First and foremost, I choose a good reliable source for drinking water. This choice of water should be pure water, water that is clean, fresh, healthy and untainted.

Some of the most healthful waters in the world are those which emerge from cold water springs, especially those found on the mountain.

This water, which according to some research is water which is structured in a way that is not well understood. In the same way that raw foods are alive with energy, natural spring water, especially pure sources fresh from under the earth, is similarly alive with energy. ¹

Alkaline water helps to: boost metabolism; decrease acid; decrease appetite; decrease free radicals; decrease fluid retention; decrease toxins; increase hydration; increase oxygenation; increase nutrient absorpsion; and increased thirst.

Other benefits of water include: better fat burning; better hormone function; better liver function; better muscle tone; constipation relief and prevent cancer.

If you really want to alkalinize your body, it would seem wise to do it with the highest quality alkaline water possible, which is obtained from freshly juiced vegetables which are naturally high in alkalinity.

There have been a lot of hype about ionizing machines which are said to produce alkaline water. However, the machines that make ionized water, although changing the pH of the water to alkaline: (1) do not substantially add minerals to the water, (2) do not contribute to acid-alkaline balance in your body, (3) do not have good filtration of water contaminates, (4) do not produce alkaline water that lasts very long but if not consumed immediately returns to the previous state and (5) are unnecessarily expensive.

Methinks, most if not all machines that ionize water to alkalinize it do not produce a viable Living Water product and it would be better to find a natural source of alkaline water. Or, in the alternative, alkaline water can be made as per the instruction in the next section.

Testing water for the pH level is done using litmus paper. Doing this informs me how much if any pH adjustment may be needed to be made to the water. Much untainted water is naturally neutral, a 7 on the pH scale, but most all impurities in water tend to tip the scale toward the acidic level, often below 6. Methinks, that the ideal pH level for drinking water should be between 7.5 and 8, however, because there are so many acidic liquids the modern world has to offer, including beer, black tea, coffee, fruit juices with sugar, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, liquor, milk, olive oil, orange juice, carbonated soft drinks, and wine to mention only a few, I prefer my drinking water to have a pH of 8 or above.

To test the water, I put a small amount of the water (sample) to be tested into a small clean container (usually a bottle cap), remove a one inch strip of litmus paper from it′s container, then dip the litmus paper into the water sample, after which immediately remove the litmus paper from the water and set it on a clean spot, preferably a napkin. (Because litmus pater has it′s own chemical contaminants, never dip the litmus paper into the bottled water.) Finally, I observe the color of the wet litmus paper, compare it with the color chart that comes with the litmus paper and determine the pH of the water sample.

If the test shows the water to have a pH level below 8, then I alkalinize the water to increase it′s alkalinity.

Alkalinize the water by adding an alkalinizing agent. A common alkalinizing agent is baking soda; add 2 tablespoons (29.5 milliliter) baking soda to an 1 gallon (3.78541 liters) bottle of water and mix thoroughly. However, because the key ingredient of baking soda is sodium, this should not be used by persons with sodium restrictions or high blood pressure.

Another alkalinizing agent is pH alkalinizing drops (pHAD), usually in a small bottle, which contain highly concentrated food grade alkaline minerals dissolved in water. You can purchase pHAD at health food stores or online. Follow the directions on your pHAD bottle to determine how many drops you should put into the drinking water after finding the water′s pH level.

After I add the alkalinizing agent, I cap the bottle, shake thoroughly and afterwards pour a small amount of the treated water into the clean container and test it once again to see if it is at the pH level I desire. This process can sometimes take several tries to achieve the desired pH level.

Thus, when alkalinizing water, I always take note of how much agent I have added to a specified amount of water and which source the water is from. The pH level of the water from one source usually does not fluctuate much if any at all. By noting how much agent is added to a gallon of water to obtain the desired pH level, the next time I acquire water from that source, I will know exactly how much agent to add to each gallon, saving on the multiple tests required.

The final testing is still recommended.