About Kangen Water - Most know It is a scam
Recently there has been a lot of talk about the unique and health-giving benefits of Kangen water. This interest in Kangen water coincided with the push into the alkaline water market by a MLM (Multi Level Marketing) company.
You hear a lot these days about alkaline or ionized water. In short and based on actual science, raising the alkalinity of water doesn't do much for you. The people selling these devices seem like they belong to a cult. They have 'rah rah' parties where the pump up the crowd and fill them full of falsehoods not backed by any scientific evidence. You know a medical product is snake oil when all the salesperson can do is offer outlandish claims based on testimonials and never one ounce of medical proof. People are making claims that alkaline water cures cancer, heart disease, eye problems and all sorts of diseases. Yet there is not one mention of this ''Amazing Drug'' on any government medical website such as the fda, cdc, epa or any others. These devices are snake oil. If you bought one of these devices, we would suggest getting an immediate refund.
Also see : About Alkaline Water - Another Scam
Great Article : Health claims about Kangen, Alkaline and Ionized water are nonesense.
Changing the pH of drinking water offer no health benefit. The best example of this is Kansas City Missouri where the drinking water pH is over 10. Citizens of Kansas City are no healthier.
Basically you are throwing your money away, you would can get the same result by eating a tums antacid.
Myth: Kangen water is different from alkaline, ionized water.
Fact: The word 'Kangen' in Japanese means 'return to origin' and is simply a marketing term. The Enagic water ionizer contains a filter and ionizing chamber just like all other alkaline water ionizers. Also Enagic ionizers create the same type of alkaline and acidic water as created by all other water ionizers.
Beware of claims that you can change your blood pH
Tammy Roberts, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist in Barton County, University of Missouri Extension
Original article
Sarah Janicek, B. S., Extension Associate, Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri Extension
You may have seen advertisements about eating certain foods to change the pH of your blood so that you can prevent cancer, become more youthful, have more energy, or prevent a variety of other diseases. The pH of any solution can range in number from 0-14. Seven is considered a neutral solution. Above 7 is more alkaline and below 7 is more acidic. The fact is our blood pH remains fairly constant and we cannot change it by what we eat.
The type of diet some of these advertisements refer to is the Alkaline Ash diet. This diet promotes consumption of fruit, vegetables and milk with only minor amounts of meat, fish, eggs, and grains. The thought is that if you eat these foods, your body will benefit by becoming more alkaline. These foods do leave by-products that make the urine more alkaline. But urine is not blood. Urine is contained in the bladder and then excreted.
Supporters of this diet believe that it can prevent cancer because some studies have shown that in a test tube, cancer cells grow faster in an acidic environment. In similar tests, chemotherapy drugs have worked more effectively if the area around the tumor was more alkaline. These are only test tube studies and have not been tested in the human body. According to Dr. Gabe Mirkin in an article on www.quackwatch.org, studies show that cancer cells cannot survive in an alkaline environment but neither can any of the other cells in your body.
The normal pH of the body is 7.35 to 7.45. If something happens to change this, the body immediately works to get the pH back to this range. There are certain situations when the pH of the body changes slightly. For example, when lactic acid is produced (during or after a hard workout) or when the kidneys are not functioning properly. In the case of the workout, the body adjusts in different ways to get the pH back to normal. In the case of kidneys not working properly, dialysis is needed to help maintain the pH of the blood. Dr Mirkin states that anything that changes the pH of your body can make you very sick and death could result.
Another thing to note is that the pH of the blood will not be the same as the pH of the urine or saliva. Don’t believe that you can test either the urine or saliva and know the pH of your blood. The only way to test the pH of the blood is to actually test the blood.
The American Cancer Society does recommend a diet of mostly plant foods with limited saturated fat and added sugars. The reason plant-based foods help reduce the risk of cancer is because of the nutrients the plant contains, not because they can change the pH of your blood.
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