If you don't know, do you lose?The day when the developer of the water conditioner reminds me of the greatness of alkaline ionic water that is gentle on the gastrointestinal tract

To be honest, what is it?

What are you drinking at home?Those who drink water from the faucet as they are, those who have a water purifier on the faucet, and those who buy a commercially available plastic bottle.I buy plastic bottle water at once on the online shopping, and use the water from the faucet before use.

Then, you can drink alkaline ion water using an alkaline ionized water conditioner.This time, the story of the alkaline ion water and the alkaline ions.

I have never known alkaline ions waterwills.The water purifier was used at home before, so you can understand it.But when it comes to alkaline ions, I am not honestly familiar.

But I understand recently.As the name implies, water purifiers can clean tap water neatly, and alkaline ioni water styles can also make water purification, and can further make alkaline ions and weakly acidic water.

In fact, I just visited a Panasonic factory, which develops an alkaline ions in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture.So I was able to learn through various stories about alkaline ions and alkaline ions that can be made with it.

The perception has changed in the past day.

To be honest, the water from the faucet is a loss if you don't drink alkaline ionized water.I thought that much.

What is alkaline ion water in the first place?Let's go from that point.People who have been developing Panasonic's alkaline ion water schemes for many years have explained directly to the factory.

The developers who talked about this time are veterans who have been developing alkaline ionsiers all the time.They have been developing on the front lines for a long time, so to speak, Panasonic and are the most familiar with alkaline ions.During the interview, he told me the story of the water conditioners developed in the early days of Japan.

Then, please see the interview.

ギズ：そもそもアルカリイオン水ってどんなものなんでしょう？開発リーダーをされていた江原高志さん：アルカリイオン整水器は薬事法の中で家庭用医療機器として認証を受けていて、アルカリイオン水というのは胃腸症状の改善のために飲用が認められた水なんです。

"Improvement of gastrointestinal symptoms" is a gastric symptom such as stomach slingsters and discomfort, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as communication.

メカ・機構担当の廣瀬政志さん：私、お酒が好きでよく飲むんです。これは個人の嗜好になってしまうんですが、お酒を飲むときにアルカリイオン水を使っています。

Indeed, it would be better for the body to drink alkaline ions, rather than just drinking tap water.

I was a little worried about helping my stomach and intestines because I often break my stomach.

I did some experiments using alkaline ionic water as well as words.I visited the site where I was developing an alkaline ionized water conditioner, so I had to help the developers.

Here is here.The clips soaked in water for one week are in the two containers lined up.

I already saw it, but the left side contains tap water and the clip is oxidized.On the right side of alkaline ionized water, the clip remains beautiful without oxidizing at all.I think it is less rusted compared to acidic water and tap water because it is alkaline, but it has an impact when it looks like this.

This is how the color changes depending on the change in the pH value by adding tap water and alkaline ionic water in alcohol.If you add alkaline ionic water with a high PH value to the shochu on the right, you can see that the acidic shochu neutralizes it to a darker color.

and?Yes, I know.Next is an experiment that shows how alkaline ionic water can be used in actual life.

Put tap water and alkaline ionized water in two cups with tea leaves and make water.Pay attention to the difference in color.

As a result, it is obvious that the tea containing alkaline ionized water is clearly more green of the tea.You can easily see the difference in color that alkaline ions are darker than tap water.

After a little more time, the color of the tea was so different.

And finally, let's feel the alkaline ion water with a taste.Eat each of the petit tomatoes soaked in tap water and alkaline ionized water for about 3 to 5 minutes.

ぱくっと。まずは水道水に浸けたほう。うん。ふつうのプチトマト。おいしい。一度口をゆすいで...。次はアルカリイオン水に浸けたほうのプチトマトをぱくっと...！！（ふたりそれぞれで試してます）甘っ！ アルカリイオン水に浸けておいたほうのプチトマトは水道水に浸けたほうより甘く感じました。正直ここまで感じ方が変わるなんてびっくり。トマトの酸味がとれるから？ 僕は甘いほうが好きなのでこれはほんとにびっくりしました。

No, it's really different between alkaline ions and tap water.

Alkaline ionized water was also seen by the pharmaceutical agency, which has been allowed to drink gastrointestinal symptoms, and the difference between ordinary tap water through experiments.The alkaline ionized water conditioner will make the alkaline ionic water familiar at once.

The photo on the left is an alkaline ion water conditioner about 20 years ago."TK-AS43" in the middle and "TK-AJ21" on the right are the current model.

You can see the changes in the times just by looking.The technology development of alkaline ioni water conditioners seems to be evolving steadily.

真ん中のブラック液晶を備えているモデル｢TK-AS43｣はスタイリッシュなデザインも特徴。開発チームリーダーの溝口総一郎さんは｢機能を増やしていくのと同時に、アルカリイオン整水器をもっと一般的にしたい｣と話していて、家庭に馴染みやすいデザインも意識しているんだとか。

The cartridge mounted on the "TK-AS43" can remove a total of 15 substances of the JIS standard 13 substances water purifier association standards.Even if you use 15 liters a day, you do not need to replace it for about 2 years.

It is easy and good that it does not take time.I'm so happy that I'm aware of it, so I'm really happy.

However, it seems that the electrolytic tank that produces cartridge and alkaline ions has a lifespan.

I showed you the contents of the cartridge that I used for about a year.As you can see, the more you use it, the more dirty it will be, so you need to replace it.

And this is the liver that makes alkaline ionized water called an electrolytic tank that has been used for about 10 years.The part of the unit was disassembled and showed me.If you use it for many years, it seems that calcium etc. adheres to this electrolytic tank and the performance of making alkaline ionized water will decrease.However, if you maintain it regularly, the electrolytic tank will last longer.

As with any home appliances, you will need to buy a new alkaline ionized water conditioner.If you are using an alkaline ionized water conditioner for many years, consider replacing a model with evolved functions.

Just like me, I think that there are quite a lot of water buying plastic bottles.Especially when you live in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

It seems that some people want to use good water when used for cooking and face washing, but if you think of it with plastic bottle water and use up to 15 liters a day, it is costly.It looks strict.

Considering 15 liters a day, 150 yen 1.5 -liter plastic bottle costs up to 10 yen for 1500 yen.45,000 yen if you think about it in a month.If you live in a plastic bottle of water, it costs up to 540,000 yen a year.After all it is a little difficult.

Let's think about using an alkaline ionized water conditioner.

For example, the "TK-AS43" introduced above has an initial investment of about 40,000 yen (at the time of writing) at a consumer electronics retailer near the editorial department's office, but one month when using up to 15 liters a day.Water bill is about 90 yen, and the monthly electricity bill for "TK-AS43" is 12.About 3 yen.102.3 yen.1227 yen per year.It is a calculation of up to about 4227 yen even if you consider the initial investment and consider it a year.

（※水は500ミリリットル0.1円、電気代は電気代計算シミュレーターで計算）

Even in the case of the alkaline ionized water conditioner cartridge life, the maximum of about 42,454 yen is used for living using an alkaline ionized water conditioner.If you buy plastic bottle water for the same period, it costs 1.08 million yen, so it is overwhelmingly advantageous.

You can use an alkaline ionized water conditioner than a plastic bottle because you can drink alkaline ionic water in terms of cost, and you can use good water in other aspects of your life.

I heard this story from Mr. Ehara, who was a development leader.

"Tap water has a low environmental impact ( *), so hold a plastic bottle as a My bottle, and carry it with alkaline ionized water made by purifying tap water. Then you can contribute a little in terms of environment.I think it is. Isn't the environment involved in our future life? "

※東京大学の平尾雅彦研究室の飲料水のライフサイクルの環境負荷比較調査（2009年3月日本LCA学界で発表）により

"Then, water is a lifeline. Japan can drink safe water. But I want to continue to involve the food culture of clothing, food and shelter, with even better water through alkaline ions."

It was a valuable opportunity to hear the valuable stories of alkaline ionic water and alkaline ions that I never knew before.

It's the spring of the beginning of the year, and I wonder if I should start drinking alkaline ionized water.

[Panasonic]

(Kota Suzuki)