| Researchers across the world are taking note of | | | | Kidney disease |
| the ways a body's alkaline or acid content can | | | | As the body consumes toxins found in the air and |
| affect overall health. For several decades, | | | | in food, the kidneys become over-burdened with |
| Japanese researchers have suggested that many | | | | acidic wastes. Nephritis, bladder disease, and |
| adult degenerative diseases, such as arthritis, high | | | | uremia poisoning are all acid-related conditions, |
| blood pressure, diabetes, gout, indigestion, | | | | which can be helped greatly by increasing the |
| osteoporosis, cancers, and cardiac disorders may | | | | alkaline content of the bloodstream. Kidney |
| be attributed to an accumulation of acids in the | | | | stones, which begin as tiny grains and gradually |
| body and poor cell circulation. They believe that | | | | build into solid stones, are composed of |
| even asthma, migraine headaches, back pain, | | | | phosphates, which are acidic. Drinking alkaline |
| depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, morning | | | | water may prevent kidney stones from forming |
| sickness, angina and constipation may be relieved | | | | in the first place, and even after their formation, |
| by raising alkaline levels in the body. | | | | may help dissolve them. |
| Proponents of alkaline water claim it works in two | | | | Diabetes |
| ways. First, the pH in our body ranges from zero | | | | Due to overeating, the body's pancreas struggles |
| to 14, with one through six being acidic, 7.0 being | | | | to produce enough insulin to cope with the excess |
| neutral, and above seven being alkaline. Studies | | | | glucose, weakening it over time. When the body is |
| have indicated that the closer your pH is to 7.35 - | | | | lacking calcium ions, the release of the insulin |
| 7.45, the higher your level of health and well being | | | | hormone is impaired, leading to an acidic blood |
| and the higher your ability to resist the onset of | | | | condition. Some doctors in Japan believe that |
| disease. | | | | treating insulin-dependent diabetes with alkaline |
| Our bodies' natural systems work to keep the | | | | water can lower sugar levels and in some cases, |
| blood and fluids surrounding our cells at a slightly | | | | reverse the condition. |
| alkaline level. However, when we digest and burn | | | | Osteoporosis |
| food to provide energy, the waste products left | | | | Many people believe that taking too many calcium |
| behind are acidic. In an optimal world, we rid our | | | | supplements can lead to calcium deposits in the |
| bodies of these acidic wastes immediately through | | | | body. However, calcium deposits are leached from |
| breathing, the kidneys, bowels, and our skin. | | | | the body and not from nutritional supplements. |
| Unfortunately, due to pesticides, pollution, | | | | The actual causes of the deposits are a lack of |
| processed foods and too much stress, these | | | | hydrogen and alkaline minerals, which causes |
| acids not only build but remain in our bodies over | | | | calcium to be removed from the bones and |
| time. Drinking alkaline water can work as a solvent | | | | tissues, resulting in osteoporosis. Drinking alkaline |
| to neutralize acid residues in your body and help | | | | water may also prevent this critical leaching of |
| buffer against the acids forming in the first place | | | | calcium from needed areas. |
| by helping the body achieve a balanced pH. | | | | Availability Today |
| More people today are researching the benefits of | | | | Many people have found that drinking alkaline |
| high alkaline water, how the body's alkaline level | | | | water daily gives them tremendous health |
| can affect their health and whether there is an | | | | benefits and an overall feeling of better health. |
| alkaline water cure or prevention for many | | | | The best alkaline waters come from deep, natural |
| common ailments. | | | | wells, just the way nature intended. Years ago, |
| Cancer | | | | people came from all over the country to drink |
| Cancer cannot exist in an oxygen-rich | | | | high alkaline mineral waters (referred to as healing |
| environment, which is why you never hear of | | | | waters at that time) in many towns across |
| anyone having heart cancer, the heart being | | | | Texas. The only natural wells in Texas still |
| oxygenated through its constant blood flow. | | | | producing the high alkaline mineral water are found |
| Alkaline water increases the stable oxygen in your | | | | in Mineral Wells. A few of the most popular |
| body, thus, the belief by many that high alkaline | | | | waters with a naturally high pH include: Crazy |
| water can help ward off cancers that take hold | | | | Water, Fiji and Evamor. |
| while the body has an acidic pH. | | | | |