| Description | The dark and clear from us are close to identical. That's because nearly all of “the water's” benefits are from the molecular change it makes in the water you add the concentrate to, rather than from the minerals and other nutrients which make up the dark material.
However, there are some differences that apparently do result from the greater concentration of those nutrients in the “dark”... most often, people tell us that they simply like the dark better — they “find themselves thinking about wanting some of it” at various times of the day, whereas with the clear, they simply got on a schedule to remember to drink it at a particular time or times. Some people even say they crave the dark — I believe it's an accepted fact that any time a person craves anything, it's due to a mineral deficiency of some sort...since the dark is dark due to minerals in it, that could explain why some people “sort of crave it” who didn't “crave” the clear.
Also, very consistently, people with blood sugar problems — whether it's high blood sugar or low blood sugar — have told us that the dark has worked even better for them than the clear. “Ditto” that for people with gout. And, since gout is a type of arthritis, we've often wondered if perhaps anyone with any type of arthritis might not prefer the dark, but we're not as sure of that.
And a lot of people have said they think they get “even a little more energy” from the dark than the clear; and people using “the water” along with any of our weight loss and energy supplements have very consistently said they felt that the dark boosted their results even more than the clear did. (We've heard that from people who started out with just the supplement, then added “the clear water” and felt the supplement was working better for them; and then, finally, they switched to the “dark water”, and they say they saw an even greater improvement in their results.)
But, there are a few cases where we believe the clear is the best choice...
Doc Willard always said anyone using the product in their eyes (the mixed-up-gallon, not the concentrate), should use the clear. So, for those of you who spray your tired, and/or red eyes with it, you may want to keep that spray bottle filled with the clear mixture. Same goes for anyone using it as an eyewash, or as a contact lens cleaner. Doc suggested that because he said, in theory, if any of the nutritional items in the dark ever came out of solution, it might be a somewhat larger particle than would be desirable in your eye. As a practical matter, we've never seen it come out of solution, nor had Doc, but he always felt it was much better to err on the cautious side, and we'd have to agree.
Also, if a person has lots of allergies, or sensitivities to “about everything”, it would seem to make sense to at least start out with the clear—there's just less in it to “react to” or “be sensitive to”.
And, from an aesthetic standpoint, some people simply find the clear more “appetizing looking”, or they believe others in their household will...in that case, it makes a lot more sense to use the clear—if you get the dark, and nobody will use it, you've just wasted your money!
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