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PFAS Water Pollutant. Can we Help? Yes!
We’re very aware of PFAS chemicals. (AKA PFOA’s) We’ve researched them for years. Why? Because we sell many of our UltraStream water filters in America. We know where they occur, what caused them, and how to get rid of them… but I’m guessing the last point is all that matters to you. If you didn’t […]
How Many Whacks on the Head do YOU need?
Many years ago in India I was at a famous temple. As is the custom, I was in the process of buying a garland for donation to the temple when I saw a naked man sitting on the temple steps, whacking himself repeatedly on the head with a worn down cricket bat. I asked the […]
Oxygen Therapy: A Sleeping Giant?
We’ve been so busy getting righteously excited about the many health benefits of molecular hydrogen that we have neglected what many people tell us is a ‘sleeping giant’ in our product lineup. But before I talk about it I’ll share some observations I’ve been having on oxygen in the last few weeks. Let’s say you […]
Sam Carpenter’s Travel Plan goes seriously wrong.
Sam Carpenter wrote a book on business organisation that really impressed me, and he travels the world helping small businesses like ours to become better operators. But on a recent trip to Romania, Sam, the master planner, upset his plans with one small mistake. “On my trip to Romania I drank from a public drinking […]
Lead in your Drinking Water?
The recent SBS news article on lead in our water exposed a potentially serious problem for all Australians. It comes in a wave of exposes worldwide that focus on high lead levels in drinking water. So here’s the ‘lowdown’ on getting rid of lead in your drinking water. (And please note: we’re not trying to panic […]
3 Teaspoons of Rio water is the reason an athlete can fail.
This report on water quality in Rio is damning. It’s saying that an athlete needs only drink 3 teaspoons of local water for disaster to strike. Not only are some 1,400 athletes at risk of getting violently ill in water competitions, but tests indicate that tourists also face potentially serious health risks on the golden […]
Roundup (in) Your Water?
Water technology Online is one of our favourite water websites and this article is derived from their excellent summation of Glyphosate in water What is ‘Roundup’? (Glyphosate) It is… a broad spectrum herbicide, introduced by Monsanto Corporation over 40 years ago. A post-emergent systemic herbicide. It kills almost all plant types ~ weeds, grasses, shrubs, trees. Its chemical […]
Just WHAT is Ketosis and why is it important?
ketone ˈkiːtəʊn/ nounChemistry noun: ketone; plural noun: ketones An organic compound containing a carbonyl group =C=O bonded to two hydrocarbon groups, made by oxidizing secondary alcohols. The simplest such compound is acetone. In a very small nutshell, ketosis is a state of metabolism where the body has switched over from running on glucose to running […]
Pasta to lose weight?
Eating pasta is not fattening and actually decreases the chances of becoming obese, a new Italian study has found. For centuries Mediterranean diets have enjoyed a healthy reputation, but in recent years more and more people have been shunning pasta, believing it to be fattening. A new survey of more than 23,000 people, however, has […]
Meet another AlkaWay Team Member
John Beithan is our US operations manager. He’s been with us long enough now to become one of the team, even though we only meet on Skype. The last time we had ‘quality time’ together was when we shared our exhibit of the UltraStream at ExpoWest,. the largest natural products expo in the world. I […]
Healthy Food: What is it? Really?
‘Experts’ and the public do share some opinions, but it seems to me that there are some gaping holes. Look at this survey conducted by the New York Times. The term was last updated in 1994, so frankly, an update is long overdue. At the same time, defining “healthy” has never been more complicated. Countless new exotic foods […]
