Learning about kangen water, alkalinity, acidity and its effects on the body has been quite a journey for me, I've learned a lot.  I've always been health conscious, but had no idea about the importance of being alkaline.  Now I understand intellectually and experientially.

BottleMania was written by Elizabeth Royte to explore "How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It".

In 2006, Americans consumed, per capita, more than 25 gallons of bottled water -- twice as much as in 1997 and almost five times as much as in 1987. And what ignites Elizabeth Royte's reportorial spark in "Bottlemania" -- at least initially -- is the ecological cost of all those plastic empties: We discard between 30 billion and 40 billion bottles of Poland Spring, the most popular brand, in a year.

Bottled drinking water is pure, right? Not necessarily. Bottled water can be less pure than municipal tap water in some parts of the United States. In fact, bottled water can actually be municipal tap water. Two examples are Coca Cola’s Dasani brand and Pepsi Cola’s Aquafina brand.

A co-op in New York discontinued the sale of bottled water. They used to sell about 670 gallons per WEEK. After years of debate, they decided that the environmental impact was not worth it, plus reports have been finding that most bottled waters have municipal water as their source.

Paradoxically, a hospital in New York has signs over every faucet telling people NOT to drink the tap water. This hospital has bacteria in its water supply so they tell people to consume ONLY bottled water on their premises. I think this article does a great job of capturing the Bottled / Tap water dilemma.

Many people want to know if they can buy kangen water from a health food or other source, and take it home in containers.

The answer is yes, kangen water can be bottled. The problem is that with time it loses some of its properties:

• The antioxidizing, OH- ions will last approximately 18-24 hours.
• The alkaline properties will last approximately 1-2 weeks
• The hexagonal, micro cluster properties will last 1-3 months

I found a wonderful article today that talks about the effects of just one meal..or just one soda...or just one dessert. The chain reaction that just one bad meal leads to is fascinating. And then we wonder why it's hard to stop! I'll explain.

"Once you eat that one fast food meal, that one processed (anything in a wrapper or box) food item, drink that one soda, it sets off a chain reaction in your body. Tissue becomes inflamed (just as if it was infected), blood vessels constrict, free radicals that are know to cause cell damage, contributing to aging and chronic disease are generated. The body is now under stress and the response has an effect on blood pressure, raising it above normal. The spike and then drop in insulin levels not only leaves you feeling lethargic within hours, but also leaves you hungry as well. "

However much you hope that the food crisis will go away, it's difficult to ignore this week's headlines warning us that the era of cheap food is over. But which of the staples in our shopping basket will be worst hit?

This was the headline on an article from TimesOnline. Definitely something to think about.

If you've ever seen one of the kangen water demonstrations, you've heard about the astounding difference in the taste of vegetables after they've been soaked in Kangen Water. For those of you who haven't seen a demonstration, let me tell you a little bit about this.

I found this on the front page of Digg.com today. Did you know that bottled water uses 17 million barrels of oil to produce? And that for every gallon of water you drink, three are wasted in production? And did you know that only 1 percent of the water on our planet is accessible and potable?

Bottled water consumes 17 million barrels of oil every year, not including transportation. This drives up the demand of oil, and consequently the price of fuel.

Today I wanted to write about 2 of the properties of kangen water. But before I get into it, I wanted to share that I was astonished this morning when I jumped on my scale and found that I had lost another 2 lbs. I had to double check as I'm just shocked that the weight is coming off so easy and fast. The other thing that caught my attention was my level of hydration. My scale measures this and I have never ever been above 50%. Today I was at 52! I don't know how it's measured but I have checked this every morning for the last 6 mnths and even with allt he water I drink I never went above 50. It's cool to see through my own personal experience that microclustering does lead to deeper hydration.

 

Drinking Kangen water yields an amazing amount of benefits, resulting in greater energy, younger-looking skin, and better overall health.While Kangen water helps to alkalize your body and improves hydration, those aren’t the only two benefits of drinking this ionized water.

Many people heard that Nalgene removed their popular plastic bottles from the market due to potential health hazards.

So many of us kangen water lovers are wondering, how do we take our Kangen to go? Boston.com published an article with various BPA-free alternatives. Check them out so you can buy the best bottles for your Kangen water.