Question: Some people use RO methods to purify and change pH in their water for drinking, cooking, coffee, etc. What is the primary difference with this system?

Answer:

Our system must have minerals or it will not work (you cannot have this and RO). When treated with electricity, some minerals recombine with water to become acidic (this depends on where they fall on the Periodic Table - i.e. it depends on how many electrons they have in their outer energy level). Other minerals recombine to become alkaline (similar reason). This technology separates the two types of water, and both become useful (first link, below). The Living Water Essentials unit allows the user to select different levels of acidity and alkalinity. At the same time, it creates a beneficial ORP" (Oxidation-reduction potential), causing the water to act as an antioxidant. This benefit is as significant as the hydration benefit.

* High positive ORP water is a great disinfectant - Oxidation-reduction potential is the potential voltage at which (1) oxidation occurs at the anode (positive) and (2) reduction occurs at the cathode (negative) of an electrochemical cell. For disinfection purposes, when a microbe is exposed to a high positive ORP, the oxidizing liquid pulls electrons away from the microbe's cellular membrane, causing it to become destabilized and leaky. This leads to rapid death of the microbe.

* High negative ORP water is great for your health - When we see a piece of iron rusting, or a slice of apple turning brown, we are seeing examples of relatively slow oxidation. When we look at a fire, we are witnessing very rapid oxidation. Basically, oxidation involves an exchange of electrons between two atoms. The atom that loses an electron is said to be "oxidized." The atom that gains an electron is said to be "reduced." Thus we get the term "Oxidation-reduction" (one substance loses an electron; the other substance gains one).

If you consistently drink water (or soft drinks or coffee) with a high positive ORP, the beverage will have a tendency to steal electrons from the other atoms in your body, oxidizing your other atoms. Think of the iron rusting or the apple turning brown. Basically, that is what positive ORP beverages will do to you. Drinks with a high positive ORP (+150 to +450) include coffee, soda, bottled water, Gatorade and Powerade, and almost every drink sold at stores. Even tap water has positive ORP...even though it is required by law to have a neutral pH level.

Now consider the opposite case. If you consistently drink water with a high negative ORP (-150 to -450), your water will be able "give" electrons to atoms in your body that are in need of them. For example, the water will "reduce" the free radical atoms that are missing electrons so that those atoms cannot cause oxidation damage to your body. 

Oxidation causes decay, which is unwanted. The only water that has a high negative ORP is alkaline water, usually produced by a special water ionizer. An advantage of alkaline water is that it can reverse or counteract the negative effects of the oxidizing drinks and foods we eat in our so-called normal lives. 

The term antioxidant is well known. An antioxidant is a substance with a negative ORP or Oxidation-reduction potential. There is a huge market for antioxidants because they help prevent your body from decaying and oxidizing. The most affordable antioxidant that can be consumed in large quantities is alkaline water.

Could This be a Placebo Effect? You be the Judge.

 Enthusiastic personal testimonies are interesting; but the proof for you is when YOU try the water.

Sounds like Carol is having fun with her new C7!

Dear Bob,

Here is my Living Water Essentials testimony for the first 92 hours.

We first set the counter top unit up at our Distributor's house, made several gallons of water for her, and each of us drank two 10 oz. glasses of 8.5 water. 

It was about 9 a.m. the next morning when we connected the unit in our home because we had to wait to turn off the water softener. David and I each drank two 10 oz. glasses of 8.5 immediately, and at about 10:30 a.m. I had a 3rd glass of 8.5, plus I filled a small glass juice bottle with the 8.5 to take with me to an event. I was not thirsty during the 4 hour event, so I only drank about 4 oz. of water during that time.

The first difference for me that I noticed was that from 10:30 to 3:30 p.m. I did not make a bathroom stop. That is highly unusual for me.  Then at home I drank 2 more glasses of 8.5 and we were off to town again and went to a church gathering, where I noticed the second difference for me - the backs of my hands were soft and smooth! That also is highly unusual. The lady sitting beside me at supper was a person I was hesitant to approach with our products. But I was so surprised at the look of my hands that I blurted out, "Look at my hands! Feel them!"  So we talked a bit before she had to leave, I explained I had started on this new water, and as she left she said, "Let me know how that turns out." 

The cuticles around the nails on each finger are usually torn and the backs of my hands are dry and old looking. I could use hand lotion but I choose not to use the chemicals. Using the test for dehydration - pinching the skin to measure the length of time for it to return to smooth - I counted only to 2, whereas I usually counted to 4. That was 20 hours after my first 2 glasses of 8.5 water. As I write this, it is 92 hours since the first glasses of water and my hands still feel as soft as that first evening. The cuticles are at least 75% healed.

The third difference for me was the healing of 3 continually open small sores. Two of these sores were present for months. (I know the health risks of sores that do not heal - I just kept hoping they would heal.)  Anyway, 72 hours after the first glasses of Living Water Essentials, all three sores were healed over! 

The fourth difference for me was sleeping. Usually I am up 2 -3 times per night, rarely sleeping more than 3 hours at one time. The second night I was up in 3 hours, and then slept more than 4 hours before waking again. The next 2 nights I also slept for at least 4 hours in a stretch.

The fifth difference for me is not making the frequent trips to the bathroom, which I usually do, and which I expected because distributors who already had the 8.5 water reported frequent bathroom trips at the start of enjoying the 8.5 water. I figure the reason why I don't go to the bathroom is that I was so dehydrated that my cells were soaking up the water instead of it running right through.  

I also am not thirsty now. Everyone around me knows that I drink a lot of water - I never went anywhere without a water supply. Now I drink and enjoy a full glass, but I am not thirsty. 

An unusual report: For 15 years now I have had only 1 kidney - the left one. I noticed that on my arms and legs that the skin on the left side is less dry than on the right side. I say less dry because it has not caught up to being moist and healthy. 

About my husband David: He has not experienced a difference yet with the 8.5 water. However, he knows the value of it and is making an effort to drink it early morning and evening, and of course during the day.

The counter top unit isn't meant to be portable, however, I know that we will not travel without our Essential Living Water unit going with us!!  Along with the Fresh Air units!

Carol Roth

Mead Distributing International

1364 Huron Lane

Jackson, MO 63755

PS - Here is footnote: This afternoon, 114 hours (4 1/2 days) after beginning with the 8.5 Essentials Living Water, my husband said to me "I sure can go up and down these stairs better than I could." I wasn't really sure what he meant, so I asked him. He replied, "My knees don't hurt now."