Blog Entries

Finally alkaline

marcela — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:25:03 +0100

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.

About a week ago I started having really bad headaches. Since I started drinking kangen water I've always had an alkaline pH so I didnt' bother to test myself. I do what I used to do when I used [...]

BottleMania

marcela — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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 Sprin [...]

Do you know what Bottled water has in it?

marcela — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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.

What is bottled water?

“Description. Bottled water is water that is intended for human consumption and that is seal [...]

Bottled Water Paradox: Banned and Required

marcela — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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 [...]

Can Kangen Water be bottled?

marcela — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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

Kangen Water: Anti-Oxidant and Oil Emulsifier

marcela — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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 [...]

BPA free water bottles

marcela — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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.