If you are here, chances are you are looking for information on alkaline water. You may have been informed about this topic through a friend or perhaps just from reading other health related websites or articles. Whatever the case, you have come to the right place!

We are here to help the beginner get a basic yet accurate picture of what alkaline water is, what it does, what it doesn’t do, how it relates the the PH scale and ORP (oxidation reduction potential) numbers, and more.

Most alkaline water machine/device marketers are in it to make money, thus the information they present may be over-hyped, and sometimes even inaccurate.

We want to do our best to present to you only the proven facts and debunk some of the over-hyped claims. While we believe in the many benefits of drinking alkaline water, we do not agree with some of the things presented by the marketers and I’m certain you would like to separate the facts from the fictions as well.

With that said, I welcome you to our site, and hope you enjoy the many informative, unbiased articles on alkaline water and everything related to it!

We all hate lengthy, overly technical discussions (well, most of us), so I will briefly go over each of the key terms so that you will be able to easily understand them in an everyday way.

Water – Water is a molecule made of two parts oxygen and one part hydrogen. Hence H2O

pH – This scale basically measures the presence of OH- (hydroxide) ions versus H+ (hydrogen) ions in a solution. When more OH- ions are present in the solution than the H+ ions, the solution is alkaline, or basic. When more H+ ions are present in the solution than the OH- ions, the solution is acidic.

pH is a scale between 0-14, with 7 being neutral. 0 would be 100% acidic and 14 would be 100% alkaline. With every PH number upwards, it is an increase of 10 times of the previous pH number in terms of OH- ion content. In pure neutral water, there is an equal number of H+ ions and OH- ions.

Tap water – As a reference, most tap water is engineered to be near neutral, and perhaps slightly alkaline. Most bottled water and just about any commercial drinks you can buy at the market, are acidic.

Distilled water – Distilled water is technically pure, with no minerals or anything else in it, but immediately after it is made it starts to react with the air around it will start to change its PH level either way. Most likely it will become oxidized and resulting to a lower PH number.

Alkaline water – Any water with a pH of over 7.

Acidic water – Any water with a pH of under 7.

Good, now that you have a basic grasp of the basic science behind water, we are ready to move forward. Stay tuned for more stuff coming soon!

Just what is Kangen water, exactly? The word Kangen is Japanese, which is an era which spanned from 1243-1247, preceeding the Hoji era and after the Ninji era. The term also literally means “return to origin”, so in terms of alkaline water, the term “Kangen water” is actually a marketing term created by its maker and distributor, referring to the beneficial water their water ionizers can produce. The company Enagic is its sole distributor in the Western world.

How is Enagic’s water ionizers different from other ionizers? Without going into details, in a nutshell, they are designed to do the same things, which is electrolyze tap water and separate the water into alkaline (drinkable) and acid (waste or use for cleaning). Now most of these units, when used properly can produce the optimal alkaline water with the main beneficial qualities such as high alkalinity (9-11 pH), strong negative ORP/oxidatino reduction potential (-200mv and below).

With the cost of the top of the line Enagic unit costing around $4000 while the top of the line machine from other brands just under $2000 or so, the natural question to ask is why does the Enagic unit cost more? There are two reasons.

First and obvious, Enagic is an MLM company (I have no biases against good MLM companies), which has to pay its distributors commissions. The margin is over 50% as far as I know, however, that is the advertising, marketing, and distribution cost all rolled into one. For the other companies, while there are no MLM distributors, there are distribution costs, marketing costs and commissions to pay as well.

Second, the Enagic units definitely cost more to make when compared to the other machines because more expensive components are used, and for good reasons. The main component which is just about the most important piece of any ionizer is the Platinum-Coated Titanium plates. Both are precious metal and the more you use, the more it costs. Enagic uses solid, flat plates to achieve the necessary surface area needed to properly electrolyze water. Most other brands cut cost by using smaller plates (less platinum & titanium used) with a mesh design (numerous slits/cut outs) on the plates to create the same surface area. At first this sounds like a great idea, and in the short run, it will produce similar strength of alkaline water.

The drawback of the mesh design is that mesh plates tend to clog up pretty quickly unless the water source is soft water. The fact is most os the United States is hard water, some cities REALLY hard water, so without an expensive water softener already installed in the house, the “mesh design” machines will clog up in a matter of months, reducing their available surface area in the ionizing chambers, and producing inferior water. The Enagic machines on the other hand, with clean, smooth plates will remain clean for much longer without repair due to its non-mesh design.

There are other details such as the strength of the power supplies and the coating process used, which puts the Enagic machines ahead of the pack in terms of build quality, and longivity, but for the sake of simplicty I will not get into that for now. Knowing the above, the real question is one you need to evaluate and ask for yourself…is the better machine that will perform without problem for a long time worth the extra money (up to double the cost)? That is something you would have to decide for yourself.

For me, while I’m not a distributor at all for any machines, I can vouch for Enagic nevertheless based on my own research, and experience. I don’t have the money to invest into any ionizers right now (I get it free from my friend’s house), but when I am ready, this is how I would decide.

1)If my new house has soft water built in without extra cost, I might possibly try a non-Enagic machine (if under $1000) and make sure I do the cleaning process often just to make sure I don’t clog up the “meshed plates” at all, in order to maintain high performance.

2)If my new house does not come with water softener and I don’t plan to install one, then I would go with the smallest Enagic unit (Model Sun US) which only costs about $1200 or so, and while it doesn’t produce the water as quickly as its bigger brother, it seems to work pretty well and I would also be sure to do the cleaning process often just to keep any  hard-water buildups on the plates, as even the smoothest surfaces can accumulate hard water build up if uncared for.

There you have it. Whatever ionizer you use, be sure it is the one that fits your budget, but at the same time, know what type of water source you have, and weigh out the long term cost and maintenance as well. Good luck, and happy hydrating!

ORP stands for oxidation reduction potential. This is a number measurable by an ORP meter in the unit of mv (milli-volt), either a positive or negative number. We all know that anti-oxidants are good for the body, and essentially water with negative ORP are anti-oxidizing by nature. Negative ORP water that is ingested will be absorbed in the human body and act as natural anti-oxidants and hunt down free-radicals that tend to cause harm to the body. Knowing this, the more negative the ORP of the water, the better it is for you in most cases.

Most of the time, when the PH is higher (more alkaline), the more negative the ORP will be. You can say that the pH and ORP are inversely proportional. Usually water of 9.5 pH would possibly have an ORP of around -200 to -300 mV or so. Of course this number can vary and all depends on how the alkaline water is made.

Most tap water and regular bottled water has a low to medium positive ORP number in the 100 to 300 range (positive). Soft drinks typically have a very high positive ORP number, sometimes in the range of 500 to 600! And we all know how bad soft drinks are to the body, namely because they are highly acidic. And now we know that it’s bad also because it has a terribly high positive ORP number. Drinking soft drinks is like encouraging the free radicals in the body to flourish and attack our healthy cells. Who wants that? No wonder kids that drink soda/soft drinks all day long are so messed up health-wise.

Alkaline water,  either naturally occuring or made by either electrolysis, will usually have a high pH and the decently negative ORP. This is good for the body! Many studies have shown health benefits from alkaline, negative ORP water. Afterall, you are drinking anti-oxidizing fluids when you drink this kind of water.

Are you drinking alkaline water with negative ORP daily? You should.

I’ve seen something called Kangen water.
They say it can cure diseases and stuff.
They also say it could cure Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
Am not sure what kind of water this is but maybe you guys know it.
Is this true or what? And are there any side effects?

Ive been reading up recently on Kangen water that claims to help you lose weight and even help with some diseases and just all together make you feel healthier and live longer, is this true? Apparently its something about the smaller molecules in the water and the higher Ph level that it has.

I discovered Kangen Water on the Internet and have heard great things about the Kangen Water and Enagic, the Japanese company that produces it. I am looking for a distributor that can sell me a machine and help me get my business started. Where do I find a Kangen Water Distributor?

if u want to find out more about this water that helps u not have food poisioning and helps your unclean skin get clean then call go to this website: www.originalwater.info… thank u

A buddy of mine is always toting around a jug of this water that he makes with a machine he bought into that allows you to adjust the Ph and stuff, I guess you can make it really acidic or basic? Is this just some snake oil machine that he has and wasted 4 grand on, or is this the real deal? He seems healthier and has lost some weight, I dunno. Seems like it could be placebo effect?

Please include references. I want to hear unbiased answers unless you have had personal experiences with this corporation. THANKS!!