By Lou Ann Savage

In the land of consumer paradise, there are always options. With water alkaline ionizers it is no different. So after getting question after question about what makes the Enagic Kangen Water(TM) ionizer better and what makes it worth the price tag, I was seriously pushed to take a cold, hard, intense look at exactly why this piece of equipment does cost a lot more. What I found was surprising. I discovered, after comparing, that it should probably cost a lot more than thirty-nine hundred dollars and there was no comparison.

“Kangen Water(TM)” is an Enagic registered trademark. It is not an interchangeable term with other kinds of water made by other ionizers. In fact, more and more other manufacturers like to use the name Kangen(TM) for their own kind of water. It’s much like other soda pop companies who would like to use the trademark branded “Coke” name to attract customers.

Here is what the Enagic Kangen Water(TM) machine is…

Endorsed by Hiromi Shinya, M.D. Dr. Shinya is one of the world’s foremost medical doctors in the U.S. and Japan. He invented the instrument commonly used in today’s colonoscopy procedures and has advanced and made this a common technique known as “The Shinya Technique.” Dr. Shinya, so impressed with the properties of Kangen Water(TM), he recommends and prescribes it for his patients.

Endorsed by Dr. Dave Carpenter, foremost naturopath physician in practice for over twenty years, he has dismantled seven such other devices all claiming to do the job of alkalizing. His investigation of these other brands, one of which is the nearest competitor, all proved to fall far short of their claims and their properties diminished in a relative short period of time after purchase and use. The Enagic machine, a virtual ‘workhorse’ is by far the device he recommends to all of his patients.

Endorsed by the Japanese Association of Preventive Medicine for Adult Diseases, this non-profit medical organization in Japan endorses only one product in any given industry. They have chosen, year after year, the Enagic machine above all others in the water device category.The Enagic device is used in 250 hospitals and clinics throughout Japan.

The Enagic water machine has been approved as a medical device by the Japanese government agency. That agency is the equivalent to the U.S. FDA. It is called the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Health. Enagic, a manufacturing company, makes a water ionizer that effectively reaches a level of ORP [Oxidation Reduction Potential] considerably lower than any other brand…a good thing. In part, this is due to seven platinum coated, hand dipped, titanium plates with a large and substantial surface area for creating the best level of ORPs. It is the quality of these plates that give the water its consistency of performance and its incomparable antioxidant property.An O.E.M. manufacturing company, this means Enagic takes full responsibility for quality of every part that goes into the machine. There is no assembly line. The same technician hand assembles your machine from start to finish.

The company, founded 35 years ago, has grown and evolved into the company it is today with a respect and incomparable track record that has been earned over time.

The SD501 offers seven water choices all easily determined and available with a clearly defined LCD touch screen panel and audio instructions. The various selections of water choices on the machine range from drinking, to cooking, to disinfecting, to cleaning. With this many varieties, you virtually eliminate the need for any chemicals whatsoever in your home or environment. The strong alkaline water protects your family from the pesticide residue found on produce and insures that when you buy organic, it stays organic. Did you know that when you “clean” organic produce under the tap, it no longer is organic? Yes, it’s true. The chlorine has to go someplace so it goes right into your food and then contaminates your organically grown produce. The strong acid water from the machine protects against e.coli and salmonella and other life threatening bacteria that might be on your produce and does it all completely and naturally–no chemicals and nothing to threaten your health or the health of the environment. The Enagic device has a 15 year life expectancy. It’s all about quality. When factored in, it certainly makes the retail price very cost efficient. At a break down of 85¢ a day including filters that last through 3000 gallons, the machine is a steal. Truly, there is no comparison to the value found in this medical grade equipment. There simply is no competition. Because Enagic knows their product, they are eager to hold it up against any other make or model. To prove it, they have put a full 5 year warranty on their flagship SD501 machine. Enagic trusts and believes in their product to produce the best water on the planet day-after-day, hour-after-hour and minute-by-minute.

LouAnn Savage is President of Health Fit for Life. She publishes and writes for KangenWaterBlog where you can sign-up for The Weekly Healthline and be notified of new health and wellness programs and events. Follow her at ‘kangenwater’ on twitter and Facebook.

Simple elixir called a ‘miracle liquid’

Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases — and treats athlete’s foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.

By Marla Dickerson
February 23, 2009

Sounds like the old “Saturday Night Live” gag for Shimmer, the faux floor polish plugged by Gilda Radner. But the elixir is real. It has been approved by U.S regulators. And it’s starting to replace the toxic chemicals Americans use at home and on the job.

The stuff is a simple mixture of table salt and tap water whose ions have been scrambled with an electric current. Researchers have dubbed it electrolyzed water — hardly as catchy as Mr. Clean. But at the Sheraton Delfina in Santa Monica, some hotel workers are calling it el liquido milagroso — the miracle liquid.

That’s as good a name as any for a substance that scientists say is powerful enough to kill anthrax spores without harming people or the environment.

Used as a sanitizer for decades in Russia and Japan, it’s slowly winning acceptance in the United States. A New York poultry processor uses it to kill salmonella on chicken carcasses. Minnesota grocery clerks spray sticky conveyors in the checkout lanes. Michigan jailers mop with electrolyzed water to keep potentially lethal cleaners out of the hands of inmates.

In Santa Monica, the once-skeptical Sheraton housekeeping staff has ditched skin-chapping bleach and pungent ammonia for spray bottles filled with electrolyzed water to clean toilets and sinks.

“I didn’t believe in it at first because it didn’t have foam or any scent,” said housekeeper Flor Corona. “But I can tell you it works. My rooms are clean.”

Management likes it too. The mixture costs less than a penny a gallon. It cuts down on employee injuries from chemicals. It reduces shipping costs and waste because hotel staffers prepare the elixir on site. And it’s helping the Sheraton Delfina tout its environmental credentials to guests.

The hotel’s kitchen staff recently began disinfecting produce with electrolyzed water. They say the lettuce lasts longer. They’re hoping to replace detergent in the dishwasher. Management figures the payback time for the $10,000 electrolysis machine will be less than a year.

“It’s green. It saves money. And it’s the right thing to do,” said Glenn Epstein, executive assistant at the Sheraton Delfina. “It’s almost like fantasy.”