What is the advantage of water that is alkaline? To begin with, it's easy to understand that good health depends on our physiology remaining in balance, chemically speaking. Much that forms our environment - the typical modern diet and certain physical conditions including the presence of ambient pollution - is highly acidic. Water that is slightly alkaline base can help to counteract these influences, moving our body toward more of a neutral or mildly alkaline body chemistry.
Free radicals are created as a normal byproduct of metabolic function. Yet an imbalance between free radical production and elimination can lead to oxidative stress at the cellular level.
Intake of antioxidants is one way for the body system to protect against this process, because these compounds neutralize free radicals.
Alkaline water has natural antioxidant properties. Water that is ionized offers even more, as negatively charged ions will bond to the positive charge in free-radical molecules.
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Here's what some health authorities have to say about the potential benefits of alkaline water.
"The cells and fluids in most people's bodies are overly acidic. This . . . prevents your body from neutralizing and disposing of . . . toxins and leaves you more susceptible to . . . free radical oxidation."
- DR. ROBERT ATKINS
"My personal recommendation is to enjoy the foods that we like, but do not overeat or exclude any food. Eat in moderation following professional dieticians' balanced-diet concept, and let alkaline water do the job of cleansing acidic wastes."
- SANG WHANG, AUTHOR OF REVERSE AGING
"I feel that . . . alkaline water can benefit everyone."
- DR. THEODORE BAROODY
"Your body thrives in an alkaline environment since it is able to detoxify more efficiently than in an acidic environment."
- DR. DON COLBERT
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