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Should You Be Drinking Alkaline Water?
Why are more and more people starting to drink alkaline water? Is it not the same as regular drinking water? On the surface, it may look the same, but alkaline water is different down to the last molecule.
The main difference is the hydrogen ion content within the alkaline water, which causes it to be, alkaline. When a substance is alkaline, it is measured on the scale of potential Hydrogen, or the pH scale. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with pH1 being highly acidic and pH14 being extremely alkaline. Alkaline water has a higher pH level than regular drinking water.
But having said all that, does alkaline water actually work? First, there is generally no harm to drinking alkaline water. A study has shown that alkaline water as high as pH8.8 can reduce the symptoms of acid reflux， which dulls the effects of the enzyme pepsin, which accumulates when food is digested to break down the proteins within it. Another study has suggested that drinking alkaline water has seeming benefits for conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
Still, users of alkaline water need to understand that it’s meant for general maintenance and improvement of health, and the results may vary from person to person.
What are the different alkaline water systems available?
In nature, water becomes alkaline when it passes over rocks, picking up the deposited minerals, increasing its alkalinity.
However, the most common type of alkaline water system makes use of ionisers to produce alkaline water. This is done through a chemical process called electrolysis, where electricity passes through water to separate molecules that are more acidic or more alkaline. The alkaline water is for consumption, and the acidic water is channelled out.
However, consumers should not just base on pH level alone to determine the quality of water. It is highly recommended that alkaline water should also contain alkaline minerals. World Health Organization advises to not drink water with no or low mineral content in the long run.
The most distinct and impressive feature that sets Bio Globe Singapore’s Biolytes apart from other brands and technology is that it enriches your drinking water with ionised calcium and other essential, beneficial minerals. Thus this is why we term Biolytes as a water enhancer, one notch above typical water systems.