Rating:  - Not Found Anywhere in Nature, Viktor Schauberger would be Appalled
Acid & Alkaline, Yin & Yang. Nature is all about balance not extremes. This book is not grounded in science or Nature. Within the human body there are multiple pH levels (saliva, urine, blood, inside the cells verses outside the cells, the stomach verses the small intestinal tract verses the large intestinal tract, etc.) The statement that "ALL disease thrives in an acid environment" is completely "false" and unfounded in science. In traditional Chinese medicine, taking strong YANG herbs (like alkaline water), for too long, will overheat and burn the body out; in fact YIN based herbs are considered much more anti-aging and are associated with longevity. Ultimately, Nature is all about balance and this is where true health can be found, not within extremes. Taking extremely Yang or Yin based herbs is only recommended (TCM) for short periods of time and that is how these water alkalizers should be used as well.
Why is it that natural foods on our planet (edible: grains, herbs, fruits, & vegetables) ALL have an ACIDIC pH? Why is it that ALL "healthy" rivers, streams, brooks, creeks and springs have an ACIDIC pH? If one were to look at Professor Louis Claude Vincent's original work (in French) (who developed the Biological Terrain Assessment) he stated "the highest mortality rates were from areas with water that had a pH ABOVE 7. The "higher" the pH and the more calcium within the water the higher the mortality rates (meaning people were dying sooner). Viktor Schauberger was curing cancer (among many other diseases) with water that had an acidic pH as found in Nature.
YANG based herbs (like alkaline water) are not evil and have very important users but must be used with caution and for short periods of time. I could list all the incredible things that strong YANG herbs can do (as this book promotes with alkaline water), which would certainly sound miraculous as they can be; BUT any "good" herbalist would know the danger of promoting the consumption of ONLY yang based herbs as is drinking alkaline water. Alkaline water is "extremely" YANG, which can have many great uses but should NOT be used for long periods of time unless one wants to die of a stroke/heart attack. If I told an educated person to go into their garden and simply eat DIRT for their daily mineral requirements, I would be laughed at (I would hope); BUT drinking alkaline water, which this book promotes, is exactly the same because both are nothing more than inorganic minerals. As human beings we can utilize covalent bonds and some ionic bonds but we are not plants and our cells can not and will not utilize dirt or rocks. Folks, please heed this warning and do NOT be fooled with anything that is NOT found within Nature or science.
Rating:  - Ionized Water
This book does indeed have a lot of helpful information about ionized water, but it seems to be written as a sales piece for one of the many knock off brands that are sadly flooding the market these days. Machines assembled from poor quality parts from China, Korea, or where ever the lowest price part can be found, etc. Quality materials and manufacturing is what will give you, and me, a machine which produces the amazing medical results we are all seeking. The old saying is true, you get what you pay for.
Rating:  - The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water
This book should be required reading for all practicing MD's and Pre-Med students!! Anyone concerned about good health would benefit greatly by reading this book. Should be available in every library. Easy read in just a couple of settings.
Rating: - A Must Read
There are many things one must do to live well, water should be at the top of that list.
Rating: - Great insight into ionized water and it's background
Reading this book was very helpful in trying to sort out all the information that is on the internet about water ionizers and the history of ionized water. We had researched quite a bit online but it was mostly companies selling machines and controversy concerning "Kangen" water. Details in the book describe how and where ionized water started, and Bob McCauley's involvement, along with his father, in the introduction of ionized water in the US. Very interesting... we discovered he had a website (he had a sticker on the book with that info) and we were able to buy a water ionizer from him at a reasonable price... we also learned about a magnetizer that replaces a soft water system that we had been using for years... it takes no maintenance, no salt, no upkeep, and it's a lifetime warranty... and much cheaper than a soft water system... well worth looking into... it produces "soft" water which is what we wanted but without the use of salt and doesn't remove minerals... and to use a water ionizer you want minerals in the water otherwise the electrolysis won't work... very impressed with this book and all the information included...
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