Mrs.Lindhorst/Thompson
English 11
21, February 2013
Persuasive Essay
Being healthy is an important factor in life. Many people try to be healthy, but not everyone is successful. The question we need to ask ourselves is what is the number one thing we consume daily and can’t live without it? Water! The water we drink hydrates us and gives us numerous kinds of antioxidants and minerals. Although not all water is good for your health. For instance, the water that we use daily for washing cars, washing vegetables, feeding animals, and even drinking all comes from the tap. Tap water is city water from the city that everyone uses. Not everyone realizes what exactly is in the tap water. So are you drinking the water you should be?
Many studies have shown that there are many bad chemicals in the city water. Traces of drugs were even found in different states. So if tap water is unhealthy and actually bad, what water should we drink? Alkaline water! Alkaline water has a ph of 7.0 +, the lower the ph is the more acidic it is, which is not good for your health. Cancer for instance, has acidic cells, so by drinking alkaline water it actually fights cancer and many other diseases. Doctors say “alkaline water is full of antioxidants and can help you resist disease and slow the aging process”. This water is a health drink, with its greater concentrations of ionized h20 molecules, and through electromagnetic means it causes more free electrons to be available in the water as well as greater hydration potential.
Alkaline antioxidant water can increase the general efficiency of all systems of the body. You get better interaction from vital enzymes, vitamins, structural, and antioxidant molecules. The better quality of the water, the better it is for the body. The results of this water may be seen in many ways including improved sleep, enhanced sense of well-being, better exercise endurance, improved elimination of cellular wastes, clearer thinking , increased