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"Correct Your Acid / Alkaline Balance with the Water You Drink: What the Experts
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In health circles there has been much recent talk about acid /alkaline imbalance.
Let's see if we can clarify how experts recommend we correct this imbalance.

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alkaline acid balance water ionizers ionized ionizer pH

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In health circles there has been much recent talk about acid /alkaline imbalance.
Let's see if we can clarify how experts recommend we correct this imbalance.

The problem
Your body functions best when neither too acid nor too alkaline. Unfortunately
almost all of us have become acidic due to diet, drinks and stress -- both
psychological and from pollution. Acids can build up in our body, causing systems
to be out of balance.

The effects
According to Dr. Stefan Kuprowsky, "Acid wastes build up in the body in the form of
cholesterol, gallstones, kidney stones, arterial plaque, urates, phosphates and
sulfates. These acidic waste products are the direct cause of premature aging and
the onset of chronic disease."

When this occurs, the body will restore its optimal pH by depleting certain
minerals, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium, from organs and bones. In
addition, your immune system may become fatigued from dealing with an excess of
acid. Your body then stores acidic wastes in 'hiding places' such as muscles etc.
rather than releasing the acids into the bloodstream.

As Dr.Robert Atkins, the well-known author, health and diet expert, notes: "Just
about every condition I can think of, from arthritis to diabetes to cancer, is
associated with acidity."

"The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that
they all come from the same root cause...too much tissue acid waste in the body!"
Theodore A. Baroody, ND, Ph.D.

What can be done?

A vast body of research reveals that you can help neutralize acid build-up in the
blood and maintain a balanced pH, by taking some simple steps, such as:
-- Exercise
-- Avoiding highly acid-forming food and drink
-- Drinking the right water

What is the "right" water?

"International studies show that populations with little or no history of illness,
such as cancer, drink higher pH (alkaline) waters. After all potential risk factors
were considered and factored out, it became evident that they had been drinking
waters with a pH of 9.0 to 10.0." Dr. Leonard Horowitz in "Aids and Ebola"

Alkaline ionized water "first came to notice in Japan, where researchers noted that
people drinking water that came from certain fast- moving rocky mountain streams
enjoyed extraordinarily good health. It turned out that this naturally occurring
water was alkaline and had a different structure and electrical properties." Larry
Clapp, PhD. in "Prostate Health in 90 days"

Alkaline water is produced at home with a small kitchen appliance called a water
ionizer (long in use in Japan and Korea). As water ionizers have become popular
in North America, more health professionals have had the opportunity to evaluate
their effects on clients:

Sue Pollock, N.D. writes, we can "assist the body in being more alkaline with
...drinking alkaline water."

"I believe that the best water is water that is alkaline (reduced) and purified
using a small device known as a water ionizer." (Dr. Stefan Kuprowsky)

"It is my opinion that ionized water will change the way in which all health
practitioners and the public approach their health in the coming years." Dr. T.
Baroody in "Alkalize or Die."

Why not just rely on a change of diet?

According to Sang Whang, researcher and author of "Reverse Aging", the danger is
that we might omit important foods:

"Since the waste products that we are trying to discharge are acidic, the right
kind of water is alkaline water...My personal recommendation is to enjoy the foods
that we like, but do not over-eat or exclude any food. Eat in moderation following
the professional dieticians' "balanced diet" concept, and let alkaline water do the
job of cleansing acidic wastes."