We Are 70% Water!

by Expert Contributor Luigi Truono, Owner of Retro Fitness Newtown Square

Our body is 70% water. To maintain our internal chemistry, we must drink plenty of water. But not all water is beneficial to our body and overall health. Water is acidic or alkaline, measured by the pH scale, numbers that range from 0 (most acidic) to 14 (most alkaline), with 7 being neutral and our blood being 7.4.

Alkaline water (pH 8.5 - 9.5) is considered optimal for drinking because it can help counterbalance our body’s acid levels. Regularly consuming food and beverages that are acidic (pH 6.5 or lower) can result in inflammation in our joints and organs, the loss of blood cells, and acute or chronic illness. To normalize the body’s pH levels, drinking 3- 4 glasses of alkaline water every day is recommended.

Alkaline water serves many purposes:

1. Increased Hydration

Alkaline water molecules have smaller clusters of oxygen that are easier for your blood and cells to absorb.

2. Powerful Antioxidant

The negative hydrogen ions in alkaline water help slow down the production of free radicals, which at high levels may cause cell damage and cancer. Alkaline water also helps your body produce fibrinogen, a protein essential for proper blood clot formation.

3. Waste Purifier and Detoxifier

Alkaline water helps your body rid itself of two damaging substances: excessive acid (released through your sweat and your elimination system) and toxins, which cause cell damage that leads to premature aging.

4. Boost Immune Function

The air we breathe contains pollutants and viruses, and some water we drink and food we eat contains harmful particles and pathogens. Alkaline water neutralizes herbicides and pesticides in foods, and also helps the immune system reduce acidity in the body, the number one cause for poor immune function.

5. Allergy Helper

Allergies are an immune system overreaction to a substance in your body. Alkaline water helps reduce or eliminate allergy symptoms.

6. Beat Cancer

Alkalinity slows down the progression of cancer cells.

7. Manage Blood Sugar Levels

Alkaline water helps you manage blood glucose levels by optimizing how your pancreas functions.

8. Improves Digestion

Alkaline water helps reset the pH of your gut (your gastrointestinal and digestive systems) by neutralizing acidity and toxicity.

9. Improves Skin

Alkaline water helps with collagen production, and improves eczema and acne.

10. Improves Concentration

Our brain is mostly water, so drinking sufficient alkaline water helps you stay alert and better able to concentrate and process information.

11. Improves Taste

When acidic levels are lowered, food and drinks taste much better, more flavorful.

Pre-bottled alkaline water is expensive, and its advertised pH is often not accurate. It’s much less expensive to purchase a Reverse Osmosis system with an alkaline filter.

Change your water, change your life!

Publisher’s Note: In addition to being a Licensed Massage Therapist and Cosmetologist specializing in Hairstyling, Luigi Truono is also a Wellness Expert who understands and can fully explain alkaline water’s many health benefits. For more information, call Luigi at 484-420-4935 or visit www.Luigi.KangenDemo.com.

Expert Contributor Luigi Truono, Owner of Retro Fitness Newtown Square

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