Distilled water is slightly acidic. Is alkaline water better?
Fresh pure distilled water has neutral 7.0 pH. However, when exposed to the CO2 in the atmosphere, it becomes slightly acidic. Since our saliva contains alkaline enzyme juices and our stomach secretes acid enzyme juices, the pH of our water is moot. Regardless of whether our water is slightly acidic when we first ingest it, the body easily buffers the water or water-and-food contents of our alimentary system to maintain homeostasis of the bloodstream within a narrow pH range of 7.35-7.45.
