Alkaline water is water with pH>7. Drinking alkaline water for a long period of time will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and lower stomach acid.
Some people think that because of exercise, meat eating and other reasons may lead to the body pH is acidic, can be improved by supplementing alkaline food to neutralize, so they will actively drink alkaline water. In fact, this statement is wrong. In addition, there are areas where the water quality is not good, showing alkaline, long-term drinking will also bring a lot of harm.
Drinking alkaline water cannot improve the pH level in the body. Human blood pH is 7.35-7.45, which is weakly alkaline. In order to maintain the stability of the internal environment, the body’s pH has a strong self-regulating effect, and will not change because of drinking alkaline water or exercise, eating meat, etc. So there is no need to take the initiative to drink alkaline water. So there is no need to actively drink alkaline water.
Alkaline water is not the more alkaline the better. If you drink very alkaline alkaline water in excess for a long time, it will lower stomach acid and interfere with the digestion and absorption of certain nutrients.
If you live in an area with alkaline water, consider softening the water before drinking it.