Alkaline Mineral Water

Alkaline Mineral Water – Dolomite, Azomite & Diatomaceous Earth (Mix 2/2/1).

The best & cheapest way to make mineral rich Alkaline water.

I would suggest that the most holistic & cheapest way of increasing the alkalinity of your drinking water is to add a teaspoon of (Dolomite, Azomite & Diatomaceous Earth Mix) to a 1 ltr container of water, give it a shake and let it sit for a day, p.h. will rise to around 8.2, it will not look crystal clear and it has a slight milky taste, which I quite like. This way you are not only getting the benefit of more alkalinity you are also getting a rich mix of trace elements.

Just to note I also add about 100ml of Colloidal Silver to each 3.5 L jar each time I refill with water, just to ensure there is no bacteria development. Also you can purchase these parts separately and mix them together yourself, personally I have 3 jars one with Dolomite one with Azomite and one with DIatomaceous Earth, which I just add a heaped dessert spoon of the Dolomite and Azomite and a flat dessertspoon of the Diatomaceous Earth.

Replenish with fresh powder every 1 or 3 months ie if you are just using 2 x 1 L bottles and consuming one each day then change monthly if you are using multiple sources, like I do, then only need to change them every 3 months. What I’ve been doing now for the last few years is cycling two 3.5 L bottles with taps, see pictures, when one finishes I add new filtered water, shake the jar well so that the powder goes back into suspension.. Every month I mix the sediment at the bottom of the bottle so it becomes loose again, after 3 months I just add another 1 or 2 dessert spoons, then after 6 months I clean out the bottle and start with a fridge batch of powder.

You can see in the pictures the change in pH level. The way I previously used this is to have a 1 L bottle sitting next to my computer I swap this over with the spare every couple of days i.e. allowing one to settle. For other uses i.e. a glass of water next to my bed I keep to 3.5 L glass bottles with taps in the kitchen again alternating each one. I empty bottles once every month or 2 and refresh with the new teaspoon or dessertspoon of the Dolomite, Azomite & Diatomaceous Earth mix. What I’ve been doing now for the last few years is cycling to 3.5 L bottles with taps, see pictures.

Obviously this is best done with filtered water and unless you are using reverse osmosis (which I don’t recommend, but if you are then you really do need to re-mineralised the water before you drink it which is what this will do as well), anyway the best way to get rid of chlorine is allowing the water to sit for a while with the lid loose or off so it can evaporate. Another benefit is that other forms of the chlorine will be absorbed by the calcium contained in the Dolomite and rendered inactive.

Water Alkalinity and pH

There is some confusion between alkalinity and pH. It seems that it is not enough to drink high pH water. Alkalinity also needs to be high for the high pH water to have a strong medical affect.  

pH and alkalinity are two different measurable parameters of water. Even though the pH can be very high we find that un-mineralized water has little ability to neutralize acid in the stomach to initiate the production of bicarbonate in the bloodstream.

Alkalinity is important because it protects or buffers against rapid pH changes.

pH simply expresses the degree of hydrogen ion concentration. The pH level of drinking water is a measure of how acidic or basic it is – pH is related to the hydrogen ions in water and stands for “potential of hydrogen.” Alkalinity is a measure of the capacity of water to neutralize acids.

Alkalinity of natural water is determined by the soil and bedrock through which it passes. The main sources for natural alkalinity are rocks which contain carbonate, bicarbonate, and hydroxide compounds. Borates, silicates, and phosphates also may contribute to alkalinity. Limestone(calcium carbonate) is rich in carbonates, so waters flowing through limestone regions or bedrock containing carbonates generally have high alkalinity – hence good buffering capacity. Conversely, areas rich in granites and some conglomerates and sandstones may have low alkalinity and therefore poor buffering capacity.

“Alkalinity measures the concentrations of bicarbonate, carbonate, and hydroxide ions and is expressed as an equivalent concentration of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Alkaline ionizers do not always deliver water that is sufficiently acid-neutralizing to make a difference. Alkaline ionizer promoters equate acid-neutralizing ability with high pH. From the discussion above we can see that it is the parameter of alkalinity that neutralizes acid, not pH levels alone. In other words you can have high pH and little alkalinity and you can have low pH and a lot of alkalinity (e.g. sparkling mineral water). If there is only a small amount of alkaline elements (from the first two columns of the Periodic Chart) an ionizer will generate a meager quantity of acid neutralizing alkalinity – but the pH will still show as a high alkaline value (e.g. 8.5 to 10.5).

The presence of calcium carbonate or other compounds such as magnesium carbonate contribute carbonate ions to the buffering system.

Wang says, “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 commands 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.”

As we can see from the above chemical equations the by-product of making hydrochloric acid is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3). In response to ingestion of sodium bicarbonate or high pH alkaline water the production of hydrochloric acid is actually increased because the stomach responds to lower the pH back down to normal acidic conditions. So as we take more alkalinity from drinking high pH and alkaline water, it forces our stomach to produce more acid (and a balancing amount of bicarbonate). The bottom line is that a net gain of alkalinity is achieved in the body and this is extremely helpful in a body struggling to maintain equilibrium.

Dolomite is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium & magnesium carbonate Ca Mg (CO3)2.

AZOMITE has been approved in Australia as an additive for organic production for both animals and crops. It contains 67 + chemical elements, most in an oxide form along with trace and rare earth minerals & has strong Alkalising effects.

Diatomaceous Earth – Fresh water fossilised (20–30 million years ago) shell powder.

A fine white powder less than 300µm particle size it has also been sterilised i.e. heated to 150° for 20 minutes this kills any organisms but does not change the structure of the fossilised shell, making it ideal for, personal consumption.

2 main features.

1. The 1st one is in its ability to kill insects and intestinal parasites ranging in size down to E. coli etc. Take internally e.g. 1 teaspoon per day keep your body and your pets free of parasites.
2. The 2nd one is as a silica supplement(essential for healthy teeth, bones, hair, skin and nails), it also contains 15 trace minerals including calcium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, potassium, copper, zinc, iron, phosphorous, and selenium. It also has the benefit of being a bowel cleansing agent ensuring regular bowel movements giving you a cleaner healthier colon.

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