(08-22-2009, 04:27 AM)ayadew Wrote: I feel this person has a hidden agenda, possibly trying to sell another brand
Yes, they are trying to sell another brand (that is not medical-grade).
(08-22-2009, 04:27 AM)ayadew Wrote: I'll go check the ORP and acidic levels of my tap water with the chemistry apparatus at my university soon (I study geology). I've heard Sweden's water is quite 'good' compared to many other countries, but we shall see.
Great! Tap water here in the US is usually neutral pH (around 7), and the ORP is typicall around +350-400, which is highly oxidizing. A positive number on the ORP meter means oxidizing (contributing to cancer & aging) whereas a negative number indicates antioxidant. The lower the negative number, the stronger the antioxidant it is, ie. -800 is more powerful antioxidant than -200. Every tap, bottled, filtered, or reverse osmosis I've ever tested have all been oxidizing, even the ones that supposedly have added antioxidants! Most bottled waters test acidic, and RO water is very acidic. Please let me know what kind of results you get! (You might also check to see if the ORP probes are calibrated for the negative numbers...with our portable devices, they have to be conditioned in a solution to be accurate on the negative ORP values.)