Deuterium is one of Hydrogen’s isotopes. The nucleus of most hydrogen atoms in nature contains one proton (1H), but the nucleus of the hydrogen atom may also contain one proton and one neutron or one proton and two neutrons. In the first case, this is called deuterium (2H or D), and in the second – tritium (3H or T).
The deuterium content of surface waters in our climate area (temperate-continental) is 150 parts per million (ppm), with minimal fluctuation. For the rain waters in the equatorial area the concentration is 155 ppm and the for waters in the northern parts of Canada - 135-140 ppm. The amount of deuterium in the water varies with regard to altitude as well. It has a value of 150 ppm at sea level and of about 130 ppm at a height of 2,000 meters (6,500 feet).
The amount of deuterium measured in water is, perhaps not surprisingly, directly linked to the deuterium content within the organisms that drink it.
The deuterium concentration of the water in an adult's body is about 120-140 ppm. Although it doesn’t seem much, if we compare this quantity with other vital element masses we can notice that deuterium is present in a quantity of about six times higher than Calcium and ten times higher than Magnesium.
Water with a reduced deuterium concentration can be used with remarkable results and without toxic effects. Nevertheless, it has an influence on cellular division. The lower the deuterium concentration of the water, the slower the cellular division will be, which means that the aging of the cells and thus the aging of the body will be slowed down.
In the 1960’s, in the former Soviet Union, scientists studied two populations with members which reached very high ages and were very healthy. Their living habits including the feeding ones, were different, but they had something in common: they were both drinking iceberg water. The iceberg water is pure, with a reduced deuterium content, that formed thousands of years ago.
For children and young people, the quantity of gases dissolved in the body is four times lower than compared with an elder's. In fact, as we grow old, water inside our body is also growing old and retains residues and gases. If we succeed to replace the “polluted” water inside our body with pure water, we can give the body an improved life. Qlarivia is the water that does exactly that.