Water ionizers are a great investment towards your family's health. They truly are. Unfortunately they are not the easiest piece of equipment to buy. Water ionizers have been all the rage in the past several years. These units, primarily sold in countertop versions through network or MLM marketing, have been promised to provide beneficial and healing properties due to their process that generates high pH (alkaline) water. Additional purported benefits are available through the low pH (acidic) water thrown off in the process.

Your body is over 70% water, so choosing the best type to drink is important for optimum health. Before you buy a machine to produce your most vital drink, you need to know which are detrimental to your health and which actually has healing properties. Contrary to the belief of many, all waters are not created equal- not when it comes to your health.

A machine that hooks up to your kitchen faucet, an ionizer transforms your ordinary tap water into a healthy, clean, alkaline mineral-rich substance that your body loves. Your body needs the alkaline minerals normally found in water in order to obtain and maintain a proper acid alkaline balance. Also through the ionization process, this water picks up antioxidants and oxygen which gives your body much needed tools for healing itself. Ionization also breaks down the water's molecule into smaller molecules than are found in other waters making it easier for your body to absorb it. When your body is able to absorb the water you drink, you are able to super-hydrate yourself and continuously detoxify yourself.

The first issue occurs when a client has a traditional salt-based water softener in the home. This is completely incompatible with the ionizers, and the logic is simple: Water softeners remove all calcium from the water and replace it with a larger volume of salt. Ionizing water systems do not remove minerals, so the elevated sodium content is consumed after the ionizer. Calcium is considered a valuable mineral that would normally be left in the water through the ionizing process, but it is no longer present due to the water softening system. Further, chemicals pass directly through an ionizing water system, unless there is additional filtration included with the unit. Most high-end ionizing water products do combine some filtration to remove chlorine and basic chemicals, but proper use requires regular monitoring and maintenance. Many diseases arise due to dehydration and too much body acid.

• Ionized is the highest quality water for drinking. It has healing powers not found in ordinary tap, bottled or any other type of water.

• Ionized water is great for giving your body the tools to heal itself from disease and other ailments. Many people have experienced rapid improvement of arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fibromyalgia and more.