What is Ionized Water and What are the Health Benefits Associated with It.

The Earth is covered by 70% of water and can be found in various forms from roaring oceans to majestic polar ice caps, to cotton white clouds, and rainwater.

Without water no life on earth can exist. This makes water the true elixir of life. So, what is water? It is a liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O that is transparent, tasteless, odorless, boils at 100oC and freezes at 0oC. Water is the one essential element for all forms of life.

The Earth is covered by 70% of water and can be found in various forms from roaring oceans to majestic polar ice caps, to cotton white clouds, and rainwater. On Earth, water continuously flows through what is known as the water cycle, which involves precipitation, and runoff into our lakes, rivers, and oceans, then evaporation, which in turns causes more precipitation. Portable or drinking water is that, which is intended to for human consumption and because water can contain other substances, it can taste and smell very differently.

Most humans are made up of approximately 55% to 78% water. Newborns have the most water, at approximately 78%, which decreases to about 65% by one year of age. The bodies of health adult men are approximately 60% water. However, it must be noted here that fat tissue does not contain as much water as lean tissue. Therefore because women have a higher fat content then men, the bodies of adult women are only 55% water. This is also true with overweight men.

Our bodies must have water to function properly. The average human requires approximately 2.7 liters of water for women and 3.7 liters of water for men a day in order to avoid dehydration. Each person’s ideal water consumption depends on how active that individual is, along with other factors such as temperature, humidity and health factors.

Humans need water to survive, however we live on a planet that 70% of it is covered with water. So, what’s that problem you may be asking? The problem is that though 70% of the Earth is covered by water, 97% is salt water. In truth, the Earth only has approximately 3% fresh water to meet the needs for survival for all living things. However, we have to take into consideration that two-thirds of this three percent is frozen in the forms of polar icecaps and glaciers, reducing the amount of available fresh water to only 1%. Humans and most animals require water, which does not contain too much of salt or other contaminates such as chemicals, metals, or harmful bacteria.

Many fresh water sources are suitable for humans to drink, while others contain contaminates that can cause long-term health problems. In order to know if a water source is drinkable or not, there are several water analyzers and special testers available, that can test the quality of the water. Some of the impurities these kits can test for include bacteria, Pesticide, Nitrate, Nitrite, Iron, Chlorine, Copper, Alkalinity, pH, and Lead. Many kits include clear and simple directions with easy to follow steps to assure reliable test results. If a fresh water supply is contaminated, the water will then need to be treated and purified before it can be used for human consumption.

Nearly every country around the world has set water quality guidelines, which must be met for water to be sold as portable water. There are several methods of purifying and enhancing water, including the use of various filters such as sediment filters, carbon filters, Omni pure filters, water softeners, and water distillers. However, the most common method is alkaline ionization. A water ionizer is an instrument, which through electrolysis ionizes the water making it more alkaline. This method was first introduced in Japan over thirty years ago.

The ionizer is made up of distillers and filters along with an ionizing chamber. When the water passes through the negative ionizing chamber, alkaline minerals that have a positive electrode will migrate into the chamber with negative electrode. These positively charged alkaline minerals replace the hydrogen ions (H+) and combine with hydroxyl ions (OH-) in H2O. The Hydrogen ions then migrate to the negative electrode, where they loss their positive charge, becoming neutral (H2) hydrogen molecules.

A similar process occurs with acid minerals when water passes through the positive electrode chamber. The acid minerals replace the hydroxyl (OH-) ions and combine with hydrogen ions (H+) in H2O. The hydroxyl ions then migrate to the positive electrode, where they lose their negative charge, becoming water (H2O) and oxygen (O2). Both the negative and positive electrode chambers remain electrically neutral.

Countless individuals claim that drinking ionized water provides health benefits including that ionized water is more readily absorbed by the body than ordinary water, and that minerals contained in ionized water are also more readily absorbed by the body.
However, there is no solid scientific or medical evidence to prove or disprove these claims. Keeping the body properly hydrated will improve ones complexion, drinking eight ounces of water before each meal will help curve your appetite and will help you lose weight. Alkaline water does make rice fluffier, and it does clean dirt and oil from the skin better. The human body does need calcium and magnesium to maintain healthy bones.

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