Drinking Water

[Guest guest]

my parents have RO water - and I dont like the taste much....I get RO water

that has been ozonated from my organic store and its unbelievable delish -

crisp yummy!

Bill Asenjo wrote:

> I'd appreciate suggestions regarding drinking water.

[Guest guest]

I purchase reverse osmosis-purified water from three different places---

a health food store, a small grocery store and Wal-Mart.

I have gotten to where other water, except for distilled,

tastes " heavy " to me, and is hard for me to drink.

Not sure if distilled is better than reverse osmosis or visa versa. I

eat plenty of fresh, raw vegetables and fruits, and nuts and seeds, as

well as take sea vegetable capsules and use sea salt, and also take

some supplements, so I trust I am getting enough minerals.

Elliot

[Guest guest]

Try a Nikken water filter, in the long wrong it will cost less than store

bought watedr which is highly over priced for what it is.

Al

Bill Asenjo wrote:

I'd appreciate suggestions regarding drinking water.

[Guest guest]

" breathedeepnow " wrote:

I purchase reverse osmosis-purified water from three different

places---

a health food store, a small grocery store and Wal-Mart.

Elliot...Concerning reverse osmosis, I've had it installed in the

several different homes I've lived in for the past 20 years. Is there

some reason why you haven't? Just curious.

By the way, I always look forward to reading what you have to say on

all the issues which come up here.

Bill of Cottonwood

[Guest guest]

I agree with Al. We have a Nikken water system because it provides alkaline

water. There are much more expensive systems out there for alkaline water but we

have four teenagers to raise so our priorities have to be evaluated right now.

This water has done a good job for us. When we go back to reverse osmosis

because we are out of a filter, we do taste the acid in that water. It is funny

because we had reverse osmosis for a decade before choosing alkaline water.

Johanne

Re: [ ] drinking water

Try a Nikken water filter, in the long wrong it will cost less than store

bought watedr which is highly over priced for what it is.

Al

Bill Asenjo wrote:

I'd appreciate suggestions regarding drinking water.

[Guest guest]

>

> What do most everyone use for drinking water?

>

> I use some bottle water but have a Brita Jug and filters but not

sure how safe they are

==>Hi Maddy. I use a Brita too, and I believe it is much safer than

bottled water, and cheaper. Many bottled water companies simply use

tap water, without telling us, so I don't trust most of those companies.

Of course Brita filters won't get rid of fluoride, but I have

eliminated all other sources of fluoride. Most the problems with

fluoride poisoning is caused by so many things it is in, i.e.

toothpaste and processed foods. It also it accumulates in the body.

But we know that " good " fats get rid of such poisons so you do not have

to be concerned by a small amount in tap water.

Bee

[Guest guest]

> >

> > What do most everyone use for drinking water?

> >

> > I use some bottle water but have a Brita Jug and filters but not

> sure how safe they are

>

I just wanted to chime in here since I've have some experience with

water and water quality.

1: all bottled water comes from somewhere, be it a city tap water

supply, an aquifer, a spring, rain, etc. There are only so many places

we can get water. It doesn't matter where it comes from, whether it's

bottled, filtered, whatever. What really matters is #2.

2: What's important is what is done once that water has been treated.

Reverse osmosis, desalinization, carbon filtration, distillation,

ozonation and ultraviolet disinfection. I won't go into detail here

because it's easy enough to goog any of these and get more than enough

information.

3: What kind of water do you want to drink? And here is where it is

important to know where and what has been done to treat your water. Most

US municipal water supplies are now treating their water with a process

using a combination of chlorine and ammonia, resulting in a disinfection

called chloramine.

Why is this important? Because chloramine cannot be removed by carbon

filtration*, boiling, letting it sit, etc.. So, store-bought pitcher,

tap-installed and refrigerator water filters DO NOT remove chloramine

from your water. And even if they could, there's not enough carbon to

efficiently remove it for much more than a very short period of time.

You will be drinking a chemically bound concoction of chlorine and

ammonia. If you doubt any of this, you can get yourself some very cheap

water testing strips from the pet supply store (don't laugh, these are

medically and scientifically accurate) and check your water yourself.

Check it before your filter. Check it after your filter.

Now, if your municipality still uses chlorine alone, you can remove it

with a pitcher or tap filter. Even your fridge water supply filter will

do the job. You can also run a glass, or more, of water into an open

container and let it sit for awhile and the chlorine will evaporate.

*(chloramine can be removed with something called catalytic carbon. But,

this is not currently used in pitcher/tap filters.

4: What do I drink? I only use water that has at the very least gone

through carbon filtration and reverse osmosis. I prefer UV disinfection

as well because this will greatly reduce the possibility of bacteria in

a bottled water. And all of these can be done on your home water supply.

[Guest guest]

>What do most everyone use for drinking water?

>I use some bottle water but have a Brita Jug and filters but not sure how

safe they are

>Thanks

I seem to remember Mercola saying that Brita filters are fairly good if you

can't install a better filter or whole house filter. However, I don't think

it gets rid of the fluoride in your water. Go to www.mercola.com

<http://www.mercola.com/> and do a search on water filters. You'll find

several of his past articles and recommendations.

a

[Guest guest]

i'm not sure why everyone is up in arms over companies like dasani

taking tap water and then FILTERING it and then selling it. you are

therefore NOT drinking tap water, you are drinking filtered reverse

osmosis water. they advertise it as filtered RO water so they are not

misleading anyone. RO water eliminates flouride as well as other toxic

materials so it is safer than brita water.

monique

Hi Maddy. I use a Brita too, and I believe it is much safer than

bottled water, and cheaper. Many bottled water companies simply use

tap water, without telling us, so I don't trust most of those companies.

Of course Brita filters won't get rid of fluoride, but I have

eliminated all other sources of fluoride. Most the problems with

fluoride poisoning is caused by so many things it is in, i.e.

toothpaste and processed foods. It also it accumulates in the body.

But we know that " good " fats get rid of such poisons so you do not have

to be concerned by a small amount in tap water.

[Guest guest]

Hi i read your post and i have a few questions about drinking water.

I have been wondering what we should use, for now i use the brita.

Our area does not flouridate. It has actually been touted the

best/clean drinking water and labled so in organic magazines. I

can't make complete heads or tails out of the water qaulity info.

Can you explain any of it to me so i know what kind of filtration we

should be seeking. Do you know of any house or tap filters that can

filter pharmaceuticals in our water. Or if i even need to worry

aobut according this report?

Here is last years report:

http://www.eweb.org/Home/water_quality/Finishedchemicalanalysis.pdf

Do you (or anyone on here) know anything about salt water pool

filter/pumps and if they produce harmful chlorines or chloramines? I

was told this would be a safe alternative to using pool chemicals.

Bought it last yr thiking we safe on that one and have recently heard

on some of the health boards it is just as bad.

Thank you for your time.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

about the water - I feel like I can chime in. I use Zero Water. Its

a filtering system worth the investment. It comes with a water tester

and so when I got this system as a gift, I tested my tap water, then

my brita water. the results were 185 contaminants, parts per million

from the tap; 155 contaminants, ppm after brita and after filtering

through the zerowater product - zero contaminants. Of course, I take

that to mean zero minerals, so it does have to be supplemented. I do

this solely with sea salt, but perhaps Bee can confirm whether this is

enough.

anyway, I love the zerowater because it filters tap water, tastes

great and there's no plastic waste.

just google zero water if you're interested.

>

> What do most everyone use for drinking water?

>

> I use some bottle water but have a Brita Jug and filters but not

sure how safe they are

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Have you heard of this system and what do you think about their claims?

http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/prod.cfm/ct/7/pid/1279

On 22-Jun-08, at 11:36 AM, y3k1m wrote:

>

>

> > >

> > > What do most everyone use for drinking water?

> > >

> > > I use some bottle water but have a Brita Jug and filters but not

> > sure how safe they are

> >

> I just wanted to chime in here since I've have some experience with

> water and water quality.

>

> 1: all bottled water comes from somewhere, be it a city tap water

> supply, an aquifer, a spring, rain, etc. There are only so many places

> we can get water. It doesn't matter where it comes from, whether it's

> bottled, filtered, whatever. What really matters is #2.

>

> 2: What's important is what is done once that water has been treated.

> Reverse osmosis, desalinization, carbon filtration, distillation,

> ozonation and ultraviolet disinfection. I won't go into detail here

> because it's easy enough to goog any of these and get more than enough

> information.

>

> 3: What kind of water do you want to drink? And here is where it is

> important to know where and what has been done to treat your water.

> Most

> US municipal water supplies are now treating their water with a

> process

> using a combination of chlorine and ammonia, resulting in a

> disinfection

> called chloramine.

>

> Why is this important? Because chloramine cannot be removed by carbon

> filtration*, boiling, letting it sit, etc.. So, store-bought pitcher,

> tap-installed and refrigerator water filters DO NOT remove chloramine

> from your water. And even if they could, there's not enough carbon to

> efficiently remove it for much more than a very short period of time.

> You will be drinking a chemically bound concoction of chlorine and

> ammonia. If you doubt any of this, you can get yourself some very

> cheap

> water testing strips from the pet supply store (don't laugh, these are

> medically and scientifically accurate) and check your water yourself.

> Check it before your filter. Check it after your filter.

>

> Now, if your municipality still uses chlorine alone, you can remove it

> with a pitcher or tap filter. Even your fridge water supply filter

> will

> do the job. You can also run a glass, or more, of water into an open

> container and let it sit for awhile and the chlorine will evaporate.

>

> *(chloramine can be removed with something called catalytic carbon.

> But,

> this is not currently used in pitcher/tap filters.

>

> 4: What do I drink? I only use water that has at the very least gone

> through carbon filtration and reverse osmosis. I prefer UV

> disinfection

> as well because this will greatly reduce the possibility of bacteria

> in

> a bottled water. And all of these can be done on your home water

> supply.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Have you heard of this system and what do you think about their

claims?

>

>

>

> http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/prod.cfm/ct/7/pid/1279

>

>

>

Well, I'm not a water quality specialist. I only know what I do because

I've had some issues with our city water supply and had to become

" educated " out of necessity. My first impression? It probably does what

they claim. But to be sure, I'd get them to send their NSF report. If

they don't have one, I would have to pass. I would like to see more

information about what media is being used to filter, how long it lasts,

and what are the byproducts of that process that need to be filtered out

later. This will give you a good idea of what it will cost to maintain,

and if it's safe. If it's chloramines you're worried about, you can get

them out with reverse osmosis for drinking water, shower filters for

showering, and I wouldn't worry about it for the rest of the house.

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Can you explain any of it to me so i know what kind of filtration we

> should be seeking. Do you know of any house or tap filters that can

> filter pharmaceuticals in our water. Or if i even need to worry

> aobut according this report?

>

Pharmaceuticals aren't being reported in city water quality tests. I'm

not sure much research has yet been done on those contaminants. Reverse

osmosis and then carbon filtration are the most common methods of

getting drinking water from a tap. As far as what should you get? I

don't know. When I was right out of high school one of my first jobs was

salesman in the electronics department of a local store. And the

question was constantly being asked of me, " what kind of tv should I

buy " ? And I always answered , " how much can you afford " ? That's a good

starting point. Then research and make sure it does what it claims.

NSF.org is a great resource for this step.

> Here is last years report:

> http://www.eweb.org/Home/water_quality/Finishedchemicalanalysis.pdf

>

Your water is already very clean. But a brita or even your fridge

filter should make it drinkable.

> Do you (or anyone on here) know anything about salt water pool

> filter/pumps and if they produce harmful chlorines or chloramines? I

> was told this would be a safe alternative to using pool chemicals.

> Bought it last yr thiking we safe on that one and have recently heard

> on some of the health boards it is just as bad.

>

The problem with pools: several studies I've read did show increases in

asthma and related breathing illnesses for indoor pools. They believe

the reason might be the chlorine used in the pool to disinfect reacts

with the urine in the kids released at will, making what else?

Chloramine (chlorine and ammonia/from the urine). One reason I don't go

swimming any more!!!

mike

[Guest guest]

Hi. What is your name please? Thanks so much for the information.

Hopefully you add minerals to your water for drinking and cooking.

The best, Bee

>

> 4: What do I drink? I only use water that has at the very least gone

> through carbon filtration and reverse osmosis. I prefer UV

disinfection as well because this will greatly reduce the possibility

of bacteria in a bottled water. And all of these can be done on your

home water supply.

[Guest guest]

>

> i'm not sure why everyone is up in arms over companies like dasani

> taking tap water and then FILTERING it and then selling it. you are

> therefore NOT drinking tap water, you are drinking filtered reverse

> osmosis water. they advertise it as filtered RO water so they are not

> misleading anyone. RO water eliminates flouride as well as other

toxic

> materials so it is safer than brita water.

==>That is true , and RO water must have minerals added to it

for drinking and cooking.

Bee

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Have you heard of this system and what do you think about their

claims?

> http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/prod.cfm/ct/7/pid/1279

==>, Radiant Life is an excellent company with a very good

reputation, and it looks like a great system!

However, you do need to add minerals to it for drinking and cooking.

Add 20 drops per gallon of ConCentrace Liquid Ionic Minerals.

Bee

[Guest guest]

You know, I have been drinking RO water for almost 20 years without

adding minerals to it. I didn't know I had to. Could this be the

basis of my illness and can I reverse things just by adding it?

On 22-Jun-08, at 11:39 PM, Bee wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > Have you heard of this system and what do you think about their

> claims?

>

> > http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/prod.cfm/ct/7/pid/1279

>

> ==>, Radiant Life is an excellent company with a very good

> reputation, and it looks like a great system!

>

> However, you do need to add minerals to it for drinking and cooking.

> Add 20 drops per gallon of ConCentrace Liquid Ionic Minerals.

>

> Bee

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi i read your post and i have a few questions about drinking water.

> I have been wondering what we should use, for now i use the brita.

> Our area does not flouridate. It has actually been touted the

> best/clean drinking water and labled so in organic magazines. I

> can't make complete heads or tails out of the water qaulity info.

>

> Can you explain any of it to me so i know what kind of filtration we

> should be seeking. Do you know of any house or tap filters that can

> filter pharmaceuticals in our water. Or if i even need to worry

> aobut according this report?

>

> Here is last years report:

> http://www.eweb.org/Home/water_quality/Finishedchemicalanalysis.pdf

>

> Do you (or anyone on here) know anything about salt water pool

> filter/pumps and if they produce harmful chlorines or chloramines?

I

> was told this would be a safe alternative to using pool chemicals.

> Bought it last yr thiking we safe on that one and have recently

heard

> on some of the health boards it is just as bad.

>

> Thank you for your time.

==>Hi . I'm not concerned about removing everything from tap

water, so I use a Brita filter. However, I hope to buy a shower

filter to remove the chlorine.

People with candida shouldn't swim in pools, if they can possibly

avoid them, and IF they can afford a good filter they should get

one. But a good filter also means they have to add minerals to the

water for drinking and cooking (use 20 drops per gallon of

ConCentrace Ionic Liquid Minerals).

But this " high " good fats program (along with fat soluble vitamins &

omega 3) cleanses the body fast and efficiently so if a person can't

avoid chlorine, chloromines, drugs, etc. I think they'll still do

okay. The main thing that cures candida is proper nutrients!

The best, Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi,

>

> about the water - I feel like I can chime in. I use Zero Water.

Its

> a filtering system worth the investment. It comes with a water

tester

> and so when I got this system as a gift, I tested my tap water, then

> my brita water. the results were 185 contaminants, parts per

million

> from the tap; 155 contaminants, ppm after brita and after filtering

> through the zerowater product - zero contaminants. Of course, I

take

> that to mean zero minerals, so it does have to be supplemented. I

do

> this solely with sea salt, but perhaps Bee can confirm whether this

is

> enough.

==>, the two sources of microminerals (trace minerals) is good

mineralized water and ocean sea salt, so you need both. Add 20 drops

per gallon of Concentrace Liquid Ionic Minerals for drinking and

cooking.

Bee

[Guest guest]

I have used a Brita filter for a long time, but our Govt has decided we will be

fluoridated before the end of the year.

I have more or less decided to buy a water distiller for the price and the

simplicity and I have priced

Concentrace locally and it is v ry expensive up front ($39) but in the reading

it says it will last for 6 months.

It would be nice to get a local trace minerals mixture though. I see one ad that

talked of the great trace minerals they get from Great Barrier Reef, but all I

can see to buy if from the Great Lakes.

I also see Concentrace contains fluoride, but I guess this is far different to

the bulk fluoride added to public water systems.

Regards,

Jeanette

[Guest guest]

>

> You know, I have been drinking RO water for almost 20 years without

> adding minerals to it. I didn't know I had to. Could this be the

> basis of my illness and can I reverse things just by adding it?

>

==> , it can cause problems since every single action in the

body requires minerals. That doesn't mean it is the only reason you

are ill.

Bee

[Guest guest]

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Bee <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

> Hi. What is your name please? Thanks so much for the information.

> Hopefully you add minerals to your water for drinking and cooking.

>

> The best, Bee

>

>

>

Hi Bee, I'm so sorry I've been forgetting to sign my posts. I'm Mike...y3kim

is mikey spelled backward.

The reason I'm such an advocate of water quality is because my problems

didn't really begin until we had problems with our water. I'm now using

mostly bottled water because I don't even want to try and filter the stuff

coming out of our tap. I take minerals, or add minerals to my water now.

mike

[Guest guest]

>

> You know, I have been drinking RO water for almost 20 years without

> adding minerals to it. I didn't know I had to. Could this be the

> basis of my illness and can I reverse things just by adding it?

>

>

Hi ,

I've done the same thing. Not 20 years, but probably close to 10

years of drinking distilled water with never a thought of adding

minerals back in.

There's been so much conflicting information I've encountered over the

years... I read somewhere that minerals in food are much more

absorbable and usable by the body than minerals in water - because the

plant has already processed them into something more bioavailable - so

then I stopped worrying because I was eating a ton of plants.

However, there's also much concern about soil depletion and that there

may not be enough minerals in the soil for the plants to absorb.

Recently I found this article on Dr. Mercola's website about the

dangers of distilled water:

http://www.mercola.com/article/water/distilled_water.htm

It was quite by accident that I found this article. I'm not sure I'm

totally convinced but it is something to consider.

My husband and I also use a Brita pitcher and we alternate between

distilled and filtered, mainly because distilling can be a hassle

sometimes and using Brita is just so much easier. Also we take the

Brita pitcher along when we travel.

As for the water being the basis of your illness, I would think that

20 years of tap water would have been worse for your health, but

that's just my guess. Adding minerals back to the water - if we had

known to do so - might have been better, but I think we're still

better off for drinking clean water.

in Tennessee

[Guest guest]

Thanks .

On 23-Jun-08, at 9:46 AM, Singhurst wrote:

>

> >

> > You know, I have been drinking RO water for almost 20 years without

> > adding minerals to it. I didn't know I had to. Could this be the

> > basis of my illness and can I reverse things just by adding it?

> >

> >

>

> Hi ,

>

> I've done the same thing. Not 20 years, but probably close to 10

> years of drinking distilled water with never a thought of adding

> minerals back in.

>

> There's been so much conflicting information I've encountered over the

> years... I read somewhere that minerals in food are much more

> absorbable and usable by the body than minerals in water - because the

> plant has already processed them into something more bioavailable - so

> then I stopped worrying because I was eating a ton of plants.

> However, there's also much concern about soil depletion and that there

> may not be enough minerals in the soil for the plants to absorb.

>

> Recently I found this article on Dr. Mercola's website about the

> dangers of distilled water:

> http://www.mercola.com/article/water/distilled_water.htm

>

> It was quite by accident that I found this article. I'm not sure I'm

> totally convinced but it is something to consider.

>

> My husband and I also use a Brita pitcher and we alternate between

> distilled and filtered, mainly because distilling can be a hassle

> sometimes and using Brita is just so much easier. Also we take the

> Brita pitcher along when we travel.

>

> As for the water being the basis of your illness, I would think that

> 20 years of tap water would have been worse for your health, but

> that's just my guess. Adding minerals back to the water - if we had

> known to do so - might have been better, but I think we're still

> better off for drinking clean water.

>

> in Tennessee

>

>

>