And even though it’s beyond the scope of this discussion, I’m very skeptical of re-mineralizing filters. Mineral Contaminants - Alkaline ionizers have to re-mineralize the water with filters.To learn more about drinking water safety and contaminants in your water, click here.
These are contaminants that the EPA considers must be in water to keep it safe and healthy on their terms, not our terms. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified hundreds of contaminants that are allowed to be in your water, such as aluminum, fluoride, chlorine and more. Are you using tap water, well water, or bottled water? First, take the opportunity to learn more about the type of water you’re using in your alkaline ionizer. Chemical Contaminants - The quality of water alkaline ionizers produce is very dependent on the water it is put on.Here are common contaminants you may find in alkaline water: Don't Be Duped - Alkaline Ionizers Don't Make Safe Drinking Water As a scientist, I'm really trying to decipher why alkaline water sellers can just say, "Hey, if your pH is over 9, you’ve got it covered." Because when you look at the science, it’s just totally untrue. I find this reprehensible, although I don’t know if it's intentional. And the marketers have convinced the entire customer base that alkaline water is the same as water with alkalinity when in fact it is not. Clearly there is a deception going on here. Only a drop of acid would neutralize, say, a pH 9 water produced on a water supply in Seattle, Washington. The truth is, people are being hoodwinked into thinking that this high pH is guaranteeing the neutralization of the acid in their stomachs, but in fact, it’s not doing anything at all! It’s simply being neutralized in just seconds. So if someone is on a water supply that is marginal in the amount of alkaline mineral content, such as Seattle, Washington, Albany, New York or Denver, Colorado or any of the thousands of towns and cities with low alkaline mineral content water…an alkaline ionizer (or the electrolysis process), can make it have a high pH, but it doesn’t mean that your water will have a high alkalinity.
There must be alkaline minerals in the water - to begin with - in order to produce alkalinity in your water. So let me rephrase that: Alkaline water does not mean that it has substantial alkalinity. The only thing that neutralizes acid is alkalinity, not the water being alkaline. People are convinced that alkaline water is sufficient to neutralize the acid, but it’s just not true. Alkaline Water 101: 2 Basic Must-Know Science Concepts To Help You Understand How Alkaline Ionizers Work Concept #1: Alkaline Water and pH Unfortunately, the science is much more complicated than that.and drinking water from alkaline ionizers may do more harm than good. So let's accept that this is a positive reaction: your body has released bicarbonate buffers, and you’ve alkalized your bloodstream, which will have the consequence of alkalizing your tissues and the organs, etc. You may have been taught that during the neutralization of stomach acid, that your body will recover by replenishing the acid in your stomach and allowing your body to produce an equal amount of bicarbonate buffer (alkaline buffer) into your bloodstream. And according to the alkaline ionizer theory at least (and I accept this), the alkaline water has the ability to neutralize stomach acid temporarily. The reason people are convinced to buy an alkaline ionizer is that they are told there is a premium on neutralizing acid in the body to make the proper acid-alkaline balance.