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This question has been bugging athletes and gym enthusiasts for quite some time now. While some prefer the natural way to hydrate, others resort to sports drinks for an added burst of energy. Read on … read more
An average person should be drinking at least two liters of water every day. However, with exercise the body’s demand for fluids increases. When you exert the body more heat is created that needs to b … read more
By now you might have heard the buzz about of molecular hydrogen but like all other supplements and super-foods you might have dismissed it as another fad. Molecular hydrogen isn’t just another suppl … read more
You may have never heard of it, but it goes by many different names: hydrogen water, hydrogen-rich water, hydrogen-enriched water, H2-dissolved water, etc. To put it simply, it is water that contains … read more
Perhaps you’ve heard the buzz. There’s a whole new generation of water ionizers and they infuse hydrogen into the water. You’ve heard that molecular hydrogen has many proven health benefits including … read more
There are many options on the market to produce “clean” water. Here are some of them and why your own water filter and ionizer ranks best.   Mountain stream Twenty years ago, everyone on canoe … read more
It has long been established that cancer thrives in a low-oxygen and acidic environment. Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize in 1931 for his findings that revealed that all normal cells have an absol … read more
By now you’re used to carrying a refillable water bottle around with you because you know that it’s better for the environment and better for you, right? Not exactly. A recent study by Treadmill Revi … read more

Tired and Overweight

28th Jun 2017

Dehydration is the leading cause of daytime fatigue and most people aren’t even aware of it. “Well I drink lots of fluids during the day,” people will often report but how much actual water are they d … read more

Take back your tap

20th Jun 2017

Canada is the land of lakes and streams but astonishingly Canadians spend about $2.5 billion on bottled water every year. In 27 hours Americans drink enough bottled water to circle the Earth in empty … read more
Do you know what the 8 by 8 rule is? Drink eight 8-oz glasses of water a day. Seems like a lot? Not enough? How much water should you be drinking and can you drink too much? According to the Mayo Cli … read more
We all want to drink the cleanest possible water so many of us turn to water filtration systems to do the job. Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems are well known to excel at removing unhealthy contaminants f … read more

All about antioxidants

30th May 2017

You may already be supplementing your diet with antioxidant-rich foods like kale and blueberries but do you actually know what an antioxidant is, or have you always wondered, “What do antioxidants do? … read more

Fluoride: Friend or Foe?

30th May 2017

You may have grown up with it and just take it for granted: fluoride in your water. But we would be aghast if we discovered that the city was adding any other medicine to our water supply for pharmace … read more
You have an ionizer and are enjoying the benefits of alkaline water. But what can you do with your acidic water other than just pour it down the drain? “The other day I burned my hand and submerged i … read more
It makes intuitive sense that drinking chlorinated water can create imbalances in your intestinal flora. We know that chlorine will kill many of the good bacteria and microbes that live symbiotically … read more

Drink to Your Health

18th Apr 2017

The amount of water in the human body ranges from 50 - 75% so it makes good sense that we consume the highest quality of water that we possibly can. Unfortunately, what comes out of our taps is often … read more