Water, Light, Air


At First Glance


One of the things I've learned over the years is that if you want to solve a problem, you need to get to the root of it. Seems obvious, but sometimes the root is a lot deeper than at first glance, and depending on the problem, one might not even be looking at the right root. As I started to think more about what I was eating everyday and where it came from, it was a natural extension to think about all the things that we expose ourselves to everyday. My investigation took a turn towards the fundamental. The water we drink, light we expose ourselves to, and the air we breathe. There are all things that many of us take for granted. Sure, I had thought about or studied these topics before, but I had never done a detailed independent investigation, and one thing I learned from traveling, is that there were assumptions that I had based some of my life choices on, that frankly, turned out to be mis-truths, or at worst, lies. It took on a higher urgency when I learned that our bodies are 60% - 80%+ water depending on our life stage. Our blood is ~ 80% water. With that said I hope you enjoy the video clips below and find something of value in my learning adventure that I have outlined in the tabs below.


Water Composition


Have analyzed pH & mineral content of many solutions. Implemented a reverse-osmosis system that outputs high pH water at home. Have studied acidity vs alkalinity for water, and food. blalh blahb The Viktor Schauberger video in particular shows how powerful water can be when we understand its subtleties.

Water Treatment


Portable reverse osmosis system that I had built for me. 3 stage system with pre-filter, RO filter, and calcium carbonate remineralizing cartridge.

Light Spectrum


Light spectrometer - have used this inexpensive spectrometer -Project Star, to study light that affects us.

Project Star light spectrum results from various household and work sources

I no longer wear sunglasses at high altitude or in the desert, I don't own sunglasses any more. With an improper diet and prolonged lifetime exposure to high intensity UV light (usually high altitude living outdoors) we could develop cataracts. But, this is not applicable to most.

Susceptibility to skin cancer is also related to diet.....might want to think twice about dairy products and meat...but that's another explanation!

Water & UV Light


Steripen Have used this while backpacking UV light is proven to kill 99.99% of viruses and bacteria in water. The Steripen is a consumer version of this technology. As our blood is at least 80% water - guess what? UV light comes in through our eyes and skin and helps to kill the unwanted viruses and bacteria in our body! Sunglasses have their place (prolonged time at high altitude), but for the vast majority of us -- they are doing more harm than good.....as for UV and sunburn on the skin, that is related to what we eat (and skin color - melanin) - which affects our bloodstream. And light - watch the short video clip below!

Air



Steripen Introduction --- NASA Earth Science - UV Rays



Add Strange Days on Planet Earth and other PBS video....pollution from China and expanding Sahara desert....affecting
coral life - thousands of miles away....think global, act local.....

 Water -  The Great Mystery Trailer --- Exploring The Spectrum preview


Cotopaxi, Ecuador - one of the last times I wore sunglasses at altitude - 2006