What About Alkaline Water?

Author of The Hormone Fix and triple board-certified anti-ageing medicine expert Anna Cabeca recommends drinking filtered alkaline or spring water—which is rich in alkalising minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium. Alkaline water helps improve hydration, balances your body’s pH, and offers antioxidant support. “A 2016 study published in the medical journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine revealed that people who drank alkaline water demonstrated a lower incidence of heart disease and cancer,” says Cabeca. “Alkaline water may also help prevent osteoporosis and protect insulin-making cells in the pancreas.” How to make alkaline water “It’s easy to make alkaline water right at home,” according to Cabeca. “Simply combine half a teaspoon of lemon juice—which will make the water tastier—half to one tablespoon of unfiltered apple cider vinegar, a…