BLOWING THE LID OFF DISTILLED WATER MYTHS

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ericson edwards wrote:

 

> Elaine,

> Do you know of any healthy traditional human societies

> who drink distilled water?

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> Thanks,

> ERic

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Elaine wrote:

As a matter of fact, YES! most of our ancestors drank rain water, which

used to be clean pure mother earth distilled water! Do you realize that

our earth is the biggest distiller we have, the true pure rain water IS

distilled water, distilled by our earth and returned to us in a

distilled state until it reaches the earth and collects minerals and

toxins from our pollution.

If we tried drinking rain water the way our polluted sky is, yak! with

all the chemtrails we would be ingesting a soup fit for a toxic dump.

Elaine

 

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> --- Elaine <121 wrote:

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> > BLOWING THE LID OFF DISTILLED WATER MYTHS

> > http://www.durastill.com/myths.html

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> > Blowing The Lid Off Distilled Water Myths

> > By: Joe Letorney, Jr. (CWS-V)

> >

> > 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 the myths listed below have no basis in fact.

> > The purpose of this

> > article is to set the record straight and lay these

> > false perceptions to

> > rest. Helping clear up these misconceptions about

> > distilled water will

> > greatly benefit both the dealer and 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.

> > Whether the minerals in water are beneficial or

> > useless has been an ongoing

> > debate.

> > 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 8-ounce

> > glasses of tap water to obtain the Recommended Daily

> > Allowance ( RDA) of

> > calcium. That person would have to drink 1,848

> > 8-ounce glasses to get RDA of

> > magnesium, 848 8-ounce glasses to get RDA of iron,

> > and 168,960 8-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 (POU) system.

> > MYTH # 2: Distilled Water leaches minerals from your

> > body.

> >

> >

> > What the proponents of this myth want you to believe

> > is that because

> > distilled water is so pure, drinking it will leach

> > minerals from your body,

> > thereby robbing you of good health and nutrition.

> > There is no basis of fact

> > to document this claim.

> > The national best-selling health and diet book, :

> > " Fit for Life II: Living

> > Health " by Harvey & Marilyn Diamond, answers this

> > question. The following is

> > an excerpt:

> > " Distilled water has an inherent quality. Acting

> > almost like a magnet, it

> > picks up rejected, discarded, and unusable minerals

> > and, assisted by the

> > blood and the lymph, carries them to the lungs and

> > kidneys for elimination

> > from the body. The statement that distilled water

> > leaches minerals from the

> > body has no basis in fact. It doesn't leach out

> > minerals that have become

> > part of the cell structure. It can't and won't. It

> > collects only minerals

> > that have already been rejected or excreted by the

> > cells...To suggest that

> > distilled water takes up minerals from foods so that

> > the body derives no

> > benefit from them is absurd. "

> > MYTH # 3: Long continued drinking of distilled water

> > could cause deterioration of the teeth

> >

> >

> > I saw this statement in product literature from a

> > national filter company.

> > Shame on them for bad mouthing distillation just to

> > sell a few more filters.

> > This is a truly inventive falsification. The

> > negative message this filter

> > company wants to convey is that drinking distilled

> > water (which has removed

> > all traces of fluoride) for long periods, will

> > supposedly wreak havoc on

> > your teeth by deteriorating them. Where is the

> > proof?

> > MYTH # 4: Distilled water tastes bland or has a '

> > flat taste '

> >

> >

> > This is probably the most popular myth surrounding

> > distilled water. I've

> > often read this statement from various articles

> > written on water treatment

> > systems. When the articles refer to distillation,

> > they will usually say it

> > removes the minerals that will leave a 'flat taste'.

> > I'd be willing to bet

> > that the authors of this type of articles never

> > tasted freshly made

> > distilled water from a home water distiller.

> > These types of false remarks misinform consumers so

> > they have preconceived

> > notions about distilled water before they even try

> > it. The mistruth about

> > distilled water having a 'flat taste' can be

> > explained in several ways.

> > First, in years past, the original distillers did

> > not incorporate any pre or

> > post carbon filtration. If you've tasted straight

> > distilled water made

> > without the use of any pre or post carbon

> > filtration, it might have a steamy

> > taste or off taste. The use of carbon filtration

> > with distillation is as

> > follows: tap or well water is first sent through a

> > pre filter to help take

> > out chlorine, odors, sediment, and other organic

> > contaminants before it

> > reaches the boiling tank of the distiller. After the

> > steam is condensed into

> > distilled water it is finally passed through a

> > carbon post filter to remove

> > any potential gases or volatile organic contaminants

> > (VOC'S) that might have

> > escaped during the boiling process. Not using a post

> > filter in the past with

> > distillation might have produced an off taste in

> > distilled water, due to

> > these VOC'S. The carbon post filter is most

> > important because it acts as a

> > polishing filter to clean up any volatile gases,

> > which can produce an

> > off-taste, that may have escaped during the boiling

> > process.

> > Second, another reason for distilled water having

> > this label for 'flat

> > taste' is someone accustomed to drinking chlorinated

> > or well water high in

> > iron content for a long time. When they are suddenly

> > introduced to distilled

> > water for the first time, it is a shock, noticeable

> > to their taste buds.

> > People raised on high iron in their well water for

> > instance, would be used

> > to its 'sweet' taste, but when given distilled water

> > might say it tastes

> > 'flat' since it is iron free.

> > Taste is the number one reason that consumers buy

> > bottled water. It is a $4

> > billion market. Many consumers are led to believe

> > that you need minerals in

> > water to give it its taste. It is actually oxygen

> > that gives water its

> > taste. Water shouldn't have a taste or a metallic

> > after bite. Try either a

> > cold or room temperature glass of freshly made

> > distilled water and taste the

> > difference for yourself... It's delicious.

> > A third reason for the 'flat taste' theory is buying

> > distilled water in the

> > store. Distilled water, as virtually all bottled

> > water, is stored in cheap

> > plastic containers. Some have been known to leach

> > methyl chloride, a

> > carcinogen, into the water and also give off plastic

> > tastes and odors. Water

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