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I just read a report that was posted with a citation on a wall by a distilled water dispensor in a health food store (49 cents or less per gallon), so there is a motive. But it sounds believable to me.
It says
"the body can't utilize the minerals in mineral water, except for the sodium, because they are inorganic. The best place to get minerals is from our food, which has them in an organic form. Plants also change contaminants like mercury into a less harmful form. It is a myth that you will lose more minerals if you drink distilled water instead of mineral water. The minerals in mineral water and tap water can deposit in your body soft tissues, worsening arthritis, hardening arteries especially small ones, and saturating the water in your blood so it can't carry as much other good stuff. Drinking distilled water will help dissolve the deposits and get you back to where you should be."
I'll look into this more. The organic leafy greens there are much cheaper than at the grocery store.
As for other contaminants in tap water, such as lead and mercury, we know that a small enough amount of any poison often will benefit you more than none at all, but who knows what amount is small enough. My guess is a little tap water here and there is good, but if you get all your water from the tap, you are probably getting too much, especially if you drink a gallon a day like I try to. I also suspect the free radical damage of shower water on the skin is minimized in short showers if you dry off fully rather than air dry. Post shower sweat probably helps push the bad stuff back out. Long baths that make your toes wrinkle allow the chemicals in body washes to penetrate your skin more, with unknown effects.
I got some glass gallon jugs for my water, since I can always taste the plastic in bottled water. I had to buy and dump 3 gallons of wine to get the jugs. I don't know where to get cheap glass gallon jugs.
I just read a report that was posted with a citation on a wall by a distilled water dispensor in a health food store (49 cents or less per gallon), so there is a motive. But it sounds believable to me.
It says
"the body can't utilize the minerals in mineral water, except for the sodium, because they are inorganic. The best place to get minerals is from our food, which has them in an organic form. Plants also change contaminants like mercury into a less harmful form. It is a myth that you will lose more minerals if you drink distilled water instead of mineral water. The minerals in mineral water and tap water can deposit in your body soft tissues, worsening arthritis, hardening arteries especially small ones, and saturating the water in your blood so it can't carry as much other good stuff. Drinking distilled water will help dissolve the deposits and get you back to where you should be."
I'll look into this more. The organic leafy greens there are much cheaper than at the grocery store.
As for other contaminants in tap water, such as lead and mercury, we know that a small enough amount of any poison often will benefit you more than none at all, but who knows what amount is small enough. My guess is a little tap water here and there is good, but if you get all your water from the tap, you are probably getting too much, especially if you drink a gallon a day like I try to. I also suspect the free radical damage of shower water on the skin is minimized in short showers if you dry off fully rather than air dry. Post shower sweat probably helps push the bad stuff back out. Long baths that make your toes wrinkle allow the chemicals in body washes to penetrate your skin more, with unknown effects.
I got some glass gallon jugs for my water, since I can always taste the plastic in bottled water. I had to buy and dump 3 gallons of wine to get the jugs. I don't know where to get cheap glass gallon jugs.
