We all think bottled water is cleaner and healthier than the water that comes out of the tap, which is why billions of bottled water drinks are sold around the world every year. However, this mom’s simple science project pokes a hole in that misconception.
With the help of her Son Carson, a Westville, Ohio, mother named Holly decided to buy seven popular brands of bottled water and figure out how good they really are for us by testing their pH levels with pH testing strips.
The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14 with 1 being the most acidic and 14 being the most alkaline. Our bodies are naturally more alkaline with a pH level of 7.30-7.45. A study at the University of Bari in Italy has shown that cancer cells thrive in acidic environments and cannot survive in alkaline environments.
While researchers are split on how that effects cancer growth in our own bodies, it seems a high alkaline diet might still be vital since research has shown that eating too many acid-promoting foods can damage your kidney and liver, and might even raise your diabetes risk.
Holly and Carson tested Voss, Aquafina, Smart Water, Evian, Fiji, Sam’s, Dasani, Nestle Pure Life, and their regular tap water that had beenfiltered with a Brita filter to see what you are actually paying for. Shockingly only two of the brands had alkaline water.
“Our results prove that 2/3 of the bottled water tested, that people pay for and drink, thinking they are doing something good for themselves…..is truly the EXACT opposite. Hope this helps someone,” Holly wrote in a post to Facebook.
Watch the eye-opening video below to see the results of this bottled water test.
Take a look at this chart to see what acidic foods you should be avoiding.
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[Featured image credit: Facebook/Inskeep Holly]
Mom Proves How Bad Bottled Water Is With One Simple Test is an article from: LifeDaily