Every once in awhile a new water product or water machine will come out with a lot of hype. Right now, that product is hydrogen water. There are multi-level marketing companies that tout hydrogen water as the elixir of life or the fountain of youth. These companies claim that it can cure cancer, diabetes, reduce inflammation, and cure or improve a whole host of other ailments. But before you buy

Some Preservatives Protect, Some Harm There are many preservatives in the food that we eat. The preservatives help protect the food from spoilage and attacks from bacteria and viruses. Some preservatives, such as ascorbic acid which is Vitamin C, are fine for us. Taurine is another preservative common in food that actually helps balance electrolytes in our body. But other preservatives are flat-out terrible for us. Here are the ones

You may not know it but chances are you are eating genetically modified foods every single day.  The US government’s official stance is that genetically modified foods don’t have any health risks. But why has Europe banned them? They have very good reason. What are Genetically Modified Foods? Genetically modified foods, or GMOs, are exactly what they sound like. They are plants like soybean, cotton seed, corn and canola that

Alkaline Water is Just Alkaline It seems the supermarket shelves are now lined with bottled alkaline water. There also seems to be a great deal of confusion as to what alkaline water is and what it can do for your health. Some cancer treatment and prevention websites are even suggesting that drinking alkaline water alone can help treat or prevent cancer. This isn’t true. So let’s talk about alkaline water

What to Wear, Drink, and Do to Stay Healthy in the Sun It’s fun to be outside in the summer but the sun and heat can be very harmful to our health. Too much sun and heat can cause sunstroke and dehydration, both serious conditions with symptoms that include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Here are some tips to stay hydrated and make sure you get the maximum

If you’re an athlete, are the parent to an athlete, or are just someone who likes to work out occasionally, hydration is essential to your performance. But you may be surprised at how many athletes seriously impair their performance by not drinking enough water and not drinking the right type of water. The Importance of Water to an Athlete Athletes and good hydration should be synonymous with each other. Good

The Benefits of Ionized Acidic Water We have written many articles about the benefits of drinking alkaline ionized water. We’ve also written articles about how super alkaline water can be used topically when you’re cooking and making your coffee and tea. But we haven’t written a lot about the uses of  ionized acidic water. There are actually many ways that acidic ionized water can help you in your everyday life,

Leftover Pharmaceutical Drugs are In Your Drinking Water Our tap water is full of all kinds of leftover pharmaceutical drugs. These drugs include antidepressants like Prozac, pain killers like Advil and Oxycontin, diabetes medications, epilepsy drugs, Viagra, and anything in between. The particles of these drugs are so small that there isn’t a single municipal water filtration system that gets them out. So these drugs are everywhere and their levels

Fluoride Lowers IQ Did you know that children drinking water in highly fluoridated areas have a 5 times greater chance of having a low IQ compared to children in other areas? That’s just one of the many detrimental health effects from consuming fluoride. Despite popular myth, fluoride is not natural. It is a drug and the only drug that is forced on us by our government. They say it’s there

Hard Water Scale is a Nuisance Hard water is a nuisance for water ionizers. Hard water is when your tap water has been sitting for so long in a well or water reservoir that the minerals congeal together. It’s usually the magnesium and potassium that clump together and form what is called scale. This scale can gum up water ionizer filters and also can coat the plates inside the water