No doubt this is driven by clever marketing, advertising alkaline water as an easy way to "make your body less acidic." For many people, the idea of a more alkaline and less-acidic body sounds ideal.

Despite the health claims surrounding alkaline water, scientific evidence suggests its purported benefits may be overhyped.

Acidic foods. Proponents of acid/alkaline diets claim that too much acid in the body leads to disease and that a diet high in alkaline foods (or alkaline supplements) will help counter acidity.

Foods are grouped into acidic and alkaline diets, and choosing one while avoiding the other is where the entire difference lies between enjoying summer and barely making it through the season.

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Purportedly, “if things are alkaline, then that helps to [neutralize] the acid in your bloodstream, and that’s associated, theoretically … with certain health benefits,” said Lisa Drayer ...

According to Dr. Koufman, however, alkaline water can benefit people who suffer from acid reflux because, as her published research has found, the stomach enzyme pepsin dies at pH 8.

“This whole alkaline cleanse is coming from the theory that certain foods make the body more acidic and others make the body more alkaline, on the opposite spectrum,” explains Cederquist.

So, if you need to detox, are experiencing acid reflux or heartburn or your digestion feels out of whack, try going alkaline for a couple days. You'll feel right as rain in no time.

Purportedly, “if things are alkaline, then that helps to [neutralize] the acid in your bloodstream, and that’s associated, theoretically … with certain health benefits,” said Lisa Drayer ...