Can't drink alkalinized/ionized water with supplements or food??

[ELTAZ]

I've been researching water filtration, and am a bit confused.  Ideally, I'd love to get a water filter & ionizer.  But recently I read that you're not supposed to drink alkaline water with a meal, nor within 1 (2?) hours of taking supplements.

Is that true?  Do you know why?

My DS takes supplements every couple hours... and HE is the reason I'm even considering getting an alkalinizer.  So, if he can't drink the alkaline water within 2 hours of taking supplements, then he'll never be able to drink the water.

Any thoughts?

[mbravebird]

I've heard that it's pharmaceuticals, not supplements. I don't know the details on why. And highly alkaline substances might make digestion harder, diluting the stomach acid. But there's only so much parsing you can do of it all...I know lots of folks speak really highly of alkaline water, and societies whose water sources were naturally alkaline certainly had some impressive anecdotal benefits. I'm certain they didn't worry about when they drank it, right?

[KMK_Mama]

My mom just bought the Kangen water system and she has been bugging me to drink her "magic" water. Everything I seem to read about it is very biased though.....do you have lots of good information about it?

She also told me not to drink it with prescriptions.