Ray Bass is the associate movement and wellness editor at mindbodygreen and a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer.
She holds a degree in creative writing from the University of Pennsylvania, with honors in nonfiction.
Gone are the days of water being your only option.
Despite being a fitness studio frequenter, I dont think twice about drinking anything besides water.
Now it had my attention.
The more I read about alkaline water, the more I thought it must have miraculous powers.
Could it be true?
I decided to ask the experts.
What is Kangen water?
Kangen water is, at the most fundamental level, hydrogen water.
The result is an alkaline, antioxidant, mineral-rich, pure, safe, and healthy drinking water.
In fact, there are plenty of brands bottling and selling waters of varying alkaline pHs.
So the real question isare these waters doing anything for us?
Is drinking alkaline water actually good for you?
As you may remember from chemistry class, waters neutral pH is 7.
Any pH below that is more acidic, and anything higher is more alkaline.
This includes acting as an antioxidant to fight free radicals which damage cells and DNA.
But again, thats the idea.
That said, he’s skeptical of alkaline water’s ability to actually alkalinize our bodies.
So in short, most experts say that drinking alkaline water does next to nothing for your health.
Or asAmy Shah, M.D.puts it: “There is no evidence that alkaline water helps at all.”
Now, lets unpack some of these claims.
The same goes for any claims made around alkaline waters ability to better hydrate us.
Shah debunks these claims, saying that they’re lofty and do not make medical sense.
“So, buyer beware.”
So whats the best drinking option for us?
If youdodecide to invest in an alkaline water machine, always find out how much molecular hydrogen it produces.
(Gundry says around 1ppm is great.)
Also, invest in a water filterwhichever one is within your budget.
The safer we can make our water, the betterwhich means any filtration is better than none.
And whatever you do, don’t fall for the expensive water hype.
