Kangen (Alkaline) Water Review

To begin, i must say that to be giving a fair review, i do have a Kangen water machine at home. I think many people want to know whether this Kangen water really works? Scientifically proven? There have been many testimonies about how this water has helped cure cancer and etc. I do not doubt that these testimonies can be real. But let's look at how this machine works, the pros and its cons.

Looking at the diagram of how Kangen water is produced, my question is... What is a water molecule? H2O?

In the purest form, we all know that water = H2O.

In the past, alkaline water is obtain from springs or running the water through filters containing different kinds of mineral stones to gain it's hydrogen content, that is good for our health. (Refer to my post on Novita HydroPlus for a machine that works the conventional way)

What are the benefits of Hydrogen Rich water? Reports have shown that the alkaline and anti-oxidant helps to reduce reactive oxygen metabolites in the blood and helps to reduce inflammation.

Now, this brings me back to Kangen water. Looking at the diagram above, did you discover what is different from the conventional water of obtaining alkaline water? Yes, they slice the molecules apart forming H+ and HO-. HO- is then discharged as acidic. During the demonstration, they will clearly show you that this Kangen water has small molecules than water and can penetrate your body faster and easier due to the smaller molecule. But like what i emphasised at the beginning, water = H2O. If you are only drinking H+ everyday, over a long period of time your body will eventually experience dehydration because you have not been drinking 'water'!

Kangen water is hydrogen rich and yes it can help with reducing inflammation etc, but it DOES NOT cure cancer. There are some scientific studies that really argue against alkalinity, at least with respect to preventing or treating cancer. Consider the research by Robert Gilles, who has studied tumor formation and acidity.According to Gilles, tumors, by their very nature, make themselves acidic - even in an alkaline cellular structure. In other words, they make their own acidity. Scientists who are in the process of developing prototypes for potential new anticancer agents that selectively kill tutor cells by interfering with the regulation of intracellular pH, have found that alkaline treatments do NOT have the desired effect - but strongly acidic treatments do.

Is it good for our stomach to be taking in too much alkaline water? Our stomach is the most acidic place in our digestive system. It is believed that the acid are important for the destroying of bacteria and free radicals found on our food and to break down protein for our body to adsorb.  What happens when our stomach become too alkaline base? Bacteria and free radicals cannot be fully destroyed. Over all period, our body will start to lack protein, despite of the amount of meat, eggs or high protein food you take in because the stomach acid enzymes needed to breakdown those protein are now diluted and made alkaline. On another hand, our body will also fight the alkaline by producing even more acid, depending on individual body, this might lead too stomach acidity too high causing burnin stomach wall, heart burn and other issues.

For those who have the Kangen water machine, whats next? BALANCE is the key of life!

My advise is to take in moderation for those who already have the machine. DO NOT stop drinking H2O. This H+ SHOULD NOT replace your intake of H2O.

To end off,  here are the different types of water and some basic definitions to keep in mind: 

• Purified water: Water that is physically processed to remove impurities (e.g., distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, carbon filtration, etc.) 

• Distilled water: Water that is boiled and evaporated away from its dissolved minerals, and then the vapor is condensed. 

• Bottled Water. This water is typically from a spring or has gone through reverse osmosis before it is bottled. However, some brands are simply bottled tap water that may or may not have gone through any additional filtering. 

• Alkaline water: Water that has been separated into alkaline and acid fractions using electrolysis, which takes advantage of the naturally occurring electric charges found in the magnesium and calcium ions; in the drinking water industry. 

• Deionized or demineralized water: Water in which the mineral ions (salts such as sodium, calcium, iron, copper, chloride and bromide) have been removed by exposing it to electrically charged resins that attract and bind to the salts. 

• Hard and soft water: Hard water is any water containing an appreciable quantity of dissolved minerals; soft water is treated water in which the only cation (positively charged ion) is sodium.

Once again! Thanks for reading, hope the information finds you well and is helpful.

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Lost Fit

Are you growing up or growing out? Loss the ability to fit into all the beautiful you have bought through the years?

Many people and websites will introduce you to 'Low Carbo diet' or even the 'Anti Carbo diet' which was said to help low weight, without really knowing the reason why! Some people may even introduce you to the 'Meat and Vegetables diet', 'No salt diet' or 'Eating less than 3 meals a day'! Yes they may provide you with temporary solutions that make you loss 'weigh' and 'water', which will cause your body to suffer later. This is why very often, these diets will have an after effect of weigh re-bounce or even becoming heavier!

If you are looking for ways to fit into those dresses and jeans again, you need to first understand your body and the digestive system! The very obvious thing you should do is to EXERCISE! However, knowing the busy-ness of life, to some people, eating right is the best you can do. So let us go through our digestive process together:
Mouth
Fats --> one molecule of fats will result into 3 fatty acid molecule and one molecule of glycerol, that can only be adsorbed at small intestine
Starch (Carbohydrate) --> simple suger, glucose and maltose, that can only be adsorbed at small intestine
Stomach
Protein, vitamin B-12, alcohol and smaller molecules --> breakdown and adsorbed at the stomach
Small intestine
Fats, nutrients and sugar --> breakdown and adsorbed at small intestine
Large intestine
Water, fiber and fluid --> adsorbed or passed out at large intestine

Our body adsorbs protein and things of smaller molecules before the absorption of fats and carbohydrate. Carbohydrate are broken down into sugar molecules while fats molecules are broken down into 3 fatty acid molecules and 1 molecule of glycerol. This means that, to have high intake of fats and carbohydrates will slow down our digestion in the stomach because it adds on to the workload of our stomach and will take a longer time to fully digest our food. Carbohydrates can also result in high sugar level in blood leading to diabetes. However, your focus should not be just cutting down on carbohydrates because it provides us with the energy we need. Instead we should be looking into food that are high in protein and fiber to help increase our digestion and give our stomach a light workload!

Your favorite dress is still waiting for you!