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What is alkaline water?

the 

Alkaline

diet! 

PH SCALE 

  • Acidic: 0.0–6.9

  • Neutral: 7.0

  • Alkaline (or basic): 7.1–14.0

  • Acidic: meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, grains, alcohol

  • Neutral: natural fats, starches, and sugars

  • Alkaline: fruits, nuts, legumes, and vegetables

 The “alkaline” in alkaline water refers to its pH level. The pH level is a number that measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is on a scale of 0 to 14. For example, something with a pH of 1 would be very acidic and something with a pH of 13 would be very alkaline.

 

Alkaline water has a higher pH level than regular drinking water. Because of this, advocates of alkaline water believe it can neutralize the acid in your body.

 

Normal drinking water generally has a neutral pH of 7. Alkaline water typically has a pH of 8 or 9. However, pH alone isn’t enough to impart substantial alkalinity to water.

 

Alkaline water must also contain alkaline minerals and negative oxidation reduction potential (ORP). ORP is the ability of water to act as a pro- or antioxidant. The more negative the ORP value, the more antioxidizing it is.

The alkaline diet is also known as the acid-alkaline diet or alkaline ash diet.

Its premise is that your diet can alter the pH value — the measurement of acidity or alkalinity — of your body.Your metabolism — the conversion of food into energy — is sometimes compared to fire. Both involve a chemical reaction that breaks down a solid mass. However, the chemical reactions in your body happen in a slow and controlled manner. 

When things burn, an ash residue is left behind. Similarly, the foods you eat leave an “ash” residue known as metabolic waste. 

This metabolic waste can be alkaline, neutral, or acidic. Proponents of this diet claim that metabolic waste can directly affect your body’s acidity.

In other words, if you eat foods that leave acidic ash, it makes your blood more acidic. If you eat foods that leave alkaline ash, it makes your blood more alkaline. According to the acid-ash hypothesis, acidic ash is thought to make you vulnerable to illness and disease, whereas alkaline ash is considered protective. By choosing more alkaline foods, you should be able to “alkalize” your body and improve your health.

     BENEFITS
          OF
 ALKALINE WATER

  • anti-aging properties (via liquid antioxidants that absorb more quickly into the human body)

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  • colon-cleansing properties

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  • immune system support

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  • hydration, skin health, and other detoxifying properties

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  • weight loss

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  • cancer resistance

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