Written by: Jaclyn Barker, zazen Water - Friday, July 08, 2011
Every function inside your child’s body is regulated by and depends on their daily intake of water.
Unfortunately the tap water our children drink at school, and at home, no longer has the required nutritional properties to sustain their vital health.
Did You Know?
Your child loses up to 12 cups of water every day through normal bodily functions?
That your child’s body does not have a reserve of water? The water present in their body is already fully engaged?
That the brain is three-quarters water. Concentration, memory and reaction times benefit from proper hydration.
That blood is 90% water and without adequate water intake the volume of our blood can fall. A drop of four percent in blood volume reduces your child’s body’s ability to function by 33 percent!
With so much of your children’s lives depending on it, a good source of alkaline mineral water is also good for your peace of mind.
A quality alkaline mineral water should provide the following benefits to your child, and to the family:
it should clean your tap water of heavy metals, chlorine, rust, bacteria and other particulates that are mostly too microscopic for us to see
it should have mineral rocks that the water sits in after being filtered, which put beneficial minerals back into the water, such as calcium, potassium, magnesium. We know we need minerals as part of a healthy diet, but did you know that minerals in drinking water are more easily and better absorbed than minerals from food?
it should have silver stones to ensure that the water sitting in the bottom tank is ready for drinking and is kept in a pristine state. Silver is a natural anti-bacterial agent and anti-fungal agent, so the water remains healthy for drinking. If you consider all the bottled waters sitting on shelves for long periods of time between when they were bottled and when they are consumed, with no silver continuing to keep the water in a pristine state, its no wonder many of them are found to contain bacteria.
the water should pour through a magnetic tap which effectively reduces the size of the water molecule, meaning the water hydrates the body better. You will notice drinking alkaline mineral water that you do not feel bloated in the gut, even after consuming a couple of glasses at a time. The normal bloating feeling you might experience with tap water is because much of the water is too large to pass into our cells to hydrate.
the mineral rocks also assist to restore often acidic tap water to an alkaline state which is much better for the body. Disease cannot exist in the body in an alkaline state. Disease is all acidic, and we often feed it with drugs that are acidic.
Written by: Jaclyn Barker, zazen Water - Monday, July 04, 2011
By now you will have understood how critical good water is, but we often get asked “Isn’t all water the same?”
NO.NOT ALL WATER IS EQUAL!
Water than can act as a nutrient to your body and increase vitality should be safe, filtered, energised, mineral rich, pH balanced & oxygenated.
Basic water filters remove EVERYTHING from your drinking water ~ both the bad stuff, harmful bacteria, and the good stuff, beneficial minerals.
This water that is stripped of everything cannot sustain life. If you put a gold fish in tap water or simply filtered water, it will die within minutes. Everyone who owns a fish tank knows they must treat water from our taps before adding it to the aquarium.
So if it kills fish, what is it slowly doing to us?
Well, when we drink filtered or distilled water, the body has to borrow essential minerals to process it, using up valuable energy reserves, and robbing our body of minerals needed for other functions. If this type of water is ingested for long periods of time, it leaches out valuable reserves of body minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium and sodium.
You can take mineral supplements to replace them, however it is not easy to replace the minerals in our bodies in the same form as we lost them.
However there is a way to make sure that the water that comes out of your tap is converted to the required levels of quality and safety to restore the natural balance of fluids in your child’s body!
Written by: Jaclyn Barker, zazen Water - Thursday, June 30, 2011
In Australia, we lead the way globally in certain areas of disease and illness.
Cardiovascular disease is our number ONE Killer!
A lifetime risk of developing cancer is 1 in 2 for men; 1 in 3 for women (trending to 1 in 2)
37% of population suffer from sleep disorders
Depression linked to lack of quality sleep (World Health Organisation)
60% of Australia’s adult population are overweight
Diabetes will affect up to 10% of the population by 2010
Water is our most important nutrient – it’s a GLOBAL crisis that threatens to dwarf the Energy Crisis
Water standards in Australia are voluntary guidelines. There are no penalties for non compliance, and no compulsion to inform the public.
A zazen Alkaline Water filter (which should be white)
showing what it has taken out of our drinking water
“Up to 75,000 illness days and 550 deaths are attributed to water contamination in NSW.” (John Archer, Author)
Why is this happening? Dr. Batmanghelidj (author of “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water) states:
“From the new perspective of my 22 years of clinical research into molecular physiology of dehydration…I can safely say the 60 million Americans with hypertension, the 110 million with chronic pains, the 15 million with diabetes, the 17 million with asthma, the 50 million with allergies…all waited to get thirsty. Had they realized water is a natural antihistamine and a more effective diuretic, these people would have been saved the agony of their health problems.”
Whilst this quote is referencing Americans, the same can be said for Australians. In fact in some statistics we are worse than Americans, for example our obesity rate is higher. Not much to be proud of in that.
Dehydration is a condition in which the body’s ability to operate as a self-healing organism is blocked. It affects blood pressure, blood-sugar metabolism, digestion, and kidney function. Thirst means the body is already in this state, and dry mouth is the last symptom of chronic dehydration.
What causes dehydration? Besides the fact that many people don’t drink enough water, they also consume excessive amounts of coffee, sugar-filled drinks, regular and diet soda, herbal and black tea, sports drinks, and concentrated juices.
Sugar dehydrates the body and caffeine is a diuretic that causes the body to eliminate fluids. Most of us think of thirst as the common signal that our bodies need water. However, because we’ve ignored it or responded with fluids that make the situation worse, we’ve become desensitized.
Consequently, as we grow older, we gradually lose our perception of thirst, compounding the challenge and actually speeding up the aging process. Fatigue is the first symptom of dehydration.By the time we feel thirsty, we’re already dehydrated. Pain is yet another sign the body sends, telling us it needs more water
Written by: Jaclyn Barker, zazen Water - Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Recycled water is an issue that many Queenslanders are concerned about. The research I have done shows that the government (and others around the world), are filtering this water with the very best filtration systems available. Stripping everything they possibly can out of the water – this water will then be mixed into our dam supplies etc. to become part of our drinking water. The fact that they are trying to “strip everything other than water” out is very very positive with the current water filtration and disinfectant technologies (which we would expect at a minimum from our government and health authorities).
The UNKNOWN is that what is left in the “dead RECYCELD water” are potentially “drug residues”. However, the quantities of these drug residues is said to be very small (antibiotics, contraceptive pills etc.). They are not able to be measured with current technologies. My current reading and research leads me to believe that no one really knows what the consequence of any of this may be on our long term health.
So what I am doing is making available the zazen Alkaline Water System because of its exceptional filtration and enhancement rebalancing technologies so that we remove as much of these unknowns as possible BUT also take it to the next CRITICAL step. That is to REBUILD THE WATER TO SUPPORT OUR BODY’S NEEDS and support the body in releasing any of the toxins that we ingest from “just living” in our modern times.
By ensuring the body is well hydrated (see what that means below) means we HELP our body perform all its metabolic functions – INCLUDING RELEASING TOXINS which are DUMPED INTO CELLS by our blood so it can maintain a healthy alkaline level state! As we dehydrate the blood becomes thicker, and is not able to release as much fluid to cells, so cells are not able to perform at their optimum including completing all the metabolic processes which include releasing METABOLIC by-products. Over time our cells and bodies become more acidic or toxic.. the reason why so many advertisers push – “DETOX” etc. which is fine but not without adequate alkaline mineral water to flush out our cells continuously!
EFFECTIVE Hydration needs ALKALINE MINERAL WATER (FLUID + ionized MINERALS including the 3 ELECTROLYTE minerals). That is why I call water a NUTRIENT. It is in fact our foundation Nutrient. zazen Alkaline Water has a full (naturally created) balanced range of electrolytes and minerals. Electrolytes transport the Nutrients and the fluid into the cell – ensuring that the cell can perform all the METABOLIC functions including the RELEASE OF TOXINS effectively on an ongoing basis.
With Alkaline Mineral Water you hydrate so much faster because the water is in balance with the body’s needs and is absorbed immediately by the cells. Other water such as bottled & tap etc. need to go to the stomach and be rebalanced – have minerals released into them from the body so that the body can use it. In many instances the body simply passes the water out because many of us are mineral deficient and therefore the body cannot absorb the fluid and any nutrients through the intracellular wall – again compounding dehydration. So with alkaline mineral water – it acts as a natural detox process – enabling the cell to perform its metabolic functions more completely and effectively. That is why I am so passionate about educating people about this.
If we have to drink recycled water and breathe toxic air etc. then what’s the 1 key thing we can each do to make sure we are keeping ourselves and our families as healthy as possible that’s easy and convenient? DRINK ALKALINE MINERAL WATER and Help Your Body do the job it is designed to do, keeping you healthy and vital!
I know people who drank “high quality filtered water” for years – as soon as they start drinking zazen Alkaline Water - they are astounded to find that they feel “better” immediately and do not drink as much coffee or crave sweets etc. Yet prior they thought they were “well hydrated”. In fact they weren’t because most of the water passed through them. They also notice that they are less wrinkled! A sure sign that we are hydrating well.
Written by: Vanessa Drummond, zazen Water - Monday, June 06, 2011
We are about 72% water. It circulates as blood around your body – most of your blood is water. And the water is also in ‘lymph’ which travels around your body through your lymphatic system. Blood and lymph are the main ways the body gets food and oxygen to your cells and the way wastes get taken away – this is a very important job for water!! Blood and lymph also have special cells in them which fight infections – they are part of your ‘immune system’.
Water carries digestive enzymes around your digestive system, so that your food can be broken up into all the bits your body needs.
All the stuff the body doesn’t need has to get out of the body somehow.
Some of it goes from the blood to the kidneys, which make urine - which is mostly water.
Some stays in your gut and comes out as faeces - which is also mostly water!
Some comes out in the air you breathe (if you breathe onto a really cold mirror you will see little drops of water on the glass – this is water from your breath).
Water comes out through the tiny holes in your skin called pores. This water we call perspiration or sweat and it helps to cool our bodies.
Saliva, or spit as we usually call it, is mostly water. When our mouth feels dry we know we really need more water URGENTLY!
Mucus is also mostly water. That’s the stuff that you see too much of when you’ve got a runny nose! But mucus is very important, as it keeps eyes, ears, noses, throats and all your inside bits smooth and slippery so that everything can run around all your body systems without getting stuck!
Water is in the fluids that keep your joints moving smoothly [like knees and elbows] so that your bones don’t creak and groan like a rusty swing. You also use water to keep your body temperature even, at about 37ºC.
Now that you can see how important water is, you can understand why your body needs so much of it. Make sure you drink an alkaline mineral water, like zazen Water, so that your body receives all the nutritional benefits it needs!
Written by: Vanessa Drummond, zazen Water - Thursday, June 02, 2011
Scientists, doctors and health professionals know that dehydration can be linked as the cause of many major behavioral conditions and illnesses. Poor nutrition & dehydration has shown to affect a child's school performance by:
Increasing fatigue
Reducing memory
Making concentration difficult
Increasing behaviours that mimic ADD/ADHD
The biggest trigger of daytime fatigue is lack of water.
A mere 2% drop in a child's body water can trigger:
fuzzy short-term memory loss
trouble with basic maths
difficulty focusing
fatigue and yawning
erratic and moody behaviour
constipation
aches and pains unrelated to an injury or infection
craving sugar, sweets and caffeine
The adolescent brain functions much better if at least 1 to 1.5 litres of quality water is consumed during the average 6.5 hours the student is in school.
When children are given milk, fruit juice and softdrink to the exclusion of water, it only compounds the dehydration problem. At the same time, a cultivated preference for the taste of these drinks will automatically reduce a child’s free urge to drink water. This effect will compound later on in adult life where eventually the signals of thirst get turned off and the dehydration state continues unabated. Studies show that up to 92% of Australians are dehydrated.
We need to impact the need for healthy choices at an early age… Let’s encourage the next generation to become the ‘wellness’ generation!
What happens to alkaline water once it reaches my stomach?
Written by: Vanessa Drummond, zazen Water - Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Among the people who question the validity of alkaline water, the biggest question is, “What happens to the alkaline water once it reaches the stomach, which is highly acidic?” People who have some knowledge of the human body, including medical doctors, ask this question. Let me answer that question once and for all to erase any doubts about the health benefits of alkaline water.
In order to digest food and kill the kinds of bacteria and viruses that come with the food, the inside of our stomach is acidic. The stomach pH value is maintained at around 4. When we eat food and drink water, especially alkaline water, the pH value inside the stomach goes up. When this happens, there is a feedback mechanism in our stomach to detect this and to command the stomach wall to secrete more hydrochloric acid into the stomach to bring the pH value back to 4. So the stomach becomes acidic again. When we drink more alkaline water, more hydrochloric acid is secreted to maintain the stomach pH value. It seems like a losing battle.
However, when you understand how the stomach wall makes hydrochloric acid, your concerns will disappear. A pathologist friend of mine gave me the following explanation. There is no hydrochloric acid pouch in our body. If there were, it would burn a hole in our body. The cells in our stomach wall must produce it on an instantly-as-needed basis. The ingredients in the stomach cell that make hydrochloric acid (HCl) are carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl). NaCl + H2O + CO2 = HCl + NaHCO3, or
KCl + H2O + CO2 = HCl + KHCO3
As we can see, the byproduct of making hydrochloric acid is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3), which goes into blood stream. These bicarbonates are the alkaline buffers that neutralize excess acids in the blood; they dissolve solid acid wastes into liquid form. As they neutralize the solid acidic wastes, extra carbon dioxide is released, which is discharged through the lungs. As our body gets old, these alkaline buffers get low; this phenomenon is called acidosis. This is a natural occurrence as our body accumulates more acidic waste products. There is, therefore, a relationship between the aging process and the accumulation of acids.
By looking at the pH value of the stomach alone, it seems that alkaline water never reaches the body. But when you look at the whole body, there is a net gain of alkalinity as we drink alkaline water. Our body cells are slightly alkaline. In order for them to produce acid, they must also produce alkaline, and vice versa; just as a water ionizer cannot produce alkaline water without producing acid water, since tap water is almost neutral.
When the stomach pH value gets higher than 4, the stomach knows what to do to lower it. However, if the pH value goes below 4, for any reason, the stomach doesn’t know what to do. That’s why we take Alka-Seltzer, which is alkaline, to relieve acidic stomach gas pain. In this case, hydrochloric acid is not produced by the stomach wall, therefore, no alkaline buffer is being added to the blood stream.
Let me give you another example of a body organ that produces acid in order to produce alkaline. After the food in the stomach is digested, it must come out to the small intestine. The food at this point is so acidic that it will damage the intestine wall. In order to avoid this problem, the pancreas makes alkaline juice (known as pancreatic juice). This juice is sodium bicarbonate, and is mixed with the acidic food coming out of the stomach. From the above formulae, in order to produce bicarbonates, the pancreas must make hydrochloric acid, which goes into our blood stream.
We experience sleepiness after a big meal (not during the meal or while the food is being digested in the stomach), when the digested food is coming out of the stomach; that’s the time when hydrochloric acid goes into our blood. Hydrochloric acid is the main ingredient in antihistamines and that is what causes drowsiness.
Alkaline or acid produced by the body must have an equal and opposite acid or alkaline produced by the body; therefore, there is no net gain. However, alkaline supplied from outside the body, like drinking alkaline water, results in a net gain of alkalinity in our body.
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Information and statements made are for education purposes and are not intended to replace the advice of your family doctor.
All the stuff the body doesn’t need has to get out of the body somehow.
