The Japanese have been drinking alkaline water for over 50 years. They developed water ionizers over a half a century ago. Based on their experiences, they recommend five glasses of alkaline water a day to see health improvements.

From the above facts, several interesting calculations can be made. This article is the applications of mathematics in life. Although many of us hate the subject of mathematics, knowing simple mathematics can save or extend our life. For the purpose of the calculations, I am going to assume that a glass of water is approximately 10 oz. with a pH value of 10.

Ten ounce of water is approximately 300 cubic centimeters of water, and weighs 300 grams. In the matter of atoms, hydrogen atom is the smallest and its mass is 1.7 x 10^-27 kilograms. We use this weight as unit of 1 when we talk about the mass of any atom. Oxygen has a mass of 16 units, carbon 12, sodium 23, potassium 39, nitrogen 14, etc. The atomic weight of a water molecule H₂O has a molecular weight of 18 units. Translating that into kilograms, it is 18 x1.7 x 10^-27 kilograms, that is, 30.6 x 10^-27 kilograms.

Dividing 300 grams (0.3 kilograms) by 30.6 x 10^-27 kilograms, we get 0.98 x 10²⁵. In other words, there are approximately 1x10²⁵ number of H₂O molecules in a 10 ounce glass of water. If the pH value of the water is 10, the pOH value is 4 (14-10=4), and the number of hydroxyl ions (OH-) is 1x10²¹ (1x10²⁵ x 1x10^-4 = 1x10²¹): 1 with 21 zeros after it. This is the number of hydroxyl ions we put into our body when we drink 10 ounce of alkaline water with a pH value of 10.

Since one hydroxyl ion (OH^-) is neutralizing one acidic hydrogen ion (H⁺), an equal number of hydrogen ions, that is, 1x10²¹ hydrogen ions, will be neutralized when we drink 10 ounce of alkaline water with a pH value of 10. AlkaLife^® is designed to have that number of hydroxyl ions in two drops of it.

Whether we put 2 drops of AlkaLife^® in 10 ounce or 6 ounce of water, the number of hydroxyl ions we drink is the same. If we reduce the amount of water to less than 6 ounce, then 2 drops of AlkaLife^® will make the water taste bitter. So, with AlkaLife^®, it is the number of drops that we consume daily that matters, not the amount of water we drink. We recommend 10 drops for a healthy 120 lbs person. It could be more than 10 drops for a heavier person with a more severe acid problem. For a smaller person, one could reduce the number of drops.

The fact that drinking 5 glasses of alkaline water seems to have effects on health improvement means that the first 4 glasses cancel the acidic waste produced that day and the 5^th glass is needed to reduce old accumulated wastes.

Interesting mathematics: we break even for that day if we drink only 4 glasses of alkaline water in one day; we don't get older or younger that day, we maintain the status quo. Thinking carefully, we extended our life for one day because we drank 4 glasses of alkaline water, otherwise, we would have been one day older. This means that one glass of alkaline water, 1x10²¹ number of hydroxyl ions (OH^- ), can extend 6 hours of our life! Wow! How much would you pay to extend your life for 6 hours'

Someone asked me what would happen if he drank 100 glasses of alkaline water a day. I answered him, "what happens if you took showers 7 times on Monday morning, could you go for the rest of the week without taking any shower'" As he would waste soap and water after the second shower, he would have wasted alkaline water after 5 or 6 glasses. We cannot rush the mother nature by force.

You might ask if a dying patient's life can be extended by 6 hours with a glass of alkaline water. The answer is "no", because irreparable damages have already been done. It is almost the same as giving a glass of alkaline water to someone who got shot and bleeding to death; it will not make him live 6 more hours.

The theory of 6 hours of life extension with 2 drops of AlkaLife^® applies to the average person without any irreparable damage due to excess acids. Alkaline water should be consumed regularly to prevent any development of acid accumulation that may cause permanent damages.

Now you know the truth about the brand name AlkaLife^®.

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