| | |  | pH Boosters / Books | Home » » Alkaline Hydrogen Water Stick aka Diet Water Ion Stick | | | | | | | Description: | | This a simple, convenient, and portable device that increases the alkalinity of your drinking water. Very convenient for times when you don't have access to your Water Ionizer. How to Use your Hydrogen Water Stick " Place the stick in a container (up to 16 oz or 2 sticks for a quart) " Shake the bottle vigorously for 30 seconds " Let the bottle sit for 15-20 minutes " Alkalinity (up to 9.5) and ORP are improved the longer you let the stick sit in the bottle (The achievable pH and OPR levels are dependant on source water. It is best to use source water in the 7.5 pH range) " Supplies active hydrogen ions - helps eliminate active oxygen (free radicals) All Natural Contents " Maifanshi Stone - found in valley streams " Tourmaline Stone " Far-Infrared Stone " Nano-Silver Powder " Calcium Ion Stone | | | Features: | |
• Size - 5.75" L x .7" Dia .. Weight - 2.2 Ounces
• Material - Body is 304 Stainless Steel .. Comes in plastic carrying case - easy to carry and store
• Instructions included - All Natural Contents
• Stick lasts about one year with 2 glasses a day
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.13 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.12 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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73 of 74 found the following review helpful:
 works as claimedMay 12, 2010
By Friend
Before I bought this product I did plenty of online research on alkaline water. I was trying to understand what the benefits were and why people would pay thousands of dollars for the water ionizers. Some of the conclusions that I came to was that the alkalinity of the water was not the beneficial aspect of the water ionizers, but rather the antioxidant effects of the water. As I understand, the antioxidant effects of water or solution is measured in ORPs, which stands for Oxidation Reduction Potential, also called Redox. ORPs also measure the oxidizing effects of water.
The effects of oxidation can be witnessed when metal rusts, when a sliced apple browns, or when a material is burning. Oxidation probably works similarly in the human body, though I am not a biologist or scientist and cannot make any claims. It seems that this is why antioxidants are so popular and said to be such an important part of the body's diet. If oxidation has the effect of breaking down, then antioxidants could be said to have the effect of building up, or at least not breaking down. Please do your own research to verify the accuracy of this information.
We were contemplating purchasing one of the less expensive water ionizers ($700 range), but it didn't seem to make sense when some of the portable and inexpensive water ionizers such as this stick were making claims of producing negative ORP, which would be antioxidant water (I think). The expensive machines claim to produce water with an ORP in the range of anywhere from -200 to as high (or low) as -1100. As you might guess, ORP in the negative range is an antioxidant, whereas ORP in the positive range is an oxidant (again I think). I don't know where exactly the transition point is, meaning if 0 ORP is perfectly neutral or not.
So I decided to purchase a digital ORP meter ($100) that also measured pH at the same time I ordered the portable ionizer sticks (I ordered a NewCell Alkaline Hydrogen Portable Water Ionizer Stick and a Alkaline Hydrogen Water Stick aka Diet Water Ion Stick), since using a meter is the only way to determine the ORP and this is the critical measurement. Fortunately everything arrived at the same time. Over the next few days I ran a battery of tests using different waters and taking measurements before using the stick and after. The tests were performed in my kitchen and not highly controlled, although I did do my best by rinsing everything with each new sample using the water of that particular sample as the rinse. By the way, the two portable ionizer sticks were identical, the only difference was that one cost twice as much.
Per the instructions on the portable water ionizer I placed the stick inside of a water bottle and shook for 30 seconds, then let sit for 20 minutes. I took before and after samples. Here are the results of the tests:
These first two tests I did out of the box, the remaining 7 I did a few days later.
Tap water
Before
pH: 8.17
ORP: 490
After
pH: 9.02
ORP: -125
Distilled water
Before
pH: 6.9
ORP: 230
After
pH: 10.02
ORP: -80
These tests I did a few days after I had the ionizer sticks and had been using them frequently (I only used one of the two sticks to keep the results consistent, though I get similar results from either stick):
Tap water
Before
pH: 8.29
ORP: 579
After
pH: 8.75
ORP: 75
Distilled water
Before
pH: 6.45
ORP: 350
After
pH: 10.06
ORP: 13
Arrowhead brand
Before
pH: 7.82
ORP: 243
After
pH: 8.41
ORP: 50
Crystal Geyser brand
Before
pH: 6.88
ORP: 260
After
pH: 7.34
ORP: 4
Safeway brand spring water
Before
pH: 7.67
ORP: 251
After
pH: 8.75
ORP: 24
Evian brand
Before
pH: 7.49
ORP: 258
After
pH: 8.0
ORP 10
Fuji brand
Before
pH: 7.88
ORP: 262
After
pH: 8.07
ORP 23
Conclusions: As you can see from the results the ionizer sticks had the most significant effects on the distilled and tap waters. Also, I forgot to remove the stick one morning and it sat in the water for almost 2 hours. It raised the pH of the water by about another half point from the standard results but had no appreciable effects on the ORP. It seems that shaking the water vigorously for a longer period of time will get you lower ORP.
I think that these products are definitely worth the money, and I would recommend purchasing an ORP meter if you are serious about getting the results you want.
I hope this information helped you.
UPDATE:
Sorry, I forgot to do the update earlier. About a month after having these units, I noticed that he ORP was not lowering much with use. So I decided to try to clean the units. I read somewhere in another review that using vinegar would help. So I did this. I soaked it in vinegar and shook it like I did when using it normally. Then I drained it after a minute or so, and had to rinse it by adding clean water and shaking as if I were using it normally. I had to do this several times to eliminate the smell of vinegar.
This process dramatically increased the effectiveness of the unit. I didn't record the numbers but I remember that it was performing similarly to when it was new. A couple or a few weeks later I measured the ORP again and noticed again that it was steadily declining (moving higher into the positive range), so I did the cleaning process again. This time I soaked it and forgot about it for about 10 or 15 minutes, letting it soak in the vinegar. After cleaning out the vinegar, I noticed that there were bits and pieces of the filtering materials that were coming out of the unit into the water. After about a dozen thorough rinsings, this would not stop. I have up after about a dozen rinses believing that I ruined the unit by soaking it in vinegar for a prolonged period of time, and threw it away.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Makes my distilled water taste great !May 23, 2010
By Cynthia L. Rosenthal
I bought this based on the other customers review . I distill my well water because of farm contamination . I had been adding cellfood but that gets costly . This stick really makes my water taste so smooth .
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
It does what it says.Dec 05, 2010
By Janster
This is a simple mineral stick to put in your water. It does change the taste of the water. It makes it taste like mineral water. Now whether this is the magic bullet I couldn't say, but I drink a lot of water from an RO filter, which removes all minerals so I think that this does help.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Leaks rust - terrible productSep 26, 2010
By Jen
The stick gets rusty and leaks into the water. Initially the alkalinity is high and I thought this was going to be a great, convenient method to make my water alkaline. Until the rust.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Doesn't workAug 20, 2010
By Dee Lightful
Product doesn't work - started at neutral pH and was actually *lower* after leaving the stick in for several hours. Please also note the user below posted the exact same statics in another review so I'm not sure which product the statics are from.
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