Alkaline Waters: friend or foe?

This is the same thing I ask folks who sell alkaline water that I run into everywhere… they protest, “Why did I feel better when I started drinking alkaline water if it’s so bad for me?” Well, when you stop drinking soda pop, coffee, and tea so much and take in a bunch of water alkaline or not, you’ll probably feel better just by giving up all the other drinks.

Drinking alkaline water can actually de-mineralize the body which leads to further imbalances. I run into that often. Recently, someone started on my program who sold one of the alkaline waters, and used to swear by it… until he saw his hair mineral test. He came to me because he had developed heart palpitations, gained a lot of weight, and was suffering from over 20 other symptoms. I asked him to stop drinking his alkaline water for 30 days and just go back to spring water. During that time, he lost 10 pounds, and his heart palpitations stopped. And this is just one instance.

Where do we actually get our alkalinity? It comes from the mineral content in the body. Some body parts or systems are supposed to be acidic, like the stomach and brain, and also we can become acidic when we are fighting off an infection or illness. This is the body’s natural defense. In constantly filling the body with alkaline water, it’s basically sending a signal to each cell that it is already alkaline and not to absorb the nutrients it needs to thrive.

This water is a fad, well marketed and should be avoided in my opinion.

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