{"id":2168,"date":"2022-10-12T08:26:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ionfarms.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2022-11-10T04:17:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:17:11","slug":"alkaline-water-benefits-and-risks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/cs\/blog\/alkalicka-voda-vyhody-a-rizika-2\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00fdhody alkalick\u00e9 vody"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2168\" class=\"elementor elementor-2168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d9a42e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0d9a42e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a37a5b3\" data-id=\"a37a5b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1293ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1293ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"><a>Co je alkalick\u00e1 voda?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mo\u017en\u00e1 jste sly\u0161eli r\u016fzn\u00e1 zdravotn\u00ed tvrzen\u00ed o z\u00e1sadit\u00e9 vod\u011b. N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed, \u017ee m\u016f\u017ee pomoci zpomalit proces st\u00e1rnut\u00ed, regulovat hladinu pH va\u0161eho t\u011bla a zabr\u00e1nit chronick\u00fdm onemocn\u011bn\u00edm, jako je rakovina.<\/p>\n<p>Ale co je to vlastn\u011b alkalick\u00e1 voda a pro\u010d takov\u00fd humbuk?<\/p>\n<p>\u201eZ\u00e1sady\u201c v alkalick\u00e9 vod\u011b se vztahuj\u00ed k jej\u00edmu pH. \u00darove\u0148 pH je \u010d\u00edslo, kter\u00e9 m\u011b\u0159\u00ed, jak kysel\u00e1 nebo z\u00e1sadit\u00e1 je l\u00e1tka na stupnici od 0 do 14.<\/p>\n<p>Nap\u0159\u00edklad n\u011bco s pH 1 by bylo velmi kysel\u00e9 a n\u011bco s pH 13 by bylo velmi z\u00e1sadit\u00e9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3487df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3487df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pH-Scale-1024x531.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2126\" alt=\"pH-Scale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pH-Scale-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pH-Scale-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pH-Scale-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pH-Scale-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ionfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pH-Scale.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23840e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a23840e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a style=\"font-size: 1.75em; letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg);\">Alkalick\u00e1 voda vs. b\u011b\u017en\u00e1 voda<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Alkalick\u00e1 voda m\u00e1 vy\u0161\u0161\u00ed pH ne\u017e b\u011b\u017en\u00e1 pitn\u00e1 voda. Z tohoto d\u016fvodu n\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed zast\u00e1nci alkalick\u00e9 vody v\u011b\u0159\u00ed, \u017ee dok\u00e1\u017ee neutralizovat kyseliny ve va\u0161em t\u011ble.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Norm\u00e1ln\u00ed pitn\u00e1 voda m\u00e1 obecn\u011b neutr\u00e1ln\u00ed pH 7. Alkalick\u00e1 voda m\u00e1 obvykle pH 8 nebo 9. Samotn\u00e9 pH v\u0161ak nesta\u010d\u00ed k tomu, aby vod\u011b dodalo podstatnou z\u00e1saditost.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Alkalick\u00e1 voda mus\u00ed obsahovat tak\u00e9 alkalick\u00e9 miner\u00e1ly a negativn\u00ed oxida\u010dn\u011b-reduk\u010dn\u00ed potenci\u00e1l (ORP). ORP je schopnost vody p\u016fsobit jako pro- nebo antioxidant. \u010c\u00edm z\u00e1porn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed je hodnota ORP, t\u00edm je antioxida\u010dn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Funguje alkalick\u00e1 voda?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Alkalick\u00e1 voda je pon\u011bkud kontroverzn\u00ed. Mnoho zdravotn\u00edk\u016f tvrd\u00ed, \u017ee neexistuje dostatek v\u00fdzkumu, kter\u00fd by podpo\u0159il mnoho zdravotn\u00edch tvrzen\u00ed u\u017eivatel\u016f a prodejc\u016f. Rozd\u00edly ve v\u00fdsledc\u00edch v\u00fdzkumu mohou souviset s typy studi\u00ed alkalick\u00fdch vod.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>N\u011bkolik studi\u00ed nazna\u010duje, \u017ee za ur\u010dit\u00fdch podm\u00ednek m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt u\u017eite\u010dn\u00e1 alkalick\u00e1 voda.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Nap\u0159\u00edklad studie in vitro z roku 2012 byla d\u016fv\u011bryhodn\u00e1<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22844861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Zdroj<\/a>\u00a0zjistili, \u017ee pit\u00ed p\u0159irozen\u011b sycen\u00e9 alkalick\u00e9 vody z art\u00e9sk\u00fdch studn\u00ed s pH 8,8 m\u016f\u017ee pomoci deaktivovat pepsin. Tento hlavn\u00ed enzym zp\u016fsobuje kysel\u00fd reflux. K prozkoum\u00e1n\u00ed t\u011bchto zji\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed je v\u0161ak zapot\u0159eb\u00ed v\u00edce studi\u00ed na lidech.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>V\u00fdzkumn\u00edci v Japonsku provedli a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6352572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mal\u00e1 studie z roku 2018. D\u016fv\u011bryhodn\u00fd zdroj<\/a>\u00a0to nazna\u010duje, \u017ee pit\u00ed alkalick\u00e9 elektrolyzovan\u00e9 vody m\u00edrn\u011b zlep\u0161ilo stolici u 60 \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edk\u016f.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jissn.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12970-016-0153-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016 studie D\u016fv\u011bryhodn\u00fd zdroj<\/a>\u00a0kter\u00fd zahrnoval 100 lid\u00ed, zjistil v\u00fdznamn\u00fd rozd\u00edl ve viskozit\u011b pln\u00e9 krve po konzumaci vody s vysok\u00fdm pH ve srovn\u00e1n\u00ed s b\u011b\u017enou vodou po nam\u00e1hav\u00e9m tr\u00e9ninku. Viskozita je p\u0159\u00edm\u00e9 m\u011b\u0159en\u00ed toho, jak efektivn\u011b krev prot\u00e9k\u00e1 c\u00e9vami.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Ti, kte\u0159\u00ed konzumovali vodu s vysok\u00fdm pH, m\u011bli sn\u00ed\u017eenou viskozitu o 6,3 procenta ve srovn\u00e1n\u00ed s 3,36 procenty se standardn\u00ed \u010di\u0161t\u011bnou pitnou vodou. To znamen\u00e1, \u017ee krev proudila efektivn\u011bji s alkalickou vodou. To m\u016f\u017ee zv\u00fd\u0161it dod\u00e1vku kysl\u00edku do cel\u00e9ho t\u011bla.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Krom\u011b t\u011bchto mal\u00fdch studi\u00ed je v\u0161ak zapot\u0159eb\u00ed v\u00edce v\u00fdzkumu. Zejm\u00e9na je zapot\u0159eb\u00ed v\u00fdzkum, kter\u00fd by odpov\u011bd\u011bl na dal\u0161\u00ed tvrzen\u00ed p\u0159\u00edznivc\u016f alkalick\u00e9 vody.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Navzdory nedostatku prok\u00e1zan\u00fdch v\u011bdeck\u00fdch v\u00fdzkum\u016f zast\u00e1nci alkalick\u00e9 vody st\u00e1le v\u011b\u0159\u00ed v jej\u00ed navrhovan\u00e9 zdravotn\u00ed p\u0159\u00ednosy. Tyto zahrnuj\u00ed:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>vlastnosti proti st\u00e1rnut\u00ed (prost\u0159ednictv\u00edm tekut\u00fdch antioxidant\u016f, kter\u00e9 se rychleji vst\u0159eb\u00e1vaj\u00ed do lidsk\u00e9ho t\u011bla)<\/li>\n<li>vlastnosti pro \u010di\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed tlust\u00e9ho st\u0159eva<\/li>\n<li>podpora imunitn\u00edho syst\u00e9mu<\/li>\n<li>hydratace, zdrav\u00ed poko\u017eky a dal\u0161\u00ed detoxika\u010dn\u00ed vlastnosti<\/li>\n<li>ztr\u00e1ta v\u00e1hy<\/li>\n<li>odolnost proti rakovin\u011b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Argumentuj\u00ed tak\u00e9 t\u00edm, \u017ee nealkoholick\u00e9 n\u00e1poje, kter\u00e9 jsou notoricky kysel\u00e9, maj\u00ed velmi pozitivn\u00ed ORP, co\u017e vede k mnoha zdravotn\u00edm probl\u00e9m\u016fm, zat\u00edmco spr\u00e1vn\u011b ionizovan\u00e9 a alkalizovan\u00e9 vody maj\u00ed vysoce negativn\u00ed ORP.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Zelen\u00fd \u010daj je bohat\u00fd na antioxidanty a m\u00e1 m\u00edrn\u011b negativn\u00ed ORP.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>M\u00e1 alkalick\u00e1 voda vedlej\u0161\u00ed \u00fa\u010dinky?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Alkalick\u00e1 pitn\u00e1 voda je pova\u017eov\u00e1na za bezpe\u010dnou. V sou\u010dasn\u00e9 dob\u011b neexistuj\u00ed \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 d\u016fkazy o negativn\u00edch vedlej\u0161\u00edch \u00fa\u010dinc\u00edch.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I kdy\u017e m\u00e1 z\u00e1sadit\u00e1 voda jin\u00e9 pH ne\u017e b\u011b\u017en\u00e1 voda, va\u0161e t\u011blo provede fyziologick\u00e9 zm\u011bny, jako je pokra\u010dov\u00e1n\u00ed ve v\u00fdrob\u011b kyseliny chlorovod\u00edkov\u00e9, aby regulovalo hodnoty pH \u017ealudku a dos\u00e1hlo homeost\u00e1zy, co\u017e je stav stability.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>P\u0159\u00edrodn\u00ed nebo um\u011bl\u00e9?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Z\u00e1sadit\u00e1 voda se p\u0159irozen\u011b vyskytuje, kdy\u017e voda proch\u00e1z\u00ed p\u0159es sk\u00e1ly \u2013 jako prameny \u2013 a nab\u00edr\u00e1 miner\u00e1ly, kter\u00e9 zvy\u0161uj\u00ed jej\u00ed z\u00e1saditost.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Mnoho lid\u00ed, kte\u0159\u00ed pij\u00ed alkalickou vodu, si v\u0161ak kupuje alkalickou vodu, kter\u00e1 pro\u0161la chemick\u00fdm procesem zvan\u00fdm elektrol\u00fdza.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Tato technika vyu\u017e\u00edv\u00e1 produkt zvan\u00fd ioniz\u00e1tor ke zv\u00fd\u0161en\u00ed pH b\u011b\u017en\u00e9 vody. V\u00fdrobci ioniz\u00e1tor\u016f \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed, \u017ee elekt\u0159ina se pou\u017e\u00edv\u00e1 k odd\u011blen\u00ed molekul ve vod\u011b, kter\u00e9 jsou kyselej\u0161\u00ed nebo z\u00e1sadit\u00e9. Kysel\u00e1 voda se pot\u00e9 vypust\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>P\u0159esto n\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed l\u00e9ka\u0159i a v\u00fdzkumn\u00edci tvrd\u00ed, \u017ee tato tvrzen\u00ed nejsou podlo\u017eena kvalitn\u00edm v\u00fdzkumem. Kvalita vody zdroje p\u0159ed ionizac\u00ed je z\u00e1sadn\u00ed pro zaji\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed nep\u0159\u00edtomnosti kontaminant\u016f v pitn\u00e9 vod\u011b.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed v\u011bdci doporu\u010duj\u00ed pou\u017e\u00edt reverzn\u00ed osm\u00f3zu k dostate\u010dn\u00e9mu vy\u010di\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed vody p\u0159ed p\u0159ipojen\u00edm alkalick\u00e9ho ioniz\u00e1toru, kter\u00fd m\u016f\u017ee zv\u00fd\u0161it pH a p\u0159idat miner\u00e1ly.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4223198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studie z roku 2014 D\u016fv\u011bryhodn\u00fd zdroj<\/a>\u00a0varuje p\u0159ed pravideln\u00fdm pit\u00edm vody s n\u00edzk\u00fdm obsahem miner\u00e1ln\u00edch l\u00e1tek, kter\u00e1 vznik\u00e1 reverzn\u00ed osm\u00f3zou, destilac\u00ed a jin\u00fdmi metodami (bez dodate\u010dn\u00e9 mineralizace).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Kde z\u00edskat alkalickou vodu<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Alkalickou vodu lze koupit v mnoha obchodech s potravinami nebo zdravou v\u00fd\u017eivou. D\u00e1 se naj\u00edt i online. Ioniz\u00e1tory vody se prod\u00e1vaj\u00ed tak\u00e9 v mnoha velk\u00fdch obchodn\u00edch \u0159et\u011bzc\u00edch.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>M\u016f\u017eete si tak\u00e9 vyrobit sv\u016fj vlastn\u00ed doma. P\u0159id\u00e1n\u00edm kapek pH pop\u0159\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/drinking-baking-soda-for-weight-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pr\u00e1\u0161ek do pe\u010diva<\/a>\u00a0je dal\u0161\u00ed zp\u016fsob, jak ud\u011blat vodu z\u00e1sadit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Pokud je voda spr\u00e1vn\u011b filtrov\u00e1na, aby se odstranily ne\u010distoty, ionizov\u00e1na a remineralizov\u00e1na nebo zakoupena z kvalitn\u00edho zdroje, neexistuje \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd d\u016fkaz, kter\u00fd by nazna\u010doval omezen\u00ed toho, kolik alkalick\u00e9 vody lze denn\u011b spot\u0159ebovat.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Je alkalick\u00e1 voda bezpe\u010dn\u00e1?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Probl\u00e9m, kter\u00fd m\u00e1 mnoho zdravotn\u00edk\u016f s alkalickou vodou, nen\u00ed jej\u00ed bezpe\u010dnost, ale sp\u00ed\u0161e zdravotn\u00ed tvrzen\u00ed, kter\u00e1 se o n\u00ed d\u011blaj\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Neexistuje dostatek v\u011bdeck\u00fdch d\u016fkaz\u016f, kter\u00e9 by podporovaly pou\u017e\u00edv\u00e1n\u00ed alkalick\u00e9 vody jako l\u00e9\u010dby jak\u00e9hokoli zdravotn\u00edho stavu. L\u00e9ka\u0159\u0161t\u00ed experti varuj\u00ed p\u0159ed v\u011b\u0159it v\u0161em marketingov\u00fdm tvrzen\u00edm.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Pit\u00ed p\u0159\u00edrodn\u00ed alkalick\u00e9 vody je obecn\u011b pova\u017eov\u00e1no za bezpe\u010dn\u00e9, proto\u017ee obsahuje p\u0159\u00edrodn\u00ed miner\u00e1ly.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>M\u011bli byste v\u0161ak b\u00fdt opatrn\u00ed s um\u011blou alkalickou vodou, kter\u00e1 pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b obsahuje m\u00e9n\u011b dobr\u00fdch miner\u00e1l\u016f, ne\u017e byste si mysleli kv\u016fli jej\u00edmu vysok\u00e9mu pH, a m\u016f\u017ee obsahovat kontaminanty. K ur\u010den\u00ed jeho p\u0159\u00ednos\u016f je zapot\u0159eb\u00ed v\u00edce v\u00fdzkumu.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is alkaline water? You may have heard various health claims about alkaline water. Some say it can help slow the aging process, regulate your body\u2019s pH level, and prevent chronic diseases like cancer. But what exactly is alkaline water, and why all the hype? The \u201calkaline\u201d in alkaline water refers to its pH level. A pH level is a number that measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is on a scale of 0 to 14. For example, something with a pH of 1 would be very acidic, and something with a pH of 13 would be very alkaline. Alkaline water vs. regular water Alkaline water has a higher pH level than\u00a0regular drinking water. Because of this, some advocates of alkaline water believe it can neutralize the acid in your body. Normal drinking water generally has a neutral pH of 7. Alkaline water typically has a pH of 8 or 9. However, pH alone isn\u2019t enough to impart substantial alkalinity to water. Alkaline water must also contain alkaline minerals and negative\u00a0oxidation-reduction potential (ORP). ORP is the ability of water to act as a pro- or antioxidant. The more negative the ORP value, the more anti-oxidizing it is. Does alkaline water work? Alkaline water is somewhat controversial. Many health professionals say there isn\u2019t enough research to support the many health claims made by users and sellers. Differences in research findings may be related to the types of alkaline water studies. A few studies suggest alkaline water might be helpful for certain conditions. For example, 2012 in vitro studytrusted Source\u00a0found that drinking naturally carbonated artesian-well alkaline water with a pH of 8.8 may help deactivate pepsin. This main enzyme causes\u00a0acid reflux. However, more human studies are needed to explore these findings. Researchers in Japan conducted a\u00a0small 2018 studyTrusted Source\u00a0that suggested that drinking alkaline electrolyzed water slightly improved stool in 60 participants. A\u00a02016 studyTrusted Source\u00a0that included 100 people found a significant difference in whole blood viscosity after consuming high-pH water compared to regular water after a strenuous workout. Viscosity is the direct measurement of how efficiently blood flows through the vessels. Those who consumed high-pH water had reduced viscosity by 6.3 percent compared to 3.36 percent with standard purified drinking water. This means blood flowed more efficiently with alkaline water. This can increase oxygen delivery throughout the body. However, more research is needed beyond these small studies. In particular, research is needed to answer other claims made by alkaline water supporters. Despite the lack of proven scientific research, proponents of alkaline water still believe in its proposed health benefits. These include: pro-aging properties (via liquid antioxidants that absorb more quickly into the human body) colon-cleansing properties immune system support hydration, skin health, and other detoxifying properties weight loss cancer resistance They also argue that soft drinks, which are notoriously acidic, have very positive ORPs, which lead to many health problems, while properly ionized and alkalinized waters have highly negative ORPs. Green tea\u00a0is rich in antioxidants and has a slightly negative ORP. Does alkaline water have side effects? Alkaline drinking water is considered safe. Currently, no evidence demonstrates negative side effects. Although alkaline water has a different pH than regular water, your body will make physiological changes, like continuing to produce hydrochloric acid, to regulate the stomach\u2019s pH levels and achieve homeostasis, which is a state of stability. Natural or artificial? Naturally, alkaline water occurs when water passes over rocks \u2014 like springs \u2014 and picks up minerals, which increase its alkaline level. However, many people who drink alkaline water buy alkaline water that\u2019s been through a chemical process called electrolysis. This technique uses a product called an ionizer to raise the pH of regular water. Makers of ionizers say that electricity is used to separate molecules in the water that are more acidic or alkaline. The acidic water is then funneled out. Still, some doctors and researchers say these claims aren\u2019t backed by quality research. The water quality of the source, before ionization, is crucial to ensuring contaminants aren\u2019t present in the drinking water. Some scientists advise using reverse osmosis to adequately purify water before connecting an alkaline ionizer, which can raise pH and add minerals. A\u00a02014 studyTrusted Source\u00a0cautions against drinking water with low mineral content, which is created by reverse osmosis, distillation, and other methods (without additional mineralization) regularly. Where to get alkaline water Alkaline water can be bought in many grocery or health food stores. It can also be found online. Water ionizers are sold in many large chain stores, as well. You can also make your own at home. Adding pH drops or\u00a0baking soda\u00a0is another way to make water more alkaline. If water is properly filtered to remove contaminants, ionized and re-mineralized, or purchased from a quality source, there\u2019s no evidence to suggest a limitation on how much alkaline water can be consumed daily. Is alkaline water safe? The issue that many health professionals have with alkaline water isn\u2019t its safety, but rather the health claims that are made about it. There isn\u2019t enough scientific evidence to support using alkaline water as a treatment for any health condition. Medical experts warn against believing all the marketing claims. Drinking natural alkaline water is generally considered safe since it contains natural minerals. However, you should use caution with artificial alkaline water, which likely contains fewer good minerals than its high pH would have you believe and may contain contaminants. 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