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Ionized Bottled Water
The
International Bottled Water Association, estimates U.S. bottled water sales
exceeded 7.3 billion gallons with a total value of $9.8 billion during 2005.
Americans now consume an average of 33.0 gallons per person per year, which
means we drink more bottled water than any other beverage, other than
carbonated soft drinks (CSDs). |
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Total and average consumption of CSDs still are
more than twice as high as bottled water. The soft drink market has remained
relatively stagnant lately, in no small part due to increased competition from
bottled water.
Bottled water found on grocery stores shelves are likely
acidic with a positive oxidation-reduction potential. Following is a list
specifying the pH and Oxidation Reduction Potetial for some of the most popular
brands on the market:
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| Brand |
pH |
ORP |
| Propel
Fitness Water |
3.37 |
+305 |
| Perrier |
4.91 |
+478 |
| AquaFina |
5.96 |
+431 |
| Poland
Springs |
6.31 |
+390 |
| Fiji
|
6.65 |
+406 |
| Penta
|
6.7 |
+789 |
| Smart
Water |
6.97 |
+368 |
| NEUTRAL |
7.0 |
0 |
| Dasani
|
7.2 |
+378 |
| Evian
|
7.53 |
+390 |
| pH Miracle Water |
9.5 |
-450 |
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November 2, 2001
Columbia University, New York
City
Expanding a New Scientific View Of the Functional Properties of
Water
Bruce L. Erickson and Richard A. Wullaert, Ph.D.
The
Functional Water Society of North America
If we truly honor the
sacredness in all life from the humble village to the largest city on Earth.
Then we need to honor water for without it life would not exist. We need to
fully understand the nature of water and how best to work with it in supporting
all life. This will take the synergy of nature, technology, wisdom and ethics
toward all mankind!
From the philosophy of Rudolph Steiner
Future Vision
In a village in the future, a WaterLife
project could be seen as providing a clean central water source, monitored for
safety via satellite communications and laser spectral analysis. The pumps are
powered utilizing solar arrays, methane gas, wind or pedals. They are equipped
with easy to clean filters and the ability to apply magnetic fields and
modulated UV light in the water treatment process. Water can be effectively
used as a disinfectant for cleaning or as an environmentally safe pesticide
when the appropriate electrolyzing tools are applied.
Where
appropriate, natural methods of water restoration could also be used such as
those proposed by John Todd at Wood’s Hole, creating a synergy between
nature and technology. All of this exists now; it just needs the bold step of
“vision” to view water as a whole system to best serve the needs of
mankind.
The Nature of Water
Water is a molecule of wonder
and a resource that is taken for granted. The bonding and structure of water
give it unique biological and ecological properties. We need a better
understanding of water, its uses, and what we’re doing to it. We need to
merge advanced water research with current water polices and treatment, and use
water as an ecological tool in renewing our environment. We need to provide
water as the means to better the health of the villagers and their animals, and
to enhance their crops. To do this, we need to step aside from our historical
view of water science and consider the possibilities presented by recent
research, some of it “outside the box”. We need a wholistic vision
and policy to ensure that we have clean air, water and proper soil conditions
to maintain a healthy planet for its people and all life. We need to approach
water from a whole systems perspective, using the new scientific advancements
in our understanding of the nature of water and the water of nature!
Wholistic Approach to Water
The current focus on water
treatment is on what shouldn’t be in the water. This assumes that the
removal of “bad’ things in water will make the water good (i.e., have
a positive health benefit). From an historical point of view, this may be true,
except some of the techniques/chemicals used to remove the “bad”
things may add new components that reduce the health benefits of the water.
Thus, the current concern for the toxic byproducts of chlorine disinfection.
The wholistic approach would be to consider what negative functions we are
adding to water in our effort to remove or reduce existing components
(microbes, toxins, chemicals, etc.) that produce negative functions. The next
thing is to consider what we can do to water to produce positive functions.
Another way to use the wholistic approach to water is to be concerned with what
role the solvent (water) plays in the effectiveness of what’s in it
(solutes).
Microbiologist has long recognized the import role that
biological water plays in the formation of cell membranes, enzymes, and even
DNA. Water restructures itself to accommodate biological processes [1]. Thus,
nature shows us that altering the structure and properties of the water can
have significant effects on what can be accomplished by what is in the water.
Functional Water
There is Functional Medicine and Functional
Food, so why not Functional Water. Functional water can be defined as water
that produces a positive health benefit. If we look at the basic functions of
water in the body, such as solvent, lubricant, nutrient delivery, waste
removal, and most of all, enabling almost all key biological processes (i.e.,
life), it is clear that water produces a positive health benefit. One example
of an historical version of functional water is the mineral water used at spas
for internal and external health benefits. Another example is the addition of
fluorides to drinking water, which is supposed to produce a positive dental
benefit (when calcium fluoride is used, not sodium fluoride, which is the
chemical used mostly by local water companies). Not everyone agrees that
fluoride in any form is beneficial.
If we want to see the health
benefits of water, just look at what the lack of sufficient water in the body
(dehydration) can cause [2]:
Increased risk of kidney stones.
Increased risk of urinary tract cancers.
Increased risk of colon
cancer.
Increased risk of breast cancer
Some people feel that many
of our health problems are due to chronic dehydration, and that proper
hydration alone would cure many of our common diseases [3].
It is clear
that water has medicinal and functional value. The key issue is what state
should the water be in to provide the optimal medicinal and functional value.
Unaltered source water from deep wells or protected springs would be a good
start, but there are very few sources of water that are not treated by
chemicals such as chlorine, ozone, and other chemicals. Thus, we should
consider new treatment concepts that may restore or improve the
medicinal/functional properties of conventionally treated water.
The
historical way that functional water is produced is for nature or man to add
minerals. Recently, man has decided to make aquaceuticals. That is, water with
nutraceuticals (vitamins, herbs, minerals, etc.) that presumably produce a
health benefit. Note that in all these cases, water is just the carrier
(solvent) and the health benefits are assumed to come from the additives
(solutes). Now what if the properties of the solvent (water) could be altered
so that it contributed synergistically or catalytically to improve the health
benefits of the solutes. This approach to making functional water has been
actively pursued in recent years, particularly in Japan and Russia.
The
Japanese Functional Water Foundation defines functional water as water that has
been exposed to external energy fields. This includes electrical, magnetic,
electromagnetic (infrared, microwave, nuclear), ultrasound, and vortex
implosion. The most widely used energy sources to make functional water are
electrolysis and magnetic fields. The most scientifically studied functional
water process is electrolysis.
The Japanese and Russians have used
electrolysis in combination with ion separation to produce functional waters
with a wide range of beneficial properties for over 200 applications [4, 5].
For example, since 1966 the Japanese have been drinking electrolyzed alkaline
water to increase and enhance calcium absorption. Approximately 15 million
Japanese now drink this water. The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare has
certified that alkaline electrolyzed water (a reducing water)assists in the
alleviation of gastrointestinal disorders, acidosis, chronic diarrhea, and poor
digestion. This same water is used in agriculture for enhancing plant growth.
The acid electrolyzed water (an oxidizing water) that is produced by the same
process [6] (and at the same time) is used as a disinfectant and pesticide.
Recent research in Japan has shown that electrolyzed alkaline drinking
water has a synergistic effect on antioxidants. For example, the antioxidant
strength of vitamin C in electrolyzed alkaline water is several times greater
than vitamin C in tap water. The synergistic effect is due to the higher
dissociation/ionization constant of the functional (electrolyzed) water [7].
Other studies have shown that electrolyzed water produces antioxidant behavior
and protects DNA from free radical damage [8]. Clinical studies have shown that
mice fed electrolyzed alkaline water lived 30% longer. This functional water
enhanced the immune system and inhibited autoimmune disease [9].
Future Applications
There are many applications for
functional water. Most of them have been subjected to limited testing and
verification. A few of them have been extensively tested and are widely used
outside the U.S. (human and animal drinking water, plant growth, food
processing, disinfectant, pesticide). Based on this database, here are some
possible future uses of functional water (used in the generic sense) in areas
of interest to WaterLife.
1. Use functional water for drinking to
enhance the health benefits of nutrients in the water or taken with the water
(humans and animals).
2. Use functional water in cooking to improve the
flavor and the nutritional value of foods.
3. Use functional water for
plant growth so that nutrients are more absorbable and less water is required.
4. Use functional water for disinfection (water, food processing, medical,
and mouth wash).
5. Use functional water for skin problems (dermatitis,
bruises, burns, bed sores).
6. Use functional water to reduce
gastrointestinal problems (diarrhea, constipation).
FWSNA
The Functional Water Society of North America (FWSNA) is a recently
formed non-profit corporation that promotes the science and technology of
functional water. It is associated with the Japanese Functional Water
Foundation and participates in their annual Functional Water Symposium. The
society maintains an extensive database of technical publications, articles and
vendor information pertinent to the production and uses of functional water.
This information, along with technical support, is provided to manufactures,
users, and researchers of functional water.
References
[1]
Westhof, E.; Water and Biological Macromolecules, CRC Press, Boca Raton,
1993.
[2] Kleiner, S.; Water: An Essential but Overlooked Nutrient,
J. Amer. Dietetic Assoc. 99 (1999) 200.
[3] Batmanghelidj, F.; Your
Body’s Many Cries for Water, Global Health Solutions, Falls Church,
VA, 1992.
[4] Proceedings of the Functional Water Symposiums, (1994
– 2000), Tokyo, Japan.
[5] Bakhir, V.; Electrochemical
Activation, 2 vol., All-Russian Institute for Medical Engineering, Moscow,
1992.
[6] Kumon, K.; What is Functional Water, Artif. Organs 21
(1997) 2.
[7] Hanaoka, K.; Antioxidant Effects of Reduced Water Produced
by Electrolysis of Sodium Chloride Solutions, (to be published in J Applied
Electrochemistry, 2001).
[8] Shirahata, S., et al: Electrolyzed-Reduced
Water Scavenges Active Oxygen Species and Protect DNA from Oxidative Damage,
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 234 (1997) 269.
[9] Fernandes, G.;
Effect of Electrolyzed Water Intake on Lifespan of Autoimmune Disease Prone
Mice, (see below) FASEB Journal 12 (1998) A794.
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Effect of electrolytic water intake on lifespan of
autoimmune
disease prone mice.
Research
from Texas University Recent studies on electrolyzed water indicate that anode or acidic
water is most effective as disinfectants; whereas, reduced or alkaline water
processed through cathode is used as safe drinking water. The present drinking
water study was undertaken in two strains of autoimmune disease prone mice to
establish the spontaneous disease process and longevity. Weanling MRL/lpr and
NZBxNZW [B/W] F1 female mice were provided daily with (1) tap water [pH ~7.5,
oxygen reduction potential (ORP)~600+] (2) electrolyzed water with pH of ~9.0
and ORP ~400- and (3) hyper-reduced water with pH~10.0 and ORP~600-. Mice were
provided H2O and chow diet ad libitum and weekly body weights and spontaneous
deaths were recorded. The mean survival data recorded as days for MRL/lpr mice
[25 mice/group] is as follows: (1) tap water 235±25, (2) reduced water
287±40 and (3) hyper-reduced water 346±45 days [<0.05]. In the
case of B/W mice [25 mice/group], (1) tap water 269±16, (2) reduced
water 298±19 and (3) hyper-reduced 302±18 days. A significantly
decreased (<0.05) serum lipid peroxides were observed in mice fed
hyper-reduced H2O. Also, the source of water did not alter lymphocyte subsets
or their response to mitogens. In summary, hyper-reduced water with pH~10.0
appears to inhibit autoimmune disease of MRL/lpr mice whereas only a modest
increased lifespan was noted for B/W mice. The increased lifespan by
electrolyzed H2O appears to be related to the changes in free radicals and
antioxidant enzyme levels. [Supported in part by Zanix Co. and Mr. Waterman
Co., Tokyo, Japan].
Analysis of Blood Serum from Tap and Reduced
Water Fed Animals
Serum Lipid Peroxides: Serum lipid
peroxides were determined as described by Yagi using 20 ul serum. Fluorometric
measurement was carried out using a Perkin-Elmer fluorescence
spectrophotometer. 1,1,3,3, tetraethoxypropane was used as the standard.
Antioxidant Enzymes: Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was
measured by the inhibition of cytochrome-c reduction mediated via superoxide
anions generated by xanthin-xanthin oxidase and monitored at 550 nm. One unit
of SOD is defined as the amount of enzyme required to inhibit the rate of
cytochrome-c reduction by 50%.
Summary:
1. Life
long intake of both reduced (pH 9.0) and hyper-reduced (pH 10.0) water caused
no harm to mice compared to tap water.
2. Survival is increased
significantly by hyper-reduced water in one strain (MRL/lpr).
3. Slight
increased life span in the other strain (NZBxNZW F1)
4. Reduced and
hyper-reduced water appears to increase T cell numbers, and decrease B cells.
5. Both reduced and hyper-reduced water appears to increase antioxidant
mRNA levels.
6. New clinical and animal studies are needed to confirm above
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