Ionized water

[snopes]

It'll quench your thirst, of course, but whether ionized water can slow aging and fight disease is another matter.

http://www.latimes.com/features/heal...,2645792.story

I think it's a matter of faith rather than science. More people are worshiping at the alter of health Gurus every day.

[medtchva]

Take an anti-oxidant rich supplement and save the money.

[Der Jägermeister]

Originally Posted by medtchva

Take an anti-oxidant rich supplement and save the money.

--->Yes, your example of antioxidants is also a great showcase of faith over science!

From the August 5, 2006 New Scientist:
The antioxidant myth: a medical fairy tale
http://See http://www.newscientist.c...airy-tale.html

[musicgeek]

New Scientist link above doesn't work.

Originally Posted by musicgeek

New Scientist link above doesn't work.

Try this link, it's a forum that has reported the article verbatum.

CRANBERRY capsules. Green tea extract. Effervescent vitamin C.

Pomegranate concentrate. Beta carotene. Selenium. Grape seed extract.

High-dose vitamin E. Pine bark extract. Bee spit.

You name it, if it's an antioxidant, we'll swallow it by the bucket- load. According to some estimates around half the adults in the US take antioxidant pills daily in the belief they promote good health and stave off disease. We have become antioxidant devotees. But are they doing us any good? Evidence gathered over the past few years shows that at best, antioxidant supplements do little or nothing to benefit our health. At worst, they may even have the opposite effect, promoting the very problems they are supposed to stamp out.

[Der Jägermeister]

Originally Posted by musicgeek

New Scientist link above doesn't work.

--->Apologies on the broken link, the undead duck got an equivalent link for me. Thanks lazerus the duck! Is there no edit option for me to fix my redundant http?

[medtchva]

Originally Posted by Der Jägermeister

--->Yes, your example of antioxidants is also a great showcase of faith over science!

From the August 5, 2006 New Scientist:
The antioxidant myth: a medical fairy tale
See http://www.newscientist.com/channel/...airy-tale.html

My point is... if you think ionized water is helpful, then you'll probably think antioxidants are just as good, so why not go the cheaper route.