ALKALINE HYDROGEN WATER STICK

• Size - 5.75" L x .7" Dia .. Weight - 2.2 Ounces
• Material - Body is 304 Stainless Steel .. Comes in plastic carrying case - easy to carry and store
• Instructions included - All Natural Contents
• Stick lasts about one year with 2 glasses a day

Before I bought this product I did plenty of online research on alkaline water. I was trying to understand what the benefits were and why people would pay thousands of dollars for the water ionizers. Some of the conclusions that I came to was that the alkalinity of the water was not the beneficial aspect of the water ionizers, but rather the antioxidant effects of the water. As I understand, the antioxidant effects of water or solution is measured in ORPs, which stands for Oxidation Reduction Potential, also called Redox. ORPs also measure the oxidizing effects of water.

The effects of oxidation can be witnessed when metal rusts, when a sliced apple browns, or when a material is burning. Oxidation probably works similarly in the human body, though I am not a biologist or scientist and cannot make any claims. It seems that this is why antioxidants are so popular and said to be such an important part of the body''s diet. If oxidation has the effect of breaking down, then antioxidants could be said to have the effect of building up, or at least not breaking down. Please do your own research to verify the accuracy of this information.

We were contemplating purchasing one of the less expensive water ionizers ($700 range), but it didn''t seem to make sense when some of the portable and inexpensive water ionizers such as this stick were making claims of producing negative ORP, which would be antioxidant water (I think). The expensive machines claim to produce water with an ORP in the range of anywhere from -200 to as high (or low) as -1100. As you might guess, ORP in the negative range is an antioxidant, whereas ORP in the positive range is an oxidant (again I think). I don''t know where exactly the transition point is, meaning if 0 ORP is perfectly neutral or not.

So I decided to purchase a digital ORP meter ($100) that also measured pH at the same time I ordered the portable ionizer sticks (I ordered a NewCell Alkaline Hydrogen Portable Water Ionizer Stick and a Alkaline Hydrogen Water Stick aka Diet Water Ion Stick), since using a meter is the only way to determine the ORP and this is the critical measurement. Fortunately everything arrived at the same time. Over the next few days I ran a battery of tests using different waters and taking measurements before using the stick and after. The tests were performed in my kitchen and not highly controlled, although I did do my best by rinsing everything with each new sample using the water of that particular sample as the rinse. By the way, the two portable ionizer sticks were identical, the only difference was that one cost twice as much.

Per the instructions on the portable water ionizer I placed the stick inside of a water bottle and shook for 30 seconds, then let sit for 20 minutes. I took before and after samples. Here are the results of the tests:

These first two tests I did out of the box, the remaining 7 I did a few days later.

Tap water

Before

pH: 8.17

ORP: 490

After

pH: 9.02

ORP: -125

Distilled water

Before

pH: 6.9

ORP: 230

After

pH: 10.02

ORP: -80

These tests I did a few days after I had the ionizer sticks and had been using them frequently (I only used one of the two sticks to keep the results consistent, though I get similar results from either stick):

Tap water

Before

pH: 8.29

ORP: 579

After

pH: 8.75

ORP: 75

Distilled water

Before

pH: 6.45

ORP: 350

After

pH: 10.06

ORP: 13

Arrowhead brand

Before

pH: 7.82

ORP: 243

After

pH: 8.41

ORP: 50

Crystal Geyser brand

Before

pH: 6.88

ORP: 260

After

pH: 7.34

ORP: 4

Safeway brand spring water

Before

pH: 7.67

ORP: 251

After

pH: 8.75

ORP: 24

Evian brand

Before

pH: 7.49

ORP: 258

After

pH: 8.0

ORP 10

Fuji brand

Before

pH: 7.88

ORP: 262

After

pH: 8.07

ORP 23

Conclusions: As you can see from the results the ionizer sticks had the most significant effects on the distilled and tap waters. Also, I forgot to remove the stick one morning and it sat in the water for almost 2 hours. It raised the pH of the water by about another half point from the standard results but had no appreciable effects on the ORP. It seems that shaking the water vigorously for a longer period of time will get you lower ORP.

I think that these products are definitely worth the money, and I would recommend purchasing an ORP meter if you are serious about getting the results you want.

I hope this information helped you.

UPDATE:

Sorry, I forgot to do the update earlier. About a month after having these units, I noticed that he ORP was not lowering much with use. So I decided to try to clean the units. I read somewhere in another review that using vinegar would help. So I did this. I soaked it in vinegar and shook it like I did when using it normally. Then I drained it after a minute or so, and had to rinse it by adding clean water and shaking as if I were using it normally. I had to do this several times to eliminate the smell of vinegar.

This process dramatically increased the effectiveness of the unit. I didn''t record the numbers but I remember that it was performing similarly to when it was new. A couple or a few weeks later I measured the ORP again and noticed again that it was steadily declining (moving higher into the positive range), so I did the cleaning process again. This time I soaked it and forgot about it for about 10 or 15 minutes, letting it soak in the vinegar. After cleaning out the vinegar, I noticed that there were bits and pieces of the filtering materials that were coming out of the unit into the water. After about a dozen thorough rinsings, this would not stop. I have up after about a dozen rinses believing that I ruined the unit by soaking it in vinegar for a prolonged period of time, and threw it away.

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I bought this based on the other customers review . I distill my well water because of farm contamination . I had been adding cellfood but that gets costly . This stick really makes my water taste so smooth .

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This is a simple mineral stick to put in your water. It does change the taste of the water. It makes it taste like mineral water. Now whether this is the magic bullet I couldn''t say, but I drink a lot of water from an RO filter, which removes all minerals so I think that this does help.

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The stick gets rusty and leaks into the water. Initially the alkalinity is high and I thought this was going to be a great, convenient method to make my water alkaline. Until the rust.

Product doesn''t work started at neutral pH and was actually *lower* after leaving the stick in for several hours. Please also note the user below posted the exact same statics in another review so I''m not sure which product the statics are from.