Water, Water Everywhere

By Keith Lansdale

What everyone else calls business as usual, Dr. Gregory Hyde considers old hat.

Hyde, a Nacogdoches otolaryngologist, the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, head and neck disorders, said he likes to find new methods in several areas including using lesser known sublingual drops to treat allergies instead of the more common procedures of shots.

What is Hyde’s next challenge? To change the way we think about water.

Water’s everywhere; it’s in our body, in the food we eat, and it makes up a large percentage of the Earth. But what is it about water that’s caught Hyde’s attention?

Through the use of a Tyent Water Ionizer, electrolysis is used on normal tap water which changes the water’s acidity levels to create alkaline water.

“We’re making a special kind of water that’s been used for close to 20 years in Japan and Korea,” he said. “About one in six homes have this device in their home in Korea.”

With the machine’s ability to change the acidic levels, there’s a better chance of lowering the levels of acids in our bodies as well.

“Part of the problem is, in the purifying processes, particularly reverse osmosis which is the most common process, leaves the water acidic,” he said. “There are also a lot of the things in our diet, pollution and stress that tend to acidify our bodies as well.”

And with more acids in the body, the body oxidizes, he said.

“We’ve all heard that we should take anti-oxidants to improve our health and decrease disease,” he said. “But considering the water has acidic levels, it may be a bigger problem than we even think about.”

Hyde heard about the Tyent machine and tried it out and started looking into the process of creating this alkaline water.

“It made more and more sense to me to make alkaline water,” he said. “In the process of making it alkaline, you fill it with anti-oxidants.”

And those anti-oxidants are able to help break down the acids from our daily routines, he said.

“All the acids that are being introduced into our bodies have to go somewhere, so our body stores it,” he said. “Our body pushes it off into fatty tissues or connective tissues or the lines of blood vessels, and there the acid debris wreaks havoc on our bodies.”

There are several benefits to the machine, Hyde said, including the ecological benefits that come with the process.

“The idea is we’re all concerned with the quality of our water and lots of people spend lots of money buying bottled water that’s been purified,” he said. “The industry has grown so much that currently in the U.S. we are throwing away 60 million bottles a day.”

Hyde quoted the cost of bottled water being between $8 and $18 for just a gallon of water.

“But you’re buying it a pint at a time so it doesn’t hit you that you’re paying that much for water,” he said.

Hyde began really looking into the process after seeing connections between acidity levels and allergies, he said, but using it for health purposes are only the start.

Depending on the levels set in the water, Hyde said it can be used for anything from a disinfectant, to killing diseases, to even just as simple as straightening your hair.

“The acid water is a wonderful disinfectant, as I’ve even had people rinse their nose with the acid water to kill the bacteria,” he said. “Results will vary; and we’re not making any medical claims or anything, but there’s some good sense behind it.”

Hyde said he’s been using the water for everything, and has been excited about the results. His son, Spencer Hyde has also felt a difference.

“I just feel more energetic,” Spencer said. “I have even lost a few pounds since I started drinking it.”

Other than filling his water coolers in his office with the alkaline water, Hyde has also started selling it. The water has to be kept in a certain type of jug that protects the water from light which Hyde sells for $10. After that, he said people can fill up the jug as much as they want for a month.

“I want people to try it and see if they notice a difference,” he said. “The idea is that they see the benefits and wish to buy a water machine in their own home.”

Hyde said that he’s even working out a way for everyone to be able to afford it.

“If they can’t afford one, we’ll sell them the water and put those purchases toward their own machine,” he said. “That way they can continue to benefit from the water and a fair amount of it will go toward letting them have it in their home.”

While it’s hard to know exactly what benefits the water might have, Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D., of the Mayo Clinic wrote on mayoclinic.com, “Some research does suggest that alkaline water may slow bone loss, but further study is needed to determine if the positive effects can be maintained over the long term or influence bone mineral density overall,” she wrote, “For most people, plain water is best.”

Tyret’s site, tyentusa.com, claims that the water can be used for a number of reasons, including treating arthritis, blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, heath disease, osteoporosis, skin and even weight loss.

Tyret also states that “Statements within have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. None of the products offered by Tyent USA, LLC are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”