There are many benefits to drinking coffee as well as some side effects.For information of the benefits of coffee, click here. If you are health conscious and are trying to eat a balanced acid/alkaline diet there is a healthier way to make coffee.

Coffee, itself, is an acid. So to help lower the acidity, make coffee from alkaline water. Tap water and water you buy in a supermarket will be acidic. You will have to make this yourself. Buy distilled water ( which has a pH level of 7) Buy a kit to make the water alkaline. This will consist of drops to add to the water. Simply use this alkaline water in the coffee pot.