Ionized Water: Science, not Snake Oil

No such thing as Ionized Water?

Skeptics of  ionized water claim that “the term ionized water is meaningless to chemists.” But at the same time, many people claim that there are benefits of ionized water that they have experienced personally.

So who’s right? They both are, and here’s why. Water itself can’t be ionized, but the minerals in it can be. That is why the term “ionized water” is meaningless to chemists, if you take the term “mineral” out of ionized mineralwater it becomes meaningless, the critics are right, there is no such thing. Much of the advertising and information touting ionized water is misleading for this reason. The correct term for the water produced by a home water ionizer is – Alkaline Ionized Mineral Water.

The Science behind Alkaline Ionized Mineral Water – Electrodialysis, NOT Electrolysis!

Pure water can’t be ionized, but the minerals found in tap water can be.  Home water ionizers use a technology called electrodialysis – not electrolysis – to ionize the minerals found in tap water. While electrodialysis and electrolysis are similar processes, the outcomes of the two processes are very different.

Electrodialysis uses a special membrane to separate water into two different kinds of mineral water; alkaline ionized mineral water, and acidic ionized mineral water. The special membrane used in electrodialysis allows mineral ions to cross it, but it does not allow water to cross it. The result is that alkaline minerals become concentrated on one side, and acidic minerals are concentrated on the other side. The alkaline minerals in it give alkaline ionized mineral water its higher pH, and antioxidant ORP power. This is why there are two streams of water produced by home water ionizers.

Electrolysis does not use an ion separation membrane. Because of this, just as critics claim, electrolysis can’t “separate” water. Without an ion separation membrane, charged minerals in water would simply recombine and neutralize each other. Water subjected to electrolysis would not be meaningfully different than plain water for this reason.

Why Water Ionizers make better Alkaline Ionized Mineral Water

If your home has hard water, and most people do have hard water, your water contains minerals that are essential for your health like calcium. Unfortunately, your water also contains minerals that are not good for your health. Thankfully, it is easy to separate the good minerals from the bad ones using electrodialysis.

Beneficial minerals like calcium, magnesium, and others all have one thing in common – they have a negative electrostatic charge. Meanwhile, harmful minerals like mercury and sulphur have a positive electrostatic charge. Because beneficial minerals have the opposite charge of harmful ones, the electrodialysis process is able to separate them.

Why Home Water Ionizers are a Safe way to get Healthy Minerals

Thanks to the separation process, a home water ionizer will concentrate the beneficial minerals found in your drinking water. You get a glass of water with the concentrated health benefits of alkaline antioxidant minerals like manganese and zinc. Many essential dietary minerals like manganese and zinc are only recommended to be consumed in trace amounts.  A home water ionizer is designed to reduce levels of minerals found in water to safe amounts, so it is easy to get your minerals from alkaline ionized mineral water – and impossible to overdo it!

According to a study done for the American Dietetic Association we don’t get enough minerals in our diet. Why not try a proven, safe, effective and easy way to add minerals to your diet with your very own Life Ionizer!

 Has the FDA evaluated ionized water for health purposes?

Not yet. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  The preceding information and/or products are for educational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. Please consult your doctor before making any changes or before starting ANY exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using this information or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.