This Kangen water evaluate is an opinion piece.
After I first printed a put up about Kangen a couple of years again, I instantly acquired a flood of evil, offended messages from Kangen salespeople and devotees (however largely salespeople). Most of them wished to inform me how incorrect 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 mentioned that Kangen water has prevented them from getting the flu for 10 years, and has cured their mates 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 know the way many individuals are consuming the water and the water helped them to heal themselves from most cancers even and plenty of different sicknesses
It is a medical system and permitted by over 7000 medical doctors
So. Take a look at the water earlier than u waste your time to jot down 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 for my part, Kangen water salespeople and customers have actually overlooked that truth.
Let’s discuss 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 metallic 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 can 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 may enhance well being, detoxify, and preserve us youthful for longer. They are saying it may make our hair thicker and assist us sleep higher.
In addition they consider that Kangen and different ionized waters are antioxidants, which may also help stop and heal illness. That’s an enormous declare, particularly once we’re speaking about water…and incurable sicknesses that make folks determined and weak whereas searching for some kind of treatment.
Certainly, Japan has contributed a ton of unimaginable issues to the world. Groundbreaking electronics, lovely ceramics, martial arts, one of the 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 vital consideration once you’re trying on the efficacy of Kangen water in doing every little thing folks declare it does: physiology, particularly our acid-base system, isn’t up for grabs.
It’s what it’s, and in the end, 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 similar.
Kinds of Kangen water
Kangen water machines produce 5 completely different ‘varieties’ of water, aka pH choices:
Sturdy Kangen water
Sturdy Kangen water has a pH of 11 (very alkaline), and isn’t meant for consuming.
Based on the corporate, this water sort 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 sort 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 light cleansing and sweetness care.”
Sturdy acidic water
Sturdy acidic water, with a pH of two.7, is for disinfecting.
Based on Kangen, “This water has disinfecting properties. Use Sturdy 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 principle, which, I’m sorry to inform you, is complete rubbish. However 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.
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. 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 in case 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 ‘verify 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 happen to’re going to promote one thing that you just declare is backed up by analysis, the onus is on you to supply mentioned 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 in case you can’t interpret analysis or don’t hassle to take a look at it within the first place, you may consider somebody’s claims that ‘good analysis exists’ a couple of product.
Don’t make that mistake!
Do we’d like alkaline water to detox or stability 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 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 yet 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.
A whole lot of alkaline water pushers will argue about say {that a} poor food plan 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 below are the commonest causes of metabolic acidosis:
Ketoacidosis from diabetes sort 1.
Kidney failure.
Extra lactic acid buildup because of shock.
Fistulas and different circumstances causes GI losses.
Discover that you just don’t see, ‘consuming acidic meals’ on the listing. That’s as a result of the idea of ‘systemic acidosis’ by way of acid-alkaline diets is totally made up.
If you happen to might 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 types of horrible illnesses, as a result of no person is strolling round simply dwelling their life in that scenario. 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’s additionally no science behind the declare that alkaline water is healthier absorbed and that it hydrates ‘on a mobile degree’ higher than unusual water. ‘On a mobile degree’? Simply advertising nonsense.
All the pieces 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 unattainable, it’s additionally actually harmful.
Let’s put it this manner: 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 employ 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’ve got Kangen’s website really saying, “Magnificence salons, hair salons, eating places, agricultural faculties, daycare facilities, pet outlets, and nursing houses all profit vastly from the usage of Sturdy Acidic Water.
Daycare centres and nursing houses? I feel simply making this declare must be unlawful. Please don’t use water of any sort to wash contaminated surfaces.
And whereas I’m at it, Kangen water is just not an antioxidant. That doesn’t even make sense.
Kangen customers put up 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 techniques are moral or useful.
Mixing meat and starch is protected (though not shocking that somebody with an alkaline food plan social feed would make this declare), and that’s NOT colon most cancers in that disgusting photograph.
Additionally: Kangen water doesn’t treatment 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 threat, your pores and skin, or anything, 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 techniques to try 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 stunning within the least.
Kangen Water Assessment in Quick
If you would like filtered water, Kangen water machines can try 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 look like correct, and there’s no convincing analysis on the advantages of ionized water.
The usage of concern techniques to promote a product isn’t okay, and the spreading of untruths about physiology and ‘analysis’ isn’t both.
All the alkaline/ionic water grift must go away now.