Is Alkalized, Ionic Water Higher For You?

This Kangen water overview is an opinion piece. 

Once I first revealed a submit about Kangen just a few years again, I  instantly received a flood of evil, offended messages from Kangen salespeople and devotees (however principally salespeople). Most of them needed to inform me how unsuitable I used to be, and that their uncle/mom/neighbor/whoever cured their most cancers/can now stroll/healed their autoimmune illness with Kangen water from their Kangen water machine.

Folks in my feedback have stated that Kangen water has prevented them from getting the flu for 10 years, and has cured their pals of AIDS and most cancers.

A number of them sound like this:

Have u ever examined the water??
Gave u ever drunk the water ?
How dare you give your opinion about one thing that u haven’t even tried
Do u understand how many individuals are ingesting the water and the water helped them to heal themselves from most cancers even and plenty of different diseases
This can be a medical machine and permitted by over 7000 medical doctors

So. Take a look at the water earlier than u waste your time to jot down no true articles

That’s all positive, everyone seems to be entitled to their very own opinion.

However what everyone seems to be NOT entitled to, is their very own science. And in my view, Kangen water salespeople and customers have actually overpassed that truth.

Let’s discuss Kangen, water, and science.

What’s Kangen Water?

Kangen water machines are produced by an organization known as Enagic. These machines change the pH of water by working it throughout steel plates in a course of known as ‘electrolysis.’ The corporate can then say that their water is ‘ionized’ and ‘alkaline.’

The machines are very costly – like hundreds of {dollars}. And the claims which are made about them seemingly justify the price of a Kangen machine. Seemingly.

Kangen water claims

Proponents and Kangen salespeople say that Kangen water hydrates our our bodies higher than regular water, and may enhance well being, detoxify, and hold us youthful for longer. They are saying it may possibly make our hair thicker and assist us sleep higher.

Additionally they imagine that Kangen and different ionized waters are antioxidants, which may help forestall and heal illness. That’s an enormous declare, particularly once we’re speaking about water…and incurable diseases that make folks determined and weak whereas in search of some kind of remedy.

Indubitably, Japan has contributed a ton of unbelievable issues to the world. Groundbreaking electronics, stunning ceramics, martial arts, one of the best chef’s knives ever, and even normal anesthesia was developed by a Japanese scientist.

With Kangen, Japan has created a water air purifier and ionizer with a cult following.

However one factor the nation hasn’t achieved is change human physiology. This is a vital consideration whenever you’re trying on the efficacy of  Kangen water in doing every thing folks declare it does: physiology, particularly our acid-base system, isn’t up for grabs.

It’s what it’s, and in the end, we have to work inside its confines.

What’s pH?

Acidity and alkalinity, or pH, are measured on a scale of 0-14. 

The pH of pure water is 7, and Canadian faucet water is between 7-10.5. Faucet water within the US might be across the identical.

Forms of Kangen water

Kangen water machines produce 5 totally different ‘varieties’ of water, aka pH choices:

Sturdy Kangen water

Sturdy Kangen water has a pH of 11 (very alkaline), and isn’t meant for ingesting.

In response to the corporate, this water sort is finest for meals prep (‘eradicating the rawness from greens’) and cleansing.

Kangen water

Kangen water has a pH of 8.5-9.5. Kangen’s declare about this water sort is that “this electrolytically-reduced, hydrogen-rich water works to revive your physique to a extra alkaline state, which is perfect for good well being.”

Clear water

Clear water has a pH of seven.0, which is impartial and ‘simply absorbed by your physique’ (their declare, not mine).

Kangen says this water is finest for making child meals and taking medicine. 

Magnificence water

Magnificence water has a pH of 4.0-6.0. Apparently, “this barely acidic water is acknowledged for its astringent results. It’s terrific to make use of for mild cleansing and wonder care.”

Sturdy acidic water

Sturdy acidic water, with a pH of two.7, is for disinfecting.

In response to Kangen, “This water has disinfecting properties. Use Sturdy Acidic Water to sanitize kitchen utensils, counter tops, and extra to stop cross-contamination.”

Let’s use hospitals for instance right here. These amenities have strict an infection management requirements and disinfection of all surfaces in a hospital is important. As somebody who has labored in hospitals in each the US and Canada, I’ll say that I’ve by no means even as soon as seen a facility utilizing acidic water to disinfect something.

Is Kangen water wholesome?

I’ve rather a lot to say about all of this.

Let’s begin with the alkaline water and well being principle, which, I’m sorry to inform you, is complete rubbish. However sadly for them, a lot of the Kangen water machine gross sales pitch will depend on the speculation that alkaline water can promote well being.

Though some Kangen reps will inform you that there are quite a few research that show the advantages of consuming alkalized water for well being, that is false. A number of Kangen salespeople have despatched me the identical couple of Japanese research about ionized water. So yeah, I’ve seen these, and for those who’re a Kangen rep studying this, these research aren’t convincing. So no, I don’t must learn them once more.

In an interplay I had with a Kangen salesperson, they directed me to ‘examine Google’ for such research, which is a certain indication that

1. the research don’t exist and

2. the individual has zero clues about science.

In the event you’re going to promote one thing that you simply declare is backed up by analysis, the onus is on you to provide stated analysis upon request. Telling me to look the research up for myself is a big purple flag.

Present research about alkalized water are small and unconvincing, however I assume for those who can’t interpret analysis or don’t trouble to have a look at it within the first place, you may imagine somebody’s claims that ‘good analysis exists’ a couple of product.

Don’t make that mistake!

Do we’d like alkaline water to detox or steadiness our our bodies?

No!

Human physiology is a superb factor, involving complicated processes to make sure homeostasis inside our our bodies.

Balancing pH is a type of processes, which is finished totally by the kidneys and lungs and has ZERO TO DO WITH WHAT YOU EAT, OR WITH KANGEN WATER!!

OMG do I must say it yet one more time for these of you within the again?

YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE pH OF YOUR BODY WITH FOOD OR WATER!!

Our blood is tightly managed at a 7.4 pH. Interval.

A number of alkaline water pushers will argue about say {that a} poor weight loss plan could cause ‘systemic acidosis,’ which is one other loopy scare tactic that I completely can’t stand.

Systemic – or metabolic – acidosis will put you into the ICU, and isn’t brought on by consuming ‘acidic’ meals.

Listed here are the most typical causes of metabolic acidosis:

Ketoacidosis from diabetes sort 1.

Kidney failure.

Extra lactic acid buildup as a result of shock.

Fistulas and different situations causes GI losses. 

Discover that you simply don’t see, ‘consuming acidic meals’ on the listing. That’s as a result of the idea of ‘systemic acidosis’ by way of acid-alkaline diets is totally made up.

In the event you might management your physique’s pH by what you eat, we’d all be useless by now. Having an unbalanced physique pH is NOT inflicting all kinds of horrible ailments, as a result of no one is strolling round simply dwelling their life in that scenario. They’re within the hospital being handled…and never with ionized water.

The details of acid-base steadiness are easy, and there’s no excuse to disregard or not perceive them simply to make a buck.

There’s additionally no science behind the declare that alkaline water is best absorbed and that it hydrates ‘on a mobile degree’ higher than unusual water. ‘On a mobile degree’? Simply advertising and marketing nonsense.

All the things we do impacts us on a mobile degree, as a result of WE ARE MADE OF CELLS.

Regular water out of your faucet does a terrific job of hydrating us, or we’d all be strolling round dehydrated. 

Can Acidic Water Disinfect or Sanitize Surfaces?

One other deceptive declare that Enagic makes is that Kangen ‘acidic’ water can disinfect and sanitize surfaces.

This isn’t solely inconceivable, it’s additionally actually harmful. 

Let’s put it this manner: Kangen’s ‘robust acidic water’ is a pH of two.7. To place that determine into real-world phrases, lemon juice has a pH of two, and orange juice’s pH is 3.

So, Kangen’s ‘robust acidic water’ is someplace between lemon and orange juice in its acidity.

Would you employ lemon or orange juice to disinfect a contaminated countertop? 

I dare you to spill uncooked rooster juice onto your kitchen counter, wipe it with lemon juice, then make a salad on the identical countertop.

Don’t wish to do it, proper? Why not?

BECAUSE 2.7 pH DOESN’T DISINFECT ANYTHING, AND TELLING PEOPLE THAT IT DOES IS COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT. 

And right here we’ve got Kangen’s website really saying, “Magnificence salons, hair salons, eating places, agricultural schools, daycare facilities, pet outlets, and nursing properties all profit tremendously from using Sturdy Acidic Water.

Daycare centres and nursing properties? I feel simply making this declare must be unlawful. Please don’t use water of any sort to scrub contaminated surfaces.

And whereas I’m at it, Kangen water isn’t an antioxidant. That doesn’t even make sense.

Kangen customers submit all kinds of loopy fear-mongering trash on-line, like the next:

The frequent denominator in all of those is that they’re all fear-based, speaking about toxins, authorities conspiracies, and chemophobia. None of those advertising and marketing techniques are moral or useful.

Mixing meat and starch is protected (though not shocking that somebody with an alkaline weight loss plan social feed would make this declare), and that’s NOT colon most cancers in that disgusting picture.

Additionally: Kangen water doesn’t remedy most cancers. No meals or beverage does. In the event that they did, most cancers wouldn’t exist. 

There’s nothing about Kangen water that’s going to assist your hair, your sleep, your illness danger, your pores and skin, or anything, greater than common water.

Regardless of their ‘poisonous’ claims, faucet water isn’t poison. It’s extremely regulated, and anybody who tells you in any other case might be utilizing concern techniques to try to promote you one thing….like a $5000 Kangen water ionizer that does completely nothing.

Oh, did I point out that Kangen is an MLM firm? That’s not surprising within the least.

Kangen Water Overview in Brief

In order for you filtered water, Kangen water machines can do this for you. However you may get cheaper water filters and NOT purchase into the Kangen grift.

The well being claims made by each Enagic and its customers about acid and alkaline water don’t seem like correct, and there’s no convincing analysis on the advantages of ionized water.

The usage of concern techniques to promote a product isn’t okay, and the spreading of untruths about physiology and ‘analysis’ isn’t both.

Your complete alkaline/ionic water grift must go away now.