The Truth About 'Special' Waters

There is a disturbing trend floating around TikTok, YouTube, and other social media websites promoting "alkaline waters" and other "special" versions of H20. Turns out, you don't need any of those fancy waters and anyone trying to convince you otherwise is simply promoting a product, as well as misinformation. #shorts

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[justlithuanian]

"Water is aging you" that's literally like saying living is killing you.

[emilydavis]

I love how he is low key shook he is even having to tell people their water isn't aging them. Ads and their pseudoscience are crazy these days.

[uBreeze]

“As proof, every person that has drunken water has also died.”

[oliverodgers]

Fun Fact: If you drink water, you will live longer than if you didn't!

[Refresheddwelling]

I always love how confident the people are who promote and talk about all the "health" BS. At some point, wouldn't you start to feel stupid?

[filip]

"Water is aging you"
Yes because it keeps you from dying

[thatoneweebguy]

"water is aging you" lmao, that's like saying everyone who breath oxygen will die

[mzxry_tt]

I've been drinking water since I was months old and now I'm 17! She must be right, the water aged me.

[joseantoniooliveira]

As a chemist, hearing this hurts my brain.

[ltsmith]

“This is a device that doctors and scientist use, both of which I am not” is what she should have said

[ComicSans-ewou]

This is why Dr Mike is better than most people debunking these types of videos on the internet. He doesn’t dig into them or insult them, he gives you the cold hard facts

[bigbufobufo]

I’m glad you are calling out these social media influencers spiting out medical nonsense

[kishlayverma]

That same girl:- "i think my water is aging me".
Me:-"its not your water, its your GENES"
girl:- *runs to the nearest Levi's shop.

[junsam]

As a biochemist, seeing advertisements like this depresses me. I wish people would stop using other peoples lack of scientific terminology and/or understanding to sell them stuff

[whocanitbenow]

I’d like to see her take on alcohol aging us. Just saying if water is “aging” us, why not attack alcohol, too? On a side note: when did aging become a taboo in life? Most people aren’t granted this luxury.

[theawanonymouscaller]

I'd like to see more of this. There's way too many companies out there making false health claims to sell products.

[normc]

I would love to see Doctor Mike get this spokesperson to sit down for an interview about the "water treatment" product she is pushing. I think it would be fun... for us!

[erikbalasubramanyam]

As a Californian athlete, I can say that one of the first things you learn doing almost any outdoors sport is that WATER IS WATER. It doesn’t matter what it tastes like, if you know it’s drinkable then drink it. Even if the oxidation thing is true, being dehydrated is WAY worse.

[julielane]

I don’t get how people can believe stuff that is this ridiculous

[mery]

she does understand oxidation is literally the kind of reaction that creates all energy in the body?