Here’s where we get into Dave territory. Drinking highly alkaline water (pH 9 or above) regularly can mess with your stomach acid. Your stomach needs that intense acid to break down food and kill bad bacteria. Lowering it too much? Hello, indigestion and gut infections. And no, your stomach won’t just “work harder”—it will punish you with gas, bloating, and regret.
There’s also a condition called metabolic alkalosis, which sounds scientific and scary. It happens when your blood becomes too alkaline. Symptoms include nausea, muscle twitching, hand tremors, and confusion. It’s rare from diet alone, but it’s a real risk with over-supplementing baking soda or alkaline powders. Your body is not a chemistry experiment. Don’t treat it like one.
