Activated water - Heard of it?
By Venkataraman
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
Chennai, India
October 23, 2012 12:02pm CST
One of my friends came to my house last week and gave me a ball-shaped thing and told me that it activates the drinking water. He said it was made of Bio-ceramic and capable of emitting InfraRed rays. And that these InfraRed rays activate the water molecules. He said drinking it would help our body.
Then I searched for more information and understood that activated water is nothing but water molecules broken down to lowest molecular value. (Example: H2O is the basic value, but H20 O10 also is a form of water, but hard water.)
I found that drinking activated water helps in removin toxins effectively and reduces stress to kidney and other organs involved in blood purification.
Have you heard of it?
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22 responses
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
23 Oct 12
i never heard of it, i searched about the information now, and whatever they said is quiet impressive, may be in future , we all have to buy such water cans,
If its available for common man , will be good, but if not then same struggle exists.
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@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
6 Nov 12
Yeah, you've brought up a good point - it should be available for common man.
I think if this thing works, it will be available for common man too. For the cost is just around INR 200 and it is said to work for at least 2 years. And they say it's washable too. Let's see how it works.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
23 Oct 12
wow its new but how sure are you that it will certainly reduce the amount of kidney problems and other things?
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
6 Nov 12
I'm not sure about that. But the information I found on the internet say so. I too believe they can't be wrong.
However, I'm not sure this ball works the same way. I'm still testing it.
@VKXY62 (1605)
• Australia
23 Oct 12
Hi,
I have heard of such things, but not given them much credence I'm afraid.
It sounds like gobbledegook to me.
InfraRed rays in water.
??
InfraRed is heat.
So what if InfraRed rays are in the water, of course they are, they are everywhere.
If you heat the water it will have even more InfraRed rays.
PH is probably more important, and that's as simple as chalk or vinegar.
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@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
6 Nov 12
Yeah, I too have heard it previously but didn't go for more info.
This time, since my friend has gifted me that ball, I just searched the internet and got some information. Whether this ball works, I am yet to find out. Already we are using treated water, I mean RO water, so we didn't find any difference so far.
I understand that it makes hard water soft. I will check it and update here.
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
24 Oct 12
VC, for the first time i am hearing about this activated water. Good to hear about this wonderful info, your friend did a great job by introducing this thing to you. As you mentioned activated water is good for our health. I am interested in seeing that item, why don't you upload an image of this thing?
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
24 Oct 12
You can see it here: http://img1.kuikr.com/k/20120507/413280055-1336372484.jpg (I searched it and found this image.)
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
25 Oct 12
yes, i saw the image. It is like 3 white balls, some what similar to sweet round. Thanks for the search and providing this link
@riyauro (6421)
• India
2 Nov 12
I have never heard of it. Wow i think it is great then. so how long do you have to keep it in the water before you drink it. Some thing different aye? hmm so you have it now. where did he get it from? where can we find it? Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
28 Nov 12
The manual says, it takes just few minutes to activate the water. However, I have no idea about how much volume of water could be activated. I have put in a vessel (6 litres) and drink after 10 minutes.
My friend went to the distributor of that company (Conybio Healthcare India Pvt.Ltd.) for buying another product. On seeing the information there, my friend purchased this one additionally.
May be someone sells it online, I have no idea.
@anubrataroy (444)
• India
2 Nov 12
Never heard of anything like this earlier to this discussion.
By the way what is the price of the ball-shaped thing that your friend has given you?
What is it called?
And where can we find in market?
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
28 Nov 12
It's called Bio-ball, manufactured by Conybio Healthcare Private Limited. You should find someone near you.
The price of 1 set (set of 3 balls) may be around Rs.1800. That's what my friend said.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
23 Oct 12
First of all, no "ball-shaped ceramic" object could emit 'infra-red rays' on its own without a supply of electricity. Far Infra-red rays are low frequency, long wavelength electromagnetic waves and, in the spectrum, lie between the infra-red range and the microwave range. They penetrate deeper into the body than infra-red and can generate heat in tissues directly. Unlike ultra-violet rays and microwaves, they are not harmful and can be used for therapeutic purposes. Like any light or heat source, however, it needs a source of electricity (or other kind of power) to generate them.
There are a number of websites which sell "bio-ceramic" water filters which claim to 'activate' water using 'far-infrared waves'. They are all pseudo-scientific scams which prey on people's unfamiliarity with scientific terms. Most of them claim that an obscure professor has 'proved, after 10 years' research' that far-infrared waves have this property. They never cite any recognised scientific journal and you can search for the name of the 'professor' as much as you like without success.
The only thing that far-infrared waves can so to water is to heat it and no inert ball of material, with whatever fancy name, will do that.
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
6 Nov 12
You may be right - it needs some external energy to work.
I have seen their other products and I know one person personally who got rid of 'Foot Corn' by using the Bio-ceramic coated stockings. Yes, as you said, at least there is some kind of body heat to make the Bio-certamic to work.
In the case of this ball, I don't know how it will work without any external inducements. They claim that they are adding 26 other minerals to make it work independently. I'm not sure. I'm still testing it on different conditions.
@JaySapani (257)
• India
25 Oct 12
Yes I Have Heard Of It And Use It Regularly.It Also Helps Boost Immune system and even can cure a lot of problems.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
23 Oct 12
hi lolse myh response.copy okay when a reputable site like WedMd or MayoClinic endorse it then I w ill get excited but for now I thihk its just
another gadjet to waste my money for a useless gimic. I will research it
and check for urban legends but am n ot buying it either physically'
or mentally.
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
6 Nov 12
I'm not sure about whether to agree with you or not. For I've seen a person who got rid of 'Foot corn' by merely using their product. That was a different product, a stockings coated with bio-ceramic material. (Of course, it worked only when he wears because of his body heat. But this ball has nothing to induce and I don't know how it works.)
@earningmember (914)
• Canada
23 Oct 12
No I haven't and it seem another thing to waste money on!
However, I will ask this to my health care provider on of this!
I know that water in some countries isn't drinkable, does this thing clean those water as well?
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
6 Nov 12
As I've searched, this activated water seems to be mere activated water. The infections, if any, are not cleaned by this thing. Purification is a separate process and this thing is said to just activate the water molecules without purifying effect.
@JaySapani (257)
• India
25 Oct 12
if you want some help on research of this thing i can help as i have researched and have some proof for them same which i got from government lab of pune.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
23 Oct 12
I have not- i searched alot over the internet and cant find it.
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
7 Nov 12
Owlwings has given good lead about it. Bio-ceramics...
If you search with "Infra red rays" and "activated water" you'll get information on these lines.
But there is no concrete proof on whether this thing truly works. There are lot of supportive materials, but no scientific proof.
@arielpaige (257)
• United States
24 Oct 12
Whoa. That's crazy. I have never heard of that. But that is something I would have to look more into myself before believing. Activated water....hmmm... Very interesting.
@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
That's an interesting concept. I haven't heard of it but I sure will research on it first if what they claim is scientifically true. There are a lot of scams these days and some are just out to make money by basing their claims on science.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
24 Oct 12
I have heard of those UV radiations and some others too from products like Auqaguard or even those Hindustan Lever ones but never heard of this Activated water. But reading this I feel it is a similar process being used in ones from eureka forbes - aquaguard and this time they are using some other term to make it more attractive.
@sanjay91422 (2725)
• India
24 Oct 12
Is there any real name to that ball like thing? I have heard of the aqua-guard and other water purifiers, is it an aqua-guard?
What is the cost of that ball like thing?
@rubyroy (824)
• India
24 Oct 12
Have you got physical proof, of this purifying effect of this gadget.Water now a days contain so much of impurities,you should never fall for any information,that doesn't have a sound proof of their claim.It will be dangerous for our health.The trusted age old method of boiling water is the best,till we have cent percent proof.
@romzee (937)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
No and it's the first time I heard of it.
I really don't know if this is true or just plain gimmick or another commercial ploy.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
Cheers and Happy mylotting
@Pancakarana (94)
• Indonesia
24 Oct 12
itws help you learn more about it. because i think something that comes from inorganic chemicals have side effect for the body. I think that healthy water is a form of pure water.