When it comes to alkaline water, there are some fundamental things you need to know before you are able to make an informed decision about what machine or device is best for you.

We all hate lengthy, overly technical discussions (well, most of us), so I will briefly go over each of the key terms so that you will be able to easily understand them in an everyday way.

Water – Water is a molecule made of two parts oxygen and one part hydrogen. Hence H2O

pH – This scale basically measures the presence of OH- (hydroxide) ions versus H+ (hydrogen) ions in a solution. When more OH- ions are present in the solution than the H+ ions, the solution is alkaline, or basic. When more H+ ions are present in the solution than the OH- ions, the solution is acidic.

pH is a scale between 0-14, with 7 being neutral. 0 would be 100% acidic and 14 would be 100% alkaline. With every PH number upwards, it is an increase of 10 times of the previous pH number in terms of OH- ion content. In pure neutral water, there is an equal number of H+ ions and OH- ions.

Tap water – As a reference, most tap water is engineered to be near neutral, and perhaps slightly alkaline. Most bottled water and just about any commercial drinks you can buy at the market, are acidic.

Distilled water – Distilled water is technically pure, with no minerals or anything else in it, but immediately after it is made it starts to react with the air around it will start to change its PH level either way. Most likely it will become oxidized and resulting to a lower PH number.

Alkaline water – Any water with a pH of over 7.

Acidic water – Any water with a pH of under 7.

Good, now that you have a basic grasp of the basic science behind water, we are ready to move forward. Stay tuned for more stuff coming soon!

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