Sparkling mineral water PH? What are they feeding us?

[Reden]

Since last year my performance and fitness have been deteriorating.

Cramps, less power and quicker fatigue.

 

I've been drinking lots of "fountain" water at work.

At home we drink a certain brand mineral water. 1.5l of it a day on average.

This weekend me and my wife checked the bottle label and was shocked to see that the listed PH was 4.

 

Now it all makes sense but is this possible?

 

[Allrounder]

wow and it should be between  7.0-7.35 for a healthy body?

 

[Martin PJ]

PH is log scale, so 4 is still hundreds of times less acidic than coke. I would not be worried.

[BDF]

Sparkling water is generally very acidic. You should try to drink alkaline still water. Always check the Ph of the water you buy and try to get Ph7.2 or higher.

 

From my experience, the best thing is to get a decent water filtration system at home (NOT Reverse Osmosis) and test the Ph. You can buy litmus paper to test this yourself. If your filtered water is below 7.2 you can alkalise it by adding a bit of Bicarbonate of Soda and a tiny bit of Himalayan Crystal salt.

[Shebeen]

have you tried the stuff that comes out the tap, virtually free?!

[Martin PJ]

pH of stomach acid is around 2, so 100 times more acidic. You are not injecting the stuff but swallowing it. Your body will quickly make the required adjustments to pH as it is absorbed.

[usxorf]

have you tried the stuff that comes out the tap, virtually free?!

Yes, what is the PH of water straight from the tap?

[droo]

Carbonated water is acidic because the CO2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid.

 

As with everything, moderation is key - if you're only drinking fizzy water, cramping will be the least of your problems a few years down the line.

 

BDF has the right idea.

[V12man]

Sparkling water is generally very acidic. You should try to drink alkaline still water. Always check the Ph of the water you buy and try to get Ph7.2 or higher.

 

From my experience, the best thing is to get a decent water filtration system at home (NOT Reverse Osmosis) and test the Ph. You can buy litmus paper to test this yourself. If your filtered water is below 7.2 you can alkalise it by adding a bit of Bicarbonate of Soda and a tiny bit of Himalayan Crystal salt.

You can buy filters that automatically add back the minerals - never tried it, but they do exist.

[BDF]

You can buy filters that automatically add back the minerals - never tried it, but they do exist.

You can - we have one, but the Ph is not regulated, only the mineralisation. The Himalayan Crystal salt slightly softens the water and adds minerals - but non-essential. If you are on a Reverse Osmosis system, the mineralisation of the water is essential, no longer optional.

[BDF]

have you tried the stuff that comes out the tap, virtually free?!

Fine if you filter the chlorine and other harmful heavy metals like lead, mercury and aluminium out of it. It also contains fluoride which may kill plaque on your teeth, but is toxic to the body. the Ph is pretty dependent on the chemicals they add at the treatment plant which differs from location to location.

[BDF]

pH of stomach acid is around 2, so 100 times more acidic. You are not injecting the stuff but swallowing it. Your body will quickly make the required adjustments to pH as it is absorbed.

While this may be true, your body does not do anything with that acid but break down food with it. It does not enter the bloodstream like water and food nutrients do. It stays there. Thank goodness!.

[MTBeer]

have you tried the stuff that comes out the tap, virtually free?!

I've never understood the bottled water thing.

[MTBeer]

Fine if you filter the chlorine and other harmful heavy metals like lead, mercury and aluminium out of it. It also contains fluoride which may kill plaque on your teeth, but is toxic to the body. the Ph is pretty dependent on the chemicals they add at the treatment plant which differs from location to location.

you have evidence for this?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Fine if you filter the chlorine and other harmful heavy metals like lead, mercury and aluminium out of it. It also contains fluoride which may kill plaque on your teeth, but is toxic to the body. the Ph is pretty dependent on the chemicals they add at the treatment plant which differs from location to location.

In the case of flouride, you have more in your toothpaste than you ingest from drinking water. 

 

Also - the dose makes the poison. Otherwise we'd all have died as soon as we ate an apple (cyanide) or some tuna (mercury) or coffee (caffeine) or even plain old H20, or as soon as you got into the pool. Yes, water is poisonous if you drink enough of it. And caffeine is more poisonous than glyphosate, by weight. 

[Shebeen]

in terms of environmental low hanging fruit...this is basically already on the floor.

 

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