This Drink Has Surprising Benefits For Your Body

These days, alkaline water is all the rage.

Celebrities are often seen sipping on the pH balanced water, and health food stores can’t seem to keep their shelves stocked with its bottles. And while critics may question the health benefits of alkaline water, studies show this special type of water does actually have many benefits.

In fact, drinking alkaline water is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body. Here are 3 reasons why you should start drinking alkaline water right away:

1. Balance Your pH: If you’re like most Americans, you don’t always eat the healthiest meals. Sure, you make an effort, but often times busy moms resort to processed foods, laced with chemicals.

Or, in order to stay awake and make it through the day, you load up on bottomless cups of coffee, pumping your system full of caffeine.

The problem is, those types of foods are loaded with acid, which throws off your entire pH levels.

Confused about pH levels or why they matter?

Dr. Axe reported on the importance of balancing your pH levels:

“It is an imbalance of acidity and alkalinity that allows unhealthy organisms to flourish, damages tissues and organs and compromises the immune system.

So what is proper pH?

What we call pH is short for the potential of hydrogen. It is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of our body’s fluids and tissues. It is measured on a scale from 0 to 14. The more acidic a solution is, the lower its pH.

The more alkaline, the higher the number is.

A pH of 7 is perfectly neutral. The healthiest pH is one that is slightly alkaline. Optimally, we want a pH of 7.365. This number will fluctuate throughout the day, but the normal range is between 6 and 7.5.”

The great thing about alkaline water is, it has a pH of 9 or higher, which helps balance out the acid in your body.

2. Boosts The Immune System: Alkaline water is also said to keep you healthy, by neutralizing acid and helping improve digestion.

By helping your body absorb the good nutrients, and aiding in disposing of waste, your system will operate at its maximum capacity.

3. Weight Loss: No, this isn’t some magical water that will make you lose 15lbs overnight, but, studies do show drinking alkaline water can aid in weight loss.

To put it simply, many people who are overweight have a host of bad bacteria in their gut. And when these toxins enter the bloodstream, it can make it hard to lose those stubborn pounds.

But because of the antioxidant properties in alkaline water, it makes it harder for bacteria to survive.

In addition, drinking alkaline water and staying hydrated allows you to continue to flush waste from your system.

Lifehack reported:

“One study from Japan reports that drinking water on an empty stomach, such as when you first get up in the morning, actually increases your metabolic rate. This means that you are able to assimilate nutrients in foods more thoroughly, expel toxins and waste products from the colon, kidneys, and liver.

A second and larger study with over 5,000 test subjects was done in China and the observation of researchers concluded that plain alkaline ionized water did act as a fat burning mechanism.”

So if you haven’t tried alkaline water yet, now is the perfect time to start!

Check out your local health food or major grocery store and be sure to stock up on bottles, because they are a hot item and a must-have for every family.

Have you tried drinking alkaline water before?

If so, have you found it beneficial to your overall health?

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