Ionized Water
Life Without Disease
by Telesforas Laucevicius
First published in Lithuania in 2009 by OBUOLYS (RED APPLE), an imprint of UAB MEDIA INCOGNITO
© Telesforas Laucevicius, UAB MEDIA INCOGNITO, 2011
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Contents
Foreword
Water gets a lot of coverage on the radio, on television and in the press. Its properties and contamination are discussed, the differences between mineral and mineralized water are provided and so on and so forth. This knowledge is useful and broadens our horizons.
However, there is little to no information about ionized water, yet in Japan and South Korea they have known about the beneficial effects for decades and it is now gaining more and more popularity in Western Europe, especially Germany. There are numerous books, movies and tests explaining the magnificent properties of ionized water, and a great deal of information can also be found on the Internet. Nevertheless, in most countries very little is known about the use of ionized water for prophylaxis, the treatment of certain diseases, disinfection, ecological agriculture, etc. It is hard to understand why the abundance of available information about ionized water does not get the attention of our medics and other specialists. The very fact that German clinical trials, during which ionized alkaline water was used to treat diabetes, gave promising results should encourage our scientists to find out more about these trials and possibly give hope for hundreds of thousands of patients.
Moreover, some countries do not even have certified laboratories to test a very important water indicator – oxidation-reduction potential (ORP). This indicator describes the antioxidant properties of water, its suitability for the body fluids, and much more. The very request to determine this indicator is met with astonishment, “Why? The standards do not provide for that.” Such a situation encouraged the author to summarize the information about ionized water by using various literatures and an abundance of information on the Internet. The purpose of this book is to draw attention to the unique properties of ionized water, the scope of its application, especially for prophylaxis, to encourage scientists and specialists to show more interest in the works of their colleagues abroad and to assess the possibilities of practical use.
Introduction
“Health is the most valuable possession.” Everyone has heard this phrase. However, often its meaning is understood only when it is already too late. No wonder an Oriental proverb says there are two things we cherish only after having lost them: youth and health. I am sure many of us unfortunately find this saying to be true.
In 400 BC, the Greek philosopher Socrates claimed, “HEALTH IS NOT EVERYTHING, BUT EVERYTHING IS NOTHING WITHOUT HEALTH.” Nobody will argue that this is also true today, in the age where science and technology make our lives more comfortable and at the same time more vulnerable. According to statistics, more and more diseases are diagnosed in young people. That is why the strong desire to find new ways and means to help maintain good health, slow the ageing process and enjoy life to the fullest is perfectly understandable.
Recently interest in natural healthcare products has significantly increased. People are starting to realize that they are primarily responsible for their health, not their doctors, let alone anybody else. People are becoming more and more captivated by the possibility of thinking and living in a way that will allow them to realize the potential of their lives to the fullest. Water plays a major role in achieving these goals.
Some may find this surprising. Why water? It is not like water is a mystery to us. What else is there in this compound of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom? However, recent decades can be called the decades of newly discovered water properties.
Scientists examined the properties of water after electrolysis. The properties of ionized water are unique: positive effect on the processes in our body, prevention of diseases, slowing of ageing process. The benefits are discussed in greater detail in the successive chapters of this book.
Chapter I
Why do we get sick and age?
Let us imagine how wonderful it would be if we avoided diseases, remain young and energetic longer, and when getting old we could still enjoy our life to the fullest. Humanity has been dreaming about this since ancient times; we have been looking for the elixir of immortality and youth.
Theoretically we are immortal. An impregnated ovum creates new cells and new life. The ovum and sperm of this new life create new life again. Thus, the embryo cells never die and retain the potential of life passed on from generation to generation. (The parents may already be experiencing signs of ageing, but their baby is born without any trace of them.)
Simple non-sex cells form tissues (nerves, muscles, connective tissue, tendons, cartilages, skin, bones and fatty tissues) and organs. These cells and the organs they develop into age and unfortunately die. Why is this happening?
The answer is simple. The cells die out because for certain reasons cellular waste accumulates and pollutes their biological environment. For a human body, which consists of approximately 70 trillion cells, such an environment is the extracellular fluid.
Due to the “polluted” of the extracellular fluid, the cells cannot obtain nutritive substances, oxygen, or water and dies out.
American physician, physiologist and 1912 Nobel Prize winner, Alexia Carell, conducted the following experiment: he submerged an embryonic heart of a chicken into a solution similar to chicken blood plasma. He had the solution refilled every day for 28 years. Incredibly the chicken’s heart muscle cells remained alive throughout those 28 years even though the average lifespan of a hen is only 6. The cells died when the solution was no longer refilled every day. The secret of extended vitality of the cells was the fact that the scientist maintained the same composition of extracellular fluids and by refilling the solution every day he disposed of the cellular waste.
Accumulation of cellular waste is a natural process. It is vital that this waste be removed completely instead of allowing it to accumulate. Unfortunately our bodies, especially those of senior citizens, are unable to fully dispose of the cellular waste. More cellular waste means longer accumulation and a greater effort for the body to dispose of them which is why the body gets impoverished beforehand. Cellular waste not disposed of accumulates and the body acidifies, resulting in favorable conditions for various diseases to develop.
It is reasonable to claim that disposing of cellular waste and preventing it from accumulating in the body may help prevent the majority of diseases and slow the ageing process. The type and amount of water we drink is very important. Water constitutes two thirds of our body weight and no vital processes happen without it. But at first, let us analyze the properties of our daily food and how it affects the formation of cellular waste.
Food
We all eat to live, yet some people live to eat. The so-called father of medicine, Greek physician Hippocrates claimed, “LET YOUR FOOD BE MEDICINE AND YOUR MEDICINE BE FOOD.” Our food has to be rich in proteins, fats, carbohydrates and bioactive materials – vitamins and minerals.
During the absorption of nutritive substances, complex chemical processes called metabolism take place. Metabolism consists of two opposite actions taking place simultaneously:
Catabolism – Is a process during which molecules are broken down into smaller units, easily absorbed by cells; it is an oxidation reaction during which oxygen is attached or, simply speaking, calories are burned. During these reactions the energy needed for the functioning of the body is released. Catabolism also includes the disposal of cellular waste (the book particularly focuses on this process).
Anabolism – Is a process during which the structural tissues of cells and tissues are renewed by constructing complex molecules from simpler ones; it is a reduction reaction, powered by the energy from catabolism. Anabolism is a process of bodily growth and development.
Main nutritive substances
The main nutritive substances are: carbohydrates, proteins and fats. They are composed of four elements: carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen (carbohydrates are hydrogen-free).
Nutritive substances also contain various minerals. Minerals are very important, as our bodies cannot produce them by themselves. They are vital for metabolism and are constituents of many tissues. Minerals constitute approximately 4–5 % of our weight and are divided into two categories: composing alkaline compounds and composing acid compounds (see table below).
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fibres compose 97 % of our food, while minerals compose only 3%.
Functions of Minerals
Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P)
Approximately 99 % of calcium and 80–90 % of phosphorus are found in bones and dental tissue, while the rest are found in blood plasma, cells and extracellular fluid. The absorption of calcium depends on the amount of phosphorus in the food. A calcium deficit may result in bone softening, spasms and increased sensitivity of the nervous system.
Phosphorus plays an important role in the absorption of nutrients and metabolism. It takes part in protein synthesis, energy production and metabolism, ferment functions, and facilitates the transfer of genetic information. It is imperative that the body gets enough phosphorus and calcium. But most often the balance is not observed since the majority of food products contain much more hosphorus than calcium.
Milk contains the largest amount of calcium, whereas a slightly smaller amount is found in bread, cabbages, meat, eggs, scallions, spinach, and some other foods. The main sources of phosphorus is found in egg yolk, meat, fish, bread, all varieties of beans, and more.
Potassium (K) and Sodium (Na)
Even though the chemical properties of potassium and sodium are similar, these elements are found in different tissues of the body. 50 % of sodium is found in bodily fluids, 40 % in bones and only 10 % in cells, whereas 90 % of potassium is found in cells, 7 % in bones and the remaining 3 % in extracellular fluid.
Sodium and potassium are important for the water cycle in the body. When the concentration of potassium in the bodily fluids decreases, water is transferred to the cell, and vice versa. Sodium overdose (e.g. adding too much salt to food) causes fluid retention, cardiovascular and liver, kidney overload.
These two elements are vital for the formation of nerve impulses, sensitivity of the heart and muscles. Sodium and potassium help regulate the balance of acids and alkalis, blood pH and determine the activeness of certain ferments. The optimal balance of sodium and potassium determines the normal functioning of the body.
The main sources of sodium are white salt (NaCl) and food of animal origin. The main source of potassium is food of plant origin (especially vegetables, fruit and nuts). Smoked pork and beef contain more sodium, while chicken, veal and pork contain more potassium.
Iron (Fe)
65 % of iron in the human body is found in the composition of haemoglobin (red blood cells). Iron easily attaches and releases oxygen which is carried by blood throughout the entire body. 20–25 % of iron attaches to proteins and is kept as a reserve in the liver. The iron-carrying electrons are found in each and every cell as the oxidation processes are very dependent on them. This is why iron takes part both in the delivery of oxygen to tissues and the oxidation processes inside cells. Products rich in iron include liver, egg yolk, seeds of bean plants, oats, meat, fish and leafy dark green vegetables.
Magnesium (Mg)
The functions and distribution in the body of magnesium are closely related to calcium and phosphorus. Approximately 70 % of magnesium in the body is found in the bones and the remaining percentage is in soft tissues and blood. There is more magnesium in muscle tissues than calcium, but less in blood.
Magnesium is vital for the proper functioning of nerve cells, the heart and protein synthesis. Magnesium deficiency increases the sensitivity of the nervous system, may cause spasms, atherosclerosis and heart arrhythmia.
Magnesium is usually found with calcium. The main sources of magnesium are raw vegetables, grits, bread, and dried fruit. Magnesium is less active chemically than calcium. Thus, calcium can displace magnesium in various compounds but not vice versa.
Sulphur (S)
Various sulphur compounds are necessary for all living organisms. Sulphides, sulphur, sulphites and sulphates take part in oxidation processes. Sulphur is a constituent of amino acids and various proteins. Sulphuric acid is produced in the liver and binds rotting protein waste in the large intestine. The main sources of sulphur are eggs, meat, dairy products and the majority of vegetables.
Chlorine (Cl)
The main source of chlorine is white salt (NaCl). Chlorine takes part in the production of all digestive juices, especially the hydrochloric acid in the stomach mucus. Sodium chloride is the main mineral of blood serum (whole blood minus both the cells and the clotting factors). Sodium chloride determines the distribution of electric polarity in the body. Chlorides are essential for the disposal of nitrogen waste.
Even though minerals constitute only 3 % of nutritive substances, the amount and type of minerals in various food products determine whether they are called acid or alkaline.
Acid and Alkaline Food
The notions of acid and alkaline food are often mistakenly related to the taste of these products. Lemons are a perfect example. Even though the organic acids they contain make lemons taste sour, lemons are labeled alkaline food products.
Whether the product is acid or alkaline it is determined by burning it and examining the ashes. (This method corresponds to the absorption of nutritive substances in cells, during which oxygen is attached, or in other words, food is burned.) Depending on the type of minerals that remain in the ashes – composing alkaline or acid compounds –the food is labeled an alkaline or an acid. For example, the following minerals composing alkaline compounds are found in the ashes of a lemon: sodium, potassium, calcium, etc., hence the reason why lemons are alkaline food products. In the ashes of albuminous food (meat, fish, eggs, curd, sweet milk, leguminous vegetables, etc.) that contain phosphorus, sulphur and nitrogen, the minerals composing acid compounds are dominant. Thus, these products are labeled as an acid.
When determining the type of food, it is assumed that cells absorb all nutritive substances fully (oxidation) and the acidity or alkalinity of the ashes depends solely on the minerals.
Unfortunately 97 % of nutritive substances are not absorbed (burned) fully. That is why in addition to acid waste of inorganic origin, acid waste of organic origin like uric and lactic acids forms as well [19].
To summarize the information on food products found in various sources, it can be said that the majority of vegetables, fruit and fresh juices are acid products, whereas meat and its products, fish, grain, and so on are alkaline products.
ABCs of Nutrition
All food products have one purpose – to provide nutritive substances and energy so your body can develop and grow. The difference between the quality of good and inappropriate food products lies in the type and amount of harmful waste after absorption.
97 % of food consists of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen and only 3 % – of alkaline minerals. Thus, after the absorption of nutritive substances the cellular waste is more or less acid. However, the better the quality of the food product the more minerals composing alkaline compounds will form. They can be used to neutralize acid waste.
Unfortunately, acid food products are the most popular choices in today’s society. Meat and its products, white flour products, confectionary, coffee, seafood, sterilized juice, and carbonated drinks are some examples. The list of alkaline products is much shorter: fresh fruits, fresh juices, vegetables, potatoes, and non-carbonated mineral water. Obviously, it is very difficult to maintain a balance between alkali and acids. When choosing food products always remember this: alkaline materials neutralize acid waste and clean the body; acid materials create suitable conditions for the acidification of the body and accumulation of acid waste.
The secret of good health and longevity lies in the body’s ability to neutralize and dispose of acid waste. Let us analyze the variety of cellular waste.
Absorption of Nutritive Substances and Cellular Waste
During the absorption of nutritive substances, the following waste materials form: organic and inorganic acids.
Organic Waste
The amount of organic acid waste is much greater than that of inorganic acid or alkaline waste.
The most common organic waste:
Acetic acid – CH3COOH;
Carbonic acid – H2CO3;
Lactic acid – CH3CHOHCOOH;
Uric acid – C5H4N4O3;
Cholesterol – C27H45OH;
Fatty acids – CnH2nO2.
Accumulation of Acid Waste in the Body
For various reasons especially in those people 45 years of age and older, our bodies cannot remove the acid waste that forms during metabolism and regeneration of cells. The remains accumulate in various parts of the body and the body acidifies.
Let us analyze some organic and inorganic acids that compose 97 % of food products and accumulate in our bodies.
Uric Acid
Uric acid is a white, clear, odorless crystal material formed during the decomposition of nitrogen compounds – purines. Uric acid is excreted with urine. This substance is basically insoluble in water, alcohol and ether but dissolves in the solutions of alkaline salts. Increased concentration of uric acid in the blood causes acid salts, called urate crystals, to accumulate in tissues and joints in particular.
Fatty Acids
Eating too much food rich in carbohydrates (bread, grain products, potatoes, etc.) and participating in too little physical activity (not burning the emitted energy) may result in too much fat and the accumulation of fatty acids. The derivatives of these acids are: acetic acid, lactic acid and cholesterol. Lactic and acetic acids also form during intensive physical activity, exercising when there is a deficiency of oxygen required for the process of metabolism.
Phosphoric Acid
The majority of proteins in food are attached to sulphur and phosphorus. During the absorption of proteins, toxic sulphuric and phosphoric acids are formed. Sulphur and phosphors, the elements forming the said acids, are also found in the majority of grain. Sulphur and phosphorus can be removed safely from the body via the kidneys only after being neutralized by alkaline minerals and ammonia.
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrochloric acid (HCL), also known as gastric acid is produced by the body for digestion. There is no organ in our bodies that could contain pre-produced gastric acid as it would damage the organ’s lining.
When food reaches a stomach the acidity of the stomach medium decreases. When the pH value exceeds 4, the stomach cells produce hydrochloric acid and sodium hydrocarbonate from water, carbon dioxide and sodium chloride. (NaHCO3):
H2O + CO2 + NaCl = HCl + NaHCO3
Hydrochloric acid enters the stomach, while sodium hydrocarbonate enters the circulatory system. Sodium hydrocarbonate acts as an alkaline buffer as it neutralizes any acid waste in the blood and helps maintain a fixed pH value (see Balance between acids and alkali for more).
Waste from Cell Rejuvenation
The human body contains approximately 70 trillion cells. The average lifespan of a cell is four weeks. At the end of its cycle every cell divides into two genetically equivalent cells, so four weeks later we should have 120 trillion cells. But their number remains almost the same – approximately 70 trillion. Thus, only half of the newly formed cells develop, and the other half of weak, damaged, polluted cells decay and degenerate. This means that every second millions of cells die and become acid waste. Obviously if these are not removed the acid waste accumulates and acidifies the body.
Acidification of the Body
As I have already mentioned in the previous chapter, the byproducts of cellular metabolism is acid waste. Their formation is stimulated by eating too much food rich in proteins. During the absorption of such food toxic phosphorous and sulphuric acids are formed. Various factors such as stress, emotional tension, inappropriate diet, low physical activity, environmental pollution, etc., do not allow the body to fully remove the acid waste. The accumulation of acid waste causes the internal medium fluids – blood, extracellular fluid and lymph to acidify, therefore the body’s balance between acids and alkalis is disrupted.
Balance between Acids and Alkalis
The balance between acids and alkalis is a specific proportion of hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH–) ion concentration in bodily fluids. The amount of hydrogen ions determines the acidity and the amount of hydroxyl ions – alkalinity. Normal metabolism takes place when there is a balance between these two elements. A disrupted balance causes metabolic disorder, influences the capability of haemoglobin to transport oxygen to tissues and changes the activeness of ferments.
The acidity or alkalinity of a liquid is determined by the pH indicator that shows the amount of acids (i.e. hydrogen ions H+) in any substance containing water. The pH values may vary from 0 to 14 (see the pH scale below).
There are three value intervals:
when the pH value is 7 (6.8–7.2) the liquid is neutral, (the amount of hydrogen and alkaline hydroxyl ions is equal);
when the pH value decreases from 7 to 0, acidity increases (the lower the value the greater the acidity as the amount of hydrogen ions increases and the amount of hydroxyl ions decreases);
when the pH value increases from 7 to 14, alkalinity increases (the higher the value the greater the alkalinity because the amount of hydrogen ions decreases and the amount of hydroxyl ions increases).
Even though the waste products of cellular metabolism are acids, our bodily fluids (except gastric acid) are weak alkalis. Blood parameters are especially important. The body can only function normally when blood is a weak alkali (7.35–7.45 pH). Only such blood can carry nutritive substances around the body and remove acid waste. We are born with the strongest alkaline blood (pH = 7.45). However as we grow older, our blood and the internal medium acidify.
When too many acids enter blood, extracellular fluid, and connective tissue, the balance between acids and alkalis becomes disrupted. The body acidifies and acidosis takes place and the blood’s pH deviates from the optimal value, becoming lower than 7.35. Even minor deviation from the following values (7.35– 7.45) causes serious health problems. Further acidification of the blood (if the pH value reaches 6.95) may result in a coma and create a potentially life-threatening situation.
The body tries its best to correct even the slightest imbalance between acids and alkalis and maintain proper pH of the blood. That is what the so-called compensatory systems of the body are for – blood buffers and physiological regulatory mechanisms (kidneys, liver, skin). (See paragraph Disposal of Acid Waste.)
Stress and Acidification of the Body
The acidification of the body happens not only due to our dietary habits. Our lifestyles play an important role as well. We are always in a hurry, working a lot, feeling tense, exhausting our bodies. We go to bed late, wake up early and go to work where a multitude of stressful situations await us. Stress will always remain part of our lives. Long-term stress is bad for the heart, stomach, central nervous system and other sensitive parts of our body.
Nervous stress is especially dangerous and we are constantly under nervous, emotional tension. That is why it is much more dangerous than physical stress, which can be relieved by resting. Biochemical processes take place in the body and increase the heart rate, blood pressure and change the blood supply to the organs.
Both physical and nervous stress increases the acidification of the body. Stomach or duodenal ulcers are perfect examples. During stressful situations, more nutritive substances are used (burned) and more waste is formed than the body is capable of removing in a very short period of time. Thus, long-term exposure to stress can cause various diseases and speed up ageing.
Obviously, it is impossible to completely avoid stressful situations. Sometimes low-level stress has a positive effect and stimulates activity and ingenuity. But frequent, high-level stress is very dangerous. Therefore, one must act and think in such a way so that emotional tension does not become a permanent state of the body.
Acidification of the Body and Diseases
Healthy cells are alkaline. Scientists have proved that the body has an excess of acids in all cases of disease. Continuous and increasing acidification of the body causes circulatory disorders and creates optimum conditions for various ailments to develop.
Many of us get worried about aches in various parts of the body. The most common cause of such aches is the accumulation of acids in various parts of the body. When the internal medium becomes more acidic, the soft erythrocytes stiffen and harden. They have difficulties entering hair-thin capillaries to carry nutritive substances and remove cellular waste therefore acidic medium thickens the blood. This is one cause of hypertension. Higher accumulation of acid waste near any organ causes circulatory disorders and hinders the supply of vital materials. The organ’s function declines and various diseases start to develop.
The type of symptoms depends on the place in which waste accumulates. But the reason remains the same: too many acids in the body. Acid waste (cholesterol, atherosclerosis plates) also accumulates in blood vessels. The plates can clog the capillaries supplying blood to the brain. Our bodies try to attach these plates to the walls of arteries and this limits the blood flow and inhibits the activity of the heart. Conditions for the development of cardiovascular diseases, e.g. atherosclerosis, are created.
Increased physical activity and stressful situations may result in higher blood pressure, as it pushes the waste particles that can clog the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. As a result a real threat of a stroke arises.
If acid waste accumulates near the pancreas, the production of insulin is affected and this condition may lead to developing diabetes mellitus. The accumulation of uric acid crystals in the cartilages causes gout. Elderly people often have this disease. The bodies of younger people have sufficient levels of alkaline so they are generally able to remove uric acid via the kidneys.
Heartburn medicine is currently very popular. But heartburn is not usually a stomach problem, but rather a consequence of body acidification instead. The acidification of the body also directly affects the development of osteoporosis because the body uses calcium from the bones to neutralize the acids (see chapter Diseases for more).
The list of ailments goes on and on. Scientist Theodore A. Baroody writes in his book, Alkalize or Die, “Various disease names mean nothing. The most important thing is that all of them develop because of too much acid waste in the body.”
Every disease, be it a common cold or cancer, starts to develop when the body can no longer cope with accumulating acid wastetherefore the body’s ability to fight free radicals weakens. The accumulation of these substances can be called the ageing process. Effective removal of the waste not only slows ageing, but also restores the body’s function back to normal. It is the rejuvenation of the body at a molecular level.
The secret of good health and longevity is the neutralization and removal of acid waste.
Neutralization of Acids
We know that alkalis neutralize acid best. The body cannot produce alkalis by itself and only obtains them with food and drinks. However, modern diet does not ensure that food and drinks contain enough alkaline minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and negative hydroxyl (OH–) ions. Moreover, emotional and nervous tension, inappropriate diet, environmental pollution, radiation, etc., only add up to the formation of acid waste. The body tries to compensate the deficiency in alkaline elements by using tissue and organ minerals. (First of all it uses calcium found in bones. This creates a risk to develop osteoporosis.).
The body produces the materials needed for the neutralization of acids from alkaline elements found in food: sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium.
They are:
Sodium carbonate – Na2CO3;
Sodium hydro carbonate – NaHCO3;
Potassium carbonate – K2CO3 ;
Calcium carbonate – CaCO3;
Magnesium carbonate – MgCO3.
Turning Liquid Acid Waste into a Solid
Some acid waste, like volatile carbonic acid, is removed easily as it decomposes into water, which is removed via the kidneys; and carbon dioxide is exhaled.
But strong toxic acids (sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid etc.) that could significantly decrease the blood pH forms as well. Those acids could also reach and damage kidneys and other organs. In order to maintain the optimum blood pH (7.35–7.45) and avoid damage to the kidney tissue, the body must neutralize these irremovable acids.
The neutralization of acids is a complex process. A somewhat simplified version can be seen during chemistry lessons: mixing acid with alkali will create solid waste, i.e. various salts. This is an effective way of protecting the body from rapid acidification, as only dissolved materials can influence the pH of a liquid.
The acids combine with the carbonates of alkali metals (hydro carbonates) and form less toxic salts and volatile carbonic acid, which, as it has been already mentioned, decompose into water and carbon dioxide. The neutralization of sulphuric acid:
CaCO3 + H2SO4 = CaSO4 + H2O + CO2
The reaction turns toxic sulphuric acid into less toxic calcium sulphate and products of the decomposition of volatile carbonic acid – water and carbon dioxide. During the neutralization of other acids, salts of those acids are formed, i.e. urates form uric acid, phosphates form phosphoric acid, etc. Phosphates and urates can turn into kidney stones.
Cholesterol, uric acid crystals (urates), fatty acids, kidney stones, sulphates and phosphates are typical examples for solid acid waste. This type of waste accumulates in various parts of the body, usually in the fatty layer (in men – near the waist, in women – near the hips, thighs and breasts) where its acidifying effect is the weakest. That is why too much fat and obesity are usually caused by the accumulation of acid wastes.
Disposal of Acid Waste
There is a constant process of exchange between our bodies and the environment.
Our bodies get oxygen, nutrients and water from the environment. Cells receive all the needed materials via blood. Blood also removes cell waste. For this reason both the vital materials and the waste have to be dissolved in the blood. Blood carries dissolved waste to kidneys and lungs.
Kidneys are the most important regulators of the balance between acids and alkalis in the body. Part of their function includes the removal of neutralized non-volatile acids and the salts of toxic acids through the urine.
If a person changes his dietary habits or starts exercising and consequently loses 10–15 kilograms, all this lost weight is removed via the kidneys and during perspiration. That is why it is very important to drink plenty of water. It is easy to understand that the best material to remove acid waste is water with enough alkali metals and hydroxyl OH– ions, as its pH is higher than that of drinking water. These are the properties of ionized water (see chapter Usage of ionized water). Alkaline water dissolves solid acid waste more effectively, making them easy to remove via the kidneys.
Carbon dioxide, a product of the decomposition of volatile carbonic acid, is removed via the lungs when exhaling. High levels of carbon dioxide cause deep breathing, the removal of carbon dioxide intensifies, blood alkalinity increases. That is why the pH of arterial blood flowing from the lungs is the highest.
Perspiration is yet another way to remove acid waste. This allows our body to maintain acid dermal medium that protects us from viruses and bacteria.
Blood Buffers
Even though many acids form during metabolism, lungs, kidneys and buffers help maintain the pH of blood and other bodily fluids.
The stability of the body’s internal medium is essential for its proper functioning. In order to retain the vital functions of thebody, a constant temperature and pH of the bodily fluids must be maintained. The stability of the blood pH is maintained in a very narrow interval (7.35–7.45) is especially important. Even a minor deviation significantly affects the electrochemical process of the body. A deviation of the blood pH of just several numbers after the decimal point may be fatal.
There are two types of buffers in the blood which regulate the blood pH and ensure its value does not digress from the safe interval of 7.35–7.45. The blood buffers are alkaline and acid components dissolved in the blood plasma (the liquid part of blood).
The alkaline buffer is sodium hydro carbonate (NaHCO3), sodium hydro phosphate [Na2HPO4] or more simply stated analogical potassium salts. When more acids such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) enter the bloodstream it acidifies and the pH value is approximately 7.35. The alkaline buffer then reacts with the hydrochloric acid. And so instead of a strong hydrochloric acid we get neutral salt (NaCl) and a weak, volatile carbonic acid:
HC1 + NaHCO3 = NaCl + H2CO3
The weak carbonic acid (H2CO3) decomposes into water and carbon dioxide which is removed via the lungs when exhaling.The acid buffer is carbonic acid (H2CO3). When more alkalis such as sodium alkali (NaOH) enter the bloodstream the pH value becomes approximately 7.45. Then the acid buffer H2CO3 reacts with the sodium alkali:
NaOH + H2CO3 = NaHCO3 + H2O
Instead of a strong alkali, we get a weak alkali sodium hydro carbonate and water.
It should be noted that an infusion of alkaline or acid solution does not change the blood pH. Only the amount of alkaline or acid buffers changes. While a person is alive these buffers maintain stable pH of the blood. When you hear someone saying the body acidifies with age, it means that there are fewer alkaline buffers (hydro carbonates) and more acid buffers in the blood.
Impact of Alkaline Buffers on Ageing And Diseases
In 1996, Lynda Frassetto, a scientist at the University of California published test results regarding the change of hydro carbonate levels in the blood in people of various age groups [10].
The diagram shows us that the level of hydro carbonates in the blood is stable approximately up to the age of 45 and decreases steadily from that point. Diseases like diabetes mellitus and hypertension usually start developing at the age of 45. According to Frassetto, inappropriate diet and food containing too much sodium and too little potassium [7] are the main reasons for the decrease of hydro carbonates.
The decrease of hydro carbonates makes it difficult for the body to remove acid waste That creates favourable conditions for the development of various diseases related with the accumulation of acid waste; Some of these diseases include: osteoporosis, gout, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, thrombosis, heart diseases, oncological diseases, and more. Alzheimer’s disease is a slow acidification of the brain. The main cause of all these diseases is the acidification of the body (acidosis), which occurs because of an insufficient amount of hydro carbonates in the blood. Various diets, exercises, and beauty procedures may decrease the number of wrinkles on our face and neck creating a youthful appearance but this appearance is deceptive. If the amount of hydro carbonates decreases, the blood remains “old.”
The decrease of hydro carbonates is the process of ageing. Contrary to popular belief, the decrease of hydro carbonates with age is not inevitable and the decrease of hydro carbonates in the blood is just the first physiological cause of aging.
If the level of hydro carbonates is sufficient, our blood remains “young”. By increasing the amount of hydro carbonates in our blood (compare it with charging batteries) we can slow down the ageing process and enjoy the quality life. This goal can be achieved effectively with the help of alkaline water (see paragraph Five Benefits of Alkaline Water).
How to Stop the Acidification of the Body
When talking about ways to decrease acidification of the body the first thing that comes to mind changing eating habits which includes consuming more alkaline foods; this is very important.
The culprits that acidify our bodies the most are things such as stress, negative emotions, jealousy, lying, anger, egoism and hypocrisy. Let’s consider why people have said “let there be peace in your home”, “let your country be peaceful” for decades. No wonder a priest calls everybody during the Mass to wish peace for one another. The purity of thoughts, the ability to enjoy every moment in life, love and compassion, spiritual peace and harmony are the fundamentals of good health. In this world full of stress many individuals seek to counter their woes with materialistic items, because this is easier than purifying thoughts and loving one another. But if we want to truly enjoy life and to be healthy we must be determined and pursue this goal.
Relaxation is also a way to make our bodies more alkaline. Unfortunately people whose body acidity is high find it difficult to relax. Due to the excess of acid their adrenals are usually worn-out so they are easily irritated and their moods can change quickly. It seems that such people cannot maintain a stable spiritual condition because their bodies are constantly demanding new doses of acids.
A contemporary diet, lacks natural products and the carbonated drink industry has a great impact on the acidification of the body. In the majority of Western countries, acid food is dominating. It is the type of food those people and their friends eat everyday and during festivities. The people only feel fullness and relief after another dose of acid food or drink.
When eating and drinking more alkaline products (lettuce, vegetables, fruit, fresh fruit juice, etc.) the body’s balance of alkaline materials is restored and the acidification is reduced. However, eating more alkaline food is often difficult because it takes some creativity to cook various dishes from a limited selection of products.
Recently, drinking all kinds of food supplements to enrich one’s body with alkaline elements is also becoming popular. However, these supplements are usually quite expensive so not everybody can afford them. Moreover, sometimes the information about those products may be incomplete or even misleading in order to profit.
Drink more water. Water is a solvent that cleanses our cells, removes waste and moisturizes the skin. The water processed by the body is the main constituent of extracellular fluid. Our organs “bathe” in water, it separates each and every one of our trillion cells, carries nutritive substances to cells and removes cellular waste.
In order for these processes to happen successfully, every cell must be saturated with water,. The body needs 2–2.5 litres of water every day. Sadly, these days it is more common to drink coffee, exotic teas and carbonated drinks full of artificial sweeteners rather than water. We no longer know how to drink water instead of other liquids. It is common to hear that people do not feel the need to drink the recommended 2–2.5 litres of water per day. Many people drink water only when they feel thirsty and by then, it is too late because dehydration has set in. When a person feels thirsty it is because the body is short 0.5–1 litre of water. At that point the cells are “dried” and this intervenes with the body’s chemical processes and removal of acid waste.
A constant water supply is the crucial prerequisite for the deacidification of the body. Acid waste is removed even more effectively when drinking ionized water. Its unique properties are discussed in the subsequent chapters.
Chapter II
Water
“Not necessary to life, but rather life itself.” – Antoine de Sent Exupery
Water is the basis of life. No form of life is possible without it. We are born with more than 90 % of water in our bodies. Our cells “swim” in it, in the extracellular fluid, and every cell also contains water. Water is how our cells receive nutritive substances and waste is excreted into it.
The amount of water decreases as we grow up and age; in reality, our bodies gradually dry out. By the time we reach 70 years of age our bodies have only about 55–60 % of water. As the amount of water decreases, the metabolic rate slows down and the blood circulation and supply of nutritive substances depletes. It is crystal clear that our health directly depends on the amount and type of water we drink.
Properties of Water
Water is a strong solvent. It contains dissolved minerals, oxygen, nutritive substances, waste, and even toxic materials. Almost all chemical processes that occur within the body are chemical reactions in the water solution. Blood (90 % of it is water) carries nutritive substances and oxygen throughout the entire body and collects cellular waste and carbon dioxide to dispose.
Water is the only substance that can be found in three forms: solid, liquid and gas.
The dependence of water density from temperature is also peculiar. Usually the density of liquids decreases as the temperature increases but the greatest density of water is not at 0 °C, but +4 °C. Therefore, solid water is lighter than liquid water. That is why ice floats. If ice did not float, all our lakes and rivers would freeze from the bottom up, annihilating every living thing. Water not only maintains life, it protects it as well.
Water has the highest thermal conductance; this means more energy is needed to heat water than for any other liquid or solid material. And when cooling down, water gives off more heat than other materials. This feature protects our bodies from the harmful fluctuation of temperature.
Another important property of water is ionization. It is a process in which molecules or atoms give up or attach electrons. During ionization, a water molecule H2O is split into two: hydrogen ion H+ and hydroxyl ion OH–. The ionization of dissolved salts in water happens the same way.
Water molecules are bonded together and create formations of various sizes. The chemical formula H2O remains the same in the form of water-supply, juice or in an ice-cube, but the quality of water and its properties depend on the way the water molecules are grouped and what molecular formations they create. This can be expressed using a general formula (H2O)n – where “n” is the number of molecules. The smaller the molecular formations the easier it is for water molecules to enter cells, and our bodies do not need to use energy to restructure such water. For example, the molecular formations of household water supply are composed of 10–13 molecules (n = 13) and when frozen, the molecules of such water form regular hexagons. Alkaline water has similar molecular formations (see paragraph Molecular Formations).
Water Has Memory
Quite recently, at the end of the 20th century, one of the greatest mysteries of water was revealed: electric and magnetic field, chemical or even mechanical impact makes water molecules restructure and thus “memorize” various information. Japanese scientists tested water with a nuclear magnetic resonator after exposure to an electric field. The test results showed that such water properties like surface tension, molecular formations and their structural change are saved and maintained for a certain period of time.
Masaru Emotu, a Japanese researcher, has published very interesting, albeit controversial findings [8]. Emotu studied the way various external factors influence the molecular structure of water. He took photographs of frozen water crystals before and after exposure. Photos of various regular and irregular water crystals confirmed that our thoughts, feelings, words, especially prayer, affect the molecular structure of water. In the photos below you can see what shapes water crystals took after hearing the following: “love and gratitude”, “thank you” and “you make me sick”.
These photos show the wonderful properties of water: It is like a living organism, reacting to our emotions and thoughts. If water, which constitutes more than two thirds of our body, absorbs feelings of love and gratitude it acquires healing properties, and if it is exposed to negative emotions (such as hate and indifference) it turns into “poison”. A saying comes to mind, “Words can heal or words can hurt.”
Structure of Water
We all know that water consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom – H2O. Interestingly the hydrogen atoms are linked with the oxygen atom not at an 180o angle but when water is liquid this angle is 104.5o and when it is solid the angle is 109.5o meaning the angle is greater. Regularly aligned molecules in an ice crystal have empty spaces between them and that is why ice is lighter than liquid water. This makes an ice formation easier to affect as it is less dense than water.
In a water molecule, the bonded hydrogen and oxygen atoms share electrons – it is a covalent bond. The shared electron pair is drawn even more by the oxygen atom which has a greater mass. That is why a water molecule is polarized: hydrogen atoms have a positive charge and the oxygen ones have a negative charge.
Therefore water molecules have a tendency to bond with each other. A hydrogen atom while maintaining a covalent bond can make weak bonds with the oxygen atom of another water molecule. Similarly an oxygen atom can make a weak bond with the hydrogen atoms of another molecule. That is why water molecules are always bonded in groups, creating separate formations. The size and shapes of these formations determine the properties of water.
Weak bonds can break anytime and if normal physiological reactions are taking place they will form again. This interchange of bonds is essentially the chemistry of life.
Water in Our Bodies. Structured Water
On average about 70 % of the human body is water. You could say that a human being is a bag of bones, covered in skin, with about 40–50 litres of various fluids inside: 5 litres of blood, 2 litres of lymph, 2.5 litres of gastric juice, 3 litres of intestinal juice, about 20–25 litres of intracellular fluid and 15–20 litres of extracellular fluid. The main constituent of all these fluids is water. That is why the quality of water (its properties) is the key condition for good health and longevity. Life is nothing more than movement of these fluids in and between cells; if the movement is disrupted, the person gets sick. Many people do not realize that the majority of ailments develop because of water deficiency in the body.
The body produces only 300 grams of water from fats and carbohydrates per day, so it is not a surprise that it is recommended to drink at least 2–2.5 litres of water every day and the type of water we drink is just as important too.
The structure of water in our bodies is different from that of regular drinking water.
In the human body the most frequent water molecular formations are from five to six molecules creating a regular hexagon. Such water is called structured water. Frozen water, snowflakes, fresh juice, ionized alkaline water have a similar structure.
According to Professor Moo-Shik Chun, one protein molecule is surrounded by 70,000 water molecules lined in three layers of separated structure: layer Z is the closest to the protein molecule, X is the farthest and Y is in between [5].
The layer Z is bonded with the protein molecule in an ionized form. The structure of this layer is the most stable and is similar to the structure of frozen water, but this water freezes at much lower temperature. Water in this layer is the most structured whereas the protein molecule has little influence on the farthest layer X which freezes at 0o C. The intermediate layer Y freezes at –10o C. Usually this layer contains about 60 % hexagonal molecules. Changes in the intermediate layer reflect the condition of health. Professor Hun notes that when layer Y is near a malignant tumour the number of hexagonal molecular formations significantly decreases. We can assume that in the ailing organ cells are surrounded by unstructured water.
Household water molecular formations are composed of 10–13 molecules. Formations of such size cannot participate in metabolism because they do not fit through the “mouth” of our cells – the membrane. The body is forced to use up energy to restructure such water. We could save this energy if we drank clean, structured water. These are the properties of ionized alkaline water (see paragraph Five Benefits of Alkaline Water).
Chapter III
Ionized Water
Water is ionized by passing an electric current through it. It is the process of electrolysis during which the molecules of water and dissolved salts ionize. Afterward the electrolysis water retains its initial parameters. In order to maintain the new properties obtained during electrolysis special devices called water ionizers are used. Electrolysis and the operational principles of a water ionizer are discussed in greater detail in the subsequent chapters.
Electrolysis of Water
Water electrolysis is the decomposition of water (H2O) molecules due to an electric current being passed through the water. Two electrodes are used for this: negative – cathode C and positive – anode A. During electrolysis a water molecule decomposes into a positive hydrogen ion (H+) that composes acids and negative hydroxyl ion (OH–) which is a constituent of alkalis:
H2O ←→ H+ + OH–
The positive hydrogen ions are drawn by the cathode and the negative hydroxyl ions by the anode.
The bonding of electrons takes place near the cathode C (also known as reduction when the positive hydrogen H+ ions bond electrons and hydrogen H2 is emitted:
2H+ + 2e → H2 ↑
Hydroxyl OH– ions also accumulate near the cathode.
An opposite process – the giving up of electrons, otherwise known as oxidation, occurs when the negative hydroxyl ions OH– give up electrons and oxygen is emitting O2; and this is when it happens near the anode A:
4OH– – 4e → 2H2O + O2↑
Hydrogen H+ ions also accumulate near the anode.
The term water electrolysis also encompasses the electrolysis of various mineral salts that disintegrate in the blood. Salt is a chemical compound consisting of positive metal ions and negative non-metal ions (acid waste). The ions of these alkaline metals – calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium have a positive charge. The ions of chlorine, sulphur, phosphorus have a negative charge.
Water Ionizer
As I have already mentioned, ionized water is produced using a special device – a water ionizer. There are two wires in the
electrolysis container: positive anode A and negative cathode C which are connected to a source of a direct current. The electrolysis container is divided into two compartments using a special barrier D (see picture below). The barrier allows the movement of salt ions towards the electrodes, but blocks larger water molecules. That is why after the completion of electrolysis water in the separate compartments does not mix and maintains the acquired different properties.
During electrolysis the positive ions are drawn by the cathode and the negative ions by the anode. In the electrolysis container positive ions of alkaline metals (calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium) and hydroxyl OH– ions accumulate near the cathode C. The number of hydroxyl ions determines the alkalinity of water: more ions mean more alkalinity and a higher pH. This is ionized alkaline (“live”) water.
In the other compartment, near the anode A, negative chlorine, sulphur, phosphorus and hydrogen H+ ions accumulate. More hydrogen ions mean more acid water and a lower pH values. This is ionized acid (“dead”) water.
Both alkaline and acid water obtain and maintain completely different properties during a certain period of time, which are also different from common household water. (See the other chapter for more.) If alkaline and acid water is mixed then we would get the same water prior to electrolysis.
Which Ionizer to Choose?
The majority of water ionizers are manufactured in Japan and South Korea where the traditions of using ionized water in medicine and everyday life have already developed.
Western Europe has its own unique product – domestic, original water ionizer AQUACURE ™. This particular water ionizer not only ionizes water but also enriches it with silver (see appendix Silver Water).
When choosing a water ionizer pay extreme attention to the quality of electrodes, especially the anode. The anode must be made from inert metal that does not melt during the electrolysis preventing harmful ions from entering the water.
Properties of Ionized Water
As I have already indicated the parameters of alkaline and acid water significantly differ after electrolysis; therefore making the uses of alkaline and acid water different.
Let’s analyze the properties that best describe the biological activity of water: the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP); the pH of hydrogen ion concentration; and the structure of molecular formations or change.
Oxidation-Reduction Potentian
The body’s vital functions depend on the movement of electrons. Electrons are movement and movement is life! No process in the body can take place without the exchange of electrical charges. All chemical processes start and end when atoms and ions give up or attach electrons. These are the processes of oxidation and reduction.
Initially the term oxidation defined the bonding of oxygen or the giving up of hydrogen, and the opposite processes were called reduction. Some time later new reactions were discovered which did not include oxygen or hydrogen, but were technically consistent with the processes of oxidation and reduction.
Oxidation is a process in which atoms or ions give up electrons; these atoms and ions are called reducers, and these include carbon, hydrogen, and metals. Oxidation is the capability to bond with oxygen, burn (we often speak about burning calories) or corrode. It is the taking of deficient electrons. A typical example of oxidation is the corrosion of metals. Oxidation takes place near the positive electrode, the anode.
In our bodies, oxidation happens when proteins, hydrocarbons and fats from food are decomposed into simple compounds. During these reactions energy is released and acid waste is formed.
Reduction is a process in which atoms or ions attach electrons; these atoms and ions are called oxidizers. Some examples are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide and concentrated acids. It is a process of giving up electrons but in order to give up electrons, there must be an excess of them. Reduction takes place near the negative electrode– the cathode.
Reduction takes place in our bodies during the absorption of nutritive substances essential for the development, rejuvenation and growth of our bodies. Reduction uses the energy released during oxidation.
Oxidation is impossible without the simultaneous occurrence of reduction and vice versa. If one substance oxidizes, i.e. gives up electrons, then another substance attaches these electrons and reduces.
The parameters of oxidation-reduction reactions taking place in any liquid medium depend on the activity of electrons, which is described by the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) also known as the redox potential. ORP describes the potency of a solution to give up or attach electrons. ORP values are measured in milivolts (mV) and can be positive or negative.
A negative ORP value means that a solution has free electrons to give away; this means that a solution is reductive. Alkaline water is a reductive solution, an electron donor so to speak. The more negative the potency value, the more free electrons the solution will have, and a stronger capability to give up electrons. A reduction reaction occurs between the oxidized compounds that have given up their free electrons and the so-called free radicals (atoms or molecules with electron deficiency). That is why alkaline water has antioxidant properties (see paragraph Natural Antioxidant).
Similarly a water-based solution with a positive ORP has an electron deficiency; meaning the solution has oxidant properties.
Acid water acquires such properties and becomes an electron acceptor. The bigger the positive potential the more powerful the oxidizer becomes and the stronger the capability to take away electrons from other substances. These properties make acid water antibacterial (see paragraph Uses of Acid Water).
ORP of the Human Internal Medium
Oxidizers and reducers are present in all water-based solutions and in the human body which is about 70 % water. Water is the main constituent of bodily fluids and the majority of organs:
Blood – 90 %;
Brain – 75 %;
Kidneys – 83 %;
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