, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (JMHLW) approved water…

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Water Ionizers And Hydrogen Water Generators

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On the market there are currently two main methods to obtain hydrogen-rich water via electric flow-through systems; namely, alkaline water ionizers and neutral-pH hydrogen water generators. A brief discussion of some of the pros and cons are noted below. ALKALINE WATER IONIZERS This technology has been around for many decades. It uses a process of electrolysis to produce hydrogen gas…

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Dissolved Hydrogen Versus Undissolved Hydrogen

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HYDROGEN GAS IN THE WATER The manner in which hydrogen gas is dissolved in the water has an effect on its stability and rate of exsolution (coming out of solution) and dissipation. Hydrogen gas can exist in water as fully dissolved gaseous solutes, colloidal and suspension forms, as well as large macrobubbles that exit almost…

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Concentration and Solubility of H2

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INTRODUCTION The concentration of hydrogen gas (H2) is often reported in molarity (moles/liter (M) or milimoles/L mM), parts per million (ppm), parts per billion (ppb) or miligrams per liter (mg/L). In dilute concentrations, 1 ppm is about the same as 1 mg/L and they are often used interchangeably. The molar mass of molecular hydrogen is…

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Water: A Molecule Of Life

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WATER IMPORTANCE Water is the universal solvent;1 it can exist as a solid, liquid or gas.2 It is necessary for the functions of life3 and for life to function.4 Water is the life-giving fluid that is always at the heart of creation.5 Its presence supports life, and its absence brings death.6  Water in liquid state is the principle criteria for…

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Hydrogen: Alternative Fuel To Alternative Medicine

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(Also published on the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine website, September 2018) Hydrogen gas (H2) has been extoled for its use in “green energy” as an alternative fuel, but biomedical research over the past decade suggests it also has therapeutic biological benefits.  For example, the preliminary 1000+ preclinical and clinical studies have reported hydrogen to have…

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Dummies Guide To Hydrogen

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What is Hydrogen? Hydrogen gas has been shown to have a therapeutic effect on over 150 human diseases,1 but what is Hydrogen? Hydrogen is the lightest and simplest element with the symbol H. It consists of only one electron and one proton and, under normal conditions, it exists primarily in its diatomic form as molecular hydrogen (H2 gas).  It is…

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Common Myths about pH

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HISTORY One of the important parameters  of water quality is the pH.1  A pH measurement reveals whether the solution is acidic, neutral, or alkaline. The chemistry of water has been discussed previously, which will help us understand what pH really is. In the most basic sense, pH refers to the negative logarithmic (log) measurement of the H+ion concentration in…