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The Importance of Water in Maintaining Intracellular Hydration
Water sustains all forms of life, including human life. Although water
is all around us, it is one of the most mysterious substances on this
planet. Scientists are still discovering amazing facts about water.
More than 70% of our body weight is water; that translates into about
10 gallons of water for a person of 120 lbs. It is very important to
have a good understanding of water and to drink the right kind of water.
Water is a strong solvent, carrying many invisible ingredients such
as minerals, oxygen, nutrients, waste products, pollutants, etc. Sea
water is salty because over time, it dissolved minerals and salts from
the mountains and carried them down stream to the ocean. Inside the
human body, blood (90% of which is water) circulates, distributing nutrients
& oxygen, and collecting wastes & carbon dioxides, delivering
them to the disposal organs. If water was not a strong solvent, it could
not perform these functions.
A water molecule is H2O; that is two hydrogen atoms and
one oxygen atom stuck together. The shape of the water molecule is like
a Mickey Mouse face (the head is oxygen and the two ears are hydrogen).
Since oxygen is electrically negative and hydrogen is positive, the
water molecule is electrically polarized. For this reason, a water molecule
cannot exist independently; it must combine with other water molecules
to form a five or six-sided structure called a water cluster. In lower
temperatures, most of the structures are hexagonal: snow flakes are
hexagonal.
In distilled water, at room temperature, one out of 10 million (1 in
107) water molecules is ionized. When a water molecule is
ionized, it is split into hydrogen ions H+ and hydroxyl ions
OH-. Neutral water means that the number of hydrogen ions
equals the number of hydroxyl ions in a container. The number is 10-7
times the entire number of water molecules in that container (that number
we will call N). We abbreviate this by saying that the water
has a pH value of 7).
Acid water has a larger number of hydrogen ions than that of hydroxyl
ions. For example, the number of hydrogen ions in acid water, with a
pH value of 4, is 10-4 times N, and that of hydroxyl
ion is 10-10 times N. The law of nature is such that
the exponents must add up to 14 (4+10). The number of hydrogen ions
in alkaline water, with a pH value of 9, is 10-9 times N,
and that of hydroxyl ion is 10-5 times N.
Note that 10-5 is larger than 10-9 by 10,000 times
and, again, 5+9 is 14. Because the exponents must add up to 14, pH value
of 7 is considered neutral. Since the value of pOH is 14 minus the value
of pH, we don't measure nor mention its value; it will be known once
the pH value is known. For that reason, there are only pH meters and
no pOH measuring instruments.
Since alkaline water has more OH-s than H+s,
there are more oxygen atoms in it than in neutral water; that's why
alkaline water is sometimes called oxygen rich water. In the
same manner, acid water is oxygen deficient water. An interesting
trivial fact is that there are approximately 1025 H2O
molecules in a 10 ounce glass of water. If that water has a pH value
of 10, there are approximately 1021 hydroxyl ions (OH-) and
approximately 1015 hydrogen ions (H+). The number of hydrogen
ions is one millionth of that of hydroxyl ions, which is negligible.
It is this abundant amount of hydroxyl ions that neutralizes acid
hydrogen ions in our body to reduce the accumulated acid wastes, thus
reversing the aging process.
The Purposes of Hydration
The body must continuously be in a proper state of hydration. Because
2.5 liters of water is lost each day through normal bodily functions,
this must be replaced. There are two major issues that emphasize the
need to keep the body adequately hydrated, with water of the best quality,
content, and structure so it can maintain homeostasis.
First, the water we put in our body must be able to prevent toxins
and chemical substances from accumulating and creating destructive
influences on cells. Water must bring all minerals and nutrients required
for cell metabolism, and remove any substances that can damage the
cell. It must also be able to protect cell walls from damage and invasion.
Second, since water is involved in every function of the body, it
must act as a conductor of electrochemical activity, such as neurotransmission,
by moving water from one nerve cell to another smoothly and effectively.
Movement of water in the body between cells (extracellular fluid) is
caused by osmosis. This is created by magnetic forces in the body, which
keep the movement in balance. As water flows, changes in pressure create
movement across the cell membranes. Any changes in pressure will allow
proteins, minerals and other nutrients being carried by the blood to
escape into spaces between vessels and deprive the cells of their vital
needs to sustain life. When water in the blood is contaminated with
chemicals, it enters the cells and changes their structure, which in
turn could lead to changes in DNA. This is the start of the disease
process, which is very similar to the aging process.
Energized Water
Much research has been conducted on the effects of energized water
on the body's response systems. Reports from studies suggest that energized
water (also called structured or clustered) can help the body resist
disease and slow aging by:
- Increasing Intracellular Hydration
- Replacing Depleted Essential Minerals
- Stabilizing and Protecting Cells
- Helping To Maintain Normal Blood Flow and pH
- Flushing Out and Preventing Wastes from Accumulating in Cells
- Preventing Free Radicals from Forming
Water with added trace minerals can maintain its right balance because
of its high mineral content. The most unique feature of energized water
is the formation and organization of its molecules. Energized water
is naturally formed of smaller molecular clusters, that have a higher
density than other water. The smaller molecule clusters make it easier
for water to pass readily through cell membranes into the nucleus, for
better delivery of nutrients, and removal of toxins & waste materials
from the cells.
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