
If so, you need to know that all water ionizers create an artificially alkaline water that causes side effects. You also need to know that you have a choice. You can choose 100% natural and still get healing benefits from enhanced water.
As it relates to drinking water and health, pH is certainly the most misunderstood concept. Scientifically, pH in an abbreviation for 'power or potential' of hydrogen. It is a dimensionless figure that represents the theoretical ratio of free H+ (hydrogen cations) and thus OH- (hydrogen anions). The scale runs 0 to 14 and a pH of 7 is considered neutral, under 7 acid, and over 7 alkaline.
When measured in drinking water, an alkaline pH can be a result of either natural or unnatural conditions in the water. Which do you think your body was made to interact with? Thus when comparing two waters, each with a pH of 9.5, one can be healthful while the other causes side effects.
Water ionizers split apart water molecules with electricity to artificially create alkaline water. Why is this artificial? All water found in nature has a pH that perfectly corresponds to the minerals in the water. When you drink alkaline water, the body assumes it is receiving alkaline minerals, like calcium and magnesium. The problem with ionized water is the gap between the pH and the actual minerals present in the water.
If our goal is to be healthy, why would we drink or eat anything artificial? For the companies manufacturing ionizer machines, creating naturally alkaline water simply costs too much. Don’t expect the manufactures to start discussing the issue anytime soon. Most people never question whether water is naturally or artificially alkaline and these companies prefer it that way.
There are many developments in science that attempt to outsmart nature. Most have side effects and ionized water is no different. We will talk about these side effects shortly. But first, let's take a look at why we want to drink alkaline water in the first place.
Both increased stress and poor diets consisting of overly processed and unnatural foods cause an excess of acidic conditions in the body. The body is perfectly capable of maintaining its own pH balance and uses alkaline minerals to buffer acid. Our modern lifestyle has depleted our alkaline mineral reserves leaving many overly acidic. This condition is known as acidosis and it is a precursor to numerous diseases.
On the contrary, while drinking artificially alkaline water does neutralize acid conditions in the gut, it does not offer the body these vital minerals. Even worse, the body often becomes too alkaline in the gut and digestive tract while acidosis still exists elsewhere in the body. The body has no choice but to rob the calcium from its own bones to neutralize the acid elsewhere and is continually stressed by the gap between the pH and the actual minerals present in the water.

For excellent health, it is important to drink naturally alkaline water daily. Doing so provides the alkaline minerals the body needs to buffer acid. While all of these minerals are not nutritionally available, they do buffer acid.
In the case of naturally alkaline water, it is recommended to drink at least two liters per day. Since the alkalinity is a result of naturally alkaline minerals like calcium and magnesium, the body is capable of using the minerals it needs and storing or discarding any excess. You cannot become overly alkaline drinking naturally alkaline water.
Artificially alkaline water only neutralizes acidity where it has direct contact, like the stomach and upper bowel. When consumed daily, the upper bowel in particular becomes overly alkaline and side effects begin to appear. Most common are erratic heart behavior, hypertension, nervousness/anxiety, urinary tract and bladder infections, and stabbing side pains.
We have spoken to numerous individuals who were hospitalized for heart conditions that magically disappeared when they stopped drinking alkaline ionized water. We know of at least one gentleman with a heart condition who died due to interactions between his time-release medication and ionized water- he was a top dealer for one ionizer MLM company. Why would anyone ingest anything unnatural when natural alternatives are available at a comparable cost?
Additionally, more severe side effects were observed in a clinical study involving rats. The study revealed injury to cardiac tissue (heart muscle) as a result of drinking ERW (Electrolyzed Reduced Water), or water created by ionizer machines. In an age when heart disease is a leading killer, ionized water is simply not a smart choice.
For links to clinical studies demonstrating side effects from ionized water consumption, please see the bottom of this page.
Before the body is stressed by the artificial alkalinity, it enjoys two wonderful benefits from drinking ionized water- increased hydration and more antioxidants. In fact, if these machines could do what they do WITHOUT altering the pH, they would not be nearly as harmful. The low ORP (one measure of antioxidant effects) and microclustering are responsible for 99% of all benefits observed from drinking ionized water.
A recent survey of AquaLiv Water System owners revealed several interesting statistics.
31 % of AquaLiv Water System owners purchased a water ionizer before purchasing the AquaLiv Water System. The most common reason for purchasing the AquaLiv Water System was side effects and the feeling that ionized water was “no longer feeling good to drink”. Other reasons cited; wanting naturally alkaline water, wanting better purification ability including fluoride removal, not wanting to waste water, and not wanting an appliance on the countertop with hoses running into the sink.
An additional 56% of AquaLiv Water System owners considered buying a water ionizer machine before choosing AquaLiv.

"Through all my research, there is not a water filtration system on the market that can compare to the AquaLiv Water System. I am so impressed with these filter's superior capacity to not only remove physical contaminants, but go above and beyond standard water purification by erasing the electromagnetic resonance or "memory" of the contaminants as well. AquaLiv has brilliantly infused cutting edge technology into this very affordable system that for the first time allows you to have water in your home as pure and as clean as an artesian spring in nature. I recommend AquaLiv to all my patients so they too can hydrate and cleanse their body with energized living-water."
Dr. Andrew Iverson, author Nature's Diet
Medical Director, TRILIUM HEALTH
In total, there are 8 different aspects that need to be addressed to create the most perfect water one could find in nature: pH/alkalinity, surface tension, antioxidant effect, water memory, toxin free, structure, minerals, and energy. Interested in learning more about these other important aspects of water? The Ultimate Guide to Water provides a comprehensive overview of each aspect, including the emerging scientific facts about water memory!

Clinical studies demonstrating side effects from ionized water consumption:

