Archive for September, 2009

We are all familiar with Parkinson’s Disease, which is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that is both chronic and progressive. The most common symptom is trembling of the hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face.
There is no cure for Parkinson’s, but levodopa helps in about three quarters of reported cases. Carbidopa is often combined with the levodopa in order to delay the conversion of the levodopa into dopamine until it reaches the brain.
Here is a story that was related to me recently about Parkinson’s. I will leave it up to the person to tell the story… Continue reading

3247324917_419a5772d8So many stories to tell and so little time! I have been getting a lot of requests for diabetes articles, so here is a quick one from a man that called me today. But first, a little background that is very alarming to say the least.

It is estimated that nearly 8% of the Canadian and American population (about 26 million people) have diabetes, of which 90% is of the Type 2 variety. The number of cases doubled between 1990 and 2005, and the Centre for Disease Control has called… Continue reading

As I sit here at my computer on a beautiful Sunday morning overlooking Lake Rosseau, I should be reveling at the beauty of nature. Instead, I’m sniffling away, and frustrated with my stupidity of forgetting to bring my water ionizer with me to the cottage this weekend.

It is the last weekend of the “real” summer in Ontario. While fall doesn’t officially begin for a couple more weeks, summer realistically ends for us when the kids go back to school after Labor Day. It has become a family ritual to spend the last days of summer at the cottage… Continue reading

During his State of the Union address in January 1971, Richard Nixon declared war on cancer. Here is what he said:

“The time has come in America when the same kind of concentrated effort that split the atom and took man to the moon should be turned toward conquering this dreaded disease. Let us make a total national commitment to achieve this goal.”

President Nixon followed through on his promise and signed the National Cancer Act on December 23, 1971. What started out as a noble cause has obviously lost its focus over the years.

In 1971… Continue reading


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My name is Rob Thomas. I’m 53 years old, retired, and I live in a small town near Toronto, Canada

I created this blog to share my knowledge and experience with alkaline ionized water. The water changed my life by eliminating my acid reflux and osteo-arthritis in 2008.

This blog morphed into something far greater than it was ever intended, as others began to share their experiences... learn more about me
  • rob: Hi Roshanak: Greetings from Canada. The world is a very small place with the internet. I agree w [...]
  • rob: Hi Kim: Thanks for the commenting on the blog. I apologize for for taking a couple of days to get [...]
  • Kim: We want to buy a good Ionizer at a fair price... like everyone else I assume. We live in the city (S [...]
  • rob: Hi Michelle: Thanks for the kind words. I don't make recommendations on line because it can turn [...]
  • michelle: Hi Rob, Thanks for this great site. I live in Calgary and am looking to improve my health. Since [...]
  • roshanak davari: Dear Rob, I got psoriasis and my doctor told me to use alkaline food instead of acidic ones.he said [...]
  • rob: Hi Barry: Thanks for your question. It is a good one. When I visited Korea in April to meet engi [...]
  • Barry: hydrogen water or alkalinized water? from what I could find it appears that Hayashi says hydrogeni [...]
  • rob: Hi Dustin: I checked out your website and I see you are a Kangen dealer. Enagic dealers are proud [...]
  • rob: Hi Rex: I enjoyed speaking with you and I was glad to help. [...]
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