"The water and trees are clear and elegant," which tells the beauty of the waterside scenery. Water is the most abundant molecule in the human body and the substance we rely on most in our daily lives. Water not only provides us with what we need to survive, but is also an important material for literary imagination. Because of the importance of water, there are countless water-related products on the market, and in this era when "health preservation" is becoming a trend, most of these products are expensive and often endorse their products with "scientific research proof" , are these products really as effective as advertised, and are they worth spending so much money?
Another type of water-related message is "good heart" or "good intentions" Thoughts will produce beautiful water crystals; conversely, vicious words will produce ugly water crystals. This idea mainly comes from the Japanese Masaru Emoto. His books are very popular in Taiwan. He claims that there is "scientific" evidence that water can understand people's thoughts. My opinion is that Masaru Emoto's water crystals and "good people" "Heart" has nothing to do with it, but it has something to do with the psychology and active choices of the person taking the photo. Masaru Emoto has never received any scientific training (he majored in international relations at university). However, in Taiwan, we see Masaru Emoto’s name everywhere and is called “Doctor” (he does not have a doctoral degree and once studied at an alternative university in India. I am taking courses at a medical university. The website of this university seems to have only one building, and I can't find any academic papers from the school in the SciFinder database. Changhua Normal University has hundreds of papers). What is chilling is that we see Emoto Masaru's "experiments" being used without question in the speeches of religious leaders and entrepreneurs, in interviews with professors of alternative (spiritual) medicine, and even in campus activities of school teachers. Quote.
The purpose of this page is to examine claims about water from a molecular perspective in modern chemistry, especially those that we think are untrustworthy or false, and hopefully provide some information before you spend money on these products. To give you relevant information; another purpose is to allow readers to understand the difference between science and pseudoscience. Photos like Masaru Emoto’s are 100% pseudoscience.
Aquatic products are a big market
Water is very important to health. There are at least dozens of products on the market that claim to be beneficial to health and maintain youth and vitality: "Energy Water" makes water Molecules form small molecular clusters, which can easily enter and exit cells to remove toxins. "Ionized water" is made into alkaline water through electrolysis. It is said that it can prevent acidic body and is good for health, but these health products cost 30,000 to 40,000 yuan! Even bottled mineral water All should be promoted as "alkaline". There is also quite expensive mineral water that has been blessed by the "professor". A while ago, we also saw that the "energy water" product endorsed by the national baseball player was accused of exaggerating its effects. Team members also said: It tastes good! The question is, is the water that tastes good worth spending so much money? ?Moreover, consumers spend these money for health reasons (the industry claims that the product can "increase immunity and inhibit the production of tumor cells"). The Department of Health has ruled that eight related products violated Article 69 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and imposed fines. Recently, the Food Information Network of the Department of Health has provided a webpage for food-related online rumors. The efforts made by the Department of Health to dispel rumors are exciting!
Misinformation on the Internet
Anytime in Enter a few keywords into Google, such as "energy water", and you will find thousands of web pages, all of which are Dacom (.com) web pages that claim what we think is wrong information. Why is there far more wrong information than correct information in the online world? I think there are two possible reasons: first, profitable parties are more willing to build websites; second, scientists are more willing to spend time researching new instead of "proving" something they think is stupid is false. For those who passionately embrace a particular idea, disproof is difficult. For example, "proving" that there are no ghosts in the world is an almost impossible task.
The following are some common misconceptions related to water. First, we will present these concepts together with our opinions. For detailed explanation, please see the link:
(1) Can the alkaline water produced by electrolyzed water neutralize the acidic body and be beneficial to health?
Our opinion: The degree of alkaline water produced by electrolyzed water is negligible. The acid content of fruit juice and the alkali content of milk of magnesia are greater. Much more, but it will not affect the pH of the human body. Human gastric juice is commonly known as hydrochloric acid. It is impossible for all alkaline water to pass through the stomach and still remain alkaline.
The pH in the human body is controlled by buffer substances (such as carbon dioxide) and enzymes. It is not good to be too acidic or too alkaline.
How does the human body control pH?
(2) Do not drink pure water because it lacks minerals?
Our opinion: Pure water does not contain minerals Substances. Some advertisements selling mineral water advise people not to drink reverse osmosis water or distilled water based on this. In fact, water plays the role of a solvent in the body. Drinking water without pollution is the most important to maintain human health. The human body needs Minerals come from diet (such as fruits and vegetables).
(3) Small molecular cluster water (energy water) can enter and exit cells more efficiently than tap water, keeping cells young?
Our opinion: There is no evidence to support the use of Various structurally modified water, or so-called "water molecule clusters" are used to promote "cell hydration". These arguments are baseless and incompatible with the known mechanism of water molecules entering the cell wall "one molecule at a time". There is no evidence. Any dietary supplement or therapy has been shown to delay aging. Professor Peter Agre, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, tells us how water molecules move in and out of cells. Readers can also refer to the Chinese version by Professor Cai Yunming of the Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University.
(4) Is magnetized water (p water) beneficial to the human body?
Our opinion: Water molecules have electric dipoles (local positive and negative charges within the molecule), but there is no magnetic dipole Except under extreme circumstances, water will not be affected by magnetic fields. There is no credible research that proves the efficacy of magnetic treatment of water, and the statement of "inhibiting the generation of tumor cells" is completely unfounded.
(5) Does oxidized water make people energetic?
Our opinion: Only a tiny amount of oxygen can be dissolved in water, and the oxygen drank into the gastrointestinal tract will not be absorbed by the human body; With a breath of fresh air, the body gets much more oxygen!
(6) Can a "good heart" produce beautiful water crystals?
Our opinion: Impossible! If water can be scientifically proven to understand human thoughts, Emoto Masaru will definitely win the Nobel Prize! Because this thing violates all our knowledge about water, Emoto Masaru's water crystals were photographed with a microscope at 200-500 times magnification , that is to say, hundreds of photos can be taken on the ice of the same size as the picture. Are these hundreds of photos the same? Or does Masaru Emoto only pick out the photos he wants? Why does Caltech's The photo of snowflakes taken by the physicist is exactly the same as the photo on the front page of Emoto Masaru's book, or even clearer? How do real snowflake experts view Emoto Masaru's results?
How to distinguish science from pseudoscience?
(7) Can water, mung beans and rice understand good words?
Our opinion: Our mung beans sprout Experiment, the results showed that there was no significant difference in the germination status of mung beans when the experimenter said good things or bad things.