We all know that we should probably be drinking more water. We have all heard the health benefits staying hydrated. But we get busy and we forget to drink. So we stop by the drinking fountain and take a quick sip or hit the office water cooler and we think we are getting the hydration we need. But hydration is not even enough. We also need the proper trace minerals.

The truth is that all water is not created equal. Below is a summary of the types of water that most of us drink on a daily basis.

* Tap water is municipal water that comes out of the faucets and has been treated, processed and disinfected. It is purified with chlorine and generally has added flouride. But one of the byproducts from using chlorine in our drinking water is linked to cancer.1 Unfortunately, most of the water in the office water cooler is just a purified version of tap water. There are no added minerals. That glass of water at the restaurant, usually tap water as well. * Distilled water can be any kind of water that has been vaporized and collected, leaving behind any solid residues, including minerals. Distilled water has no minerals in it at all.2

* Reverse osmosis water has been forced through membranes that remove larger particles, pollutants and minerals. Reverse osmosis water is usually acidic.

* Deionized water has had ionized impurities and minerals removed from it but not bacteria or pathogens.

None of these sources is giving us the hydration we need at the cellular level or the trace minerals we need. We have dilemma. How to get the hydration we need along with all the minerals? Is it really that important? Yes!

Japan has been treating its water for several years. As a result, doctors there have some of the most compelling research about the effectiveness of drinking water with high alkalinity (or ionized water).

Drs. H. Hayashi and M. Kawamura have observed the following in their patients after introducing alkaline ionic water for drinking and cooking:

· Declines in blood sugar levels in diabetic patients.

· Improvements in peripheral circulation in diabetic gangrene.

· Declines in uric acid levels in patients with gout.

· Improvements in liver function exams in hepatic disorders.

· Improvements in gastroduodenal ulcer and prevention of their recurrences.

· Improvements in hypertension and hypotension.

· Improvements in allergic disorders such as asthma, urticaria, rhinites and atopic dermatitis.

· Improvements in persistent diarrhoea which occurred after gastrectomy

· Quicker improvements in post operative bower paralysis.

Improvements in serum bilirubin levels in new born babies.3

How can you get these benefits? You can install a water ionization system in for your home. In addition to costing many thousands of dollars, this is still not very convenient when you are at work (unless you want to start taking large amounts of water with you to work), or when you travel.

Sources

1. Study: Water treatment byproduct linked to cancer in rats, CNN.com, 17 Jun 1997. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9706/17/nfm/nfm.water/

2. Ephraim, Rebecca, "What's the Best Water to Drink?" ConsciousChoice.com, Sep 2003. http://www.consciouschoice.com/2003/cc1609/editorsnote1609.html

3. Extracts from the Presentation At The Eight Annual International Symposium On man And His Environment in Health And Disease on February 24th 1990, at The Grand Kempinski Hotel, Dalls, Texas, USA by Dr. H. Hayashi, M.D. and Dr. M Kawamura, M.D.

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