A water alkalizer does a number of things when tap water is run through it:
- Filters out organics and chlorine
- Separates the water into two streams; acidic and alkaline
- Negative charge with hydrogen ions
- Reformatted at the molecular level into “wetter” water and smaller water
- Delivered as a source of antioxidants
The tap water delivered to your home, even though it has been treated, still has organic waste and chlorine. The water ionizer filters the tap water using silver activated charcoal which is the most accepted filter on the market. Although it filters out impurities that are not beneficial to health, the filter does not remove the minerals that are in the water. Unlike water which has been distilled, the healthy minerals are retained. This water is now ready to be ionized in the water alkalizer.
There are two ways to measure the effectiveness of a water ionizing machine. One is pH and the other is ORP, oxidation reduction potential. Tap water as delivered is usually neutral or slightly over neutral, perhaps pH 7.5. It will not have an electrical charge and as a result will have a positive ORP. This means it has no antioxidant properties at all and cannot help the body with its fight against free radicals.
What is enough ORP?
Only when your water shows a negative ORP is it capable of acting as an antioxidant. Normal tap water may be +300 or +350 whereas water which has been treated by an ionizing machine will easily be -300. A similar situation is found with pH. The tap water is mildly alkaline but that is because it is mandated by law. Acidic water is a host for micro-organisms including bacteria and viruses.
The correct pH
The optimum pH for drinking water is between 8 and 9.5. There are alternatives to making alkaline water but none will reach this level other than a water alkalizer.
The ionizing process:
Water enters into a chamber in the ionizer where it takes on a low voltage current which in turn causes any soluble particles to be attracted to one of the two poles, negative and positive. The water is led out of the chamber in two streams, one acidic and one alkaline. The alkaline water goes through a dramatic change; it actually changes its molecular structure and instead of H20, becomes OH. The clumping of large molecule groups of 12 are reduced to groups of 6. This is the reason why ionized water is referred to as “silken.”
The smaller grouped water can easier penetrate skin tissue and cell walls; this is one of the main reasons why during the first few weeks of use, people experience a detoxification effect on their system.
