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Alkaline water is a high priced hoax that will not change the pH of your blood and tissues. However, I am very curious if this water is actually pH 10 
As stated on the bottle. STAY TUNED FOR LAB TESTING!
As stated on the bottle. STAY TUNED FOR LAB TESTING!
Okay, just finished up with a meeting and got some samples on the thermocycler, so I'll be starting SOON!
Ok, if this water is really pH 10, I should wear gloves for protection! 
Oh no! I spilled some! Maybe I should have used secondary containment procedures
Also want to point out that this water 
is NOT expired!!!
is NOT expired!!!
First, Iâm going to try these pH strips. Mind you, they look 
old, and in fact, probably are expired 
old, and in fact, probably are expired
Well, this looks pretty neutral to me, but I need to track down some other test strips. Canât rely on only one data point here. This experiment is too important!
Okay, got some newer ones from the lab down the hall. Note: These are also expired 
Doesnât anyone have unexpired pH strips?!
Doesnât anyone have unexpired pH strips?!
Here we go!
Well, not only did this not read as pH 10, itâs not even showing up as 7! Hard to tell here, but itâs closest to pH 5. 
Looks like Iâm going to have to calibrate the damn pH meter and get a proper reading. Sigh.
Itâs important to review the calibration instructions 
Ok, give me a few min to transfer my actual samples and calibrate the meter. Stay tuned!
Still here! Trying to track down some unexpired pH calibration solutions. But I'll add that a sales rep came by a couple weeks ago and checked it out...and it was working fabulously!
But I'll add that a sales rep came by a couple weeks ago and checked it out...and it was working fabulously!
BACK IN BUSINESS!
Side note: I hit my daily step goal while walking over to the stockroom to get these buffers 
Entering CALIBRATION mode now. Brace yourself.
Clearing previous calibration 
pH 7 standard complete.
pH 10 calibration complete.
And now, itâs almost the moment of truth! 
Here are the final results!!!
There was a request for the ingredients label.
Also had a request from @nchembio to test ddH2O, so here we have tap, tap distilled, and Milli-Q water. Letâs see what they are! 
Tap distilled here in Wartik Lab is 6.20 
Ok, and to be clear, this is Barnstead, not Milli-Q, but wtf?! pH 5.73?! I even went to get a second aliquot fresh from the system downstairs. I wonder when when the last time it was serviced?
I wonder when when the last time it was serviced?
Just wanted to follow up on yesterdayâs pH thread to share this blog post I wrote a while back about pseudoscience and health claims. https://cherylkellercapone.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/whats-the-harm/
