THE WELLBEING OF WATER

LOOK AROUND ANY health store and you’ll notice it’s saturated (pun intended) with waters, all promising something a bit extra. You’ll find ones that are alkalised, hydrogenised and ionized. Some have added protein, energisers and even a relative of cannabis – but are they any better for us? We look at three of the latest...

ALKALINE WATER

This is created to have a higher pH than that of normal water.PH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity. It ranges from 0 (acidic) to 14 (alkaline) and normally water is a neutral). ‘There’s a belief from some experts that consuming more alkaline food and drinks might rebalance things.’