Distilled Water Myths vs Spring Water

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Controversy always seems to shroud distilled water through the years.

The same old myths and fallacies that were once heard ten to fifteen

years ago still continue today. All the misconceptions about

distillation and distilled water are grossly misrepresented.

All these myths listed below have no basis in fact. Helping clear up

these misconceptions about distilled water vs Spring water will

greatly benefit the general public.

MYTH # 1: Distillation takes out all the beneficial minerals

This is a statement used countless times, usually from literature from

some filter companies trying to tell you in effect, that their filters

take out all the bad contaminants, but leave in the good, beneficial

minerals. Fortunately, there are many reputable companies who would

never think of making this kind of claim in its ads.

Distillation will kill and remove bacteria, viruses, cysts, as well

as, heavy metals, radionuclides, organics, inorganics, and

particulates. And yes, it will remove minerals, which fall under

inorganic contaminants.

Another misconception is that distilled water leaches minerals from

the body, which is a totally false statement. Once distilled water

hits the stomach and blends in with all the stomach fluids, it is now

'contaminated' by organic matter and then becomes stable. However,

distilled water cannot attract organically bound minerals from our

bones and cells. Minerals found in spring water or your tap water are

'inorganic'; they are run off from stone, soil, and rock dissolved in

water. Scientists tell us that only plants can convert inorganic

minerals to a useable form which can be absorbed by our digestive

tract. Thus, distilled water can 'leach' inorganic minerals, but as

soon as it comes in contact with the contents of our stomach, it is

immediately neutralized. So, although it is technically correct to

claim that distilled water can leach, it has no practical impact on

human health. Tens of thousands of kidney patients using distilled

water in their dialysis machines attest to the fact that distilled

water will not leach 'organic' minerals from our bodies. you can no

more digest inorganic minerals than you can dirt.

All of our minerals are derived from our food: fresh fruits,

vegetables, meat, poultry, grains, nuts, and dairy products. The

minerals in water are so scant that in Boston, MA for example, one

would have to drink 676 ounce glasses of tap water to obtain the

Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of calcium. That person would have

to drink 1,848 ounce glasses to get RDA of magnesium, 848 ounce

glasses to get RDA of iron, and 168,960 ounce glasses to obtain the

RDA of phosphorus. It seems insane to even think about drinking that

much water. Most people can't even drink the recommended 8 glasses of

water a day that is widely touted by health experts.

When you think of 'pure water' what definition comes to your mind? It

should be just H20, and that's it. It's not H20 with minerals and

fluoride, because that doesn't fit the description of 'pure water'.

For all intent and purposes, distilled water comes the closest to the

definition of pure drinking water. The process of distillation removes

the broadest range of contaminants over any other point of use (OP)

system.

Hopefully, the facts I've presented to expel the myths about distilled

water will help the industry present distillation in its true light.

There is an absolute need for various OP water treatment systems for

the home market based on the needs of the consumer. Distillation in my

opinion is definitely the best. Common sense should tell everyone

that the body needs the PUREST water you can give it, then you can add

your own minerals.

Personally I have been drinking 'steam distilled water' ( along with

27 people in my immediate family) for over 12 years now, and enjoy

perfect health. Thats not counting the hundreds of our steam

distillers used by my customers on a daily basis. Once you tasted pure

steam distilled water you will never drink anything else.

Russ

Certified Lymphologist

http://www.naturalhealingsolutions.com

> Hi All,

>

> I mentioned a while ago that I had purchased a book by Aajonus

Vonderplanitz

> called " The Recipe for Living Without Disease " . I have not tried any

of the

> meat recipes yet, but he talks about some very interesting ideas I

thought I

> would share with you all.

>

> Water......He contends that consuming pure,filtered water does not

hydrate

> the body and actually causes the body to become dehydrated. He says

that the

> water must have active ions, electrolytes, and the minerals must be

bound

> with nutrients, otherwise it is only 10% cellularly utilizable. Thus it

> leeches nutrients from the blood and intestines and does not hydrate

tissues.

> Raw food, on the other hand, contains 55%-92% H2O and it is 92-100%

> cellularly utilizable. Living on a raw food diet, he drinks about 1

cup of

> water per week, and gets his H2O from raw milk, vegetable juices,

tomatoes,

> etc. He also contends that instead of dehydrated, most people are

actually

> delipidated. We are deficient in the raw fats that properly

lubricate us. Our

> thirst is more for raw fat than for H2O. Very Interesting......

>

> Toxins...He recommends that people biannually cycle themselves

between excess

> weight gain and weight loss in order to rid the body of deep tissue

toxins.

> He contends that with low body-fat levels, toxins that enter the

body will be

> absorbed into the cells creating cellular damage. When a body has

> fat-reserves, toxins are collected and absorbed into fat, where they do

> little harm. Thus he recommends gaining about 15 extra pounds through a

> specific fat rich diet, and maintain this for 2 months. This allows

the body

> to utilize the stored fats as solvents to withdraw toxins from deep

tissue

> and dissolve them. Then, one eats a specific weight loss diet to

remove the

> toxin-filled excess fat. Kind of like an " oil-change " type cleansing

process.

> Very Interesting......

>

> Sounds somewhat valid to me......can't picture cavemen walking

around with

> their two-litre bottle of water (ha ha), and kind of simulates the

natural

> feast or famine that occurs in nature. Any thoughts?..........

>

> Theresa

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