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Does anyone have any opinions on drinking distilled water versus spring water? I heard drinking distilled water was better for you and caused less bloat.
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Thanks Keiser!! ;) -
YOU SHOULD NEVER DRINK DISTILLED WATER!!!!! The reason for this is that all of the natural minerals have been removed from it. Thus, when it enters your body, it will leech minerals (ones you need) out of your body and you will piss them away. It can cause serious electrolite imbalances!Comment
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Bump! I heard something about that, then my medic confirmed this..Originally posted by Faye
YOU SHOULD NEVER DRINK DISTILLED WATER!!!!! The reason for this is that all of the natural minerals have been removed from it. Thus, when it enters your body, it will leech minerals (ones you need) out of your body and you will piss them away. It can cause serious electrolite imbalances!Comment
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Thanks guys!! :)Comment
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Faye is absolutely right. Dont drink distilled water for the reasons she mentioned. You also want water that is slightly alkaline. Distilled water is neutral.Comment
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My supermarket carries "drinking water", that is what I buy.Comment
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WOW i never knew that - and i was getting ready to get a bunch of it. how about "purified" - is that as bad as distilled? cause right now that's all i drink. i don't trust ground water.Comment
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I'm not sure...but I think so...I'll look the next time I go to the store. Really, you should by DRINKING water.Comment
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yeah, distilled water is just water without any ions in it. Stick with spring water and you'll be better off.Comment
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it actually has plenty of ions in it...Originally posted by TrippersGirl
yeah, distilled water is just water without any ions in it. Stick with spring water and you'll be better off.
it just has an equal number of hydrogen (H+) ions to Hydroxide (OH-) ions. H+ = OH- is neutral. more H+ will be acidic, more OH- will be alkaline. however, it does have all impurities and minerals removed. distilled water is used in those 'spot-free' rinses at the car wash. water spots on a car are just mineral deposits.
...a little bio lesson for the day. :cool:Comment
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Cool, thanks gollath!Comment
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Just some information for you folks about store bought water. For years I bought from my local grocer (Publix) water (spring water) in the plastic bottles 24 to a case. I was spending about $30 a week. I drink a lot of water. The local news paper here, did a story on bottled water comparing it to our local drinking water. They compared chemicals and contaminates (PCPs etc.) between the different waters and they found that the bottled water was no better and in some cases worse then our tap water. They also found that most of the bottled water was no more than city water from other places put in bottles. That caused me to investigate my own house water and other options more thoroughly. I contacted our local water authority and found out that the water besides having damaging amounts of chlorine had highly toxic PCPs from pesticides. They were with in the EPA's guidelines for toxicity. Our guidelines for what is safe in water for the contaminates is about double what most European countries allow. I don't want this shit in my water. so I investigated further and had my water tested. Most local water authorities will do this for you for free. The results were not good. I investigated water filters and found that they are really very good and not that expensive. They also produce results that eliminate contaminants completely or to levels way below what is in bottled water. I purchased one of these filters after investigating cost and effectiveness online for under $100. Best investment in water I ever made. They do not remove the natural minerals at least the one I bought. I purchased the aguasana 4000. After the purchase and installation I had my water tested again. Hardly anything after this test. Either it reduced all contaminates to not detectable or levels that were 99% less than before. They are easy to install. You just hook them up to any faucet. Mine came with several adapters for this purpose. I also found out the most expensive water filters are not the best ones. If it is a decent filter it will have passed California's stringent test. The aquasana does. A replacement filter cost about $45 online and at my water consumption will have to be replaced every 6 to 9 months. In other words I am spending less than $5 a month for better than bottled water which used to cost me about $120 a month. One other thing to consider. I believe I read this at pubmed. There was a recent test to determine what effects putting water and juices in plastic bottles. The results are that anything in a plastic container contains highly toxic and dangerous levels of toxins from plastic leaching. I will see if I cant dig up some stuff I have collected about water to share with you good folks when I have time later today.Comment
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ronmolina i thank you from the bottom of my heart for that post. that was exactly the information i needed. i also do not trust US standards for consumable water which was why i was buying purified/distilled instead of spring or drinking water. but i had no idea it was actually bad for me in any way! and i've always wondered about the plastic. i will pursue the filter option. i am trying harder and harder to get away from plastic storage of any kind. i hope pyrex isn't bad for me, because i'm amassing quite a collection!
EDIT: actually i'm having trouble finding a link to this product. at least one that is in english :P could you post one or a relevant site?Last edited by skoowat; 01-28-04, 11:12 AM.Comment
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I am looking for some references for you folks right now. You will be shocked at some of the information. Here is where I bought my filter. Also by the replacement filter with it for the reduced price you will save money later. Click also on their test link for the filter and look whats in most water including bottled water.
http://ww.puritec.com/residential/wa...p/aq4000ct.htmComment
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