I have yet to find tapwater that doesn’t already have too much calcium. This excess calcium creates lime deposits on our plumbing fixtures and can quickly coat our ionizing plates. This coating diminishes the flow of electricity through the plates, resulting in incomplete ionization of the water. When tap water is not completely ionized, many of the pollutants present in the water are not separated out and end up in the drinking water.
Tourmaline:One of the items they report is that tourmaline produces an electrical charge emitted into the water as far infrared energy. After a solid week of researching tourmaline I have discovered many disturbing facts about this gem stone. The list is quite extensive, so I am going to print it in blue again so that you don’t get lost.1.Some tourmalines can produce an electrical charge, called pyroelectricity, when the stones are heated. Under these circumstances the stones yield a positively charged end anda negatively charged end. This is a definite problem since the water passing through the units is cold rather than hot.2.The other way to produce an electrical charge is to apply pressure to a tourmaline crystal in the specific direction of the verticalcrystal axis. The stones in their official rendition of the filter are rounded pebbles. They do not appear to be laid in a specific directionto expose the vertical axis. Additionally, there is no pressure applied.3.Tourmaline is comprised of many minerals which dissociate in water. Below is a partial list of minerals as well as a few of their potential toxic side effects: a.Sodium –hypertensionb.Calcium –kidney & gallstones, bone spursc.Lithium –hallucinationsd.Iron –heart disease, especially in men and post-menopausal womene.Aluminum –linked to Alzheimer’s (upon autopsy Alzheimer’s patients had 4 times the accumulation of aluminum than considered normal)f.Silicone –excessive bruising, stomach irritation, rashes Boron–interferes with normal estrogen and testosterone hormone production & hair lossMicron Filter:At .01 micron filtration, too few minerals present for completeionization. Electrolysis requires adequate minerals. Too many or too few minerals impede complete ionization. Once water begins to lack mineral content, it becomes more acidic and more oxidizing. It will then lock on to any minerals it can. It is reasonable to assume that this filtration process would encourage the transfer of minerals from the coral calcium and the tourmaline into this filtered water. If these minerals could be utilized by the human body, this would be a great big plus factor. However, since theyare not bio-available to humans and can cause tremendous health risks, this is not a desirable feature.12 Stage Filtration:LifeIonizer, a Korean manufacturer, equips their units with 2 separate filters.Each is billed as a 6-Stage filter. The official product specifications for the filters are as follows:Specially devised, high quality 6 Stage filter: Life Ionizers have the most comprehensive pre-filters available on the market today. Each unit has two built in filters totaling 12 stages of filtration/treatment.
Stage 1
Pre FilterRelatively large contaminants such as sand, dirt, residue are removed prevents Special Block Carbon Filter from being contaminated
Stage 2
Special block carbon filterRemoves unpleasant tastes and odors, residual chlorine, environmental hormones which easily dissolves into water and trihalomethanes
Stage 3
Poly-Ethylene FilterRemoves microscopic and contaminated substances that could not be removed from the previous filtering processStage 4Active Carbon FilterRemoves chlorine, deposits formed and floating in water, trihalomethanes (mixture of organics with chlorines), residual chlorine, and volatile organically combined substances.
Stage 5
CaSO3 H2O Adds alkaline minerals
Stage 6 Silver-Added Active CarbonPreserves the beneficial alkaline minerals and removes unpleasant taste and odor from water.As mentioned earlier, field testing 2 different LifeIonizer units producedvery dismal ORP results–these readings were actually positive numbers –I was compelled by curiosity to determine what could createsuch appalling readings. Afilter set was purchased and dismantled to verify all 6 of the separate filtration medium specified on the websitein an attempt to rule out the filtration as the source of the problem.If it was just the filter, the problem could be easily solved by making a few minor adjustments.The two filters were carefully sawn in half to reveal the contents in as undisturbed a fashion as possible. Much to our surprise there were only 2 things to be found in those filters –granulated carbon and a poly-ethylene filter. There was no block carbon, no CaSO3 (Calcium Sulfite), and no pre-filterto be found. (Fig.7) This was true of both filters.Figure 7 –LifeIonizer Filter Cross Section Cut –Resting on its Granulated Carbon Light:Akai, another Japanese manufacturer, has the most unique approach to killing microbes present in the water. Akai utilizes a UV light to destroy undesirable microbes. While complete ionization should kill any microbial content in the water, Akai took an extra step to be certain. The remainder of their filtration utilizes activated granular carbon as well as a mechanical filter.
Kangen water is better than alkaline, ionized waterFact:There are 2 ways the quality of Kangen or alkaline water are measured –by how acid or alkaline the water becomes (pH) and by how much ionization occurs (ORP).As Ipointed out in the previous “myth” point, Kangen Water™ isEnagic’s brand of alkaline, ionized water with a high –ORP.The very measurements that are mentioned, pH and ORP, are what sets Enagic’s units apart from all of the competitors that I have testedto date. Enagic’s units produce a stableand consistently higherpH and –ORP than other units. Each time I have tested the water from my SD501in my kitchen, the pH holds at 9.75 for 21 days in a closed container out of excessive heat; and the ORP testsconsistently at -925mVand holds at -900mVfor up to 56 hours if stored in a dark glass bottle with a tight fitting lid on my countertop.Because all water sources are different, your results may vary.Over the past 2 years I have regularly called various Jupiter dealers to obtain information. I am always honest and tell them that I am doing research on water ionizers and I want to know anything that they can tell me about their machines. I was proudly sent to this site recently by a distributor. They consider this unit to be roughly equivalent in their line to our DX or DXII units.At the time this test was performed, Jupiter was claiming that they could achieve a -800mVORP from the Melody. But when I pressed the salesman, I was told that the normal readings were about -175mV. Tests performedin my own kitchen, using the same tap that is used to produce my Kangen Water™, showed that the Jupiter Melody consistently produced water which tested at only a -120mVORP with a pH of 9.6. Another factor isthat the ORP dropped at an alarming rate when stored in a dark glass bottle with the same parameters utilized with the Kangen Water™. After only 2 hours the ORP had dropped to -20mV. These tests indicatethe lack of stability in the water which would generally be attributed toincomplete ionization, a direct result of inadequate ionizing plates.The following chart was copied from a Jupiter websitewith test results:The following analyses were performed by certified laboratories on water from a Jupiter Mavello ionizer, a model similar to the new Jupiter Melody.Oxidation-Reduction Potential and pH:Ionized LevelO.R.P.pHTap Water+ 10mV 7.0Level 1 alkaline-165mV8.7Level 2 alkaline-185mV9.7Level 3 alkaline-215mV10.3Level 4 alkaline-248mV10.8Purified Water-20mV7.2Super Oxide (Acid)+65mV4.5BEST O.R.P.-90mV to -250mVKeep in mind that the Sunus Model routinely produces an ORP reading of -125mV at pH 9.0 and -175mV at pH 9.5. Enagic’s JrII model routinely produces a pH range from 2.5 to 11.5 with ORP readings which range from -375mV to -500mV for Kangen Water™ and +875mV for Strong Acid Water. Enagic’s DX & DXII models range from -475mVto -625mVfor Kangen Water™ and +950mVfor the Strong Acid water. The SD501 produces a slightly higher range from +1175mVfor Strong Acid Waterto a -1200mVfor ,with pH 9.5 routinely producing -925mV.You can check my website for more information at www.kangenwtr.com.The Akai unit consistently produced pH 9.45 water with an initial ORP reading of -250mVwhen using the same water source. When stored in the same dark glass bottle, the ORP dropped 50 points after only 30 minutes, and an additional 50 points in the next 30 minutes.After 16 hours the ORP reading had plummeted to -125mV.I have not yet tested the LifeIonizer in my own kitchen. Therefore, those results will become available at a later date. Independent tests carried out by ex-Enagic representatives (concerned about the high prices been charged), showed that the Jupiter Science Melody produced as high an ORP (negative ionization) as did the tested Enagic model and when salt was added to the calcium port produced a stronger acidic water than that achieved by the Enagic.Please refer to the above section for the discussion on pH and ORP. But I must ask this –why would you add salt to the calcium port? This seems to be a desperateattempt to produce strongly alkaline and strongly acidic watersfrom a unit which provides no options for thesestrong waters. Here are my test results, based on using the same water for all of the machines listed. I live in Spokane, Washington where our tap water is very hard, so I have it pre-filtered as it enters my home. This provides the optimum water forall machines.Unfortunately, the ex-Enagic representative they were speaking of was in one of my down lines for a few days –just long enough for me to give her the benefit of all of my research, which Jupiter is now freely utilizing.Unfortunately whenthere are very highprices there is also a need to justify the difference –hence the hype. When I was a little girl there was a popular television show called The Real McCoys. Walter Brennan was the grandfather of the family and his favorite phrase was “No brag, just fact!” I think that their own published data answers their need for hype, while Enagic can just rest on fact.
Enagic units and Kangen water are recognized and approved by the Japanese Health Department, unlike other ionizers.Fact:In the 1980’s the Japanese Health Department recognized that ionized alkaline water from water ionizers had proven health benefits and described water ionizers as health devices.In 1965 the Japanese Ministry of Health did recognize ionized water asa medical treatment for gastrointestinal disorders. This was not specific to any brand, but did have some criteria in the pH and –ORP ranges. At this time I do not have those specific numbers, but I will give them to you at a later date. At that time these units were not flow through home models, but large batch units used by medical researchers.Keep in mind that for the first 17 years of Enagic’s existence they were producing large units for hospitals. If you have watched the story of Mr. Abe’s feet, you will see the large unit in the hospital.To this day Enagic’s water ionizers are the only units approved for hospital use in Japan.The following is alist of Japanese hospitals currently using Enagic’s units:Hanabatakre HospitalKanto Teishin HospitalKitari Medical CenterKyowa HospitalLida HospitalMeiseki HospitalNara College of Medicine HospitalShowa University HospitalTokyo Women’s College of Medicine HospitalPatients were treated with both the drinking water and the strong acidic water. When they were discharged from the hospital they had to go to a pharmacy or back to the hospital to get more water to maintain their treatments. It was in answer to the request of patients that Enagic developed home units in 1997. These home units were rolled out in about 2000.Enagic’s LeveLuk models are approved as a Medical Deviceby the JapaneseMinistry of Labour and Welfare #21600BZZ00376000. Additionally, the LeveLuk Series are the only water ionizing generators to be given the Sealof Approval by The Japanese Association of Preventative Medicine for Adult Diseases. This association is comprised of more than 6,500 Japanese physicians and surgeons.
Well known authorities on ionized water endorse or recommend Enagic ionizers.Fact:Thebest known authorities in the USA such as Dr. Robert Young(author of The pH Miracle), Dr. Theodore Baroody(author of Alkalize or Die), and Sang Whang(author of Reverse Aging) all recommend and sell Jupiter Science or LIFE water ionizers because they want to give their customers high quality kangen or alkaline water ionizers at an honest price.If Enagic is such an old established, reputable company offering technology that is so much better than what other ionizer companies can offer for much less -then where are their credible spokespersons? Well, I for one of many, stand here doing my best to spread the truth, and thattruth is based on the actual science behind the technology. In my sales group alone there are dozens of MD’s, ND’s, DDS’s, DC’s, RN’s, LaC’s, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Colon Hydrotherapists, Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Reflexologists, and many other health care professionals. Many of us actually recommended ionized water to our clients and some actually promoted another unit. It was not until I actually experienced the power of Kangen Water™ in my own life, thoroughly tested it for more than 6 months, and followed the test results of my patients that I was willing to even allow anyone to purchase a machine from me.Many, many physicians are wonderful healthcare providers but have not felt the need to become authors. This does not make them less credible, just less well known. I have had the privilege to meet many other credible healthcare professionalswho are Enagic Distributors. The most well known is Dr. Shinya, the doctor who actually invented colonoscopy. If any company wants to engage in a battle of credibility, I challenge them to trump his credentials.In fact, many of them use his DVD to promote the use of their water even though he is an Enagic distributor.
Kangen or Enagic ionizers cost more because they are better.Fact:The Jupiter Melody is priced at around $1000 and . . . the price of the Enagic models has more to do with compensating the Enagic MLM reps than the actual cost or the comparative technology inherent in their ionizers.The price of Enagic models has more to do with compensating the Enagic MLM reps than the actual cost or the comparative technology inherent in their ionizers. To verify that, simply ask Enagic about their compensation plan and see how much money is paid to the various levels of the network organ-ization when one machine is sold. All sales organizations have profit margins built in to their products. Typical retail markups range from 100 –200% depending upon the product. The higher end the product the higher the mark up. Mark ups are the vehicle which provides payment to fund research and development, marketing companies, advertising agencies, wholesale resellers, sales staff, as well as profits required to stay in business. Enagic is no exception. Neither is Jupiter, Akai, LifeIonizer, GoldFox or any manufacturer of any product. The manufacturers of these other units make a profit, the importers make a profit, the US company that distributes them makes a profit and the individual resellers also make a profit. Enagic has just chosen to pay its “sales staff”,made up of independent distributors,differently. Enagic’s Compensation Plan uses a very similar model toa retail establishment –it simply cuts out most of the middle men.In fact, the compensation plan is so unique that it has a patent pending. Recently Jupiter has decided to roll out a new product utilizing an MLM strictly utilizing a binary system.So the rebuttal to this point should be permanently put to rest by all Jupiter distributors.The facts are evident;the cost of an ionizer is dependentupon the materials used to produce it. Simply stated, the more platinum and titanium used to produce the machine the more it costs to produce it and production costs always resultin a higher price point.This is true in any category of manufactured goods.Enagic products are sold by MLM "reps" who typically do not have a thorough technical understanding of the properties of water, ionization and how the two together produce health benefits. There are exceptions; reps who have really rolled up their sleeves and educated themselves, but the fact remains that there is a lot of "bogus" information fed to people who have been to Enagic presentations. Going to a few MLM presentations does not make one an expert in something, especially something as complex and technical as ionization. Enagic "reps" are often innocently fed misinformation and led to believe in half truths.I will be the first to agree that Enagic’s distributors, as a whole, lack appropriate education on these complicated subjects of ionization, oxidation and pH. That is the sole reason I developed the training seminars that I offer. Many of you have taken advantage of that training and are out presenting the facts in a clear, understandable, concise manner. Others need to avail themselves of every educational opportunity possible until you truly learn the basics.The same lack of education seems to be a serious problem among all water ionizing companies. I have yet to find a credible website with true scientific facts and no hype from any company. It is my hope that this article will be the beginning of a system-wide change among distributors of all water ionizers.
Enagic has been marketing “Kangen Water” for 30 years.Fact:What became the Enagic brand was initially manufactured by Toyo Metal who recently sold marketing rights to Enagic.Please refer to Enagic’s website atwww.Enagic.comand look under Company History to read all of the details of Enagic’s history for yourself.