evidence: Alkaline water is specially treated water that you can buy in bottles. You can also make your own alkaline water at home. Some sources say that drinking alkaline water has health benefits, though the scientific evidence for those claims isn’t strong. [...] There’s no reason to think that drinking a bottle of alkaline water with a meal will make it easier to digest. Your stomach is full of acidic gastric juices that will neutralize the water’s alkalinity. Drinking any type of water after a meal will improve digestion by making it easier for your body to absorb nutrients. [...] If you don’t want to pay the high price for bottled alkaline water, you can make it at home. Here are several options: