ALKALINE IONISED WATER

You can install a water ioniser on your kitchen sink. It takes tap water, filters it and then using electrolysis, splits it into water containing mostly acid minerals and water containing mostly alkaline minerals. The two types of water come out in two separate pipes. Buy a model with titanium electrodes or platinum-coated titanium electrodes

Alkaline ionised water can be rich in bio-available minerals, helps remove toxic acid wastes from your body, and provides a raised level of oxygen in your blood. Some models have a cartridge that lets you add crushed coral or other alkaline minerals. This is a good idea, especially if you live in an area with poor mineral content in the water supply (such as West Australia, where I live)

Many plants also thrive on alkaline ionised water

The ioniser removes some but not all of the acid-forming minerals in the alkaline water, depending upon the pH level you select. For example, in highly alkaline water approximately half the fluorides are removed. At a pH of 9.0, which is the maximum alkalinity that you should drink, approximately one third of the fluorides are removed. The same applies to the other acid-forming minerals. The sediment and carbon pre-filters remove the chlorine and particle matter (see below)

Sang Whang,44E Theodore Baroody,43 John Thomas13 along with many other health writers maintain that the key to health and longevity is the management and disposal of acidic waste products. Alkaline ionised water can play an important part in this process (page 217)

The alkaline water has another characteristic – the water molecules are reconfigured into a lighter, simpler form that are more easily absorbed by your body and your cells.43H This type of water is particularly effective in preventing and removing accumulated acid toxins. It is also easier to drink. I find I can drink about 50% more alkaline ionised water than tap water, before feeling full

The acid water has some properties similar to the water from a natural hot mineral spring. It will restore skin acidity after washing, and you can use it as a hair conditioner. It keeps your face fresh and clean and protects you from acne. However, I am reluctant to use it on my skin because of the high level of acidic pollutants in municipal water, such as fluorides. It is a versatile disinfectant both on your body, and for domestic tasks such as cleaning vegetables or washing the toilet. It adds substantially to the life of cut flowers

Ionised alkaline water gives you an additional source of oxygen, provided in a body-friendly way. The effect is similar to deep breathing, exercise or sleeping in fresh air. Oxygen is an important degenerative disease treatment48,49 and anti-ageing therapy (page 191). Insufficient oxygen leads to many degenerative diseases

Warnings

It is best not to drink alkaline water with a pH higher than 9.0. Harsh alkalinity can upset your body’s biochemistry. Do not consume alkaline water with any medicines, supplements, or other additives. The alkaline water is reactive, and can form potentially dangerous by-products when mixed with a drug or other chemical compounds

I try not to drink alkaline water within an hour before or after a meal. This is particularly important for high protein meals, which need an acid environment in which to digest. Most people need more acid in their stomachs, and can improve their digestion by supplementing with hydrochloric acid (page 219). A glass of alkaline water does not help with the digestion of your protein food!

You should store ionised water in sealed glass bottles rather than plastic bottles, because it is reactive and can react with some plastics. It also reacts with the air and loses its ionisation if it is left exposed (of course, the alkaline minerals remain)