Water For Life - The Magic of Pi "Living" Water

Our Bodies Need Water

Our bodies are around 70% water. We use this water for virtually every bodily function. Water aids digestion and transports nutrients. Water is important to circulation and cleanses wastes and toxins. Water helps to regulate our body temperature and lubricates joints and soft tissues. Water helps activate your body's immune system and is an essential component to aiding your natural healing processes.

Water is not a beverage of choice, but an essential nutrient!

It is thought that water even helps to provide energy for the brain. And yet, we don't drink enough water. Estimates suggest around 75% of us are chronically dehydrated. More than 1 in 3 have a thirst mechanism that is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

Water can not be produced by the body in sufficient amounts and must be supplied from an outside source.

We lose water each day when we go to the bathroom, sweat, and even when we breathe. Loss of water is faster when the weather is hot, when you are physically active, or if you have certain medical conditions such as a fever, vomiting or diarrhoea.

Signs of dehydration include dry mouth, little or dark urine, strong smelling urine, constipation, low energy, fatigue, sluggishness, headaches, dizziness, stretch marks, confusion and muscle spasms.  In fact many ailments and illnesses are actually signs of dehydration.

Chronic dehydration is a disease producer. Even low levels of dehydration can affect us in many ways:

1% deficiency makes us thirsty
2% deficiency can trigger fuzzy short term memory
5% deficiency causes a fever
8% deficiency causes the glands to stop producing saliva and the skin to turn blue
10% deficiency causes a person to lose the ability to walk
12% deficiency is fatal

How Much Do I Need?

It varies from person to person, climate and conditions. As we age we naturally dehydrate more and many people, if not most, are in a constant state of dehydration.

In my nutritional practice I see clients with as little as 30% water composition*.

General advice is 8 "glasses" per day. More specifically you can use this formula to find the minimum you should have per day on average:

Take your Weight in lbs

Divide by 2 to determine the number of fl. oz

Or divide by 40 to determine the number of pints
Or divide by 70 to determine in litres

For example if you are 10 stone, you are 140 pounds. You need at least 70 fluid ounces or 3 1/2 pints of water or 2 litres per day.

Top Drinking Tip: Drink a pint of water on rising first thing in the morning at least half an hour before breakfast. This is a great way to start your day and get a large proportion of your requirement sorted first thing. 

The Problems With Our Water

People aren't drinking enough water largely because they don't like the taste of it.

Nature constantly recycles our water. Evaporation leaves behind contaminants. The rain joins streams where the water spirals down it's windy path being filtered by sand and energised by the sun and the magnetic field of the earth along the way.  Minerals are then added by the stones it runs over and the final result is nourishing, life-giving water.

Top Drinking Tip: Drink hot or warm (not cold) water. This allows water to pass straight to the colon without having to be warmed up in the stomach first. It is also very refreshing this way and many people find it a good substitute for tea.

However, between population growth, human waste, dumpsites, pesticides, fertiliser and animal waste, along with industrial hydrocarbons, toxic chemicals and acid rain, we have polluted our air and our streams to the point that no one trusts the safety of their water. Our municipal supplies are recycled numerous times through multiple households! Water is pumped through straight pipes (sometimes lead) to our taps or supplied in leaching plastic bottles.

Water at it's natural source is very different after it has been subjected to such unnatural processes and can lose it's natural "living structure" within 72 hours. 

Part of the solution is the chemical treatment of our water supplies in an effort to eliminate some of the contaminants that have accumulated. These chemicals can cause still other contaminants such as chlorine byproducts. Chlorine is a highly reactive chemical which is not good for our gut and hardens our arteries. Not only does it deaden the water stripping it of its natural life giving qualities, it also tastes rank.

With microbiological threats, as well as organic, inorganic and volatile organic chemicals, we have much to be concerned about. 

People are now turning to filtration of their water at the point of consumption. Many such solutions exist. Learning about the pros and cons of each alternative is important to help you find the answer.

Alternative Purification Solutions

Carbon Filters

These filters work by absorption. They capture contaminants by making them adhere to the carbon in the filter. They do a good job improving the taste and odor because they reduce the level of chlorine byproducts. They may even remove or reduce the level of lead and some lighter weight volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Carbon filters however do not remove bacteria, parasites, heavier VOCs, organic chemicals or help with Total Dissolved Solids or heavy metals.

Pitchers
Table top pitcher jugs like Britta use granulated activated carbon to filter out chlorine and make water taste better. The downside is that the filters are extremely basic and leave behind the majority of contaminants. The water they produce is still high in toxicity and usually acidic.

Ceramic Filters

Ceramic filters work in a similar way to carbon filters. They also use the principle of absorption. They have all of the same benefits and problems as carbon filters. They do have one additional benefit in that they may alkalinize acidic water.

Ultraviolet Treatment

With this method of purification, water passes through a chamber that has an ultraviolet light. The ultraviolet light disinfects or reduces the amount of bacteria. This expensive process needs to be used with other filtration in order to remove other impurities. Ultraviolet treatment, also does nothing to help the pH level of acidic water.

Reverse Osmosis

With this type of filtration, water is forced through a membrane that removes contaminants from the water. These membranes can remove chlorine byproducts, parasites, some bacteria, industrial chemicals, lead, nitrate and toxic metals. The contaminants are washed away with water. They are not effective at removing lighter weight VOCs. 

Two problems can arise with reverse osmosis. First the slow process wastes precious water. Second, while removing contaminants, reverse osmosis systems tend to remove all of the beneficial minerals from water, leaving it acidic. 

Distillation
Distillation systems boil water and collect the vapours. The process can do a great job of leaving behind heavy metals including arsenic. The boiling process should also kill any bacteria that may be present.

However VOCs are not removed with distillation as these chemicals tend to boil before the water does and are collected in the vapours. As well, alkalinizing minerals are removed, leaving the water acidic.

Ionization
Water ionizers raise the pH of drinking water by using electrolysis to separate the incoming water stream into acidic and alkaline components. However this form of unnatural purification tends to strip the water of it's natural healthy minerals providing an artificial alkaline water.

Bottled Water

Many people turn to bottled water to give them peace of mind. And yet, bottled water is usually nothing more than water from a civic water supply that has been run through one of the filtration systems listed above.

The deficiencies of the filtration method used can be amplified since the water is then stored in plastic bottles which may contain bacteria. Water is best stored in glass. Plastic can transfer odors, flavours or even leach residues into the water stored inside bottles.

The Importance of pH

pH refers to "potential for hydrogen". All fluids have a pH from 0 to 14. Any fluid with a low pH is acidic. Our internal body fluids have a slightly alkaline pH level of 7.35-7.45. Acidity in our body is usually associated with trouble such as inflammation, infection and disease.

It is believed that alkaline water helps to restore balance while also helping to defend your body against illness.

The most common methods of water filtration remove so much of the minerals that are in our water, that the water is left acidic. Virtually all bottled water available on the market today utilizes these filtration methods and therefore is also acidic. Imagine, people are trying to protect themselves from contaminants by purchasing bottled water, and instead create a condition of acidity throughout the body. This can happen as quickly as within two weeks. The buffers in our stomach simply can't keep up!

The pH of your blood should be within the range 7.35-7.45. A level of 7 or less can be fatal.

Increased acidity in our bodies has been associated with a number of health conditions throughout the body. Acidity is associated with infection and disease. On the contrary it is difficult for diseases to develop and thrive in a predominantly alkaline environment. It is critical that we minimise problems with our health by ensuring that the water we drink is as close as possible to our body's natural pH level. 

PiWater

The concept of Pi water was discovered by Japanese researchers more than 40 years ago during research on plant growth cycles. The scientists isolated natural spring water with specifically-charged ion particles (ferric ferrous salt) and referred to it as "living water" from the beneficial effects they perceived it had on plants and animals. They found in later research that this substance had other highly beneficial qualities. Inducing these particles into a high energy state and infusing it through a multi stage filter process creates Pi water.

Natural Spring Water has been filtered by the Earth in ways we do not completely understand which work better than any invented means of purifying water.

Pi water is the closest water to human body water. It possesses high anti-oxidation properties because of it's ability to eliminate free radicals and contains a wide variety of trace minerals essential for the human body. It also provides far infrared energy, and can transfer this energy to other living systems.

Top Drinking Tip: Water should be drunk pure and alone, not with or close to food. If it is combined with food or within other beverages such as juices, or teas and coffees, the body treats it as food and it must pass through the liver before reaching the colon.

Pi water can be created using a special pi filter which also neutralizes the pH of water, making it slightly alkaline and bringing it very close to the pH of body water.

The Effects of Magnets on Water

Water is H2O being two hydrogen atoms attached to one oxygen atom. Because of their tetrahedral structure water molecules have an uneven charge distribution with different charges at each end. Neighbouring water molecules are held together by this uneven charge in a process known as hydrogen bonding and therefore tend to form clusters. Once clustered, water molecules are much harder to absorb at the cellular level.

Applying a high powered magnetic field to water breaks these clusters of molecules into smaller groups. The water is saturated with electron-rich ions to neutralise the free radicals without the application of an unnatural electrical charge. The resulting water becomes "wetter" and is much more absorbable by our bodies.

PiMag Water Products

Nikken has combined the best of western and eastern science in their Pimag® family of water products to give you safe and healthy mineral rich water solutions wherever and whenever you need.

The Nikken Pimag Waterfall is a counter-top tap water filter that has been designed to replicate as closely as possible the natural production of spring water. Feeding your tap water through the top the water slowly falls under gravity through a filter of carbon, silica and sand, over pebbles, and out through a magnetic field before reaching your glass. The system provides superior filtration, reducing more than 30 recognised contaminants, and adds back essential minerals and electrolytes leaving you with an economical supply of Pi / Mag (living and magnetised) water without water wastage or electrical power.

Since we drink a lot of our water away from home Nikken has also introduced a portable Water Bottle incorporating Pi technology.

To assist in bathing there is the Pimag Ultra Shower System certified to reduce chlorine by 90% without adding chemicals to the water. 

Next Steps

Take the first step towards better hydration! Contact me with your questions or arrange a meeting to sample the water (we have representatives all over the country), or come along to one of my regular product demonstrations.

Best wishes
Nicki Edgell


* water composition as measured using a Tanita InnerScan Monitor

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Why is Nikken Water Good For You?

"The healthiest water on the planet"  Dr. G. Lindner

• It hydrates you - 75% of us are typically dehydrated.
• You can absorb the water better. This is demonstrated by you not feeling the water sitting heavy in your stomach like you do if you drink a glass of tap water. You also do not wee it straight out like you do with normal water.
• The water energises your cells.
• The water is alkaline with a ph of approx. 8-9 (most bottled, and Britta, water is acidic - less than ph7, most tap water is ph neutral, around ph7) - acidic diets can contribute towards many health problems such as osteoporosis and diabetes.
• The all-in-one multi-stage filter removes contaminates present in tap water - these include heavy metals, pesticides, and chlorine (see below *).
• The filter removes between 60-65% of any fluoride in tap water.
• Most alternative filtration systems take out good stuff aswell as the bad leaving pure, clean, but "dead" water.
• The Nikken filter adds essential minerals and electrolytes - magnesium, potassium, calcium, manganese and sodium.
• Many filtration systems waste alot of water - very bad for the environment and your water rates! The Nikken Pimag Filter uses 100% of the tap water.
• The Nikken filter is a countertop model - no plumbing required, quick and easy straight out the box.
• It is also therefore relatively portable and can be moved around the kitchen or house or office, or even taken on holiday.
• Very good flow rates - much quicker than many alternative brands. The system's 5 litre tank will refill in a matter of minutes.
• Very good filter replacement rates - the filter is good for 900 litres (for a family of 4 using the system for all their drinking and cooking needs this will usually translate to about 3 months).
• The water has antioxidant properties (demonstrated by improved Oxidation Reduction Potential - the ORP - over tap water and bottled water).
• The water is oxygenated.
• The water is ionised.
• The Nikken water systems use special BPA-free non leaching plastics.
• The water activates your thirst mechanism which is normally suppressed or misinterpreted (often as hunger). The more Nikken water you drink the more you want! This helps rehydrate you quickly. Try it!
• The light velvety water tastes great - you will not enjoy tap water after tasting Nikken water.
• Drinking lots of Nikken water will fill you up making you feel like eating less (thus being an advantage as part of a weight management diet).
• At £372 (+ p&p) for the unit plus £36 for replacement filters the Nikken system is one of the cheapest home water filtration solutions on the market. The replacement filters run at approximately 4p/litre on average, considerably cheaper than buying in bottled water. NOW at £255.
• Tested and verified by the Water Quality Association of America with "Gold Seal Approval".

How does it do these things?

The Nikken PiMag Waterfall system aims to convert tap water into natural spring water.

The water system contains a multi stage single filter which extracts harmful materials and adds beneficial minerals.

The water flows over a bed of mineral stones which serve to replicate a natural mountain stream.

A 1,200 gauss magnet energises and conditions the water.

Pi water was originally discovered by Japanese scientists in the 1970s. Observation had suggested that the water from an isolated hillside stream had a remarkable effect on the plant life in the area. The scientists examined the environment and found that it contained an unusual collection of topographical features. The surrounding hills contained magnetite and calcium. The watercourse flowed over silicates, the material that forms natural crystal. The water from it was found to have an atypical combination of minerals, and was naturally alkaline. Duplicating these conditions in the laboratory resulted in a form of this “pi water.”

Through these processes the structure of the Nikken water matches the hexagonal shape of nature (like a snowflake) and forms in microclusters so the water molecules can be absorbed easily into our cells.   Tap water molecules are much more difficult for the body to process before absorption for a number of reasons; they are clumped together and contain a different mineral content to nature's water, they contain heavy metals and other contaminants that the body needs to filter first before absorbing. Your liver is essentially doing the job the Nikken filter does. This is why we tend to pee more when we drink lots of tap water.

* In tests The Nikken PiMag Water Filter showed the following percentage reductions versus UK tap water: Arsenic 68%, Cadmium 87%, Chromium 90%, Lead 91%, Copper 87%, Nickel 83%, Aluminium 95%, Iron 73%, Mercury 96%, Chlorine 90%, Metaldehyde (pesticide) 84%, Organophosorus (pesticides) 61-97%, Acidics 70-94%, Urons 62-90%, Organochlorine (insecticides) 90-99%, Triazines (herbicides) 66-76%, Chlormequat (plant growth regulator) 72%, Trihalomethanes (THM's) / Solvents 72-95%, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) 80-86%, Phosphorus 91%, Glyphosate (herbicide) 80%.

The picture below shows the effects on a sweet potato left for 5 weeks in tap water, reverse osmosis water, well water, and nikken pimag water (respectively left to right).

We also tried it with carrots:

To learn more:

Promotional Video (7mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMHwW1l_2PM

Rick Murphy compares the pH of Nikken Pimag water to various bottled waters and explains the importance of alkalinity for health and how Nikken Pimag water can help with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcZuEGsAhg8

Pdf technical documents here:

Pimag Waterfall Product Test

Pimag Waterfall Leaflet

Pimag Waterfall Factsheet

Pimag Waterfall Homepage

The Nikken Pimag ® Waterfall

£255 rrp

To order please visit https://tiny.cc/piwater

or call Nicki on (0044)7786 405366

NB. For US customers please visit our US rep Nnenne here (RRP $327).

For Central and South America please visit our Latin American rep Sally here (RRP Mex$8780).

To search for parts for your waterfall and other Nikken products please visit https://tiny.cc/nikkenparts

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My Spring Equinox Newsletter 2017

I’m very excited to bring you this year’s Spring Equinox Newsletter.  It’s a great time of new beginnings and of letting go of past wounds.  This can be a time of emotional and physical change with great possibilities for the next 6 months to bring what you want in your life into fruition.

So what does this equinox hold in store?  You will be feeling those letting go/pulling energies already. You or those around you may already have been experiencing headaches, rashes, bloating, irritability, nausea, cravings, heavy, achy limbs, flu-like symptoms or lack of energy recently. I am seeing a lot of itchy skin and nausea issues in my practice at the moment. These symptoms are signs that the toxins leaving your body are overwhelming your lymph, blood and liver. This is quite normal for the spring time equinox.

The Spring Equinox has long been celebrated as a time of beginning and renewal when day and night are equal length and herald longer daylight hours and an expanding energy in the earth and in our bodies. 

This is the time when the energy of the earth changes its spin and can literally send us into a spin energetically and into a natural detox.  This letting go of toxicity can be on a physical and emotional level.  This year in March we can expect powerful shifts – rebirth propelled by the unexpected to bring equilibrium and balance to our lives.  Ask yourself – what is it that needs to heal on a physical/emotional/spiritual level? Set your intentions to release from limiting beliefs so that you can heal from any pain you have been holding.

With all the detoxification your body is going through you can support yourself at this time and reduce symptoms by following these guidelines.

• Keep those toxins moving out of the body with a pint of warm water first thing, and again mid-morning, mid-afternoon and mid-evening.  I recommend the pimag waterfall filter as it provides you with alkaline, structured, mineralised living water.  This really helps combat acidity and dehydration in the body.  I love the clean taste and light/smoothness of the water I drink.  Here’s the link if you want to check it out. http://nikkenwater.co.uk (http://nikkenwater.co.uk/)
  
  
• For breakfast, have some protein to help avoid blood sugar symptoms listed above. Move away from porridge/cereals and try a smoothie made with soaked almonds or pea protein powder, apple, ginger, avocado and a few green leaves or a mushroom omelette or pancakes made with egg and mashed banana and cinnamon.
  
  
• Eat seasonally and start to alter the foods you eat to match the energy of the spring.  Make the transition towards a lighter diet with lots of chlorophyll-rich green vegetables. Slowly increase your raw intake but still include some warming soups and stews with plenty of bone broth and add plenty of fresh herbs just before serving. Cut down or eliminate alcohol which will tax your liver more at this time.  Cut down on sugars of all sorts (bread, cakes, cereals etc) which are inflammatory.
  
  
• Include ginger daily to support your kidneys.  Increase potassium rich foods – green leafy vegetables, parsley, watercress, peas, bananas, apples, avocados, apricots, nuts and oily fish.
  
  
• Use naturopathic techniques such as daily dry skin brushing with a natural bristle brush, brushing towards your heart to stimulate your lymphatic system.  Also, tap lightly across your chest, just under your collar bone to stimulate your thymus gland.  Take epsom salt baths 3 x a week at this time of year.  You may need to use enemas or a colonic at this time to help support and clear organs that may be struggling. You may also consider a far infrared sauna or using the far infrared sleep products that I recommend from Nikken.
  
  
• Exercise is really important to keep the lymph moving.  Using the high intensity interval training method everyone can maximise the effects of short bursts of exercise even those of you lacking in energy.   Also start taking longer walks in nature if you haven’t been doing so over winter.  Start digging in the garden or allotment. Removing the weeds and preparing the ground for the new growth and abundance both metaphorically and in reality.
  
  
• Connect with nature’s energies of magnetics from the earth, the far infrared warming energy of the sun and the negative ions we breathe down by the sea or in the woods. I think we need as much help here as we can get as most of us live 90% indoors. That’s why I teach about Nikken and their use of these natural energies in products that we use in our daily lives in our homes: to drink clean energised alkaline water, breathe negative ion rich clean air, to have quality sleep cocooned in nature’s energies, to bathe and shower in clean filtered water.  All of these passive lifestyle choices will support rejuvenation and a return to energy and health not to mention provide you with protection from the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation from wifi, mobile phones etc.  You can read more about these technologies at http://nikkenearth.com and I would love to invite you to attend the free event I am organising here in Brighton on the 25th March at the Jury’s Inn (the information about the day is here http://nikkenergy.com/25-Mar-2017.pdf) to find out more about this way of supporting your health.  Book your free place via http://WellnessDaySeminar-March2017.eventbrite.co.uk
  
  
• Using techniques like Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) can help clear emotional blocks.  I also now offer Theta Healing to help reprogram neural pathways and change limiting belief systems that are causing stress.

Finally, remember to be gentle with yourself over the next couple of weeks.  Take time out to look after yourself and focus on keeping those routes of elimination open. Create positive thoughts and intentions and focus on what you would love to create in your life during the expansive growth of the next 6 months.

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Spring Smoothie Recipe

1 apple,
Large handful of spinach – chopped,
Piece of ginger,
Small handful of soaked arame/dulse seaweed,
½ avocado,
Juice of ½  lemon,
1 tbsp ground flaxseeds, and chia seeds
1 tbsp ground almonds,
½ pint coconut milk AND Pimag water
1 tsp turmeric powder and a pinch of black pepper

Blend all ingredients together.  Add any supplements you take – eg. fish oil, vitamin D3, B complex – and if too thick add some more filtered pimag water to get your desired consistency -  chew it as you drink and enjoy!

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If you would like help with moving through this equinox period smoothly or would like to harness the power of this natural time to detox, to lose weight, gain more energy, sleep better, reset/rebalance your hormones… give me a call or email me nicki@nutritionandhealing.co.uk for a chat or to book in for an assessment or a 1-to-1.

If you would like to find out more about how to protect and support and energise yourself naturally, I am now doing regular demos to give you an experience of what happens instantly in your body when you are near nature’s energizing and balancing magnetic, far infrared and negative ions.  Come along and see the magic for yourself on the 25th March, Jury’s Inn (behind Brighton Station) 10.30-1pm (book your free place at http://www.WellnessDaySeminar-March2017.eventbrite.co.uk)

I must say I am so grateful to have my own wellness home to protect and energize me and my family at this moment in the cycles of the year.

Many of you will already be members of my Nutrition and Healing facebook group.  If not, do ask to be added.  I share there anything to do with health and healing.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/291408764209136/

I love these interactive means of keeping in touch and welcome questions or feedback.

Wishing you a very happy and smooth transition to Spring.  Nicki x

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Nikken and Stroke Recovery

Angela Pinem is a Nikken Consultant. This is her story -

Just over a year ago my fit and healthy husband Nico had a massive stroke at the age of 41. He was paralysed on his right side, with no speech and incontinent. The prognosis was very grim - I was told that he would be severely disabled and would not be able to walk again.

I had found Nikken two weeks before his stroke - I now knew I had to get as many of their products as soon as I could for both him, and for all the family, to enable his body to heal in the right environment and to support us through this hugely traumatic time. I surrounded him in hospital with the Power Bands, the Kenko Seat, the Pimag Water, and the MStride insoles inside the Far Infrared Socks. I rolled the Magduo over his head, arm and legs. Miracles happen; my husband started to walk again within 8 weeks. Once he returned home he also had the Sleep System and Air Purifier. His energy and strength returned. He now has boundless energy and is walking well. He is continuing to recover. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUc7l...

For further information please leave a comment or email me at angela@nikkenergy.com

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Summer Health Advice

SUMMER SOLSTICE NEWSLETTER Welcome to summer!  I hope the rain has stopped now where you live too.  It was hard to believe this morning that summer has arrived! But today marks the Summer Solstice and on the full moon this is a powerful day of positive expansive energy bringing opportunities for abundance and strengthening our relationships (personal, family and work relationships).  So it's a great day to give some of the positive energy to reflecting a little on your core values for those relationships to grow in positive ways. It's also a great day to focus on abundance in all areas of your life.  All around us nature is giving us the clues to abundance and energy.  Intention via our thoughts counts for so much and has a physiological effect on our bodies, our cells and the messages that are carried on the water inside us.  Given that we ought to be 70% water, this fact shouldn't be underestimated. With this in mind summer is a time to focus on hydration.  As many of you know I recommend and use myself the pimag waterfall filter. The taste alone has everyone hooked and it's healthy and hydrating too.  Details at http://pimag.eu. You are most likely familiar with Dr Emoto's water crystal experiments with different thoughts and words creating different crystal patterns. Positive thoughts create hexagonal crystals as nature intended. These water molecules match our cellular water pores and allow the water to be uptaken so we can become hydrated and the messages taken with it into the cells. Pimag water has this same structure. So take time to be mindful of your thoughts and focus them on positive things you would like in your life and relationships.  If you want to see photos of Mr Emoto's water experiments go to my blog at http://nikkenergy.blogspot.co.uk Sadly for many hayfever at this time of year is a big feature making summer a nightmare.  In my family we have tried many things both medical and natural remedies and treatments to no avail.  Then 2 years ago we invested in the Nikken KenkoAir purifier and life changed - my husband's hayfever symptoms that he'd struggled with for most of his life practically disappeared.  It felt like a miracle.  He says he loves this machine so much he wants one in every room! You'll be pleased to know that the price has just been dramatically reduced with savings of £140. So my best advice for summer and for allergies is to focus on drinking alkaline, structured, energised water either from a mountain stream (if you are lucky enough to have one near you) or pimag Waterfall water if you are filtering water from your home tap.  http://nikkenearth.com Take time to get outside and ground yourself in nature during the next couple of months. Walking barefoot on the grass or on the beach every day is the best way to energise your body and calm your nervous system. Breathe negative ion rich air by the sea or by waterfalls or if you are at home or in the office use the KenkoAir.  http://kenkoair.com. Eat plenty of high energy antioxidant foods - rainbow salads, smoothies, berries, and lots of proteins with every meal. The mediterranean diet is perfect. Fish, salad and herbs and spices... yum. If you want to see me for a consultaton please do get in touch. You can email on nicki@nutritionandhealing.co.uk or call on 07786405366. Wishing you all a vibrant and energy filled relaxing summer. Best wishes Nicki

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The Nikken PiMag Waterfall

Probably one of the easiest ways to improve your health... these little counter top bad boys retail for £215, considerably cheaper than many alternatives and with a renewable filter running cost in the region of 4p per litre (alot cheaper, and healthier, than bottled water). Please visit http://pimag.eu to learn more.

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The Water Test

There is a fairly well known picture doing the rounds on the interweb, showing the effects of various waters including Nikken water on plant life. We decided to conduct our own experiment. The above jars contain one carrott sitting in, left to right, Tap water, Bottled water, and Nikken Pimag water, respectively. The picture was taken after six weeks. The water was not changed but was occasionally topped up.

Although the tap water faired well at first the growth started to die after about 3 weeks. There is also no root growth in the jar and the majority of the carrott has turned to soft mush. The pimag jar shows healthy strong green growth plus strong roots and a still solid carrott standing up in the jar. The bottled water was a total failure with no growth whatsoever and a carrott that disintegrated into an indistinguishable smelly mouldy mush very quickly.

The experiment was repeated with a potato with the same results - first place Pimag, second place Tap, and trailing in a distant last, Bottled. Seems bottled is probably even worse than tap water.

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The Waterfall - Welcome to New Customers!

We are thrilled so many of you have invested in the PiMag Waterfall System. Below is a selection of commonly asked questions about setting it up and using it in the first few days:

• Should I use it for my kettle? Yes, definitely - it will transform teas and coffees, or plain hot water if you drink that (as recommended by many nutritionists and health practitioners). You will taste the difference and the boiled water will still be doing you alot more good than the tap variety.
• My Waterfall water tastes a bit "metallic". Don't worry, this is quite common when the filter and/or the stones are brand new. New filters should be soaked for 8-12 hours or overnight if possible, and water passed through several times before insertion. The waterfall should then be flushed through with the new filter in place several times before the water reaches it's normal taste. New stones should also be soaked at first and then will settle down over the first few days of actual use.
• The usual mechanism for the tap is to push it in to release the water, but you can flick it into a forward position for a constant flow.
• I can't get my kettle or water jug under the tap. If possible the waterfall works well if positioned over the edge of the counter or windowsill so the tap overhangs, or on a raised platform. Otherwise a light plastic jug can be used to transfer water (also useful for filling at the top too). 
• The water flow is quite slow. This can happen especially with new filters. You can press down on the foam segments at the top of the filter to release air pockets and increase the flow. Also remember to keep the top tank topped up in time to provide the water you need (but don't overfill too quickly as the bottom tank will overflow!). The gravity system relies on the weight of the top tank water falling through the filter. Many people get into a routine of filling the top tank just once or twice a day, first thing in the morning, or last thing at night. The filters do contain a lot of dense material that the water must flow through but the speed of flow is actually much quicker than many alternative systems and will improve over time.
• Does the filter expiry light work? Don't worry about this too much, we have had reports that it can be unreliable. Expect to replace your filter around the 3 month mark (dependent on use and your tap water), but you will also realise when the water loses its optimum taste. The filter will also become more soiled over time.
• Does the system need cleaning? Not a huge amount. We recommend a thorough clean round of the emptied tanks preferably monthly, but at least at filter change time.
• Is it safe to leave standing water in the system without use? If you do go away for a few days it is best to flush the system through.
• There is a leak around the tap area. Make sure the tap mechanism is securely tightened. There is a white plastic bolt mechanism on the inside of the lower tank that should be hand tight (sometimes loosening it before re-tightening will improve the seal).
• How do I replace the filter? First remove and discard the outer plastic cellophane of the new filter. Remove the grey cap and the foam pre-filters in the top of the filter. Soak the foam items and the main unit in a container of tap water for several hours or overnight. Take off the top half of the Waterfall and gently release the old filter by pushing it back up through the hole. Put the top half of the Waterfall back in position. Reassemble the new filter replacing the foam parts and clicking the grey cap back into place. Push the filter into the hole in the bottom of the top half of the Waterfall and push it firmly in place avoiding the stones in the bottom half of the Waterfall and ensuring a solid seal is made with the purple rubber washer around the top of the filter. Flush the whole system through several times with tap water before use. For a full visual demo please see the video in the next bullet point.  
• I've forgotten how to put the system back together. Key things to note are the filter unit sits in the hole in the top tank but must be gently pushed down so that the purple rubber seal sits snug and prevents tap water leaking into the bottom tank without passing through the filter. The stones sit around the edge of the bottom tank not impeding the well in the centre where the bottom of the filter is located (the filter does not touch the bottom of the tank or the stones). A full video on set up and filter changes is here https://youtu.be/AJsHND7MS7I
• Can I recycle the old filters? Yes, the filter can be opened and the contents can be used in the garden or plant pots and the empty plastic container recycled in your normal recycling. It is worth retaining a spare grey cap in case of breakage or loss.
• Can I use the water for pets and plants? Yes, the water is nutrient rich "living" water appreciated by all living things.
• Where do I get replacement filters or parts? Please contact Nicki who will be able to order these. You can also set up an autoship function where your filters will be automatically delivered (there is a discount on the price).

If you have any questions at all about your Waterfall please contact Nicki on (0044)77864 05366 or nicki@pimag.eu

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PiMag Water Works on All Life!

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Ted Aloisio's Nikken Testimonial from Blood Never Lies

Ted Aloisio is a certified nutritional microscopist and a noted lecturer and researcher. Considered to be one of the foremost authorities on live cell microscopy, Ted has a thriving practice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is the founder of the Microscopy Referral Network (MRN) and the Director of Veritas Health Institute.

"The established non-medical explanation as to how magnets work is that although they do not heal the body per se, they put the body in an environment which catalyses the body's natural healing mechanisms. I am not a physicist nor am I an expert in magnetics. I have seen enough studies and enough anecdotal and empirical evidence both first hand and from my clients that I am thoroughly convinced that magnetics are a viable health modality.... Nikken may not have invented magnetic technology, but I am convinced they have perfected it."

To read the full extract please click on the book cover below:

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There's never been a better time to get watered.

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Angela's Story

Angela came to Nikken through a traumatic experience when her husband had a sudden stroke. She now works to share her experiences with other stroke victims. If you would like to contact Angela you can do so through this site or directly via angela@nikkenergy.com

 "In March of this year my fit and healthy husband had a massive stroke at the age of 41. He was paralysed on his right side, with no speech and incontinent. The prognosis was very grim - I was told that he would be severely disabled and would not be able to walk again.

I had found Nikken two weeks before his stroke and was considering which products to buy. Now I knew I had to get as many products as soon as I could for both him, and for all the family, to enable his body to heal in the right environment and to support us through this hugely traumatic time. I surrounded him in hospital with the Power Bands, the Kenko Seat, the Pimag Water, and the MStride insoles inside the Far Infrared Socks. I rolled the Magduo over his head, arm and legs. Miracles happen; my husband started to walk again within 8 weeks.

Once he returned home he also had the Sleep System and Air Purifier. His energy and strength returned. He now has boundless energy and is walking well. He is continuing to recover.

Now I really want to help as many people as possible, people who have had any kind of brain injury or chronic stress - to help them return to a balanced, thriving energetic life. It is possible, I have seen this with my own eyes!"

Angela Pinem, Brighton, UK

To listen to Angela's full interview and hear more about her amazing experience please visit  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJxx0JDGwDM

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Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water? I'd put it on my windows but wouldn't drink it.

At a recent Health and Wellness Convention on the Isle of Wight (where "we can rent a cottage.. if it's not too dear." Lennon & McCartney) organised by my Nikken colleague Ursula Dowd I was asked an unusual question - Would the Nikken Pimag Water system produce suitable water for my window cleaning business? I wasn't sure but suspected not given the tank is only 5 litres and in any case thought that using the delicious health giving #Pimag water for your windows would be an awful waste. The questioner went on to explain that he currently used Reverse Osmosis Water as this gave the cleanest results. I had no idea that window cleaning was so technical but apparently if you don't filter the water supply the dissolved solids in the water will leave patchy results when the windows dry. RO takes out all the particles giving the "purest" water possible.

But what about drinking this industrially treated water? There are RO systems for home use but they have some significant drawbacks. They require plugging into the electricity supply and plumbing, and waste obscene amounts of water - many systems only produce 1 litre of drinking water for every 5 litres of tap water (an 80% waste!). The filtering process is also very slow and this can be frustrating if you want to fill your kettle right now. But the biggest problem with RO water is it sure takes out everything - it takes out all the goodness too. It is effectively dead acidic water with all the bad bits AND the health giving minerals removed.

Some water filtering systems not only take out the bad stuff... they take out all the good stuff too.

You may have seen the photo below before - it's been doing the rounds on the internet for a few years and shows the effects of different waters on a sweet potato after 5 weeks. The potato placed in the RO water (2nd from the left) looks as dead as the one in Tap Water (far left). The Nikken Pimag one is on the right. This is life giving water and will certainly put hairs on your chest!

A sweet potato sitting in respectively Tap, RO, Well and Pimag, water for 5 weeks

Impressed by this photo I decided to run my own experiment and post the results below:

A carrot sitting respectively in Tap, Bottled, and Pimag, water for 5 weeks

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We Really Are What We Drink

Estimates of how much the human body is made up of water vary, but on average it's about 70% in a healthy adult and that's a lot.

We are also constantly told it is healthy to drink a lot of water. But do you find this difficult? If you do manage to drink water do you constantly pass it straight out again?

Not all water is the same. Nikken Pimag water is specially conditioned not only to be the healthiest out there, but to also be easy to drink AND absorb. The more you drink the more you want.

It is therefore one of the easiest, cheapest, and most passive ways to improve your health.

You have to drink anyway, why not drink water that tastes great, is cheaper than inferior bottled water, and is actually going to re-hydrate and energise you?

Available through the beautifully designed stand alone Waterfall filter pictured below, or a Sports Bottle.

Please contact me for further information or visit http://nikkenwellbeing.co.uk/info/nicki

The Nikken Waterfall

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Bringing Wellness to the Isle of Wight

Here is the Nikken Team in the Wellness Corner at the fantastic Inspired for Life event in Cowes, Isle of Wight, hosted by Ursula Dowd (front in white) this weekend just gone. Two lovely days mixing with local people and wonderful fellow stall holders offering all sorts of health and wellbeing enlightenment.

To see Nicki Edgell presenting on the health benefits (and otherwise) of various types of water please have a look below (it's not great quality but worth a listen):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra62Aaiu4lo

"Every summer in the Isle of Wight we can rent a cottage (if it's not too dear)."

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