Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Alkaline Water For The Treatment Of Rosacea

Overall, a simple and easy method for better management of Rosacea is to drink plenty of pure filtered, Alkaline water.

According to http://www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_doc_format/2002-No5-Water.cfm

The Best: Pure Filtered WaterSecond Best: Bottled WaterUse Sparingly: Distilled WaterAvoid: Tap WaterIt actually says the best is water that has been filtered through a reverseosmosis system. Pricey but.

Purpose and Why?
The information below suggests that if you're serious about your water intake,you might also want to consider the type of water you are consuming in order to help reduce the severity of your rosacea, As some bottled waters can actually be acidic.

Adequate water intake prevents dehydration, cleans out the body, and promotes healing processes. It is recommended to drink around 8, 8 ounce glasses of water a day, depending on your body size (roughly 2.4 liters a day!)

The Rosacea LTD site claims that"most bottled water is acid and is not good for the body or rosacea"(http://www.rosacea-ltd-lifestyles.com/) Approximately 85% of rosacea sufferers are very dehydrated and would benefit from 10 and 12 glasses of water per day.

Contaminants in Bottled Water
This website http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp claims that "After testing more than 1,000 bottles of water, NRDC found that 33% were contaminated". These included bacterial contaminants, synthetic organic chemicals including industrial solvents, and inorganic contaminants such as arsenic. The full report also mentions carcinogens from plastic leaching.

Diseases and High Acidity Levels
I found this page (http://www.betterwayhealth.com/bottled-water.asp) from a terminal Cancer survivor who strongly recommended the use of Ionised alkaline water to improve your health.
It gave an example of an unhealthy system, i.e a body with cancer. "5.5 pH is the pH range of most cancer patients' cells".High acidity levels in the body are linked to numerous diseases. A prime example is Cardio Vascular disease (http://www.phbalancingdiet.com/)
Drinking enough pure filtered alkaline water could help balance your bodies PH levels and provide an environment that does not support bacteria and is beneficial for you skin cells.