Newsletter theBIOPOOL April 2023


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Newsletter April 18, 2023

Optimal drinking water

In nature, the best drinking water can be found in some springs that have always been perceived as healing or healthy springs. The water from these springs is particularly hydrating, effective against radicals, helps the body maintain its acid-base balance and rejuvenate its cells.

Or to put it another way: it is

micro-structured
Reducing ( with a negative Redox value )
Alkaline or basic
Rich in molecular hydrogen

micro-structured
Water molecules tend to aggregate into large groups over time. There are different theories about the form and effect of this cluster formation and different approaches to dissolve these clusters again to "dynamize" the water. The large groups of molecules prevent undisturbed diffusion through fine membranes, e.g. the cell membranes of our body. This in turn leads to the cells having difficulty getting rid of their waste products. Micro-structured water is characterised by mini-clusters, i.e. small groups of molecules that easily pass through the cell wall. The cell is better hydrated. Water is our main solvent and micro-structured water is a much stronger solvent than stale water. Everyone can easily observe the effects, for example when treating stains on laundry and dry legumes swell and germinate much faster in micro-structured water.

redox potential

“In redox reactions, two partners react with each other: in the course of this, one partner is reduced, the other oxidized. While H+ ions (protons) switch from one partner to another in acid-base reactions, electrons switch partners in redox reactions.” Wikipedia
Example: Oxygen oxidizes iron. In the process, electrons are shifted from the iron to the oxygen, the iron is oxidized, the oxygen is reduced, and the result is rust. Since our body tends to over-acidify (and oxidize), it needs the reducing minerals to regulate the pH balance and to neutralize oxidizing radicals. The more oxidizing a substance is, the higher its redox potential; reducing processes have a negative value.

alkaline

“The pH value (abbreviation for hydrogen potential) is a measure of the acidic or basic character of an aqueous solution. The higher the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution, the lower the pH. A dilute aqueous solution is said to be acidic with a pH of less than 7, neutral with a pH of 7 and basic or alkaline with a pH of more than 7.” Wikipedia

molecular hydrogen

Hydrogen molecules consist of two hydrogen atoms and are the smallest molecules of all. Normally it is a gas that immediately reacts to form water when it comes into contact with oxygen. But it can also be dissolved in water. Hydrogen has long been considered “biologically inert”. In recent years, research has shown that molecular hydrogen is quite active in the body and plays an important role in cell rejuvenation. There are now various hydrogen cures. In the title picture you can see “freshly tapped” Kangen water with a pH of 9.5. The turbidity is caused by tiny hydrogen bubbles.

Redox potential, pH value and amount of molecular hydrogen influence each other.

Devices were developed in Japan more than 35 years ago that artificially create water with the special properties of medicinal springs, the "Kangen water". Kangen is Japanese and means "back to nature". The first devices were developed for medicine, followed only later by models for the household.

Normal tap water in "drinking water quality" or corresponding well water is used as the starting water. A three-stage pre-filter filters fine suspended matter, extracts the harmful chlorine from the water that was added for disinfection and adsorbs organic compounds.

The water then goes through an electrolysis chamber where the negatively charged ions (chloride, nitrite, nitrate, sulfate, phosphate etc) are attracted to the positive electrode and the positively charged ions (sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium etc) to the negative charged electrode.

The device has two separate outlets. From one comes the Kangen water, enriched with the positively charged ions, i.e. alkaline, reducing, micro-structured and rich in molecular hydrogen.

Many properties are attributed to Kangen water that promote our health. There are now many studies that support this. But there are also scientists who deny everything.

From the second outlet comes acidic, oxidizing water enriched with negative ions. It is also micro-structured and can be used for cleaning, watering plants, etc.

At the end of April, experts from Italy will come to Ibiza to promote these devices and to explain the properties of Kangen water in more detail. On April 25th, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., a demonstration in Italian is scheduled in Sant Jordi. Other dates will also be offered in other languages or with translation, which have yet to be determined.

If you are interested, please contact me (Tel: 619 655 355) to make an appointment.

Workshop on the protection of wetlands and biodiversity in the Balearic Islands

Swamps, bogs, and other wetlands have long been viewed as spooky, unhealthy, or useless. Therefore, they were drained, rivers and streams were straightened and channeled, and former flood areas were turned into building land.

This has multiplied the risk of devastating floods coupled with falling groundwater levels. In addition, important biotopes have been lost and biodiversity is suffering.

In the meantime, the importance of wetlands has been recognized, not only for the landscape and the corresponding communities. One can also calculate the economic benefits to humans of avoiding or reducing damage from floods, drought and species loss.

The German government recently decided on an action program worth four billion euros: This sum is to be invested by 2026, for example to rewet moors or green cities. It's pretty expensive to restore something you destroyed before. The protection of wetlands is also a key requirement in EU environmental policy.

In Spain, people often lag behind when it comes to ecological issues. I was all the more pleased when I was invited to the workshop on the protection of the wetlands of the Balearic Islands.

The Environment Agency of the Balearic Islands, together with the WWF and SEO BirdLife, has created the project “Xarca Aigua i Biodiversitat” ( Network Water and Biodiversity ) to promote public participation in the conservation of wetlands.

"The aim of the project is that the network is a collaborative working space between public institutions, associations, companies, universities and research centers to promote the effective conservation and restoration of wetlands" ( Miguel Mir, Minister of Environment and Territories ).

theBIOPOOL / Naturalezayarte

Cala Vadella / Ibiza
07830, San Jose
Spain

+34 619 655355

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