talk to me about alkaline water

[brainhulk]

My cpa swears by it. Call me skeptical but I was skeptical.

Anybody use it?

 

[Ichinisan]

Is it like drinking juiced batteries?

 

[lxskllr]

Sounds like BS to me.

 

[yhelothar]

I have a roommate who just spent $400 buying the pHMiracle water ionizer. The box features a self purported "Doctor" who has been charged with several felonies for practicing medicine without a license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Young

Among the water filter, she talks about how reading the zodiac changed her life.

I just hope for her that the placebo effect would do her good at the very least.

However, I'm a bit shocked that the pH that it outputs is as high as 10. Doing a quick google on pH and water leads me to a journal from the World Health Organization who conducted lab tests that showed skin irritation and hair fibers to swell. In some sensitive individuals, gastrointestinal irritation may also occur.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/en/ph.pdf

 

[highland145]

Sounds like BS to me.

Truth speaker right here....like usual.

OP needs more pron to occupy his time.

 

[StrangerGuy]

I have a roommate who just spent $400 buying the pHMiracle water ionizer. The box features a self purported "Doctor" who has been charged with several felonies for practicing medicine without a license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Young

Among the water filter, she talks about how reading the zodiac changed her life.

I just hope for her that the placebo effect would do her good at the very least.

However, I'm a bit shocked that the pH that it outputs is as high as 10. Doing a quick google on pH and water leads me to a journal from the World Health Organization who conducted lab tests that showed skin irritation and to cause hair fibers to swell. In some sensitive individuals, gastrointestinal irritation may also occur.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/en/ph.pdf

Pretty sure she does even dumber things somewhere. The irrationality and stupidity of people just makes me lol.

 

[bolomite]

I have a roommate who just spent $400 buying the pHMiracle water ionizer. The box features a self purported "Doctor" who has been charged with several felonies for practicing medicine without a license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Young

Among the water filter, she talks about how reading the zodiac changed her life.

I just hope for her that the placebo effect would do her good at the very least.

However, I'm a bit shocked that the pH that it outputs is as high as 10. Doing a quick google on pH and water leads me to a journal from the World Health Organization who conducted lab tests that showed skin irritation and hair fibers to swell. In some sensitive individuals, gastrointestinal irritation may also occur.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/en/ph.pdf

Your roommate is lucky she only got taken for $400. I have a relative who, even after I warned him repeatedly not to, bought something called Leveluk water. Cost: ~ $3,500. It looks like a toy, the output tastes like tap water, and he is not any healthier than before he began using it.

OP, this topic comes up a couple of times a year on here. Alkaline water is basically pseudo-science, not supported by any real data. From what I've experienced, it's a scam that originated in Japan and Korea.

 

[dquan97]

Drinking alkaline water works for those people because of the associated change in behavior after plunking $$$ into a gadget. They're likely to drink more water, eat healthier, and feed obligated to cook at home (using alkaline water). It's a placebo at best, but it works for some.

 

[Gibsons]

My tap water is alkaline. No big deal.

 

[JMapleton]

Two important health tips:

1. Don't take medical advice from a CPA.
2. Don't underestimate the power of the placebo effect.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/11/alkaline-water-interview.aspx

 

[GasX]

If you have issues with reflux, alkaline water can have some benefits as it neutralizes pepsin which, when activated by stomach acid, is the enzyme that really does the business on your esophagus and voice box. You can buy bottles of Evamor at Walmart or the like and get all the benefits for a few bucks and a few sips or perhaps gargles at bed time.

Other wise, if you believe in voodoo and that your body is beset by acid, then exhale some CO2 and take a piss. Voila - acid gone.

 

[yhelothar]

exhale some CO2 Voila - acid gone.

This. Exhaling CO2 or inhaling O2 faster is perhaps one of the quickest way you can alkalize your blood. CO2 dissolves in your blood forming carbonic acid, and thus lowering CO2 results in what's called metabolic alkylosis.

It just won't be too practical to constantly hyperventilate though.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Chew half a tums and drink a glass of water.

 

[Murloc]

sounds liek the usual swindle.

 

[Ken g6]

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is. :whiste:

 

[Strk]

If you have issues with reflux, alkaline water can have some benefits as it neutralizes pepsin which, when activated by stomach acid, is the enzyme that really does the business on your esophagus and voice box. You can buy bottles of Evamor at Walmart or the like and get all the benefits for a few bucks and a few sips or perhaps gargles at bed time.

Other wise, if you believe in voodoo and that your body is beset by acid, then exhale some CO2 and take a piss. Voila - acid gone.

Pepsin is there to start the digestion of proteins. I'd worry more about what is causing the reflux and less about treating the symptoms.

 

[Jaskalas]

Sell your cpa a bridge.

 

[manimal]

cpa

certified placebo asshat

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I have a roommate who just spent $400 buying the pHMiracle water ionizer. The box features a self purported "Doctor" who has been charged with several felonies for practicing medicine without a license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Young

Among the water filter, she talks about how reading the zodiac changed her life.

I just hope for her that the placebo effect would do her good at the very least.

However, I'm a bit shocked that the pH that it outputs is as high as 10. Doing a quick google on pH and water leads me to a journal from the World Health Organization who conducted lab tests that showed skin irritation and hair fibers to swell. In some sensitive individuals, gastrointestinal irritation may also occur.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/en/ph.pdf

Please get some PH test strips and see if the water is actually that alkaline.

It's been years since I inflicted my particular style of blundering on the poor, innocent denizens of a home aquarium, but I'm pretty sure that would kill fish.