Healing Water Works - Ionized Water

The quality of your source water is critical when it comes to ionizer performance and protecting the performance of your investment over time. Let's face it, ionizers are not cheap; they represent one of the most important investments you will ever make in your health. Healing Water WORKS wants all of our customers to understand the issue of water quality. Once you understand you can make an informed choice. The choice is clear - IonWays!	Water 101 Oxidation pH Acids & Bases Oxygen & Free Radicals Antioxidants Ionized Water Antioxidant Potential
Ionized water is the product of mild electrolysis which takes place in the ionized water unit. The production of ionized water, its properties, and how it works in the human body are described in the next section. Ionized water is treated tap water that has not only been filtered, but has also been reformed in that it provides reduced water with a large mass of electrons that can be donated to active oxygen in the body to block the oxidation of normal cells. THE IONIZED WATER UNIT Redux Potential Normal tap water, for example, with a pH of 7 is approximately neutral on the pH scale of 0 to 14. When measured with an ORP (oxidation potential) meter its redox potential is approximately +400 to +500 mV. Because it has a positive redox potential, it is apt to acquire electrons and oxidize other molecules. Reduced Ionized Water, on the other hand, has a negative redox potential of approximately -250 to -350 mV. This means it has a large mass of electrons ready to donate to electron-thieving active oxygen. Before discussing the properties of Ionized Water further, let's take a look at what happens inside an Ionized Water producing unit. How an IONIZED WATER Unit works The Ionized Water unit, slightly taller and thicker than a large dictionary on end, is an electrical appliance connected to your kitchen water supply to perform electrolysis on tap water before you drink it or use it in the kitchen for cooking or cleaning.
A special attachment re-directs tap water out of the faucet through a plastic hose into the Ionized Water unit. Inside the Ionized Water unit, the water is first filtered through activated charcoal. Next, the filtered water passes into an electrolysis chamber equipped with a platinum-coated titanium electrode where electrolysis takes place.
Cations, positive ions, gather at the negative electrodes to create cathodic water (reduced water). Anions, negatively charged ions, gather at the positive electrode to make anodic water (oxidized water). Through electrolysis, reduced water not only gains an excess amount of electrons (e-), but the cluster of H 2O seem to be reduced in size from about 10 to 13 molecules per cluster to 5 to 6 molecules per cluster. The reduced water comes out of the faucet, and the oxidized water comes out of a separate hose leading into the sink. You can use the reduced water for drinking or cooking. The oxidation potential of the oxidized water makes it a good sterilizing agent, ideal for washing hands, cleaning food or kitchen utensils, and treating minor wounds. What the IONIZED WATER Unit Produces Redox potential comparison After electrolysis of the water inside the Ionized Water unit, reduced water comes out of the cathodic side and oxidized water comes out of the anodic side. Compare these measurements of these three types of water: tap water before electrolysis, the reduced water, and the oxidized water.

Reduction-oxidation (redux) potential
Water Type	Leads to:	pH	What it Means
Tap Water	+400 to +500mV	7	Slight oxidation potential
Reduced Water	-250 to -350mV	8	Strong reduction potential contains a mass of electrons that can be donated to free radicals.
Oxidated Water	+700 to +800mV	4	Strong oxidation potential, a shortage of electrons giving it the ability to oxidize and sterilize.