I found some VERY interesting information out this past week.  You already know what I think about ¹Kangen Water™ and how ¹Enagic™’s SD-501 Water Ionizer is a complete ripoff.  But I just found out that there might be even more reason to be concerned with the Enagic™ people than just over their multi-level-marketing scheme…

At this point, the Enagic™ SD-501 has been on the market for a number of years.  To be honest, it’s a little outdated when it comes to competitive water ionizers… it uses a transformer for its power supply instead of newer SMPS technology, it uses old flat plates rather than the newer slotted/meshed plate technology which provide more surface area and thus a more effective filtration, it doesn’t offer as many programmable pH settings as the newer guys, and on and on.

But lately…

There have been some questions raised as to the actual health effects of their “Kangen Water™” itself, something that I never realized until up to this point.

The first issue is that I was advised that their plates contain a chemical known as “calcium sulfite” which is not presently believed to be dangerous, but it is used as a common food preservative.  Now, if you’re anything like me, (and I assume you are, because you’re researching water ionizers and most likely pursuing a healthy lifestyle) you probably try to stay as far away from preservatives as you can.  You certainly wouldn’t want your water running through them every time you drink it.

I don’t know of any other water ionizers that use this preservative in their plating, so I’m not sure why Enagic™ wouldn’t replace that substance with something a little less sketchy.

But that is not the big issue…

If you’ve looked into the SD-501, you’ll know that it requires you to regularly purchase bottles of this liquid they call the “electrolysis enhancer” and insert it into the machine in order for the ionization process to occur, so that the SD-501 can reach the required extreme levels of pH and -ORP.  Well, for one thing, this is another sign of an old outdated machine because none of the top of the line ionizers today require this annoying process.  But more importantly, what the heck is in this “enhancer”?  The bottle clearly states something that surprised me a little.  It says “Do Not Drink.”

But… you pour it into your Kangen Water™ machine.  Ok.  Now, the Enagic™ company has stated that it’s just a salt, or saline, solution… But when asked, they adamantly state that you cannot create your own saline solution to achieve the same effects, and you must buy it directly from Enagic™.  Now that’s fishy enough, I’d say, but on top of that the bottle lists more than just salt as the active ingredients.

That, my friends, is something that would sketch me out if I was looking into buying one of Enagic™’s machines.  Do yourself a favor and go with one of the more advanced machines on the market today, and not only receive a higher quality of water, but alleviate your fears about chemical safety and don’t bother buying or dealing with this strange “enhancer.”  And oh, yeah, how could I forget… also save around $2000 in the process.

Hey guys.  Today I’m going to talk about the difference between what I see people referring to as the ¹Kangen Water™ myth and the focus of my site, which is the Kangen Water™ Scam, or Rip-Off(click the homepage for info on that.)   If you’re googling around, you’ll find both of them, and though they sound kind of similar, I’m going to make an important distinction.  So if you’re new to learning about Kangen Water™, I think this should help clear some things up!

Kangen Water™ Scam – You should check out my home page for the full scoop.  But in brief, the ¹Enagic™ corporation is ripping people off on a large scale by charging people way more than their competition, simply because most people don’t know that there even is competition at all! In fact, you can purchase similar machines that have been shown to give a superior performance to Kangen Water™ machines in video-taped Water Ionizer Comparisons for less than half the price of the Enagic™ SD-501, their top model (which retails for a whopping $3,980).  If you’d like to know more, again, click on the home page.

Kangen Water™ Myth – When people online use this term, they’re generally trying to argue against the effectiveness of alkaline water in general, but mistakenly referring to it under the Kangen Water™ brand name.  This is why you’ll also find articles online referring to an “alkaline water myth.”  These people are saying that the whole thing is a complete charade, that alkaline water has no positive health benefits for anyone, and that all these companies (which have been in business for many years) are running a fly-by-night scheme where they hope to scam enough people into buying their machines, and then they’ll skip town – or who knows what.

Most of these people talking about a “Kangen Water™ myth” are unwilling to consider the extensive Japanese studies that have been done, offering conclusive evidence as to the miraculous benefits of alkaline water.  They simply say that studies in the US haven’t found anything, and then they move on to the next subject.  Well, for one thing, people in the US are just recently learning about water ionizers and science takes a long time to catch up.  And even more importantly, I’m willing to bet that they’ve never tried the water for themselves.  That about wraps it up as far as I’m concerned.

Obviously, if you’ve been reading on my site at all, you’ll know that I firmly believe in the restorative powers of water ionizers.  I would even vouch that my sworn enemies’ machines, like the Enagic™ SD-501, do a great job at everything they claim todo, and true testimonials from all over the world back them up on that.  It’s just that you can get a better machine than they sell, for Less Than Half The Price.  And that’s why there’s still a scam going on, and my site still serves its purpose of informing the water ionizer community about them.

I hope that clears things up.  Good luck, and healthy living!