1-1. The Discovery and Technology of Water
The most enduring image of humanity's exploration of space has turned out to be the sight of a small blue planet orbiting an ordinary star in an out-of-the-way corner of the galaxy. From space our planet looks fragile, and its blue color distinguishes it from anything else as far as our telescopes can see. Water is what makes the Earth so extraordinary; water not only colors our world but provides it with the capacity to harbor life. In the purest sense, water is life because one is not possible without the other. Recognizing the uniqueness of our planet and the primary role water plays in our lives and in our health can only lead us to view water in a new, reverential way. Water is life, and when we honor the miraculous experience of our lives and of our being, we must recognize the importance of water and strive to understand the fundamental role it plays in our health and fitness.

1-2. How Healthy Do You Want To Be?
In the same way that water is the key to life and the health of our planet, Global Water Solutions, Inc. has made the discovery that water is the key to human health and missing ingredient in our approach to health and wellness. We are aware that water is essential for our survival, but we are only now waking up to the primary role water plays in our health and to the New Science of Water that is advancing its complex chemistry. Water is not just water anymore and now a new class and generation of advanced hydration and nutritional waters have been designed to take us beyond simply surviving to actually thriving as fit, healthy, high performance individuals. The development of new water science and of advanced technology to enhance and amplify the water's natural properties is a discovery that will have profound effects on global health and wellness in the 21st Century.

1-3. Water Beings of the Water Planet
Our blue planet, is colored by and bathed in water. And as beings of the planet, we are likewise comprised mostly of water. Water makes up 90% of our blood, 85% of our brain and 70% of the rest of our body. Even our bones and skeletal structure is 30% water. Our body fluids are an internal ocean that regulates and drives all body functions in the same way that water and water cycles govern organic life on Earth. Seen from this perspective, water must play a primary role in our diet and health care and we need to be very concerned about the quality and quantity of the water we consume---especially since water is also what the body uses to cleanse itself of cellular waste and the toxins introduced into our bodies through food and air. As water beings of the water planet, we should logically make it a priority to consume the highest quality and an adequate quantity of water on a daily basis. The recommended amount by health and water scientists is at least the eight glasses or two liters per day.

1-4. The Universal Solvent
The dissolving property of water is what makes it such an extraordinary element for life on the planet and so fundamental to our health and well-being. Water's solubility is what drives nutrition; all living organisms need water to dissolve the substances they use for food. Plant roots can only absorb nutrients when they are in solution, and we humans need our food to be dissolved before it can enter our bloodstream and truly feed us. This points out the need for adequate hydration and the importance of consuming a high quality of water with good hydrating and dissolving properties, throughout the day. Not all water is created equal by nature or by today's water bottling companies. And now new water science and advanced water technology is able to improve the permeability and dissolvability of water, as well as its nutrient value. Water is both the carrier for nutrition to the cell and the carrier for waste and toxins out of the cell and out of the body. Consuming an adequate quantity and a high quality of water that is considered more alive and energetic due to its hydrating and nutritional properties, is a simple discovery, yet fundamental step in achieving vibrant health and wellness.

1-5. How Safe is Our Water?
On the one hand water's universal dissolving properties is what brings life to our planet and what drives the state of our human health and nutrition. On the other hand, its dissolving properties will also lead to our self-poisoning. Whatever chemicals and toxins we dump into our earth's water bodies and ecosystem will also be dissolved and eventually find their way into our human bodies. Rainwater dissolves the chemical gasses and particulate we pump into the air and brings them back to earth to fill our rivers, lakes, streams, oceans and underground aquifers. Rainwater falls on land, soaks into the soil, dissolving and picking up whatever it comes in contact with such as pesticides, fertilizers insecticides, and man-made chemicals. It then flows to the surface as spring water or we pump it out of the ground through artesian wells for our personal and commercial use. Water$s solubility is therefore both a blessing and unfortunately today a curse. A wide-ranging government report concludes that much of the nations ground water and underground aquifers are contaminated with unhealthy levels of chemicals. According to a statement by the EPA in August of 99, five million acres of lakes and 30,000 miles of rivers and shorelines are not fit for swimming and fishing, in the U.S. Consequently, the water we drink in the future, whatever the source, will be best when purified and cleansed of all natural or man-made contamination.

1-6. Your Body of Water
Although estimates vary, the human body is two-thirds water and accounts for approximately 50 percent of our body weight. Much of the variance depends on age, physical condition and gender. An infant$s body, with little fat and low bone mass, is 75 percent water, and total body water content generally declines as we age. In old age, only 40 to 45 percent of our body weight may be attributed to water. Women, with generally more body fat than men, have a lower percentage of water because fat contains the least water of all body tissues. The water in your body is always on the move and occupies fluid compartments Known as intracellular and extracellular. Intracellular fluid makes up about two-thirds of your body fluid and is contained within the living cells. The rest, extracellular fluid, refers to all body fluids outside the cells; this includes blood plasma, interstitial (tissue) fluid, lymph, cerebrospinal and serous fluids, among others. Water$s polarity (its electrical charge) along with its dissolving and nutritional properties are what gives water its life. Collectively these properties give water its extraordinary abilities to bring life and carry energy throughout the body. Nutrients, wastes and gases are moved about in blood plasma and then passed between blood and tissue cells through interstitial fluid. Water is also vital for digestion, where it acts as a reactant in the chemical reactions that break down food. As a body lubricant, water is indispensable, serving in the form of saliva to moisten and prepare food for digestion, as well as in other fluids that reduce friction between internal organs or between bones. For elimination, water is also active, not only in the form of urine, but also in the mucus that lines the intestines to aid in the passage of feces. Lastly, water serves a protective function in the form of cerebrospinal fluid that cushion the brain and amniotic fluid that envelops and protects a fetus.

1-7. The Importance of Minerals and Electrolytes
In addition to these specific physiological functions of water in the human body, water is also directly linked to mineral and electrolyte balance. The body$s equilibrium, known as homeostasis, is affected by both the mineral and electrolyte balance of its fluids. Electrolyte balance refers to the types and amounts of electrolytes in body fluids. Electrolyte balance is essential because even the slightest change in electrolyte concentrations can cause water to move from one fluid compartment to another, causing an alteration in blood pressure and volume, among other things. Electrolytes in the body are often referred to as mineral ions, and the salt concentrations in the body fluids of mammals are remarkably similar to salt concentrations in seawater. Generally speaking, electrolytes are responsible for the transfer of electrical energy in the body, and many health experts also believe that electrolytes are needed for metabolizing vitamins and for enzymatic activity. Regarding energy transfer, water itself cannot carry an electrical charge; it is through minerals and electrolytes that water carries an electrical charge. Each human body requires sufficient amounts of seven macro minerals: calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chloride and magnesium, and trace amounts of others. Most minerals and electrolytes are consumed in food and water, and the electrolyte composition of body fluids is regulated by the kidney primarily through the use of hormones.

1-8. Global Water Solutions, Inc. - The Science and Future of Water
Through the discovery of this New Water Science and Advanced Water Technology, AquaVybe™ was created and designed. But it is all of the discoveries around water and wellness that make AquaVybe™ and its New Science, the science and technology of the future. This science that is first being applied to the bottled water and beverage Industries, includes a series of value-added products with mineral and electrolyte formulations to enhance and enliven the water's natural properties. A new class and generation of structured waters called AquaVybe™ will be made available to healthfood stores, select convenience and grocery stores throughout the U.S. and to health care practitioners for direct consumer purchasing. AquaVybe™ is a new class of waters that has been purified through a patented distillation process to remove all bacteriological and undesirable natural or man-made contamination. It is then remineralized and enhanced with a proper biological balance of minerals and electrolytes to create a series of lifestyle designed products. Through electrolysis and an advanced electrodynamic process, AquaVybe™ is made into an alkaline water with subtle energetic and improved hydration properties. Its mild alkaline content helps reduce the harmful effects of body acid and is rapidly becoming the beverage of choice for those individuals seeking vibrant health and fitness.

1-9. Designing an Advanced Water and Delivery and Pick-Up System
Obtaining essential nutrients from water is also an Global Water Solutions, Inc. discovery and is believed to be vitally important in the future of our health and wellness. It is important first, because water is a natural carrier and delivery system for nutrition. Secondly, it is important because many of the foods that are grown today are cultivated in agricultural areas that are dependent on the use of chemicals for growing and have been depleted of valuable minerals and nutrients. Therefore, if your water of choice has been cleaned, purified properly of all contaminants and pollutants and fortified and enhanced with a proper mineral and electrolyte formulation, it becomes a superior carrier and advanced delivery system for mineral and electrolyte replacement and for nutrition. Feeding and providing the body with high quality minerals and nutrition is Important, but cleansing, balancing and detoxifying the body of harmful acids and toxins is equally important. According to Harvey Diamond in his book, Fit for Life 2000, If there is in fact, such a thing as a secret or key to health, cleansing of the inner body is surely it. The cleaner and more alive the water is to carry nutrition into the cell, the more active and able it will be to carry waste and toxins out of the cell. As a result of designing a advanced delivery system for nutrient material to feed the cell, we have also designed a superior system to pick-up waste and detoxify the cell, thus assisting the body in keeping the cells and water pathways clean and balanced for high-performance functioning.

1-10. The Importance of Body pH and Maintaining an Alkaline State
Like mineral and electrolyte balance, the pH and acid-alkaline balance of body fluids plays a significant role in maintaining homeostasis and good health. The measure known as pH is the quantitative measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance or solution. The pH scale is based on the number of hydrogen ions (positively charged atoms) in solution, and runs from 0 to 14. Ordinary water, with an equal amount of hydrogen ions and hydroxyl ions (negatively charged), is measured as neutral, or as having a pH of 7. Numbers below 7.0 indicate acid solutions, while numbers above 7.0 indicate alkaline, or base, solutions. Like salts, the inorganic compounds (compounds lacking carbon) known as acids and bases are electrolytes because they conduct an electric current once they have been ionized and been dissolved in water. The reason pH is so important for health is that living cells are ultrasensitive to any changes in pH. Acid-base balance is therefore carefully maintained in body fluids by the kidneys, lungs and certain chemicals called buffers. The acid-base balance, or pH, of blood is especially important because blood comes into close contact with nearly every living cell in the body. Blood pH is maintained within a very narrow range, from 7.35 to 7.45; variances in anything more than a few pH tenths will most likely result in death. One reason for this is that as blood becomes more acidic, it is less able to carry oxygen. Acidic foods and beverages we consume affect the body$s pH, as do environmental contaminants in the air we breathe and toxins that result from our agricultural practices. In fact, the acid alkaline state of our bodies and the need to maintain a healthy alkaline balance in our diets is a largely overlooked issue in today's health, fitness, and our physical energy.

1-11. A Natural Solution to Our Global Health Challenge
In looking at our global health challenge, the Japanese claim that the underlying natural cause of adult diseases are the accumulation of acids in our body, poor blood circulation and poor cell activity. Samples of adult diseases are cancer, heart disease, atheriosclerosis, high blood pressure; diabetes; arthritis; gout; kidney disease; chronic diarrhea and constipation; hemorrhoids; asthma, hay fever, allergies; headaches, neuralgia; psoriasis, hives, eczema, hyperacidity, indigestion, gas, nausea, obesity; tooth and gum diseases, osteoporosis, leg cramps; hangovers; morning sickness. Medical researchers today spend billions of dollars on developing medicine to cure every kind of adult disease. Unfortunately, none of the drugs help reduce the acidity and toxemia of the body. In fact, most of the drugs are acidic and cause even more body acid that must be removed for healing to occur. According to the Japanese and many of today's leading American and European health and medical practitioners, unless the treatment actually removes acids and toxins from the body, the cure at best will only be temporary.

1-12. Drink Better!
To assist in removing and balancing the harmful effects of body acid, get in the habit of drinking at least two liters of the highest quality water you can. Drink a better-wetter water that is mildly alkaline. Alkaline water with a pH of 8.4-8.7 is recommended to help balance the acidic nature of our diets, lifestyles and their harmful affects. Most bottled waters and municipal tap water sources have neutral pH of 6.0. Slowly replace your other beverages, especially the acidic ones, with alkaline water. Colas, coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages, milk and isotonic sports drinks are mostly acidic and do not qualify as water. They also act as a diuretic which means they pull water out of the cells and body. Therefore you need to consume even more water than normal to counteract their affects. So, get in the habit of drinking an alkaline water throughout the day, to help hydrate and energize you body and brain. Drink extra when you$ll need it because of hot or dry weather, exercise, alcohol, cola and caffeine consumption, illness, air travel and heavy meals. To help your body out with the energy-intensive demands of digestion, drink a glass of alkaline water before mealtimes (10-20 minutes is most desirable). In fact when eating out, it is advisable to carry your own alkaline water with you to drink (6- 8 ounces) at room temperature before you order your meal. You may also want to get in the habit of visiting fine restaurants and dining establishments that understand the importance of serving an alkaline water for a maximum dining experience. And always satisfy your thirst sensation with water; not colas, sodas, teas, sugared beverages or flavored waters. There is evidence that with increased pure water drinking the thirst mechanism becomes more efficient. (A mouthful of water every 12-15 minutes is ideal for optimal hydration and body cleansing.) In many ways it is interesting that of all the things to disregard in our health care practices, we have ignored and generally allowed ourselves to neglect the body's most basic need, water. Market forces and product advertising play a role in our water and beverage choices, and this is further encouraged by something we've not yet mentioned; the actual taste and quality of the water that comes into our homes and offices or that is found in the various retail stores.

1-13. The Taste of AquaVybe™ Water
What people normally mean when they say they don't like water is that they don't like the taste of water. Extraordinarily clean, pure and alive, alkaline AquaVybe™ tastes smooth, refreshing and satisfyingly good. There is a freshness and sweetness to it that is unmistakable. AquaVybe™, with a mild alkaline content is different from ordinary water with a neutral pH. Water and health scientists often refer to ordinary water as lifeless, or dead water. Dead water may be purified water that has been drained of its mineral-electrolyte content and thus its electrical energy and life force; or it may be bottled or tap water that is burdened by source contaminants, toxic substances and even the energetic memory of toxicity. Anyone who has ever been sick knows what it feels like to be low in energy or energetically depressed from sickness or disease. In contrast, clean, pure and alive alkaline water such as AquaVybe™ with the right balance of minerals and electrolytes has an uplifting force to it that truly quenches thirst and satisfies like no other beverage. Of course no two waters will taste exactly the same. Alkalinity and the right mineral/electrolyte composition have affects on the taste of water, as do temperature and water purity. But one thing is certain, once you have experienced the clean, alive, taste of the alkaline AquaVybe™, you will never forget it. And drinking AquaVybe™ is a simple secret to balancing body acids and a natural step to vibrant health. Many people, in fact have a favorite kind of water or water source and refuse to drink any other kind. It's also true that many people have never in their lives tasted water the way water was meant to be. Modern municipal and public water is treated with chemicals and additives that not only affect the taste of the water but also take away its life force. Likewise, many bottled waters have been purified of all minerals and life force, or have undesirable mineral combinations from natural sources that affect their taste.

1-14. The Water and Spas of the 21st Century
From the discoveries that water plays a primary role in health and wellness, to the discovery of new water science and advanced water technology, we naturally flow to the discovery of the 21st century spas and $water places$ of the future. Throughout history specific source waters have become famous, sometimes worldwide. Spas have been built in areas with mineral-rich waters, and healing properties have been attributed to different kinds of water in many different cultures and civilizations. Julius Caesar used to visit a spa in Vichy, France, and Leonardo da Vinci was fond of using bottled water from his favorite spa for medicinal purposes. Nowadays, more than 500 varieties of bottled water from all over the country and from Europe line supermarket shelves. From this we can easily conclude that not all water is alike or created equal, and as we have seen, some water is extraordinary and superior to other waters. This applies not only to drinking waters, but to waters for bathing and for unique water therapies. Part of our vision and business intent is to co-develop 21st Century spas and wellness centers based on the new science and advanced technology of water. The age of water and New Water Science is coming and we will all soon realize water is not just water anymore. We must become as conscious about the quality and quantity of water we consume, as we have become about diet and nutrition. There is a great reason to be quite hopeful about the recent discoveries in health care and the new science of water. We are truly in for a water revolution and a renaissance in health and wellness.