The makers of Alkaline Water Ionizers make stunning claims for their product. According to them, it can cure anything from cancer to tiredness. But can it really do this? Let's see.
All our body fluids have different levels of acidity and alkalinity. This must be so. For example, if your stomach acid was alkaline and not acidic your food would never be digested. On the other hand your blood must be alkaline or you'll die.
Our bodies have excellent mechanisms for maintaining these balances. So, biologically speaking, alkaline water cannot change these measurements.
Keeping the above in mind it would be interesting to see just what happens when you drink a glass of alkaline water. First it would enter your stomach where the stomach juices would strip it of it's alkalinity. From there it would pass into the large intestine where it would again get alkalized.
If we're on the subject of biology, I will discuss what would happen if you drank a glass of alkaline ionized water. Your very acidic gastric juices would strip the water of alkalinity. As the water entered your intestines, stomach acid will strip it of alkalinity. Just what happens? It will become alkaline!
So don't waste your time and hard earned cash on an alkaline water ionizer in the false belief that it will neutralize acid in your body. It can't!
Anti-Oxidant?
An Anti-Oxidant?
Why is it that some believe alkaline water can cure cancer? According to the manufacturers of the ionizing machine this is due to the water becomes an anti-oxidant. Because of this it's going to take on surplus electrons which can then remove "free radicals".
Free radical damage inside the body is supposed to be the true reason for serious diseases like arthritis and cancer and getting rid of free radicals (that are presumed to be running unchecked within our bodies) will reverse these terrible diseases.
All sounds very plausible, however it doesn't consider that the entire body already has devastatingly powerful natural anti-oxidants which are millions of times more effective!
A bit of a problem crops up here. Is alkaline ionized water really an anti-oxidant anyway? Well, picture this: Did you know that alkaline water can bleach the color from iodine? Yes it really can! it does this because (wait for it... ) it's an oxidant! Think about bleach. The oxidizing strength of bleach is capable of doing exactly the same thing!
Anti-oxidant which will cure cancer? I don't think so.
All our body fluids have different levels of acidity and alkalinity. This must be so. For example, if your stomach acid was alkaline and not acidic your food would never be digested. On the other hand your blood must be alkaline or you'll die.
Our bodies have excellent mechanisms for maintaining these balances. So, biologically speaking, alkaline water cannot change these measurements.
Keeping the above in mind it would be interesting to see just what happens when you drink a glass of alkaline water. First it would enter your stomach where the stomach juices would strip it of it's alkalinity. From there it would pass into the large intestine where it would again get alkalized.
If we're on the subject of biology, I will discuss what would happen if you drank a glass of alkaline ionized water. Your very acidic gastric juices would strip the water of alkalinity. As the water entered your intestines, stomach acid will strip it of alkalinity. Just what happens? It will become alkaline!
So don't waste your time and hard earned cash on an alkaline water ionizer in the false belief that it will neutralize acid in your body. It can't!
Anti-Oxidant?
An Anti-Oxidant?
Why is it that some believe alkaline water can cure cancer? According to the manufacturers of the ionizing machine this is due to the water becomes an anti-oxidant. Because of this it's going to take on surplus electrons which can then remove "free radicals".
Free radical damage inside the body is supposed to be the true reason for serious diseases like arthritis and cancer and getting rid of free radicals (that are presumed to be running unchecked within our bodies) will reverse these terrible diseases.
All sounds very plausible, however it doesn't consider that the entire body already has devastatingly powerful natural anti-oxidants which are millions of times more effective!
A bit of a problem crops up here. Is alkaline ionized water really an anti-oxidant anyway? Well, picture this: Did you know that alkaline water can bleach the color from iodine? Yes it really can! it does this because (wait for it... ) it's an oxidant! Think about bleach. The oxidizing strength of bleach is capable of doing exactly the same thing!
Anti-oxidant which will cure cancer? I don't think so.
About the Author:
I love writing about alkalinity and pH related issues. Read my articles on the fraudulent claims of alkaline water benefits as well as whether the fantastically popular pH balance diet really cures all ills.
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