Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) and Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) Myths and Facts

Please study the details before you buy your Alkaline Water Ionizer. This will let you know what functions and capabilities your Ionizer must have to provide you with healthy water for optimized health

Alkaline Water Ionizers
  • Check the pH levels the machine can attain. Although you may not drink water at this high a pH, it means improved performance when your source water is a low pH.
  • Check the type and number of filters. The purification and filtration of the water is very important.
  • Check the date the machine was upgraded.This indicates the advanced technologies are incorporated.
  • Check the type of chlorine removal system. The better filters reduce the chlorine more efficiently
  • Check the installation options. You want a full choice of options for installing - counter top to faucet; counter top connecting under the sink; under sink installation with all controls on the faucet

ionized alkaline water addresses many health issues and is the healthiest water available. Many years of advanced medical and scientific research have produced these high quality machines that are classified as "medical substance providers" by the government of Korea . LIFE Ionizers® first filters the water through one external and two internal filters, then ionizes and alkalizes tap water so that it is the best alkaline or ionized or Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) available. The alkaline drinking water has exceptional hydrating qualities; the ability to deliver nutrients more efficiently at the cellular level; and detoxifies the cells ...this is due to the fact that it creates micro-cluster water. This means that instead of clusters of 13+ molecules clustered together, you generate clusters of 5 to 6 and your water clusters, being much smaller, are now much more efficient and effective. The LIFE ionizer® also generates ionized water with the highest anti-oxidant qualities of any machine tested and this creates an abundance of negative ions created by this ionisation process. These negative ions neutralize free radicals which are known to contribute to aging and disease and they also energize the body.

 

Myth One: Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) is different from alkaline, ionized water.
Fact: The word "Kangen®(Kangen® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)" in Japanese means "return to origin" and is simply a marketing term. The Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) water ionizer contains a filter and ionizing chamber just like all other alkaline water Ionizers. Also Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) Ionizers create the same type of alkaline and acidic water as created by all other water Ionizers.The ionizing chamber in the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) uses the same technology as do all other water Ionizers to split the water into acid and alkaline streams. Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) is simply another name for ionized, alkaline water . Nowhere will you be able to find a definition of Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) that is different than alkaline water because there is not any.

In trying to make a difference where there is none, an Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) representative's web site says, "technically, in order to be classified as Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.), it needs to show a negative ORP in the range of -200mV to -450mV, while typical ionized Alkaline Water shows anywhere between +100mV and -100mV, depending on the quality of the machine". The cheap copy Ionizers from China can get at least a -100mV ORP reading and LIFE Ionizers® can get over -800mV.

That been said, Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) through its MLM is doing a fantastic job of introducing the concept of alkaline and acid (Kangen®(Kangen® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)) water to people who would otherwise not know about it.

Myth Two: Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) is better than alkaline, ionized water.
Fact: There are two ways the quality of Kangen®(Kangen® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) or alkaline water are measured - by how acid or alkaline the water becomes (pH) and by how much ionisation occurs (ORP).

Independent tests carried out by ex-Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) representatives (concerned about the high prices been charged), showed that the LIFE Ionizers® produced higher ORP (negative ionisation) than the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) model and when salt was added to the LIFE 3000, it produced a stronger acidic water than that achieved by the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) .

Unfortunately when there are very high prices there is also a need to justify the difference - hence the hype such as in the following from an Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) distributor:"This water technology is practically non-existent outside Japan. ... Even worse, there are some people who are trying to sell cheaper ionized Alkaline Water machines as if they were at the same or a similar level as with the Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) machines, only cheaper."

Myth Three: Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) units and Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) are recognized and approved by the Japanese Health Department, unlike other Ionizers.
Fact: In the 1980s the Japanese Health Department recognized that ionized alkaline water (Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)) from water Ionizers had proven health benefits and described water Ionizers as health devices. Nowhere did any Government say specifically that Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) units were the ones approved.Below are examples of comments from an Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) web site and ones that are often voiced.

"The Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) is approved by The Japan Ministry of Health, as a top quality medical device" or "Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) units and Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) are recognized and approved by the Japanese Health Department". Major corporations in Japan such as Hyundai, LG and Samsung all have approval from the Japan Ministry of Health.

Myth Four: Well known authorities on ionized water endorse or recommend Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) Ionizers.
Fact:The best known authorities in the USA such as Dr. Robert Young (author of The pH Miracle), Dr. Theodore Baroody (author of Alkalize or Die), and Sang Whang (author of Reverse Aging) all recommend and sell Jupiter Science or LIFE water Ionizers because they want to give their customers high quality Kangen®(Kangen® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) or alkaline water Ionizers at an honest price. Other well know alkaline authorities that endorse water ionizes include Daniel Reed (author of The Tao of Detox), Harald Tietze (author of Youthing) and Ian Hamilton (author of The Untold Truth...) - none of them mention Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.). If Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) is such an old established, reputable company offering technology that is so much better than what other ionizer companies can offer for much less - then where are their credible spokespersons?

Myth Five: Kangen®(Kangen® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) or Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) Ionizers cost more because they are better.
Fact: The LIFE 6000 and the LIFE 5000 are priced between £1195 & £1895 and offer some important user friendly features that are missing with the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.). Certain alkaline water Ionizers are better and stronger than others and the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) range are decent models, but when you have a MLM company that pays eight levels down you have to create an artificially high price because Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) and up to eight representatives need to make money from every single sale.

Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) products are sold by MLM "reps" who typically do not have a thorough technical understanding of the properties of water, ionisation and how the two together produce health benefits. There are exceptions; reps who have really rolled up their sleeves and educated themselves, but the fact remains that there is a lot of "bogus" information fed to people who have been to Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) presentations. Going to a few MLM presentations does not make one an expert in something, especially something as complex and technical as ionisation. Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) "reps" are often innocently fed misinformation and led to believe in half truths.

Then these misinformed "reps", who are motivated by the MLM dream, go forth and perpetrate these inaccuracies and mislead naïve customers into falsely thinking they are getting something of good value. The price of Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) models has more to do with compensating the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) MLM reps than the actual cost or the comparative technology inherent in their Ionizers. To verify that, simply ask Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) about their compensation plan and see how much money is paid to the various levels of the network organization when one machine is sold.

Myth Six: Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) has been marketing "Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)" for 30 years.
Fact: What became the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) brand was initially manufactured by Toyo Metal a/k/a Toyo Aitex who recently sold marketing rights to Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) (also called the Thohan Kiden organization). Toyo Metal water ionizer were called the Apex, Pure Porte 11 or Protec units and these early models were manufactured by and sold for less much less than £1000 in the USA. A company called HydroAnalytics previously imported, distributed and did hands-on repairs on this unit from Japan for the US, Western Hemisphere and European market before it was withdrawn from the US market, presumably due to lack of market penetration. In Japan the Thohan Kiden organization manufactures units, that are not sold through the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) MLM, for similar prices to other alkaline water ionizer in the US market.  When you see so many mis-representations and falsehoods, this brings doubts to all statements issued by the Company itself and the MLM dreamers who want you to buy and sell their over priced ionizer. 

Kangen Water®(Kangen Water® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)/ Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) VS Life VS Jupiter VS Gold Fox Water Ionizers
Functions Aquarius/Orion (Jupiter) Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) Gold Fox Life 8000 Life 7500
Alkaline/Acid Output pH Levels 4.0 to 10 + Est 2.5-10.8 4.0-10+ est. 2.6 to 11.3 Actual Tests 2.6 to 11.3 Actual Tests
Filter Type Single Single Single Dual 9 stages + Pre-filter Dual 9 stages + Pre-filter
Chlorine Removal 1. Silver 1. Silver 1. Silver 1. Block
2. Granular &
3. Silver*
1. Block
2. Granular &
3. Silver*
Installation Diverter Diverter Diverter Diverter Diverter
Number of Titanium Plates 5 7 5 7 7
Power Source Transformer Transformer Transformer SMPS -same delivery system as High Definition TV SMPS -same delivery system as High Definition TV
Number of pH Settings 9 7 7 8 8
Adjustable for Hard Water No No No Yes. 4 different settings to adjust for hard water Yes. 4 different settings to adjust for hard water
UV Light Technology (disinfects water) No No No Yes Yes
Mesh Plate Technology Yes No No Yes
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Yes
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Year the Distributor Started Business 2003 2005 2003 1996 1996
Year Model Updated 2006 2006 2004 2008 2008


Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) VS Life VS Jupiter VS Gold Fox Water Ionizers
Functions Life 7000 Life 4000 Mavello (Jupiter) Melody (Jupiter) Microlite (Jupiter) Tyent
Alkaline / Acid Output pH Levels 2.6 to 11.3 Actual Tests 3.2 to 10.8 Actual Tests 4.0 to 10 + Est. 4.0 to 10 + Est. 4.0 to 10 + Est. 4.0-10.0 est
Filter Type Dual 12 stages Single Single Single Single Dual 3 phase
Chlorine removal 1. Block
2. Granular &
3. Silver*
1. Block
2. Granular &
3. Silver*
1. Silver 1. Silver 1. Silver Does not remove Chlorine
Installation Under Sink** Diverter Diverter Diverter Diverter Diverter
Number of Titanium Plates 5 5 5 5 5 5
Power Source Transformer SMPS -same delivery system as High Definition TV Transformer Transformer Transformer SMPS
Number of pH Settings 8 8 5 4 5 6
Adjustable for Hard Water No Yes. 4 different settings to adjust for hard water No No No No
UV Light Technology (disinfects water) No No No No No No
Mesh Plate Technology No No No No No Yes
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Year the Distributor Started Business 1996 1996 2003 2003 2003 Oct 2007
Year Model Updated 2007 2008 2003 2003 2006 2003
* Multiple types of carbon increase the chlorine and contaminant removal capability of the filter.


Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) VS. LIFE ionizer® Test Conducted on 8-26-08

ALKALINE WATER LIFE ionizer® Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)
pH 11.19 10.8
Oxidation Reduction Potential - 855 - 320

 

ACIDIC WATER LIFE ionizer® Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.)
pH 2.5 2.3
Oxidation Reduction Potential +1097 +1102

LIFE Ionizers®™

All ionizer manufacturers claim their ionization process is superior to others because of the composition, amount and/or size of the electrolysis plates inside. The only real way to determine the efficacy of a water ionizer is through its performance, which can be determined by testing the pH and Oxidation Reduction Potential for both the alkaline and acidic water produced.

The key to obtaining a true Apples to Apples comparison is to perform tests on water coming from the same source. Side by side tests were conducted on the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) LeveLuk SD 501 and the LIFE Ionizers®™ 7500 with MESH Technology using tap water from Carlsbad, California. The Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) ionizer used had about 8 hours on it and the LIFE ionizer® 7500 has been heavily used in our corporate headquarters for over three months. Based on the results, the LIFE ionizer® 7500 is clearly superior to the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) ionizer with four (4) times the alkalization and much stronger ORP (25% stronger). We want to make it clear that the results of any ionizer will depend upon the source water. The source water can vary from hour to hour as the base pH and ORP ratings are affected by the minerals and chemicals in the water and those can change at any time. The ORP is also affected by electromagnetism; the heat of both the water and the air; and magnetism. Another point is that pH is measured with the logarithmic scale so the difference between a pH of 8 and a pH of 9 means that the latter is ten (10) times stronger.

With all that said, the bottom line is that the LIFE Ionizers®™ give you:

  • Highest pH and ORP
  • Twin Filters
  • SMPS Power Systems
  • 5 Amperage Adjustments
  • Under counter Ionizers
  • LIFE MESH Technology™
  • LIFE UV Light Technology™

The best news is that the Life is less than half the price of the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) ionizer and also available in designer colors!

Here are some bullet points to consider in comparing Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) to LIFE Ionizers®™:

  • Filtration: The LIFE Ionizers®™ offer two (2) filters with 9 stages of filtration and are available in 0.1 micron and .01 micron levels of filtration. Both options have alkaline minerals to improve performance (Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) does not have a .01 Ultra Filter).
    They also come with a free water analysis, report & recommendations. Also included are a pre-filter to remove chlorine before it even enters the ionizer. LIFE even includes the pre-filter housing and has filters available to remove any impurities in your water.
  • Installation The LIFE Ionizers®™ can be installed three ways: The LIFE 7500 installs on the counter top and can connect to the faucet or the line can go thru the counter top and connect below. The LIFE 8000 is designed to be an undercounter unit with its own brushed stainless steel faucet with two spouts; digital readout; and all controls on the faucet.
  • Functionality: The LIFE 7500 has increased functionality with it "Function 2" system
    that allows 5 amperage settings. The more advanced LIFE models also have an LCD control panel screen which has various readouts and alarms.
  • Cleaning: The Life 7500 and 8000 have automatic cleaning as well as manual
  • Performance: The LIFE Ionizers®™ outperform the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) ( see chart above ).
  • Cutting Edge Technology:LIFE's latest models have new features to further distinguish them in value. Features like:
    • 1) Life's advanced SMPS Power System creates the highest pH and - ORP of any machine. This means that LIFE is able to achieve a higher ORP and pH output without having to increase the size of the plates. Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) has to increase the plate size to try to attain the same levels as the LIFE, but LIFE still outperforms the Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.).
    • 2) The LIFE Ionizers®™ are also designed and optimized to operate in hard water. If you have high TDS ( total dissolved solids ) and very high levels of
      hard water, then use our "Hard Water" filter or our "Hard Water System" which is a system that uses a 5 stage reverse osmosis system that then runs through our proprietary mineral cartridge ( 74 minerals ) and then into the LIFE ionizer®. The purest water that is then made into ionized, micro-clustered, alkaline health water. LIFE is an international water company so we will always have innovative ways to provide you with the best systems for the best water. We build systems for use in home, commercial, industrial, and agricultural applications and have offices in the USA; Canada; and the UK/Europe. This
      separates us from Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.), which is a multi-level marketing company.
  • Manufacturing Standards: LIFE Ionizers®™ manufactures in a state of the art ISO 9001 certified plant. ISO is the world-recognized certification for quality standards in manufacturing (see: www.iso.org). Certification is very expensive and time consuming. LIFE products are additionally CE, UL, SMBA and US Safety certified.
  • Reliability: LIFE Ionizers®™ has the lowest return rates for service in the industry (less than 2%). When something does need repair, we have repair facilities in the USA ensuring prompt service.
  • Support: All LIFE units come with a DVD that shows how to install and get the best alkaline water out of your ionizer. Professionally trained staff are available to answer any questions about the LIFE Ionizers®™.
  • Value: When you buy from LIFE you buy top quality at an honest, retail price from a company that has been providing ionizers to Doctors and the public for over 12 years.

  • Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.) is a registered trademark of Enagic®(Enagic® is a trademark of Enagic Co. Ltd.), Co., Ltd and is in no way affiliated with Life ionizers

     Jupiter® is a registered trademark of Jupiter Ionizers

     

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