The first water to drink will be 8.5 pH at 1 to 2 glasses per day for 2 weeks. Your body needs to get used to this new type of water. Always drink 7.0 pH with all medications and wait 1 hour after taking medications before drinking the higher pH and the reason for this is that this water dissolves medications so fast that time release medications will dissolve too fast. The other option for taking medications is to drink the pH water and wait 1 hour before taking medications which then will be taken with 7.0 pH water. The next level will be 9.0 pH at 1 to 2 glasses per day for 2 weeks. Then you will be ready for the final change to 9.5 pH and at that point you can consume as much as you desire. An infant should be 1 year old before starting on this water. Pets can consume pH Balanced Water and 8.5 pH will be fine. This water will improve the health of your pet dramatically. Unpleasant body odor will decrease as well as the odor of feces and urine. At all of the pH levels the water is filtered to remove chlorine, rust, impurities and lead.