On a daily basis, many of us strive to consume an adequate amount of water to maintain hydration. As our bodies’ are made of between 70-75% of water, this is one of the most important things we can do. Without incorporating this into our daily practice, we can then risk ourselves of chronic dehydration. When we are overly dehydrated, it may greatly increase our chances of developing all kinds of unwanted sicknesses and illnesses.
What many don’t understand is the importance of consuming the right kind of water. Most water, in fact, is unhealthy for drinking and can actually cause more negative than positive health effects. In this article I will explain as to why the benefits of alkaline water greatly outweigh that of the most common waters we drink on a day to day basis. I will also briefly describe various different kinds of waters and how they compare to alkaline water.
Anti-oxidizing and detoxifying
Primarily, there are three different health benefits of consuming alkaline water. The first benefit is of alkaline water having an anti-oxidant potential. With this, alkaline water has the ability to neutralize toxins and free-radicals in the body, rendering them unable to harm health cells and tissue in our body. As we neutralize more and more toxins, rather than them damaging our body, we are then able to slow down the aging process.
Alkalizing
Secondly, alkaline water has an alkalizing health benefit, which is one of the most important factors. Most waters that are being consumed today have an acidic pH, meaning that they do nothing but cause further acidity to the body. However, by consuming alkalized water it can help to alkalize the body, which is what one would want if they are health conscious. When acidity builds up in the body, not only with the beverages we consume but also with the food we eat, it can cause our health to degrade more and more. However when we neutralize acidic waste in our body, we can then help to assist our body to reach a balanced state of homeostasis.
Optimal hydration
Lastly, alkaline water has a benefit that can allow it to more effectively hydrate the body, which is known as the ‘micro-clustering’ factor. Regular drinking water has big clusters, which limit its’ ability to effectively hydrate each and every cell in our body. By having big clusters, I refer to each cluster having between 14-20 molecules attached. However, as alkaline water has a much smaller cluster size (3-5 molecules attached), it is much more effective for providing optimal hydration for the cells in our body. With the smaller cluster size, the water is much better in entering the cellular membrane to not only provide hydration, but to also allow for detoxification.
Alkaline Water versus other drinking water
As I’ve went over the three main benefits of alkaline water, I will now outline some of the most commonly consumed drinking water and how they disadvantageous. When it comes to comparisons, mostly all other waters have the same opposite effect of alkaline water; being overly acidic, oxidizing, and lacking the ability to hydrate effectively.
Firstly, as most of us know, tap water in general is not healthy. Rather than tap water having an anti-oxidant value like that of alkaline water, it has the opposite – known as an oxidant value. With this property, tap water is oxidizing to the cells causing an acceleration in aging and damaging of the cells and tissue. This is because of the excess toxins that are present. Also, tap water has big water cluster sizes causing it to have an inefficient hydrating ability.
Many of us believe that reverse osmosis and distilled water filter systems are a good health investment. But on the contrary, water that these systems produce is very acidic and also oxidizing for the body. These filters purge all beneficial minerals – that act as an anti-oxidant – from the water causing it to be ‘dead water’. By having an acidic value, this water also causes further leaching of minerals from our bodies’ bones and teeth.
When it comes to bottled water, not many of us know that most brands are actually acidic and oxidizing. This adds to the fact of all of the potential chemicals that can leach from the plastics when the water is in storage. More and more people are becoming aware of the many disadvantages consuming bottled water has towards the health of our environment as well.
Many people are beginning to incorporate alkalized water into their lifestyles, and are reaping the rewards. There are thousands of testimonials on a worldwide basis, as a result of consuming alkaline water. Currently, this kind of water is very popular in countries such as Japan, but is barely known to the masses in most other countries.
Shawn Butterworth is an active advocate on the many benefits of consuming alkalized water, where he promotes his preferred brand of alkaline water machines. For the past three years he has dedicated much of his time and effort in studying the science of this water and how advantageous it can be for ones’ day to day life.