This Kangen water assessment is an opinion piece.
When I first revealed a submit about Kangen a number of years again, I instantly acquired a flood of evil, offended messages from Kangen salespeople and devotees (however largely salespeople). Most of them needed to inform me how unsuitable I used to be, and that their uncle/mom/neighbor/whoever cured their most cancers/can now stroll/healed their autoimmune illness with Kangen water from their Kangen water machine.
People in my feedback have stated that Kangen water has prevented them from getting the flu for 10 years, and has cured their buddies of AIDS and most cancers.
A whole lot of them sound like this:
Have u ever examined the water??
Gave u ever drunk the water ?
How dare you give your opinion about one thing that u haven’t even tried
Do u understand how many individuals are consuming the water and the water helped them to heal themselves from most cancers even and lots of different diseases
This is a medical system and accepted by over 7000 medical doctors
So. Test the water earlier than u waste your time to jot down no true articles
That’s all tremendous, everyone seems to be entitled to their very own opinion.
But what everyone seems to be NOT entitled to, is their very own science. And for my part, Kangen water salespeople and customers have actually overpassed that truth.
Let’s speak about Kangen, water, and science.
What is Kangen Water?
Kangen water machines are produced by an organization referred to as Enagic. These machines change the pH of water by operating it throughout metallic plates in a course of referred to as ‘electrolysis.’ The firm can then say that their water is ‘ionized’ and ‘alkaline.’
The machines are very costly – like hundreds of {dollars}. And the claims which are made about them seemingly justify the price of a Kangen machine. Seemingly.
Kangen water claims
Proponents and Kangen salespeople say that Kangen water hydrates our our bodies higher than regular water, and may enhance well being, detoxify, and maintain us youthful for longer. They say it could make our hair thicker and assist us sleep higher.
They additionally imagine that Kangen and different ionized waters are antioxidants, which may also help stop and heal illness. That’s an enormous declare, particularly after we’re speaking about water…and incurable diseases that make folks determined and susceptible whereas on the lookout for some form of remedy.
Without a doubt, Japan has contributed a ton of unbelievable issues to the world. Groundbreaking electronics, lovely ceramics, martial arts, one of the best chef’s knives ever, and even common anesthesia was developed by a Japanese scientist.
With Kangen, Japan has created a water air purifier and ionizer with a cult following.
But one factor the nation hasn’t accomplished is change human physiology. This is a vital consideration once you’re trying on the efficacy of Kangen water in doing all the things folks declare it does: physiology, particularly our acid-base system, isn’t up for grabs.
It is what it’s, and in the end, we have to work inside its confines.
What is pH?
Acidity and alkalinity, or pH, are measured on a scale of 0-14.
The pH of pure water is 7, and Canadian faucet water is between 7-10.5. Tap water within the US might be across the similar.
Types of Kangen water
Kangen water machines produce 5 completely different ‘types’ of water, aka pH choices:
Strong Kangen water
Strong Kangen water has a pH of 11 (very alkaline), and isn’t meant for consuming.
According to the corporate, this water kind is greatest for meals prep (‘removing the rawness from vegetables’) and cleansing.
Kangen water
Kangen water has a pH of 8.5-9.5. Kangen’s declare about this water kind is that “this electrolytically-reduced, hydrogen-rich water works to restore your body to a more alkaline state, which is optimal for good health.”
Clean water
Clean water has a pH of seven.0, which is impartial and ‘easily absorbed by your body’ (their declare, not mine).
Kangen says this water is greatest for making child meals and taking treatment.
Beauty water
Beauty water has a pH of 4.0-6.0. Apparently, “this slightly acidic water is recognized for its astringent effects. It’s terrific to use for gentle cleaning and beauty care.”
Strong acidic water
Strong acidic water, with a pH of two.7, is for disinfecting.
According to Kangen, “This water has disinfecting properties. Use Strong Acidic Water to sanitize kitchen utensils, countertops, and more to prevent cross-contamination.”
Let’s use hospitals for instance right here. These services have strict an infection management requirements and disinfection of all surfaces in a hospital is crucial. As somebody who has labored in hospitals in each the US and Canada, I’ll say that I’ve by no means even as soon as seen a facility utilizing acidic water to disinfect something.
Is Kangen water wholesome?
I’ve so much to say about all of this.
Let’s begin with the alkaline water and well being idea, which, I’m sorry to let you know, is complete rubbish. But sadly for them, a lot of the Kangen water machine gross sales pitch is determined by the speculation that alkaline water can promote well being.
Although some Kangen reps will let you know that there are quite a few research that show the advantages of consuming alkalized water for well being, that is false. A whole lot of Kangen salespeople have despatched me the identical couple of Japanese research about ionized water. So yeah, I’ve seen these, and for those who’re a Kangen rep studying this, these research aren’t convincing. So no, I don’t have to learn them once more.
In an interplay I had with a Kangen salesperson, they directed me to ‘check Google’ for such research, which is a positive indication that
1. the research don’t exist and
2. the particular person has zero clues about science.
If you’re going to promote one thing that you simply declare is backed up by analysis, the onus is on you to supply stated analysis upon request. Telling me to look the research up for myself is a large crimson flag.
Current research about alkalized water are small and unconvincing, however I suppose for those who can’t interpret analysis or don’t trouble to take a look at it within the first place, you would possibly imagine somebody’s claims that ‘good research exists’ a couple of product.
Don’t make that mistake!
Do we’d like alkaline water to detox or steadiness our our bodies?
No!
Human physiology is an excellent factor, involving complicated processes to make sure homeostasis inside our our bodies.
Balancing pH is a type of processes, which is completed totally by the kidneys and lungs and has ZERO TO DO WITH WHAT YOU EAT, OR WITH KANGEN WATER!!
OMG do I have to say it another time for these of you within the again?
YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE pH OF YOUR BODY WITH FOOD OR WATER!!
Our blood is tightly managed at a 7.4 pH. Period.
A whole lot of alkaline water pushers will argue about say {that a} poor weight-reduction plan could cause ‘systemic acidosis,’ which is one other loopy scare tactic that I completely can’t stand.
Systemic – or metabolic – acidosis will put you into the ICU, and isn’t attributable to consuming ‘acidic’ meals.
Here are the commonest causes of metabolic acidosis:
Ketoacidosis from diabetes kind 1.
Kidney failure.
Excess lactic acid buildup resulting from shock.
Fistulas and different circumstances causes GI losses.
Notice that you simply don’t see, ‘eating acidic food’ on the record. That’s as a result of the idea of ‘systemic acidosis’ by way of acid-alkaline diets is totally made up.
If you may management your physique’s pH by what you eat, we’d all be useless by now. Having an unbalanced physique pH is NOT inflicting all kinds of horrible ailments, as a result of no person is strolling round simply residing their life in that scenario. They’re within the hospital being handled…and never with ionized water.
The essential factors of acid-base steadiness are easy, and there’s no excuse to disregard or not perceive them simply to make a buck.
There can also be no science behind the declare that alkaline water is healthier absorbed and that it hydrates ‘on a cellular level’ higher than strange water. ‘On a cellular level’? Just advertising nonsense.
Everything we do impacts us on a mobile degree, as a result of WE ARE MADE OF CELLS.
Normal water out of your faucet does an awesome job of hydrating us, or we’d all be strolling round dehydrated.
Can Acidic Water Disinfect or Sanitize Surfaces?
Another deceptive declare that Enagic makes is that Kangen ‘acidic’ water can disinfect and sanitize surfaces.
This shouldn’t be solely unimaginable, it’s additionally actually harmful.
Let’s put it this manner: Kangen’s ‘strong acidic water’ is a pH of two.7. To put that determine into real-world phrases, lemon juice has a pH of two, and orange juice’s pH is 3.
So, Kangen’s ‘strong acidic water’ is someplace between lemon and orange juice in its acidity.
Would you employ lemon or orange juice to disinfect a contaminated countertop?
I dare you to spill uncooked rooster juice onto your kitchen counter, wipe it with lemon juice, then make a salad on the identical countertop.
Don’t need to do it, proper? Why not?
BECAUSE 2.7 pH DOESN’T DISINFECT ANYTHING, AND TELLING PEOPLE THAT IT DOES IS COMPLETELY NEGLIGENT.
And right here we now have Kangen’s web site really saying, “Beauty salons, hair salons, eating places, agricultural faculties, daycare facilities, pet retailers, and nursing houses all profit enormously from using Strong Acidic Water.
Daycare centres and nursing houses? I believe simply making this declare needs to be unlawful. Please don’t use water of any kind to scrub contaminated surfaces.
And whereas I’m at it, Kangen water shouldn’t be an antioxidant. That doesn’t even make sense.
Kangen customers submit all kinds of loopy fear-mongering trash on-line, like the next:
The frequent denominator in all of those is that they’re all fear-based, speaking about toxins, authorities conspiracies, and chemophobia. None of those advertising ways are moral or useful.
Mixing meat and starch is secure (though not shocking that somebody with an alkaline weight-reduction plan social feed would make this declare), and that’s NOT colon most cancers in that disgusting picture.
Also: Kangen water doesn’t remedy most cancers. No meals or beverage does. If they did, most cancers wouldn’t exist.
There’s nothing about Kangen water that’s going to assist your hair, your sleep, your illness danger, your pores and skin, or anything, greater than common water.
Despite their ‘toxic’ claims, faucet water isn’t poison. It’s extremely regulated, and anybody who tells you in any other case might be utilizing concern ways to attempt to promote you one thing….like a $5000 Kangen water ionizer that does completely nothing.
Oh, did I point out that Kangen is an MLM firm? That’s not surprising within the least.
Kangen Water Review in Short
If you need filtered water, Kangen water machines can try this for you. But you may get cheaper water filters and NOT purchase into the Kangen grift.
The well being claims made by each Enagic and its customers about acid and alkaline water don’t seem like correct, and there’s no convincing analysis on the advantages of ionized water.
The use of concern ways to promote a product isn’t okay, and the spreading of untruths about physiology and ‘research’ isn’t both.
The total alkaline/ionic water grift must go away now.