Choose to be Alkaline Living an alkaline lifestyle is a choice. The solution begins each time you choose what you eat, what you drink, and how you live with stress. As you reduce the acidic load on your system, you rebuild buffer reserves. The buffering system begins to perform the way it was designed. Your body returns to homeostasis, or balance. Now it can buffer and eliminate acidic waste. Your blood pH begins to return to the optimum end of the tightly regulated alkaline range. As it does, its ability to carry and release oxygen to your tissues increases. Medical science has quantified blood’s pH/oxygen-carrying relationship for years. An oxygen-rich environment is an alkaline environment. And a healthy one, too. Dr. Otto Warburg (who is often misquoted), was awarded a Nobel Prize for making the discovery that low oxygen is a characteristic of cancer cells. Benefits of an Alkaline Lifestyle Regularly reported benefits of drinking alkaline (and mineral enriched) water include: Increased energy and mental clarity Better digestion Improved memory Clearer skin Detoxification and weight loss Improvements in cardiac conditions Stabilization of diabetic blood sugar Improvement of inflammatory issues including arthritis, allergies, asthma and other conditions. Importance of Healthy Water Since water makes up so much of our body and is the medium for every metabolic process, it is critical that we drink the right type of water. All water is not created equal. Optimal water is free of contaminants and offers other healthy benefits.