This Kangen water evaluation is an opinion piece.
Once I first printed a publish about Kangen a couple of years again, I instantly received a flood of evil, offended messages from Kangen salespeople and devotees (however largely salespeople). Most of them needed to inform me how fallacious 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.
Individuals in my feedback have stated that Kangen water has prevented them from getting the flu for 10 years, and has cured their mates of AIDS and most cancers.
Plenty 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 sicknesses
It is a medical system and accredited by over 7000 medical doctors
So. Check the water earlier than u waste your time to put in writing no true articles
That’s all fantastic, everyone seems to be entitled to their very own opinion.
However what everyone seems to be NOT entitled to, is their very own science. And in my view, Kangen water salespeople and customers have actually overpassed that truth.
Let’s speak about Kangen, water, and science.
What’s Kangen Water?
Kangen water machines are produced by an organization known as Enagic. These machines change the pH of water by operating it throughout steel plates in a course of known as ‘electrolysis.’ The corporate can then say that their water is ‘ionized’ and ‘alkaline.’
The machines are very costly – like 1000’s of {dollars}. And the claims which might be 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 might enhance well being, detoxify, and hold us youthful for longer. They are saying it could actually make our hair thicker and assist us sleep higher.
Additionally they imagine that Kangen and different ionized waters are antioxidants, which will help forestall and heal illness. That’s an enormous declare, particularly after we’re speaking about water…and incurable sicknesses that make individuals determined and susceptible whereas searching for some type of remedy.
Indubitably, Japan has contributed a ton of unimaginable issues to the world. Groundbreaking electronics, stunning ceramics, martial arts, the very best chef’s knives ever, and even normal anesthesia was developed by a Japanese scientist.
With Kangen, Japan has created a water air purifier and ionizer with a cult following.
However one factor the nation hasn’t finished is change human physiology. This is a crucial consideration while you’re trying on the efficacy of Kangen water in doing every little thing individuals declare it does: physiology, particularly our acid-base system, isn’t up for grabs.
It’s what it’s, and finally, we have to work inside its confines.
What’s 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. Faucet water within the US might be across the identical.
Sorts of Kangen water
Kangen water machines produce 5 totally different ‘varieties’ of water, aka pH choices:
Robust Kangen water
Robust Kangen water has a pH of 11 (very alkaline), and isn’t meant for consuming.
In line with the corporate, this water kind is finest for meals prep (‘eradicating the rawness from greens’) 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 revive your physique to a extra alkaline state, which is perfect for good well being.”
Clear water
Clear water has a pH of seven.0, which is impartial and ‘simply absorbed by your physique’ (their declare, not mine).
Kangen says this water is finest for making child meals and taking medicine.
Magnificence water
Magnificence water has a pH of 4.0-6.0. Apparently, “this barely acidic water is acknowledged for its astringent results. It’s terrific to make use of for mild cleansing and wonder care.”
Robust acidic water
Robust acidic water, with a pH of two.7, is for disinfecting.
In line with Kangen, “This water has disinfecting properties. Use Robust Acidic Water to sanitize kitchen utensils, counter tops, and extra to forestall cross-contamination.”
Let’s use hospitals for instance right here. These amenities 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 quite a bit to say about all of this.
Let’s begin with the alkaline water and well being concept, which, I’m sorry to inform you, is whole rubbish. However sadly for them, a lot of the Kangen water machine gross sales pitch depends upon the speculation that alkaline water can promote well being.
Though some Kangen reps will inform you that there are quite a few research that show the advantages of consuming alkalized water for well being, that is false. Plenty of Kangen salespeople have despatched me the identical couple of Japanese research about ionized water. So yeah, I’ve seen these, and when you’re a Kangen rep studying this, these research aren’t convincing. So no, I don’t must learn them once more.
In an interplay I had with a Kangen salesperson, they directed me to ‘examine Google’ for such research, which is a positive indication that
1. the research don’t exist and
2. the individual has zero clues about science.
Should you’re going to promote one thing that you just 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 purple flag.
Present research about alkalized water are small and unconvincing, however I assume when you can’t interpret analysis or don’t trouble to have a look at it within the first place, you would possibly imagine somebody’s claims that ‘good analysis exists’ a couple of product.
Don’t make that mistake!
Do we want alkaline water to detox or stability our our bodies?
No!
Human physiology is a superb factor, involving complicated processes to make sure homeostasis inside our our bodies.
Balancing pH is a type of processes, which is finished completely by the kidneys and lungs and has ZERO TO DO WITH WHAT YOU EAT, OR WITH KANGEN WATER!!
OMG do I must 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. Interval.
Plenty of alkaline water pushers will argue about say {that a} poor weight loss program may 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 brought on by consuming ‘acidic’ meals.
Listed here are the most typical causes of metabolic acidosis:
Ketoacidosis from diabetes kind 1.
Kidney failure.
Extra lactic acid buildup on account of shock.
Fistulas and different situations causes GI losses.
Discover that you just don’t see, ‘consuming acidic meals’ on the checklist. That’s as a result of the idea of ‘systemic acidosis’ by way of acid-alkaline diets is totally made up.
Should you might management your physique’s pH by what you eat, we’d all be lifeless by now. Having an unbalanced physique pH is NOT inflicting all types of horrible illnesses, as a result of no person is strolling round simply residing their life in that state of affairs. They’re within the hospital being handled…and never with ionized water.
The details of acid-base stability are easy, and there’s no excuse to disregard or not perceive them simply to make a buck.
There may be additionally no science behind the declare that alkaline water is healthier absorbed and that it hydrates ‘on a mobile degree’ higher than bizarre water. ‘On a mobile degree’? Simply advertising nonsense.
Every little thing we do impacts us on a mobile degree, as a result of WE ARE MADE OF CELLS.
Regular water out of your faucet does an excellent job of hydrating us, or we’d all be strolling round dehydrated.
Can Acidic Water Disinfect or Sanitize Surfaces?
One other deceptive declare that Enagic makes is that Kangen ‘acidic’ water can disinfect and sanitize surfaces.
This isn’t solely inconceivable, it’s additionally actually harmful.
Let’s put it this fashion: Kangen’s ‘robust acidic water’ is a pH of two.7. To place that determine into real-world phrases, lemon juice has a pH of two, and orange juice’s pH is 3.
So, Kangen’s ‘robust acidic water’ is someplace between lemon and orange juice in its acidity.
Would you utilize lemon or orange juice to disinfect a contaminated countertop?
I dare you to spill uncooked hen 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 website really saying, “Magnificence salons, hair salons, eating places, agricultural faculties, daycare facilities, pet outlets, and nursing houses all profit drastically from the usage of Robust Acidic Water.
Daycare centres and nursing houses? I feel simply making this declare ought to be unlawful. Please don’t use water of any kind to scrub contaminated surfaces.
And whereas I’m at it, Kangen water is just not an antioxidant. That doesn’t even make sense.
Kangen customers publish all types 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 loss program social feed would make this declare), and that’s NOT colon most cancers in that disgusting picture.
Additionally: Kangen water doesn’t remedy most cancers. No meals or beverage does. In the event that 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 the rest, greater than common water.
Regardless of their ‘poisonous’ 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 Assessment in Brief
If you would like filtered water, Kangen water machines can do this for you. However 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 usage of concern ways to promote a product isn’t okay, and the spreading of untruths about physiology and ‘analysis’ isn’t both.
The whole alkaline/ionic water grift must go away now.
