Science
and Health Series
Mathematics
and Life
by
Sang Whang
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 5th 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®.
©
2002 by Sang Whang Enterprises, Inc.
Used with Permission
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