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Prill Beads. Are they a Scam?

Prill beads are basically Magnesium Oxide. Here is what one marketer who sells MO at a 5-10 times markup (sold commercially in 50 gallon buckets for less than $100) has to say about his "Precious Prills":

"Precious Prills are magnesium oxide infused with Life Force . Originally created to clean up nuclear waste, they are from a new technology that allows us to make very fine "vital water" from virtually any source. This water measurably hydrates the body, and has a favorable oxidation reduction potential (reduces free radicals in the body). "

First of all, Magnesium Oxide was not "originally created" to clean up nuclear waste. That is a flat out lie. It's been used for over 30 years and has nothing to do with Jim Carter or cleaning up "Nuclear Waste". Then we get this doozie:

Jim Carter, the discoverer of Prill Beads, is located in Boulder City, about 20 minutes from Las Vegas and on the edge of Lake Mead. One of the amazing stories Jim tells is that the Prill Water made from the Prill Beads has the potential, when adequately deployed, to clean up the water on the face of the Earth. Jim's Prill Water disposal and runoff from the manufacture of the product goes into Lake Mead. Four years ago, Lake Mead was a polluted, dead body of water. Now after four years of Jim doing his little part with the Prill water, a recent newspaper article says that right at the dam, Lake Mead has some of the purest, most pristine water on Earth, somewhat like glacial water. The Establishment has not a clue what caused this. Jim has been clipping articles throughout the period as things have changed. When you fly over Lake Mead, it is no longer green, it is beautiful blue water and plant life is beginning to show up.

I grew up in Las Vegas. Lake Mead has NEVER been green! It's always been blue! Anyone who has ever flown over Lake Mead in the past 60 years can testify to this! If the term "infused with Life Force" wasn't a big enough red flag, this bit about turning lake mead blue from green certainly is.

Yes, putting Magnesium Oxide beads in your water will turn the water alkaline. No, they don't treat the Magnesium Oxide with anything special, it's simply Magnesium Oxide straight from the chemical manufacturer.

Here is how they claim one makes "Prill Water":

1) Wash off dust, etc. from the sack of Prill beads very, very well.

2) Fill a glass gallon (4 liter) jar container with water.

3) Put washed Prill beads into it. It will sink to the bottom. Plastic "wires" will extend out of the jar and allow the Prill bag to be removed - without having to put hands into the water.

4) Allow it to sit over night, or 24 hours.

5) Prill water is now ready for use. You can pour off 3 quarts (3 liters) of water every hour - from this day on - the rest of your life - for use, as you need it. Share the water with friends. After the Prill water is made, it can be stored in any container even a cheap plastic bottle like distilled water comes in.

6) Prill water detoxifies your body - so start with small amounts and build up to where you can drink two liters to four liters (quarts) - daily.

In other words, Prill Water is made with tap water which often contains fluoride, pharma drugs, chlorine, etc and they claim it can be stored in plastic BPA containing bottles? Exactly how is drinking this toxin loaded brew supposed to "detoxify" the body?

The bottom line is that Magnesium Oxide beads were never made to treat drinking water! I have no idea whether or not the Magnesium from this chemical product is bioavailable to the body, my guess is that it's not because the manufacturer doesn't make their Magnesium Oxide beads for human consumption or to treat water! I'd like to see the sellers fund testing and studies that suggest the MO is bioavailable, not toxic, etc. Just because it makes water alkaline doesn't mean that it's healthy to drink, period.

http://good-water.biz/prill_bead_scam.html
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