The corporations tell us that water is not a right, but a luxury. One would think otherwise, if not for the prices of a small bottle of alkaline water.
Nonetheless, to experience the benefits of alkaline ionized water, you don’t need to buy into the corporate juju. In this article, we will cover the benefits of alkaline water, and how to make your own alkaline water at home.
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What Is Alkaline Water?
The alkalinity of most liquids is determined by the potential of hydrogen (pH) level in it. The higher the pH, the more alkaline the liquid will be.
Normal drinking water has a pH level of seven. Alkaline water should and does range between 8-9 on the scale.
This type of water can come from artesian wells, springs, and other sources with a high amount of dissolved minerals. However, you can also make your own.
Among the most common and effective methods is to use a commercial water ionizer. However, the virility and integrity of their claims cannot be truly verified. And many a time have the results been underwhelming.
Let’s take a look at the benefits of alkaline water.
Hydration
Most evidently, water does what? Hydrate.
Alkaline water hydrates the body, like no other liquid. And we know that hydration is critical to keeping everything else running well in our bodies. It helps with energy, direction, and makes your skill all day long.
Protection Against Free Radicals
Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons. This means they are unstable and can roam around the body looking for other electrons to pair up with.
Through this, they can damage your DNA, leading to problems such as cancer, wrinkles, and other issues. And what is the best way to combat free radicals – antioxidants.
Alkaline has been shown to have antioxidant effects in the body.
Longevity
In animal studies, mice who drank alkaline water lived longer than those who didn’t. The correlation is there, but the proof is wanting more research.
Nonetheless, it’s some good food for thought, so drink it while the research starts to catch up.
Beneficial to Those With Reflux
If you are a person who has indigestion or heartburn, you know how painful it gets. Spicy foods kill your appetite and you just want to avoid extensively.
However, in practice alkaline water helps with symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux (where the stomach acid travels into the esophagus and back into the throat), as effectively as other medication.
Promotes Digestion
In general, any water helps with digestion, as it smooths out the bowels, and mobilizes food. But alkaline water in particular is very effective at allowing everything to move quickly, and effectively.
Not to mention, through good digestion, you get to unlock the secondary benefits of alkaline water, as it does spread out evenly across the bowels, ionizing and removing excess acidity within your body.
Make Your Own Alkaline Water At Home
There are many ways to make your own alkaline water at home. You can also just buy it, but it is often costly and you never know what else has been added to it.
Ionization
One of the most optimal ways to create ionized alkaline water is to ionize it. This is done via electrolysis that separates acidity from alkalinity in the water.
The machine itself is not large, and it can cost a couple hundred or multiple thousand dollars. In practice, it’s basically an electric water filter that you attach to your faucet. The more expensive machines come with a variety of other features that will ensure you get the best water.
Ionized Water Filtering
A cheaper method is to use an ionized water filter. It doesn’t look or function differently from a regular filter, but it does have a little mineralized pouch, which distributes into the water and alkalinizes it.
Nonetheless, this method does require maintenance, and you have to spend money on new pouches every month or so, which can get inconvenient.
pH Drops
The simplest method is to buy a mineralized bottle of pH drops, which consists of purified water and alkaline-like minerals. Just open it up, get some water, use the dropper and mix.
Within minutes, you get alkaline water that is perfectly drinkable, and effective.
Baking Soda
Baking soda can be found in almost all homes. Outside of the kitchen it has plenty of benefits, but we’re not talking about that.
Adding a half of a teaspoon to a gallon of water raises the pH significantly.
However, one should avoid drinking baking soda water when on medications, as it can affect the stomach acid and the way the medication is digested within your body.
Alkaline Water Done Right!
Now that you understand what alkaline water is, the benefits of drinking it, and how you can make your own alkaline water at home, you will be able to upgrade your health and quality of hydration as soon as you like.
There’s no need to drink poor-quality tap water. You get to choose what you put in your body, and water is no exception. Even the worst of water can be made safe to drink, you just have to know-how.
Through filtration, mineralization, and careful consideration, you get the best of the aqua worlds. Make it, drink it, love it, alkaline water is for everyone. Once you try it, you won’t want to drink anything else. It’s that good.
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