Water In Nature

A key part to understanding what makes water healthy involves understanding how water is processed in nature. To many people, water is just water, and as long as it’s clean, it is all essentially the same. In contrast, many ancient traditions revered water as a purifying and sustaining life force. The River Ganges in India, is an example of this belief that continues today. It is considered not just a river, but a goddess, and Hindus believe that bathing in the Ganges can cleanse one’s soul. But are these just spiritual beliefs, or is there a scientific basis for them?

Viktor Schauberger was an Austrian forester and inventor who developed unique ideas about how water moves and functions. He believed that water is a living entity with its own natural vitality, and by observing water in nature he noticed that it flows in spirals and vortexes, rather than straight lines. As water spirals, the turbulence reigns in, the flow becomes smooth, and the water cools and densifies, sinking towards the bottom creating a natural convection cycle. This cycle helps to oxygenate and clean the water.

He observed that as water travels underground through layers of rock, and soil, it undergoes natural filtration, removing impurities and enriching the water with minerals from the earth. Underground water is naturally cool, the cool temperatures help to keep the water dense and prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. When this mineral-rich, oxygenated, vitalized water eventually rises to the surface as springs, it brings with it the beneficial properties it has acquired underground.

What does it mean for water to be vitalized?

We didn’t have the science to explain this vitality in water in Schauberger’s time. It wasn’t until the work of Gilbert Ling in the 1960s, a biochemist who hypothesized that water in cells was structured in ordered layers, rather than randomly, that we could begin to understand this vitality that he observed.

The Fourth Phase of Water

Gerald Pollack was an electrical engineer who stumbled upon Ling’s work, and shifted his focus to water, leading to the discovery of a unique phase of water called "Exclusion Zone" (EZ) water, which forms adjacent to hydrophilic surfaces—surfaces that attract water—such as our cell membranes, blood vessels, connective tissue, and so on. Hydrophilic surfaces attract water molecules and cause them to arrange in an orderly, layered structure, resulting in a gel-like consistency with a liquid crystalline structure. The term "exclusion zone" refers to this water's ability to exclude particles, such as dissolved substances, from entering the zone, thereby creating a layer free of impurities. This exclusion occurs because the structured water molecules form a tight, lattice-like arrangement that prevents other molecules from penetrating the zone. Unlike bulk water, which is the ordinary liquid form, EZ water has distinct properties, including the ability to absorb energy from the environment. Adjacent to this EZ water is a barrier of protons, separating it from the bulk water. This separation creates a difference in electrical charge, much like a battery. As a result, EZ water can function as a semiconductor, storing and delivering electricity.

Structured Water in Nature

It turns out that water in nature can exhibit structured properties under certain conditions, similar to the form discovered by Pollack. This is the vitality that was observed by Viktor Schauberger.

Many of the minerals absorbed by water in nature are hydrophilic, and provide a scaffolding that helps to organize some of the water molecules into its structured form. Vortexing can help to align water molecules enhancing this structure, and the cooler temperatures makes it more stable. Finally, the exposure to infrared energy as light from the sun, and heat from the surrounding environment, leads to the expansion of this structure. This results in a product that is hybrid of bulk and EZ water giving it higher electron availability and a net negative charge, which gives it antioxidant properties and overall vitality.

Healing Waters

Some natural springs such as Lourdes and the Ganges contain elevated levels of molecular hydrogen. The natural geological processes and glacial meltwater that feed these springs enhance their hydrogen content, providing additional health benefits. This hydrogen is a potent redox modulator that can neutralize harmful free radicals in the body as needed, contributing to the reported health benefits of these waters.

What about Deuterium?

The amount of deuterium, a heavier form of hydrogen, in water changes based on where you are in the world. Generally, water has a tiny amount of deuterium, but this can vary with elevation, latitude, and how close you are to the ocean. In higher and colder places, like mountains and regions closer to the poles, there’s usually less deuterium. This is because the as water travels to the higher latitudes, the lighter water evaporates more easily, leaving water that’s a bit richer in deuterium at lower altitudes and closer to the equator. Sea water is higher in deuterium and as it evaporates, the heavier molecules are more likely to condense and precipitate, as mentioned above. So, if you’re in a high-altitude or inland area, your water might naturally have less deuterium compared to coastal areas.