Comparing Water Filter Technologies/ Alternatives

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The performance of a particular water filtration product can easily be

verified by reviewing the " Performance Data Sheet " , which lists all of the

contaminants the system has been certified to remove and to what degree.

The law in California and several other states requires that this

information be included as part of the company's literature, as well as the

ongoing

replacement cartridge cost, and that a copy be enclosed with each water

filtration device. By comparing each product's contaminant reduction

capabilities,

system cost and ongoing cost per gallon, it is easy to determine which product

is best for you.

It is also important to look at the advantages or disadvantages of other

products or technologies even though they are not leading brands; such is the

case with reverse osmosis and distillation systems. Although none of the

leading brands employ either of these de-mineralizing techniques, as their

popularity has declined in recent years, there is an ongoing debate over the

healthfulness of de-mineralized water vs. filtered water with trace minerals.

While there are studies that argue both sides of this debate, after 15 years

of specialized study in water quality and health, we feel that the benefits

of drinking naturally balanced water with its natural trace minerals, just

makes more sense.

From a non-scientific perspective, the fact that nowhere on this planet do

we find naturally occurring de-mineralized water should tell us that we were

not meant to have it. In nature, all fresh water contains traces of natural

minerals like calcium, magnesium and potassium, which is what our body is

designed to run on. All over the world and throughout time, wherever you find

the

most contaminant-free, mineral rich water, you find the healthiest, most

vibrant civilizations.

On a more scientific level, there are several very credible research reports

and books that stress the more recent opinion that long term consumption of

de-mineralized water can in fact be dangerous. Dr. Zolton Rona, author of

" The Joy of Health " , states that " the longer one consumes distilled water, the

more likely the development of mineral deficiencies and an acid state. " Dr.

Paavo Airola, cancer expert and author of " How to Get Well " and " Cancer...

Causes, Prevention and Healing " also reports that " long term consumption of

distilled water eventually results in multiple mineral deficiencies. "

Two very negative things happen when we consume water that has been stripped

of its natural minerals. First, because de-mineralized water contains more

hydrogen it is an acid, with a pH below seven. Any time we consume an acid

substance, our body will pull minerals from our teeth and bones to produce

bicarbonate in order to neutralize the acid. Second, it has been proven that

when

our body fluids become more acid than alkaline the production of free

radicals increases, causing increased cancer risks.

Many studies suggest that cancer cells can only grow in an acid environment.

This theory seems to be supported by the fact that the areas where people

live the longest most disease free lives are the areas that have the most

alkaline water, water with the highest mineral content.

Reverse Osmosis and Distillation were first developed over 40 years ago for

the printing and photo processing industries, which require mineral free

water. Because of the popularity and demand for home water treatment products,

many companies have marketed these products as " state-of-the-art " drinking

water systems, which they simply are not. Often these products are marketed by

using a demonstration that measures the TDS (total dissolved solids), and

implies that this measurement shows the systems effectiveness at removing

contaminants. TDS meters measure the dissolved minerals in water, primarily

calcium

and magnesium, and have little or nothing to do with contaminant levels or

water purity.

The very healthiest water is produced by selective filtration, which has the

ability to remove contaminants and not minerals. All of the leading brands

shown in the water filter comparison chart on this site use selective

filtration methods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I liked the idea of partially freezing tap water that someone posted recently, I

tried it and it reminded me of pure mountain spring water (not that I've ever

tasted pure mountain spring water) ... I didn't continue with it as I wondered

about the energy consumption of the freezer.

Ray.

 

Posted by: " Alobar " Alobar wm_alobar

Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:20 am (PDT)

The amount of minerals one gets from water is minuscule compared to

the amount of mineral we need. So I am not fearful of reverse osmosis

water.

 

You state " nowhere on this planet do we find naturally occurring

de-mineralized water " seems to want to forget that rainwater is

distilled water which is void of minerals, and rainwater is most

certainly naturally occurring.

 

Alobar

 

 

 

 

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Alobar

 

Rainwater is not demineralized. It picks up minerals from the

atmosphere before it falls to earth. There is no naturally occurring

distilled water on the face of the planet.

 

GB

 

, Alobar

<Alobar wrote:

>

> The amount of minerals one gets from water is minuscule compared to

> the amount of mineral we need. So I am not fearful of reverse

osmosis

> water.

>

> You state " nowhere on this planet do we find naturally occurring

> de-mineralized water " seems to want to forget that rainwater is

> distilled water which is void of minerals, and rainwater is most

> certainly naturally occurring.

>

> Alobar

>

> On 7/10/08, bestsurprise2002 <bestsurprise2002 wrote:

> >

> > Comparing Water Filter Technologies/ Alternatives

> > _http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/

Compare_Water_Filter_Technologies.cfm_

> > (http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/

Compare_Water_Filter_Technologies.cfm)

> > The performance of a particular water filtration product can

easily be

> > verified by reviewing the " Performance Data Sheet " , which lists

all of the

> > contaminants the system has been certified to remove and to

what degree.

>

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, " Guru K "

<greatyoga wrote:

>

> Alobar

>

> Rainwater is not demineralized. It picks up minerals from the

> atmosphere before it falls to earth. There is no naturally

> occurring distilled water on the face of the planet.

 

This is true. As measured with a Hanna PWT, the conductivity of

distilled water is right around 1uS (uS = microsiemen). Reverse

osmosis water comes in at around 20uS. Our household water, when it is

rain water collected off the roof and stored in an epoxy coated

concrete cistern, measures around 25uS. After the rainwater lands on

the ground and flows into our pond, the conductivity is around 125uS.

The water in rain ceases to be distilled the second it condenses

around a dust particle to form a rain drop in the first place.

However, the mineral content of rain water is still very low, compared

to water that has flowed below or on the ground.

 

> , Alobar

> <Alobar@> wrote:

> >

> > The amount of minerals one gets from water is minuscule compared to

> > the amount of mineral we need. So I am not fearful of reverse

> osmosis

> > water.

> >

> > You state " nowhere on this planet do we find naturally occurring

> > de-mineralized water " seems to want to forget that rainwater is

> > distilled water which is void of minerals, and rainwater is most

> > certainly naturally occurring.

> >

> > Alobar

> >

> > On 7/10/08, bestsurprise2002@ <bestsurprise2002@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Comparing Water Filter Technologies/ Alternatives

> > > _http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/

> Compare_Water_Filter_Technologies.cfm_

> > > (http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/

> Compare_Water_Filter_Technologies.cfm)

> > > The performance of a particular water filtration product can

> easily be

> > > verified by reviewing the " Performance Data Sheet " , which lists

> all of the

> > > contaminants the system has been certified to remove and to

> what degree.

> >

>