Alkaline water does have a place for LPR sufferers like me because it deactivates the pepsin that has vaporized and deposited itself in my esophagus and throat which when activated by acidic foods will begin to digest my soft tissues. The rest of ways to sell it I agree are completely bunk.

So I said, blue M&M, red M&M, they all wind up the same colour in the end.

- Homer Simpson

Slightly better for the teeth maybe? And maybe a slight benefit if heartburn is an issue.

No, but it does reveal a distinct lack of understanding on her her part as to what these pseudoscientific health products even are that are supposedly doing things for her. Like saying "I always drink decaf coffee and pop a shot of 5 hour energy in the morning." "I drink skim milk with a splash of double cream." "I love honey on my keto toast." Like, even if it's not enough acidity to completely negate the alkalinity, it's literally antithetical to the supposed goal.

I think it was Angela Collier that did a pretty basic test with a common store bought alkaline water, a lemon and some test strips. The water doesn't start very alkaline at all.

edit: Yep, here we go. https://youtu.be/rBQhdO2UxaQ

It's an amusing video.

True, but your body will not enjoy water that's very alkaline, so there's a chance it's sufficient since lemon is pretty acidic.

Plus, if the whole point of it is to be alkaline, why directly counter that with what you add?

Add a little sugar and you have a solid rehydration blend then

What's the pH of snake oil?

Or is she a stupid snake cunt oil salesperson?

Apparently it works better than rechargable water.

I can sell you a bottle of 2 parts hydrogen and 1 part oxygen. Just add fire. Boom. Water.

Ask her vagina candle?

So, like plain water, then?

The level of pH difference we're talking about here is negligible. You're constantly bathing your teeth in your (slightly acidic) spit and swallowing your spit all the time, the very few moments your teeth come into contact with slightly more alkaline water have no lasting influence. Plain tap-water (also slightly alkaline with a pH of ~7.5 in most of the US) would have the very same effect.

Brushing your teeth after a meal and abstaining from sugary drinks is where the difference is at, Everything else is talking about if Mount Everest is higher when you place a grain of sand on top... technically yes, but no.