We all need to drink water to stay alive, the body can go
for up to 3 weeks without food, and only 3 days without water.
You will probably have heard of the recommended amount of
8-10 glasses of water per day, but new research shows we might even need up to
15 glasses per day.
Drinking
water with a healthy ph balance is essential to good health, and alkaline water
is the best for this job.
The
potential hydrogen (ph) scale ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being the neutral
middle.Anything less than 7 is an acidic pH and higher than 7 is alkaline.
It is crucial that our bodies stay in a state of alkaline,
if your body becomes too acidic you are at risk of:
Low
energy
Fatigue
Digestive
troubles
Weight
gain
Frequent
colds and infections
To
name just a few. Scarier still, if the body stays in an acidic state for too
long, it can become as a greater risk of developing illnesses such as cancer.
In
fact it has been proven a long time ago that 95% of all cancers come from and
acidic environment, and they simply cannot survive in an alkaline environment.
This was discovered by 1931 Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Otto Warburg. Dr. Warburg
concluded that acidosis (excess acidity) can also lead to other diseases, such
as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart diseases and many other chronic illnesses.
It
can be concluded that many of the ills we all suffer from come from have too
much acidity in our bodies.
Keeping
your body at a healthy alkaline state at all times by eating fresh organic
vegetables and other plant foods, drinking pure water and minimizing stress can
all be reductive factors.
What Is Alkaline Water?
Tap
water, drank by millions of us all over the world can actually be harming us on
a daily basis. It is full of chlorine, antibiotics, hormones and metals, that
we absorb every time we take a sip. The impurities found in tap water can be
damaging and can raise our bodies acidity to an unhealthy level.
How To Make Alkaline Water
Thankfully,
there are ways to neutralize the acid in the water you drink, a great way to
reduce it in your diet altogether. Alkalizing water bottles, sticks and
alkalizing system for your home are all available to purchase online, but you
can make alkaline water at home with just a few simple ingredients.
Lemons
are pH-balancing fruits. Don't be fooled by their acidic taste, they are highly
alkaline, they also have powerful antibacterial and help fight cancer.
Detoxifying Lemon Alkaline Water
Ingredients
1
lemon
½
cucumber
¼
ginger root
½
cup mint leaves
Source
: organicandhealthy.org