An Alkaline body is a better body.

A loyal reader of my blog and good friend of mine and I got into a conversation about my most recent post and suggested that I recommend the best source for water. So here it is! For someone like me who lives in the city I would recommend a water PH ionizer. The benefits of PH ionized water opposed to filtered water is the high alkaline level. A higher PH ( potential of hydrogen) level means that the body is less acidic. The lower your PH level the more acidic (toxic) your body is. Eliminating toxins in water and replacing it with water high in PH levels can help your body achieve a higher alkaline level.  There are certain bottled brands of water that are high in PH like Fiji for example. As I said before the big issue with bottled water are the BPA's in plastic. What I failed to mention is that the BPA's are most commonly released when the plastic has been heated. Most people may say, "Well I'll just make sure I store my bottles in a cool place." That is a good idea but we don't know what conditions the bottles have been stored in before reaching the grocery store isles. You may ask, if BPA's are so bad in plastic, why mention bottled water at all? Because, a good PH ionized water filter is very expensive. Filters like Brita, Aquasana, PUR... are fine to use but they are designed to filter everything in water including the good minerals. Personally, I think  any of these are better alternatives to tap water; just remember to recycle your plastic bottles. Until you can afford a PH ionized water filter here are some tips to help alkalize your body. Drinking 1-2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar  once or twice a day can not only help alkalize your body but break up mucus causing congestion (I dilute mine in water or juice cause it has a really strong taste). Certain foods can be very alkalizing as well but don't be fooled by their acidity  because some foods like lemons, are a very acidic but metabolize very alkaline forming in the body. Meat on the other hand can test very alkaline but can leave an acidic residue in the body after digestion. Most animal products are very acid forming. As I've stated before, eat mostly fruits and veggies. I'll go into detail on alkalizing foods in a later post.