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Kids Should Drink Water

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KEEP YOUR KIDS HEALTHY WITH WATER

Kids should drink water. So when your children are thirsty, instead of giving them juice and milk—both of which are nutritious and should be drunk every day, try giving them a nice cool glass of water. Water is the one liquid that helps distribute nutrients throughout the body, which makes sense when you consider that our bodies comprise about 80% water. In short, without drinking a sufficient amount of water daily, our children’s health may be compromised.

The rule of thumb to ensure your kids are drinking enough water is about one quart per 1,000 calories they expend (for children aged 1 or 2 and up. Infants shouldn’t drink water, except when mixed with formula). And most pediatricians recommend monitoring your children’s thirst needs. Give them water in between meals if they seem thirsty and watch their urine output.

Kids in sports: Be sure to fill their water bottles. Younger children don’t tolerate high temperatures as well as adults and can get dehydrated faster. Water helps regulate their body temperatures, which is especially important if your kids are active.

Overall health: Water is essential in helping with digestion, maintaining good blood circulation, and protecting joints and muscle.  Water also maintains sodium balance.

Water & weight:  The number of obese children in the U.S. has risen steadily over the last decade. While many factors come into play, sugary drinks such as sodas and juice are major culprits. This is another reason to encourage kids to drink water in between meals. And try to give them foods that contain water, such as lettuce and celery. Even meat, fish, or chicken contains up to one-half their weight in water.

If you’re unsure about how much water your child should drink daily, check with your child’s physician. Fluid intake needs differ, depending on your child’s activity level and/or special dietary needs.  You might also want to have your tap water tested (whether it comes from your area’s public water supply or a well) to ensure that it doesn’t contain a lot of heavy metals. Some people will add a water filter to remove metals, or purchase water ionizers that remove all drinking water impurities; however, some of these products may also remove fluoride, which is necessary for children up to age 14 for strong, cavity-resistant teeth.

Arthritis Pain is Eased with Good Food & Water

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Good Food & Water Eases Arthritis Pain

Good news: By drinking enough water and eating certain foods, some regeneration of healthy cells and tissues may occur, which may also ease arthritis pain.

Approximately 1 in 3 adults in the US have some form of arthritis or chronic joint pain. And while there are many causes for tissue to degenerate, research has shown that high acidity in the blood may dissolve the cartilage in joints, causing inflammation and pain.

So what’s good? Any food containing omega-3 fatty acids like salmon and herring, walnuts, flax seeds,  canola and extra-virgin olive oils also seem to be beneficial.  And be sure to get a good dose of vitamin C-rich foods—hot chili peppers, guavas, bell peppers, dark leafy vegetables, fresh herbs, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, papayas, kiwi, oranges, tangerines, and strawberries.

Foods high in selenium, like Brazil nuts, shellfish, sunflower seeds, bran, and even liver, pork chops, and bacon, help reduce pain in muscles and joints. Other foods like onions, leeks and tart cherries contain quercetin, which has shown to inhibit inflammation. And don’t forget to drink your green tea as the antioxidant compounds reduce the severity of arthritis.

One thing to watch out for is eating too many foods containing omega-6 fatty acids, which actually can increase inflammation. While a good balance of omega-3s and omega-6s is beneficial (omega-6 fatty acids are good for brain function and normal growth), most of us eat way too many omega-6 foods (oils and seeds found in most packaged baked goods and snacks) than are good for our joints. At the very least, think “moderation.”

And water? Drink plenty—about six to eight glasses a day to get those joints lubed and moving freely. For the best water that provides true hydration, think about alkaline ionized water. Since high acidity levels in the blood increase inflammation, drinking alkaline water may help reduce inflammation and ease some arthritic conditions.

Whole House Water Filtration System: Is An Investment In Your Health

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Whole House Water Filtration System ==> An Investment In Your Health & The No. 1 New Year’s Resolution? 

A friend of mine just built a new house and decided that as part of the finishing touches she would install a whole house water filtration system and top it off with an under counter alkaline water ionizer machine. This total system ensures that her drinking and showering/bathing water is clean, healthy water. While all the water in her new home will provide alkaline water, the ionizer machine in her kitchen ensures that she and her family are keeping healthy from the inside out.

So start the New Year out right and look into the benefits of alkaline ionized water. When you consider our bodies comprise about 80% water, and that all other waters—tap water, distilled, reverse osmosis and bottled waters—are usually quite acidic, remember that drinking pure, alkaline, super-oxygenated ionized water means a healthier you.

Here’s to a wonderful 2012 and to your health!

Cancer Survivor Chooses the Chanson Miracle Max Water Ionizer

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A woman called my favorite healthy water source, the Water Ionizer Station, and spoke with Liz about alkaline ionized water. They talked for over an hour about how she’d completed chemotherapy and radiation treatments for colon cancer. Now that she was no longer undergoing treatment, she believed that drinking alkaline ionized water would be a key component to continue her recovery. Together, they discussed the pros and cons of several ionizer models, reverse osmosis and total home ionized water filtration units, replacement filters, Himalayan rock salt refills and so forth. At the end of their chat, the woman said, “Let’s do this right now. I want the Chanson Miracle Max Water Ionizer.”

If you’ve been reading my articles about the health benefits of ionized water and understand that disease cannot grow in an alkaline environment, as apparently this dear woman had, then you’ll have to agree that her decision to stay healthy, especially after going through a rigorous treatment for cancer, and her decision to choose an alkaline ionized water system makes sense.

Sometimes it’s difficult choosing the right water system for your individual needs. From total home filtration units to portable ionizers and water bottles, there are many options. The folks at the Water Ionizer Station are always helpful and knowledgeable about the latest water ionizers and I encourage you to call them with your questions.

H2GO Portable Ionizer ~ Enjoy Healthy Traveling

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Enjoy Healthy Traveling With The H2GO Portable Ionizer

With the coming holiday season, many of us will be traveling on the road or on an airplane—visiting relatives or just getting away from the holiday hustle and bustle and finding respite on a ski slope or savoring the warmth on a beachside resort. Whatever your plans are, remember to continue eating as healthily as you can (cookies, fudge and scrumptious appetizers are fine in moderation), and do try to find time to maintain some daily physical activity.

Also remember to get your daily intake of healthy, oxygenated alkaline drinking water. How can I do this while I’m away from home you ask? Pretty darn easy, with a portable water alkaline ionizer. It’s safe to pack and weighs about 1 lb. Once you’re at your destination, you can attach the portable ionizer to any water faucet, ensuring that your drinking water “on the go” is as alive and healthy as your ionized drinking water at home.

A good selection and trusted source I use for all types and models of water ionizer machines is at WaterIonizerStation.com.

Here’s to your happy and healthy travels!

A Good Mix—Alkaline Water & Arthritis

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Alkaline Water & Arthritis Is A Good Mixture

After months of pain that began to increase, my friend was diagnosed with mild osteoarthritis in her upper spine/neck area. She could live with the pain, but it also affected her “golf” arm. THAT she couldn’t live with. She started chiropractic treatment which helped a lot, but she was told the treatments could only do “so much,” so the goal was to reduce the inflammation and get her golf swing back.

After several months’ of treatment and a second series of X-rays, her inflammation was negligible, her upper spine was moving well, and her pain was pretty much gone. A few twinges here and there, and yes, taking calcium and increasing core exercises helped, but she also told her doctor that she’d been drinking pure alkaline water for at least six months since being diagnosed. Based on his past experience with other patients with her condition, he was impressed and surprised. He’s now an advocate of alkaline water as a part of osteoporosis and arthritis care/prevention.

Well here’s some news: if the acidic levels in your body are high, your body’s immune system doesn’t function very well. And if the immune system isn’t functioning to capacity, your body starts crashing—joints and soft tissue need cell nutrition, which doesn’t happen in an acidic environment. High acidity also contributes to bone loss, a.k.a. osteoporosis.

By increasing your body’s alkaline levels, your cells and tissues begin rejuvenating, which apparently is part of what helped my friend’s health improve. She continues chiropractic therapy, takes appropriate vitamins and minerals to stave off further bone loss, and boosts her immune system by drinking eight glasses of 9.5 pH alkaline water daily—available only through water ionizer machines.

A good selection and trusted source we use for water ionizer machines is at the WaterIonizerStation.com.

Maury’s Story: Good News!

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My poor 14-year-old cat suffers from “hot spots” on his lower back and tummy. Although I still bathe him once a week with special shampoo, I’ve discovered that by applying acidic waters 3X a day, the redness is going away much faster. He’s also less inclined to lick those areas, so healing can occur.

BIG64 painted morey.jpg 300x199 Maury’s Story: Good News!

Maury

The best source of acidic waters can be found at the Water Ionizer Station. The water ionizers create both alkaline (for healthy drinking) and acidic (for sterilizing and skin conditioning) waters, right from regular tap water.

Join Maury and me by checking out all the water ionizer models and choices at the Water Ionizer Station. He’s happy, and so am I.

David’s Story – Drink Alkaline Water for Better Health

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In 1995, my husband, David, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and no traditional treatments were recommended until the disease progressed. Once the disease progressed, the prognosis was a series of operations, chemotherapy, and eventual death. He was given a life expectancy of approximately 5-8 years. He was 48-years-old.

Looking for another answer, we began working with a noted immunologist in New York who was conducting a clinical trial. Through testing, we discovered David’s acidic blood levels were WAY HIGH. So the first call to order was to lower his acidic levels to a more alkaline environment (diseases cannot grow in an alkaline environment).

I won’t detail the full regimen involved, but by making dietary changes, adding nutritional supplements, and drinking reverse osmosis (RO) water, as regular tap water is too acidic, his acidic levels began to drop.

See Chapter 1 — David’s Story: The Odyssey Begins

Just think if we’d known about water ionizers back then as even RO water is too acidic. Water ionizers, which create alkaline water from tap water, is totally filtered, alkaline and full of oxygen—everything our bodies need to get healthy and stay healthy.

Join us at the Water Ionizer Station where we shop for quality water filtration for your good health.

Would a Water Ionizer Have Saved This Man?

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According to AP Medical Writer, MIKE STOBBE – AP – Wed, Aug 17, 2011– In June 2011, a young man from Louisiana died due to a brain-eating amoeba that is found in “warm ponds or lakes.” His death was unusual, however, as according to health officials, the amoeba was found in his OWN TAP WATER. The young man had been using a neti pot to alleviate allergies or a sinus problem. The Louisiana’s state epidemiologist stated that the “problem wasn’t in the city water samples, but was confined to the home’s water system.”

Now if that young man had been using alkaline water only available through an ionizer, which filters out almost 100% of impurities from tap water, would he still be alive? We will never know.

But think about your own home’s filtration system and what a water ionizer machine could do for you.

How Your Pets Benefit from Acidic/Restructured Water

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No matter how old your pet is, at some point they’ll develop hot spots or other minor skin issues due to cuts and abrasions. OTC ointments may help, but your best bet is spraying those problem areas with acidic water. Acidic water, produced from water ionizers, relieves the pain and stinging on their skin, as well as reduces the itching that our pets get from insect bites, allergies and other environmental irritants.

Acidic water renews and reconditions the skin of both pets and people. It’s the perfect non-toxic answer to keeping your pets “outer parts” healthier, and helps prevent future problems. Try spritzing it on your pet as soon as you suspect an issue, as the wonderful acidic water starts healing the irritation upon contact.

Spritz Me, Please

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I live in the woods, but have many flower beds that I’m forced to weed on a regular basis. Because of an ongoing battle with poison ivy that’s always lurking in the myrtle, and to which I’m highly allergic, I wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts and gloves.  Although I apply a variety of anti-poison ivy ointments and soap post-weeding, I’ve found that by spritzing acidic waters, aka acid water, from my water ionizer onto my arms/legs, even my face, my breakouts have been nil to minimal. If I get a spot or two, by continuing to spritz with acid water, my rash doesn’t spread as much and the healing time is reduced by at least a week.  My skin, overall, feels just great.

Acid water properties are all about disinfecting, removing even E-coli and mold. The acid water may also help reduce issues with our pets (dandruff, ear mites, hot spots), and is great for plants.

But take note:  The acid water is structured water, non-toxic and antibacterial sterilizing water and not for consumption. It’s powerful and wonderful for skin rejuvenation and skin conditions. If you swallow some, however, don’t panic. You can even gargle with it (sore throat, bad breath), and you can spritz your pet’s mouth, too.  But when you want a nice big glass of healthy water to drink, go with the alkaline water instead!

The biggest boon of acid water is for those who have skin issues—bumps, abrasions, acne, minor cuts and burns, psoriasis, itchy/dry skin. For mid-older folks, like me, acid water helps hydrate my skin, reducing those oh so fine lines and wrinkles that seem to appear overnight.

So consider the benefits of acidic waters produced by water ionizer machines. Water ionizers, which produce both alkaline and acidic waters, are the 21st century’s answer to healthy water from the inside out. Think Water Ionizers for your long-term health.

Healthy Water May Ease the Pain

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There are several disorders/diseases—namely fibromyalgia, arthritis and osteoporosis—that seem to be more problematic when people who suffer from one of these health issues have high acid levels in their blood. Generally speaking, when a person’s pH levels are too acidic, the body just doesn’t function very well, and there are many diseases that thrive and get worse in a body where the acid levels are high.

Arthritis

High acidity may contribute to a decrease in joint cartilage, causing bones to lose their cushion and consequently causing joint inflammation.  Acids also contribute to general bone loss.

Fibromyalgia

Certain medications and dietary changes can help reduce some of the symptoms of this chronic pain disorder. It’s been noted that dietary changes to reduce the amount of acid-producing foods, such as found in many nightshade plants, can decrease the number of flare-ups that occur with this disorder.

Osteoporosis

When the body has too much acid, it actually causes calcium to be extracted from the bones. As the body tries to neutralize the acid, it takes away some of the alkaline minerals needed for good pH levels. The consequence is we become calcium deficient, which contributes to osteoporosis and arthritis.

Here’s the good news

By reducing the acidic levels in the blood—eating more alkaline foods and drinking alkaline ionized water—it may aid in reducing the symptoms and pain associated with these health issues, as well as aid in regenerating healthy cells and the immune system.

The Skinny on Alkaline Water & Weight Loss

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Do you have a little too much fat around your belly? Wonder how the heck it developed? You work out, try to eat right, and still that middle roll remains. Chances are your body’s acidic levels are too high, which actually causes the body to store fat.

Key to good health and weight management is to increase your alkaline pH levels to restore proper balance. You can do this by eating less acid-forming foods, such as red meat, processed and refined foods, certain fruits, coffee and alcohol. You can also start drinking alkaline oxygenated ionized water, which helps detoxify the body and eliminates some of the stored fat.  As part of the war on obesity, and too much body fat in general, think alkaline oxygenated water. Get the skinny at the Water Ionizer Station.

Supplement Your Skin with Vitamin C

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Our exteriors (skin), just like our interiors, need vitamins. It’s our body’s largest organ, and gets a lot of wear and tear. It’s assailed on a regular basis from environmental toxins, pollen, dirt, you name it. So it makes sense to fortify our skin on a daily basis.

Think vitamin C for protecting, and maybe even healing your skin. And while some skin lotions/creams are good, you might get a better dose of vitamin C right from your own shower. Check out Vitamin C Shower Filters. No need to change your shower head, just easily attach the filter and voila–you instantly add about 20 grams of vitamin C to your regular water, helping your skin get and stay healthier. Want to know more? Let’s chat.

We Are What We Eat AND Drink

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When it comes to health, many of us think carefully about what we eat and drink. We try to avoid sugary drinks like sodas and even sugar-free drinks, as most contain aspartame and artificial colors. We also try to stay away from processed foods, which contain a lot of sodium and additives. And we’ve all read that to keep our bodies hydrated is a major player in getting and staying healthy, with a recommendation of five-eight glasses of water a day.

But what kind of water are you drinking? Tap water? Bottled water?

For super hydration and optimal health, try alkaline ionized water. An in-home water ionizer machine is designed to convert tap water into pure, alkaline, super-oxygenated water, helping us get and stay healthier. Want to know more about ionized water? Let’s chat.