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The island of Okinawa has Japan's highest proportion of people over the age of 100. Why do they live so long?

Scientists have suggested that a major factor responsible for their good health may be due to the fact that they drink water that has flowed through the island's fossilized coral, which provides the perfect alkaline balance for their body's pH.

The body is largely made up of water, a medium which is biologically useful in allowing nutrients, oxygen and biochemicals to be transported from place to place. This water-based medium can have either acid or alkaline properties which are measured by a graduated scale called pH (for "potential hydrogen"). When food is metabolized and broken down in the body, it leaves certain residues which yield either alkaline or acidic potentials of pH. Unfortunately the modern American diet leaves the majority of Americans with highly acidic pH. An acidic pH is a breeding grounds for disease, which thrives in this environment.