Inexpensive Way to Make Alkaline Water

Many companies produce drops that increase the alkalinity of water. Machines are also sold to "ionize" water or make it more alkaline but the devices usually cost many thousands of dollars. The least expensive way to make alkaline water is using lemon or lime juice.

Things You'll Need

• Glass
• Spoon
• Measuring spoon
• Filtered or Purified Water
• Lemon or Lime
• Knife
• Bowl

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Instructions

With Lemons or Limes

• 1

  Cut the lemon or lime in half. This will allow you to juice the fruit.

• 2

  Squeeze half of the lemon or lime over a bowl. Squeeze and then rotate the fruit in your hand and squeeze again in order to get as much juice out as possible. Do this with both halves of the fruit.

• 3

  Measure 8 ounces of water in a glass.

• 4

  Measure 1/8 of a teaspoon of the lemon juice and add it to the 8 ounces of water.

• 5

  Stir the lemon juice and water together. This creates alkaline water.

• 6

  Place the remaining lemon juice in a sealed container and refrigerate until you mix your next glass.

With Drops

• 7

  Choose a ionizing drop solution. The drops range in price from about $30 to $100 and can work with anywhere from two to 40 gallons of water depending on the size.

• 8

  Measure 8 ounces of water in a glass.

• 9

  Follow the directions with the solution. Most require two drops per 8-ounce glass of water.

• 10

  Mix the solution together and test the water's alkaline level with the testing strips provided in the kit. You do not have test the water, but doing so will tell you the exact pH of the water you created.