People often ask us what are the health benefits of alkaline water? When we tell them that there aren’t many they are often very surprised. The truth is alkaline water by itself is not healthy to drink. It takes water ionization to truly unlock the health benefits of alkaline water.
Despite what many fringe health websites claim, alkaline water alone does not cure cancer or heal you of all of your maladies. In fact, it doesn’t do much for your health at all!
Most of the water in the United States is already naturally alkaline. If you live in southern states including Southern California, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, you definitely have naturally alkaline tap water. But even some northern states like Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and even Idaho also have naturally alkaline water.
But does drinking alkaline water alone make people healthier? The answer is no. For example, people who live in Florida have tap water that averages about a 9 pH. That’s very alkaline. Do Floridians have better health than the rest of the country in general? Nope.
The reason why alkaline water alone doesn’t make you healthier is because the alkalinity is created by alkaline minerals. Most water sources in the United States are full of calcium, magnesium and other alkaline minerals. These minerals get into the water supply and make your tap water alkaline. The only real health benefit to drinking this naturally alkaline water is that it has some beneficial minerals in it.
However, if you have too many alkaline minerals in your water, they can congeal together and form scale. This is also known as hard water. Drinking hard water can actually be detrimental to your health as there is the possibility of developing kidney stones!
The healthiest drinking water is full of antioxidants. You can find antioxidant-rich drinking water in natural springs in glacial streams around the world. What creates the antioxidants is extra ions in the water. That means that this water has to have an energy source.
Usually the energy source that naturally ionizes water is the sun. But if the water is underground, some minerals produce a natural radiation that ionizes the water. Kinetic energy, caused by the rapid movement of the water, can also naturally ionize the water.
The problem that most Americans face is that their tap water has been removed from its natural source. All tap water comes from municipal water treatment facilities where water sits around in tanks for weeks at a time before it’s pumped out to your house. During this time of sitting around, the water becomes stagnant and loses all of its natural antioxidants.
If you’re not drinking directly from a natural spring or a glacial stream, you are not getting antioxidants in your drinking water. The only way to fix this problem is to get a water ionizer. A water ionizer replicates the same natural water electrolysis from the sun, kinetic energy and certain minerals. The result is that you get antioxidant-rich drinking water from the convenience of your own home!
The bottom line is don’t believe all of the crazy health claims about the health benefits of alkaline water. You need antioxidants in your drinking water to detoxify and make your body healthier at a cellular level. If you don’t live next to a natural water source, then the next best option is to get a water ionizer.
