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CHANGE YOUR WATER
Change Your Life!
By Greg Fox
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF PAUSING are promoting the growth of viruses, DID YOU KNOW?
WITH INDECISION IN THE WATER yeast, bacteria, fungus and numerous
AISLE AT YOUR SUPERMARKET unwelcome organisms. Most diseases The pH level of your body can have an
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY cannot exist in an alkaline environment. impact on your exercise and fitness
QUESTIONS SURROUNDING training. During a workout, your
Drinking alkaline water neutralizes muscles produce acids that tend to
SBOTTLED DRINKING WATER? the acid in your body. Normal drinking
ome of the talk now includes water is generally a neutral pH of 7 while lower your body’s pH. As your pH level
acronyms that resemble alphabet alkaline water has a higher pH. Alkaline drops, your muscles become weaker
soup and terminology that water has been made rich (either and fatigued. Hydrating with ionized
belongs in chemistry class. Which brand naturally or artificially) with alkalizing alkaline water raises your body’s pH.
is the healthiest choice? Is the bottle BPA compounds like calcium, silica, potassium,
free? Is the pH level above 8.0? Does this magnesium and bicarbonate. Specialty This reduces muscle fatigue and
water make your body more alkaline? bottled water, such as Essentia (pH 9.2) soreness, shortens recovery times and
Should you use a mineral-adding filter or and Evian (pH 7.2) are more alkaline,
an alkaline water ionizer machine? while Dasani (pH 5-7) and Aquafina (pH improves endurance.
5.2-7) incline to acidity.
The body requires attention at a Most fruits and vegetables, including
cellular level to help fight against sickness Commercially available bottled alkaline citrus, make your body alkaline. You
and disease. The cells that make up the water should not be confused with need eight servings of fresh fruit and
human body need to maintain alkalinity ionized alkaline water, which is created vegetables to keep your body alkaline.
to keep healthy balance. When someone by water electrolysis. Water electrolysis
refers to alkaline levels in the human body, is the only scientifically researched and Meat, dairy and grains make
they are referring to its pH level. The confirmed method to incorporate the your body acidic.
pH level is a number, on a scale of 0-14, health benefits of alkalinity into your
used to measure the acidity or alkalinity drinking water. This water goes by several Foods aren't the only things that make
of a substance. The lower the number names: Electrolyzed Reduced Water; your body alkaline or acidic. Negative
indicates higher acidity, while the higher Ionized Alkaline Water; Reduced Water. emotions such as anger, hate, sadness,
number denotes higher alkalinity. One of
our body’s main defenses against disease A great start to your day is to drink despair and loneliness also change
is maintaining a proper pH balance. ionized alkaline water first thing in your body chemistry to acidic.
the morning.
Science has proven that disease can Happy emotions, such as love, make
only grow in an acidic body. That means Keep a supply at your desk, at the gym your body pH alkaline.
that if you are not making an effort with or while you’re traveling as a substitute for
your diet choices to prevent your body soda or an energy drink. You can test your pH level by putting
from becoming overly acidic, then you pH paper, which you buy at your local
Good health and stamina can be
maintained by reducing acid build up in health-food store, in your mouth
your body. Ion alkaline water will benefit and wetting it with your saliva. Then
your overall well-being. compare the color the paper turns with
the given chart. The optimal pH level
is between 7.2-7.4.
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