STRUCTURED WATER 2026 UPDATE
HISTORY
We at Dime Water first released our version of a system to create Structured Water (SW) in June 2019. It was conceived after reading and understanding of The Fourth Phase of Water a book by Dr. Gerald Pollack PhD summarizing years of laboratory experimentation by him and numerous assistants at the University of Washington. Dr. Pollack has an extensive background in engineering as well as physiology and is currently a professor of bioengineering in their college of engineering and UW medicine. The goal of his work appears to be purely academic curiosity with no commercial applications considered.
The unusual state of water observed in the university lab was given the name EZ (Exclusionary Zone) water by them and we chose Structured Water (SW) because this term has been used for almost 100 years by scientists and observers of extraordinary plant growth.
DIME WATER DESIGN ADVANTAGES
Our method of producing Structured Water very closely parallels the process outlined in the laboratory reports so water from the systems has been:
- volume measured
- thickness measured
- photographed
- pH tested
- viscosity tested
- electricity producing properties tested and measured
- density tested.
Production of the SW is accomplished in nature by spreading an extremely thin film of low TDS and low surface tension water on a water loving (hydrophilic) surface and exposing it to infrared energy. Not unlike snow and ice melt water flowing over smooth rocks in a stream bed. This probably explains why 19th and early 20th century observers of larger and higher quality vegetables watered by such sources thought the water to be better structured. It was. To make a product viable for home drinking, cooking and plant watering water we developed a reverse osmosis based appliance that exposes clean, low TDS RO water to almost 450 square inches of hydrophilic surface area for a super thin film of water and then boost the infrared energy with LED based rays. A complete replication of nature’s process available for the home, office, etc.
COMPETITIVE PROCESSES
There are many devices available for sale at exorbitantly high prices that purport to produce Structured Water, but we are unable to find any tests or measurements that validate their claims. One is a magnetic field. The measurable electrical energy produced in the water is due to Faraday’s law and is known to effect hydrogen bonds thus lowering clean water surface tension and altering the formation of some crystals. No indication of SW formation. Unfortunately, it works best on higher TDS water so counterproductive to clean drinking water. Vortex devices are popular, but again, there’s no evidence or measurement of Structured Water.
STRUCTURED WATER BENEFITS
Out of general interest, we did a dive into the technology of the highly advertised pain relief patches by Signal Patch and a lessor known KAILO to see if there was any tie in to water. There is actually mention of EZ water (our description of structured water) because of its negative electrical charge. Their base technology is to reroute electrical pain signals to the ether before they are sent to the brain by picking them up with their patented antenna imbedded in the patch and resending. The pain application was found serendipitously by the original inventors. This ultimately led us to Dr. Pollack’s most recent publications on the health benefits of structured water as well as reports offered by Science Direct and the NIH and ResearchGate. Benefits of structured water include:
- Improved health of cells which has positive effects on our entire body
- Improved hydration
- Improved elimination of waste
- Improved joint lubrication
- Improved absorption of nutrients
- Improved cellular energy
In addition to the benefits for humans and animals, plants also benefit from being watered with structured water. A list of so far documented benefits include:
- Improved plant growth and size
- Improved tolerance to drought and pathogens
- Improved uptake of nutrients from the soil
- Improved soil moisture retention
- Improved germination rates and time of emergence
- Improved use of water
Many people tend to imagine that purity is the ultimate indicator of the quality of drinking water. However, 100% ultra-pure water is not good for our health because water (H2O) purely comprised of hydrogen and oxygen does not provide our body with the natural electrolytes and salts that we need to survive.
Truly pure water does not exist in the natural world! You can take water from the purest springs and lakes, and analyze a sample and you would still find small amounts of dissolved minerals, such as sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and chloride.
What Is Pure Water?
To better understand pure water, we need to clarify terminology. Ions, or electrolytes, are formed when minerals dissolve in water. You may have heard about the importance of electrolytes in our bodies, which are essential for transmitting electrical impulses along nerves and for muscle contraction, allowing all our “bioelectrical” functions to work properly. So, maintaining the correct concentrations of these ions in and outside cells in the body is important for our health and well-being.
Drinking plenty of pure water not only does not provide you with these essential electrolytes, but it also tries to “rob” you of the ones already in your body, creating a possible fatal imbalance.
Is Pure Water Harmful to Our Health?
Actual information concerning the health effects on the human body is hard to come by, but there is a plethora of opinions on this matter, including scientists and medical professionals who take strong positions on both sides of this issue. Purified water is an active absorber – when it comes into contact with air, it absorbs carbon dioxide, making itself acidic.
The more purified water a person drinks, the higher the body acidity becomes. Being essentially mineral-free, pure water is very aggressive, tending to dissolve substances with which it is in contact. Ultra-pure water will even strip the copper off the inside of a pipe, to understand just how aggressive it can be. However, as pure water enters the mouth, it mixes with our natural fluids and ceases to be aggressive.
People consume many commercial beverages and soft drinks that are made from purified water. There have been a number of studies, which have consistently shown that heavy consumers of soft drinks (with or without sugar) spill huge amounts of calcium, magnesium, and other trace minerals into the urine. This has been linked to a greater risk of developing osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and a long list of degenerative diseases, generally associated with premature aging.
Purified water is extremely soft. There is a correlation between the consumption of soft water and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Development of mineral deficiencies and an acid state can appear the longer one drinks pure water and if one consumes purified water exclusively. Even if you supplement your purified or distilled water intake with trace minerals, you will still be inadequately nourished in minerals considering other non-purified water drinking people. If this is something you were completely unaware of, and have been drinking pure water for quite some time now, it is high time you stop this practice. And it would also be advisable to get yourself checked for any mineral deficiency and your heart health examined for any cardiovascular problems (websites similar to https://cvgcares.com/ could be helpful in this regard).
Because purified water tends to be acidic, it can only be recommended as a way of drawing poisons out of the body, or for short-term detox treatments. Once this is accomplished, continuing to drink purified water is generally a bad idea.
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Good Quality Water is Disappearing
No, we’re not wearing beanies with propellers on them and predicting the end of the World. Rather we want to point out that in the US and other fully developed nations, the ability to obtain good quality water directly from nature is rapidly disappearing. The era of overusing and polluting one of nature’s greatest gifts is rapidly coming to an end.
Just this week we heard of dried-up wells 40 miles inland from the ocean in what is called San Diego East County. Gorgeous area with small farms and large estates with reverse osmosisom to raise horses and live the good life. The good life and property values come to a halt with no water available. A day later we heard from a South Dakota rancher raising beef cattle who keeps adding deeper and deeper wells and is most recently pumping water that is so loaded with minerals that it cannot be used by cattle nor will it support crops.
In a world where some poor souls must walk miles to get drinking and cooking water and consume 1 or 2 gallons daily per person, we use on average 60 gallons per day per person in our US homes. That’s direct use excluding wasteful lawn watering. Our indirect water use is scary. Counting feed and processing water use take a look at the following table to see water consumption for what we eat:
- One slice bread: 11 gallons
- One apple: 18 gallons
- One egg: 53 gallons
- One chocolate bar: 297 gallons
- One pound chicken: 468 gallons
- One pound beef: 1,799 gallons
- What’s The Answer?
At the food production end, spray watering and field flooding have to be replaced with drip irrigation, and plants must be modified to be more drought tolerant. In food processing, water reuse should be paramount. For individual homes, people should voluntarily treat their water with equipment that saves water and use water-consuming products that are more efficient and in general practice conservation. If it’s not done on a voluntary basis it eventually is imposed by higher water rates, volume-controlled meters, and restrictions on drilling wells. Our decision— cut back and use wisely or have bureaucrats dictate to us.
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