Filtered Water Versus Ionized Alkaline Water

By Author: Peter Donin
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Many people today are concerned about the quality of the water coming from their taps. Chlorination, while certainly making public water safe and preventing water-borne diseases, can also cause sickness and put unhealthy chemicals in our bodies. Fluoridation, touted as the way to build strong teeth, does nothing but put extra fluoride into the body that it doesn't need. Fluoride cannot offset the constant barrage of sugar on teeth from an unhealthy diet! Other chemicals that may remain in your water even after processing at a municipal water facility include dioxins, fertilizers, pesticides, heavy metals and more. Add to these chemicals lead and other elements that leach out from old pipes and municipal water systems, and you may be drinking, bathing and washing dishes and clothes in a chemical stew.
Filters seem like the ideal solution. Let's look at the various filters on the market and compare them to ionized alkaline water.

The Truth About Water Filters
The most common filters available are charcoal filters. They're inexpensive and easy to add to the tap. Even refrigerators with water dispensers and ...
... ice makers come with charcoal filters. Charcoal filters water and removes some impurities, and it can certainly improve the taste of most water. But it does not change the pH of water, nor can it eliminate all harmful elements.
What about reverse osmosis filters? While these do provide good filtration for most harmful substances, they do nothing to ionize the water or make it alkaline. They can also be quite expensive. Reverse osmosis filtration will remove many harmful substances but it will not add anything to encourage or enhance good health.

Ionized Alkaline Water
According to Robert O. Young, PhD, author of the book The pH Miracle for Weight Loss, "Drinking alkaline water washes away acids and wastes, helping your whole body to stay alkaline. By providing alkaline water to neutralize and remove acid from the tissues, you'll stop the body from gleaning alkaline substances form other body parts to do the job." This is only one of the many health benefits potentially obtained from ionized alkaline water.
One theory about why people get sick is that a chronic acidic diet forces the body to take vital minerals away to neutralize the onslaught of acids. While in the short run this may not cause damage, years of this can weaken or debilitate bones and cause other imbalances.
By drinking ionized alkaline water, you provide the body with the alkalinity it needs to handle the acids, process wastes, and stay hydrated. Charcoal and reverse osmosis filters don't provide the alkaline benefit as an ionized alkaline water system does.

It's wises to be concerned about the quality of water you drink. The body is 70% water, and water infuses every organ, cell and system of the body. Without water, you would die within 72 hours from dehydration. But drinking filtered water alone isn't enough to encourage good health (although it's certainly better than getting your hydration needs filled from soda pop, diet cola and coffee!). Adding the benefits of alkaline water may tip the balance towards good health. And while that isn't a promise, it is something that many people have indeed experienced.

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