Stay Young and Healthy By Drinking The Right Water

A dry skin is one of the signs of an aging body. As we get old, skin lose sebum, and in turn, lose moisture. Drinking plenty of water is imperative for someone who wants to slow down the signs of aging such as dry skin. Any doctor would say we have to drink at least 8 glasses of water each day. But most of them did not mention what kind of water we should drink. And I guess we ought to know.

What Does Water Do

Water cleanses our body. It promotes the efficiency of blood circulation to help expel the toxins out of the body. Water aids the body in swilling out waste from particular cells, keeping them in good state. While it carries away toxins from the skin, water also transports necessary vitamins and minerals into individual cells.

The Need To Rehydrate Your Skin

Water comprises 70% of our body. Skin, being the largest organ, has a lot of water in it. But the body consumes and expels lots of water in a day. Because of this, our skin needs regular rehydration. The most powerful moisturizers are not enough to take the place of the element that comprises our body most. Not enough rehydration causes the skin to look dry, tough, and old.

Getting Old

We get older since we are not flushing out of all the generated wastes within our body allowing these toxins and impurities to mount up within our body. For our body to operate and to maintain its temperature, we consume nutrients inside our cells. The chief ingredients of all foods, real or junk, plant or animal, alkaline or acid, costly or not, are proteins, fats or carbohydrates. And these are nothing but the amalgamations of these elements: oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen.

After undergoing the digestive and circulatory processes, these nutrients will be oxidized in the cellular level. After this, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen will all turn into organic acids: fatty acids, ammonia, uric acids, etc.

These acidic rubbishes are expelled in the form of urine or sweat after having undergone some processes in the blood. Regrettably, as a result of our lifestyles (i.e., too much stress, not getting enough sleep, not enough workout, too much ingestion, smoking, etc.), the body can't rinse out all those acidic wastes produced in our body. These waste products build up in an area in our body. What's worse is that we don't consume enough fruits and vegetables which are alkaline foods. We get old by this process.

The Right Water

To reverse aging caused by acidic waste products, we should drink alkaline water. Acid free alkaline water or microwater is created by cleaning a tap water (typically with a pH of 7), and letting it go through an electroanalysis chamber. Alkaline and acid minerals found in a tap water is split b a device called water ionizer. The system would release water with a pH of 9 (alkaline) and another set with a pH of 5 (acidic).

Drinking alkaline water is one of the most helpful and trouble-free ways to flush toxins and delay the process of aging. Its effectively lies in the fact that it penetrates deeper than ordinary water. There, it dissolves and transports wastes out of the body.

Alkaline water is more than twice as effective as ordinary tap water. In fact, the effectivity of three glasses of alkaline water is greater than six glasses of a regular one. With this alkaline water, 4 glasses is enough to suffice your daily water need, and delay aging, in turn.

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By Alderin Ordell, MA, based on the IonLife Report : 

Dr. Theodore A. Baroody, Alkalize or Die

“The countless names of ill-nesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause … too much tissue acid waste in the body!” 

Dr. Robert O. Young, The pH Miracle

“We can heal ourselves by changing the environment inside our bodies. Potentially harmful invaders, then, will have nowhere to grow and will become harmless.”

Storing Acid in our Bodies :

More Effects on Acid on our Body :

Acidity is like rust. We have 96,000 kilometers of veins and arteries, all of which are corroded by acid. If nothing is done, acid interrupts all cellular activities and functions — from our beating heart to the way we think. 

Acid coagulates blood. Blood also can’t flow around fatty acids so capillaries clog up and die. Our skin begins to wrinkle and isn’t as stretchy. Even if you put out the money for a face lift or liposuction, the acid still remains and will do damage. As for our lungs and other organs, all are involved in the maintenance of correct blood pH so if all have to work harder to deal with excessive acid, all will stop functioning a whole lot sooner than we want them to. 

Did you know that if any substance changes from a 7 to an 8 pH, it has become ten times more alkaline? The opposite is also true, if it changes from a 7 pH to a 6, it has become ten times more acidic. 

If our blood pH drops from its optimum level of 7.36 pH to 7 pH, you will lapse into a coma and die. This change represents our body becoming four times more acidic than it should be. In this environment, beneficial microforms will die and aggressive microforms sustained by an acidic environment begin to multiply and mutate, becoming parasitic and pathogenic agents. You would die from poisoning from your own blood. Because of this, our organs are totally subservient to blood pH meaning the body will destroy our organs before it lets our blood pH change too much. 

Coca Cola gives us such a charge not just from the caffeine but because its 2.5 acidity sets of alarms all over our body and stored alkaline reserves are called in to fight the surge of adrenaline. Coca-cola, is 50,000 times more acidic than neutral water and it takes 32 glasses of neutral pH water to balance one glass of soda! The “high” you experience is your body screaming for help while you enjoy the thrill of its fear. 

Dr. Theodore A. Baroody, author of “Alkalize or Die” says, “Too much acidity in the body is like having too little oil in the car. It just grinds to a halt one lazy Sunday afternoon. There you are — stuck. The body does the same thing.”

 Below is a peer-reviewed scientific study showing a link between decreased risk of diabetes and drinking alkaline, ionized water.

But first some very sobering figures released at end of June, 2008.

Why is it that with all the money we spend on new drugs and medical traeatments, the USA has by far the highest percentage of diabetics in the world?

It is now estimated that nearly 24 Million Have Diabetes and at least 57 million have prediabetes.
That's according to the CDC's latest diabetes statistics.

The figures show a steep rise in the number of people with diabetes – up by more than 3 million people in about two years, notes Ann Albright, PhD, RD, director of the CDC's division of diabetes translation.
There are also now about 186,300 youths younger than 20 with diabetes.

"It's very important that people understand how serious this disease is and that this growth in this epidemic is very, very concerning, particularly those new cases," Albright says. "We're hopeful that these data will shine a light and remind people that we must do more in diabetes prevention and control."

Researchers reported last year that type 2 diabetes hastens heart disease and shortens lives by about eight years. Albright says that the main reason is the rise in overweight and obesity - "That is certainly a strong factor in the development of type 2 diabetes," the most common type of diabetes in adults.

And what is the main resson for this rapid rise in overweight and obesity?
Without doubt it is largely due to the high consumption of acidic fast foods and soft drinks. As Dr. Baroody says, your excess fat is saving your life as your body tries to store acidic toxins in fatty tissue away from your vital organs.

ONLINE ISSN : 1347-6947 PRINT ISSN : 0916-8451
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
Vol. 70 (2006) , No. 1 pp.31-37
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Anti-Diabetic Effect of Alkaline-Reduced Water on OLETF Rats.
Dan JIN1)2), Sung Hoon RYU3), Hyun Won KIM3), Eun Ju YANG4), Soo Jung LIM4), Yong Suk RYANG4), Choon Hee CHUNG5), Seung Kyu PARK6) and Kyu Jae LEE6)
1) Department of Microbiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University
2) Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yanbian University College of Medicine
3) Department of Biochemistry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University
4) Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Institute of Health Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University
5) Department of Internal Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University
6) Department of Parasitology and Institutes for Basic Medical Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University

Alkaline-reduced water (ARW) is known to exert several anti-cancer effects, as well as to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduce blood-glucose levels. This study was performed in order to determine the effects of ARW on the control of spontaneous diabetes in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats.

We assigned 16 male OLETF rats (4 wk) to two groups: an experimental group, which was given ARW, and a control group, which received laboratory tap water. From week 6 to 32, the body weight, lipid composition, and glucose levels in the blood of the rats were measured. The glucose levels of both groups tended to increase. However, the ARW group's glucose levels were significantly lower than those of the control group after 12 weeks (p below 0.05).

The total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the ARW group were found to be significantly lower than those of the control group during the experimental period. These results suggest that ARW spurred the growth of OLETF rats during the growth stage, and that long-term ingestion of ARW resulted in a reduction in the levels of glucose, triglycerides, and total cholesterol in the blood.

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To cite this article:
Dan JIN, Sung Hoon RYU, Hyun Won KIM, Eun Ju YANG, Soo Jung LIM, Yong Suk RYANG, Choon Hee CHUNG, Seung Kyu PARK and Kyu Jae LEE, "Anti-Diabetic Effect of Alkaline-Reduced Water on OLETF Rats", Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., Vol. 70, 31-37 (2006) .

doi:10.1271/bbb.70.31
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Copyright (c) 2006 by Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry

The Dangers of Chronic Dehydration

By Albert Grazia, M.S., N.D. 

Could you be chronically dehydrated ? Many people are and never realize it. Our bodies require at least eight glasses of water per day, more during exercise, illness, and hot weather. People often think that even if they don't actually drink water, they are getting enough by drinking coffee, tea, soft drinks, juice or beer. The truth is that many of these beverages have a diuretic effect, encouraging the body to excrete water through urination, rather than retaining it. Think about a grape versus a raisin. The one is plump and full and juicy, containing all its natural water. The other is small, dry, shriveled, its water gone. Although a grape in dehydrated condition is still a good and useful fruit, the human body when dehydrated does not function at its best and may be at risk for many ailments.



The body is composed of nearly 75% water, and water is required for many of its essential functions. Water is utilized as a solvent. It also provides a means to transport nutrients, hormones and other elements. It is used to produce hydroelectric energy, especially in the brain. It is essential for maintaining cell structure. Water is also necessary to maintain a lower serum viscosity that enables proteins and enzymes to function more efficiently. Chronic dehydration can lead to a loss or decease in these functions and may ultimately result in disease or can exacerbate an existing condition. Contrary to popular belief, dry mouth or thirst is not the first sign of dehydration. 



All life began in water; even the developing fetus is surrounded by water. When the body is deprived of water, a water rationing system takes effect. Histamine, a neurotransmitter becomes active and redistributes water throughout the body. The order of circulatory priority is the brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, and glands, then comes the muscles, bones and skin. During periods of dehydration, histamine insures that these vital organs have enough water to function properly. If enough water is not supplied, it must be taken from within the body. Chronic dehydration can cause histamine to become excessively active. This may result in symptoms that may be mistaken for other disorders such as allergies, asthma, dyspepsia, colitis, constipation, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic pains in various parts of the body such as migraine headaches.



Dyspeptic pain, which can range from simple heartburn to gastro-esophageal reflux disorder (GERD), may be one of the early signs of dehydration. During the early digestive process when food enters the stomach, hydrochloric acid (HCl) is secreted to activate the enzymes to breakdown the proteins found in meat and dairy. The acidic contents of the stomach, called chyme, is then pumped into the small intestine by passing through a valve, called the pyloric sphincter. This acid chyme must be neutralized before it damages the intestinal lining. The pancreas is responsible for secreting the bicarbonate ions to neutralize the acid. A large amount of water is required to produce this bicarbonate solution. If sufficient water is not available, the digestive process may be delayed and food may remain in the stomach longer than necessary. Over a period of time, the stomach acid may rise and if allowed to enter the esophagus, will produce the sensation known as heartburn. Ideally, water should be taken 30 minutes before meals, during meals, and again two hours after eating.



Another possible complication of dehydration is joint pain. The cartilage in your body, including your joints, is composed mainly of water. As cartilage surfaces glide over one another, some exposed cells become worn and peel away. New cartilage is normally produced to replace the damaged cells. Due to the lack of blood vessels in cartilage, water is needed to transport the nutrients required for maintenance and repair. Dehydration may increase the abrasive damage and delay its repair, resulting in joint pain. 



Asthma and allergies can be another indication that the body has increased production of histamine. During chronic dehydration, the body will attempt to conserve water by preventing unnecessary water loss. A large amount of water is normally lost from the lungs as water vapor through expired air. Histamine, which also controls bronchial muscle contractions, may attempt to restrict water loss through expiration by constricting the bronchial muscles. 



Another complication of dehydration can be constipation. When water is in short supply in the body, the colon will act to restrict unnecessary water loss through the stools. Colon muscles will contract to squeeze out and subsequently reabsorb water back into circulation. This can result in harder stools that are not only more difficult to pass, but may also irritate and weaken the walls of the colon, resulting in small pockets known as diverticuli. Since the water that the colon reabsorbs back into circulation is not filtered water, but wastewater, it must then be filtered by the liver and the kidneys. This may place additional strain on these overworked organs. 



Depression may be another complication of chronic dehydration. The amino acid tryptophan is required by the brain to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin, which subsequently is needed to make melatonin. An adequate amount of water is required for tryptophan to be transported into the brain. Dehydration may limit the amount of tryptophan available to the brain and to complicate matters, the histamine levels may actually stimulate tryptophan's breakdown in the liver. 



Most of the body's water is found within the cells, and the next largest amount is in the fluid surrounding the cells. If water is not replaced frequently, this surrounding fluid may continue to accumulate waste material and other contaminates. The pumps in your cell membranes may not work as efficiently because allowing dirty water into the cell can cause cellular damage or cell death. You wouldn't bathe in the same bath water without first cleaning the tub and adding fresh water. Why would you allow your cells to be surrounded by waste material?



In conclusion, water is vital to good health and there is no substitute for water. However, years of chronic dehydration can not be reversed overnight by simply drinking a couple of glasses of water. Rather water intake should be gradually increased. How do you know if you're drinking enough water? Your urine should be clear or lightly colored. A darker colored urine may be an indication that your kidneys are working hard to concentrate the urine. 



Of course, under no circumstances should anyone discontinue taking any prescription medications without the close supervision of their physician. 







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YOUR BODY'S MANY CRIES FOR WATER (You are not sick, you are thirsty)



By F. Batmanghelidj, M.D

 ALKALINE WATER BENEFITS

* Excellent natural anti-oxidant that will scavenge free radicals before they oxidize cell tissue.

* Buffers against lactic acid build up so that recovery time after exercising is decreased.

* Provides more available oxygen to your body than ordinary tap water.

* Increases energy and improves capacity for aerobic activities.

* “Reverses the aging process, lowers blood pressure and helps the heart work less hard.” (“Reverse Aging” – Sang Whang).

* Neutralizes and flushes toxins and acidic waste from your body. Your body can focus on achieving optimal health.

* The electrolysis process rearranges healthy minerals that are native to your tap water according to their electrical charge. As a result, alkaline water contains essential calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium minerals in a form that can be assimilated.

* Disease does not thrive in an oxygenated and alkaline environment. A healthy pH balance promotes good health.

* Ionized water contains smaller molecule clusters which help the body assimilate more water and to hydrate better.

* Using Real Water Concentrate to reconstitute your juices from concentrate will result in a sweeter taste with less bite because the acid will be neutralized. The same will hold true for coffee and teas.

* Natural texture and color is retained in vegetables cooked in alkaline water. Rice will be fluffier after being boiled in ionized water.

* Helps with weight control and curbs your hunger when dieting

* Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.