Science and Technology of “Living Water”

There are two types of “water “ in the body, inter-cellular and intra-cellular fluid. Inter-cellular fluid is the fluid outside an individual cell, while intra-cellular fluid is the fluid inside the cell. Both are necessary for the proper functioning of the cell, but most people do not recognize the absolutely crucial nature of drinking water that can achieve maximum intra-cellular hydration. To have biological activity, the cells must absorb the water.

Research in the field of cellular hydration has shown that when cells absorb water and swell up, the action triggers the anabolic healing mechanism. The anabolic state is accompanied by a positive nitrogen balance, protein synthesis and growth hormone release. Cellular hydration results in a balanced pH, increased fat burning, better resistance to viruses and reduced free radical damage. When cells become dehydrated, the action triggers the catabolic state, which can be seen as muscle wasting, inflammation and premature aging.

The modern scientific understanding of water clearly shows that all waters are not created equal when it comes to their ability to put water inside the cells. The cells of the body make up the tissues, which in turn extend their organization to the level of an organ (like the liver and kidney) and then to the systems of the body, such as the digestive system, the endocrine system and the central nervous system. The body simply does not function properly when the cells are dehydrated. Dehydrated cells can lead to cell hypoxia (oxygen starvation and no energy), cell catabolism (cell death), DNA damage (cancer), cell acidity (accumulated toxins that short circuit enzymatic pathways) and accelerated cell aging (improper function). Accumulate enough dehydrated cells and you have a systemic failure, such as a heart attack.

There are Bioelectric Impedance Machines (BIM) registered by the FDA, such as the RJL systems Quantum X, which can precisely measure the levels of intra-cellular fluid in the body. The need for proper cellular hydration is so important that most cardiac care facilities now utilize the RJL system to monitor their patients. You want to be drinking water where your cells are constantly hydrated with a maximum amount of intra-cellular fluid. When Doctors say, “Drink plenty of water or you will become dehydrated”, they are talking about the water around your cells, the inter-cellular water. But EON is talking about cellular hydration, the water inside the cells themselves.

Therefore, EON, using proprietary technology, has created the Essence of Life structured water to specifically hydrate cells. Comparative studies amongst the different types of water, such as spring water, distilled water, tap water and purified water, prove EON’s superior hydrating capacity. Further studies show that EON can physically change the ratio between intra-cellular water and inter-cellular water to improve health. Healthy people have 60 % of the total fluid content of their body inside the cells. The chronically ill usually only average about 40 % of their fluid inside the cells. The breakthrough technology offered by EON is based on managing the very specific properties of water that are required to maximize cellular hydration. Our technology is an extension of the sentinel research conducted in the late 1990’s on the very nature of water.

In 1996, K Liu, J.D. Cruzan, and R.J. Saykally published an astounding article in the prestigious journal Science (Vol. 271, pg. 929-933, 2/16/96) titled Water Clusters. The article showed both the theoretical and physical presence of crystalline structures within the water matrix and changed forever how we must view the dynamic properties of water. The crystalline structures reflect the powerful nature of the hydrogen bond forces that are unique to the water molecule. In a follow-up article published in Nature (Vol. 381, pg. 501-503, 6/6/96) Liu & Saykally et al. mapped the dominant structures found in water. Amongst the 5 lowest-energy water hexamer structures (prism, cage, book, boat and cyclic forms), the most stable form of (H2O)6 is indeed a cage-like structure, held together by eight hydrogen bonds. Over time, many more complex water structures have been identified and some of these are illustrated in figure 1. This graphic was produced from work carried out at South Bank University in London in the United Kingdom by Martin Chaplin, www.sbu.ac.uk/water, and published in Biophys Chem 2000 Jan 24:83(3): 211-221.

Further research into the fundamental properties of water at Duke University, www.duke.edu indicates that liquid water can be thought of as a seething mass of water molecules in which hydrogen bonded clusters are continually forming, breaking apart, and reforming, figure 2. Theoretical models predict that the average cluster may encompass as many as 90 H2O molecules at 0 degrees centigrade, so that very cold water can be thought of as a collection of ever-changing ice-like structures. At 70 degrees centigrade, the average cluster size is probably no greater than about 25 H2O molecules.

What is emerging is a crystal clear picture of water. Water, being dipolar, can be partly aligned by an electric field and this may be easily shown by the movement of a stream of water by an electric source, (S. T. Bramell, Ferroelectric Ice, Nature: 397 (1999) 212-213). Water is diamagnetic and may be levitated in very high magnetic fields, (Y. Ikezoe, et al., Making Water Levitate, Nature: 393 (1998) 749-750). Consequently, the electrical, magnetic and hydrogen-bonding forces present will dominate the crystalline structure of the water at any given time. With modern engineering techniques to manipulate high-density magnetic and electrical fields, reverse osmosis technology to purify the base water supply, and infusion technology to manage the hydrogen proton levels and implant a crystal template into the finished product, EON has engineered a state of the art production system to manufacture water that can have very precise properties. These capabilities have been captured through photomicrographs of the crystal structures that can be created with structured water technology. Figure 3 is a dramatic representation of the crystals that can be found in naturally occurring waters and those that can be made in water supplements. EON has tested many of these waters to locate the structure that has the best hydrating capacity and this was selected to become EON’s The Essence of Life Structured Water.

To your cells, water is everything. Over 99% of the biological reactions in the body involve water as the source of a hydrogen proton donor. Water is needed to deliver and metabolize nutrients. Water is required to eliminate toxic waste. The electrical resistance and capacitance of intra-cellular water greatly affects communication pathways throughout the body. Water is needed to support protein structure and enzyme activity. Water even serves as the adhesive that holds together the various structures in a cell’s architecture. When these functions of water are compromised through de-hydration at the cellular level, disease and the aging process begin to manifest and accelerate.

Most everyone recognizes the critical role of Hemoglobin in the transport of oxygen throughout the body. Hemoglobin is a protein inside a red blood cell that absorbs oxygen from the lungs and releases it to the cells to produce energy. People who are anemic have very low hemoglobin levels. What has emerged from the study of intra-cellular water is the fact that structured water plays a critical role in the proper formation of the hemoglobin protein. The biological activity of proteins is critically dependent not only on their amino acid composition, but also on the way these huge molecules are folded; this folding involves hydrogen-bonded interactions with water.

As illustrated in figure 4, the effective structure of Hemoglobin can only be maintained with ordered water. This ordered water starts out as intra-cellular water that is reorganized as the hemoglobin protein is built in the bone marrow. If the cells of the bone marrow are dehydrated, there is a good chance that the patient will be anemic. If the bone marrow cells are loaded with toxins, than there is a good chance that the toxins will interfere with the proper formation of the hemoglobin protein. Fatigue and anemia are the result. Toxins in the cells are directly related to cellular hydration levels.

The first and foremost treatment of the chronically ill is to rehydrate the body at the cellular level. No one gets better without that being the first step. EON’s The Essence of Life Structured Water received its name from this fundamental principle. The first step to be healthy and robust is to achieve hydration at the cellular level. It is essential to life.

EON The Essence of Life is water that has been structured using a highly proprietary and energetic process. The result is a refreshing and great tasting water that:

One to two bottles per day can give the consumer:

The concept is simple, but is only achieved through very advanced science. EON provides the science that makes structured water and all it’s great potential benefits a reality.

EON’S first line extension beyond the Essence of Life Structured Water will be a proton infused drink. The drink will deliver enhanced levels of hydrogen protons to the cells of the body. Hydrogen protons are used in 99% of the biochemical reactions found in the body. EON has developed an infusion process that allows us to generate structured water that incorporates the carbonic acid molecule into the water as a proton donor. The technology allows EON to provide the body a very rapid way to control free radical pathology. Most scientists accept the free radical theory of aging. It is the fundamental reason that holistic physicians preach the use of powerful anti-oxidants such as Co-Enzyme Q10 to protect the heart.

Anti-oxidants neutralize dangerous free radicals by absorbing an electron. The anti-oxidant itself has to be absorbed in sufficient quantity at the cellular level to perform this function in the vicinity of the mitochondria. Taking the anti-oxidant supplements with just the EON Essence of Life structured water will of course improve the value derived from taking Co-Enzyme Q-10. But a second method of neutralizing a free radical is to donate a positively charged proton. EON is developing a beverage that will carry the protons directly into the cells. The protons will not only help control free radicals, but will be a source of the hydrogen atoms needed to promote proper metabolic processes within the cell. The proton infused water will put an excellent anti-aging product on the store shelves.

The future line extensions include a sports energy drink that can actually improve the Krebs cycle and the body’s ability to produce ATP, the molecule that fuels the body and produces energy. This is substantially different from the industry standard of using caffeine to put the adrenal glands into overdrive and get a burst of adrenaline. Instead, EON will deliver the appropriate nutrients that support the metabolic pathways that generate energy in the muscle cells. You will operate at a peak performance level.

EON can also create the first diet soft drink that will actually assist the body in burning fat. The burning of fat occurs at the cellular level. A structured water properly templated with the appropriate botanical and herbal supplements will become thermogenic. You can push the body to burn its’ fat reserves. You do not need ephedra to artificially raise metabolic rates. The safe form of rapid weight loss is to preferentially burn the stored fat found in the cells. Our proprietary delivery system insures that the nutrients make it into the cells. Cellular hydration is the key to nutrient delivery. EON’S structured water process makes it happen.

EON and the technology behind it can revolutionize the beverage industry. It is believed that the methods described herein can be used on any polar solvent, in addition to water. Thus, it should be possible to make micro structured polar solvents, such as short-chain alcohols. EON has investigated the potential of using our technology in the wine industry to enhance taste and the enjoyment factor obtained from your favorite glass of Merlot. We are also investigating an herbal tea line designed to enhance specific psychological and physiological responses, such as libido, mood, and the immune system. The technology that creates EON’s structured water has far reaching implications beyond the bottled water segment of the beverage industry. But EON’s Essence of Life Structured Water is the best place to start. It is time for the science of structured water to make it to the market place.