FAQ On Ionized Water

Oxidation Reduction Potential, which is the ability or potential of any substance to reduce the oxidation of another substance which would be considered an antioxidant. The tendency of chemical substances to acquire electrons from other substances. Also known as redox potential.

The Most Important Term in Health. ORP is the single most important term we need to become familiar with if we want to understand human health. A person’s ORP level, although quite difficult to determine reliably, would instantly reveal whether they are in a state of health or disease. ORP is another way to measure the body’s vibration. Everything in the universe vibrates. When we are healthy we vibrate within a certain frequency range. If we are sick, we will vibrate at a completely different frequency range, one that reflects our state of unhealthiness or disease.

We must drink half our body weight in ounces minimum each day. 4 – 8 Liters. Never drink more than one liter of water per hour. Never drink water around mealtime since is dilutes the digestive process.

It is quite difficult for the human body to get water from any other source other than water itself, yet so many of us, including certified nutritionists and dietitians, believe that simply because a substance contains liquid it will provide the body with water. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Alkaline Ionized Water is by far the most superior drinking water available. Ionized Water is electronically enhanced water created through electrolysis. It is produced by running normal tap water over negative (cathode) and positive (anode) electrodes, which ionizes the minerals in the water creating positive (hydrogen) and negative (hydroxyl) ions.

To Ionize means to gain or lose an electron. Essentially, the ionization process robs an electron from one molecule and donates, or transfers, it to another molecule. In the case of Ionized Water, an electron is grabbed from one oxygen molecule and donated to another oxygen molecule. This becomes a hydroxyl ion, which is a molecule that carries an extra electron (OH-). Although they are transitory, molecules with this charge produced by the presence of an electron are more easily absorbed by the body.

No. Membranes in the lectrode chamber separate the hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, thus creating alkaline and acidic water. These two waters are always produced simultaneously during the ionizing process, 70% Alkaline Ionized Water and 30% Acid Ionized Water. Therefore, producing one gallon of Ionized Water yields approximately 0.7 gallons of Alkaline Water and 0.3 gallons of Acid Water. The alkaline water is an antioxidant, the acid water is for external use only.

The other water produced during the ionization process contains molecules that have been robbed of an electron. These are known as hydrogen ions (H+) and they are what make the water acidic, resulting in a low pH.

No. They are exactly the opposite of one another. Purified water is produced by removing all minerals from water through the mechanical processes of reverse osmosis, de-ionization or distillation. It is a pure chemical substance, H2O. This water should not be consumed.

Purified water has had all the minerals removed from it, which is a substance that cannot be found in nature. When we drink purified water, we are consuming a pure chemical substance, H2O. Pure chemical substances of any kind are not found in nature collected together, but instead are always mixed with other substances. Because of its extreme purity, purified water absorbs carbon dioxide from the air, which makes it acidic and even more aggressive at dissolving the alkaline substances it comes in contact with. The pH of purified water is much more acid than the body should be. It contains little or no dissolved oxygen and therefore is considered dead water unless it is re-oxygenated. Purified water enters the body pure, but does not come out pure. It leaches vital minerals from the body, turning it more acidic. Purified water that has been ionized should also be avoided. Even though ionization does increase purified water’s hydration properties, the trade-off is not worth it because it still steals vital minerals from the body due to its acidity and absolute purity.

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The strong detoxification effects of Ionized Water alone are enough to demonstrate that it is not like any other water you will ever consume. This is due to the small water-molecule cluster size.

Ionized Water benefits everything it comes in contact with as long as it’s used correctly. For instance, do not consume Acid Ionized Water since it is acidic and contains free radicals.

Water Ionizers come with a Faucet Diverter that attaches to any standard faucet by removing the aerator from the faucet and screwing on the Faucet Diverter. You do not need to give up the use of your sink when you install your water ionizer. Once you have attached the Faucet Diverter to your faucet, you can continue to use the sink as you normally do, then divert the water into the Water Ionizer when you wish to use it by turning the black handle on the Faucet Diverter. The Faucet Diverter that comes with your unit is a standard 15/16" (27 thread) male fitting, which fits most standard faucets. Everything else you need will be included with the unit when you receive it.

Water is run over positive and negative electrodes, which ionizes the water. It is then separated into alkaline and acidic water as it passes through membranes. It accomplishes this by repelling the water now that it has been "charged" into positive and negative ions.

Half of your body weight in ounces.

The filter in the machine needs to be changed out every 6 to 9 months (depending on your water source) and a hard cleaning every 12-24 months.

This will depend on how well you maintain your machine. With proper maintenance your machine can last 10+ years.

Water Ionizers are very much like any other appliance on the market in that a $50 appliance essentially performs the same function as a $500 appliance. The $500 appliance may have all the frills, however the more bells and whistles, the greater chance something is going to break. Usually, importing goods from Japan or Korea means dealing in a system of built-in middlemen, which Taiwan does not have. The Watershed Wellness Center IMPORTS DIRECT from the manufacturer in Taiwan, which results in savings for the consumer.

Yes, every 12 MONTHS OR 10,000 LITRES, for a heavily polluted water source you may need to change every 6-9 months.

Our water ionizers are manufactured in Taiwan.

The electrodes are Titanium, a very hard metal, coated (not electroplated) with platinum, a very conductive metal. All Water Ionizers currently manufactured use these two materials for their electrodes. Electroplating only places platinum on the titanium only a few molecules thick, which is not sufficient for prolonged ionization. There have been claims that pure platinum electrodes are sometimes used for the electrodes but this claim is obviously false since this would not at all improve performance and would be cost prohibitive.

It is not recommended, it would cause damage to the machine over time.

You can test it with a PH test kit that is provided with the unit.

The Antioxidant (hydroxyl ions) will diminish very quickly. This is why we recommend drinking the water when it is as fresh as possible. The Higher pH (alkaline properties) will last approximately 1 weeks. The smaller molecule cluster size will last approximately 1-3 months.

NO. Absolutely not. The laws of physics work the same for all water ionizers regardless of how they are made. We would have to ionize 100% of the minerals in the water to expect that 100% of any mineral would be removed to either the alkaline or acid side of the Water Ionizer. my supplier of the GALAXY ionizer units are the largest importer, wholesaler and retailer in North America. Their company is more closely associated with Ionized Water than any other company that I have studied. Unless otherwise stated, everything on my website is 100% original material written by my supplier Dr Bob McCauley. They have sold water ionizers longer than any company in the United States and have imported more than any other US company.