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Do We Actually Need Minerals in Our Drinking Water?

  Nevertheless, a misconception that we obtain minerals from drinking water is just that a misconception. Most of this argument revolves around drinking distilled water for extended periods of time. First of all what is water in its purest form? It is H2O. Two molecules of hydrogen, and one molecule of oxygen, that's it, that's all water is. There are no minerals included in this molecular formula or equation of water. The main source of minerals obtained by humans is always from our food, diets, and supplements; not from drinking water. For a human to receive enough minerals from water (should the water be mineralized) you would need to drink a bathtub full everyday! Not likely and not feasible. I have never heard of any doctor prescribing a bathtub full of water if you are deficient in minerals....have you?

This means you should probably watch out for water products that claim that they contain only the good (healthy minerals) in the water. Like some of the vitamin waters on the market today. There is no water purification method selective enough to leave you only the "good stuff" and rid the water of the bad stuff. "Most of the good the stuff" meaning besides calcium and magnesium, they also leave fluorides, arsenic, hard metals, radioactive materials, bacteria, viruses, chemicals, and pharmaceutical drugs. Let us not forget the fact that many natural minerals found in water are actually toxic and radioactive in nature and are known to cause cancer. In this era of pollution where water contains much more disease-causing contaminants than beneficial minerals, it makes sense that the water we drink should be pure and as clean as possible.

Eating healthy and including a wide variety of good vegetables and fruits (along with vitamin supplements) everyday is a good way to ensure that you have all the beneficial organic minerals necessary to stay healthy. Also, many reports have come out that vitamin supplements don't help that much and that most are excreted from the body. Phooey! I would be very skeptical of any such reports and pay close attention to who did the report in the first place. Most drug and pharmaceutical companies (hire independent companies to produce such reports) aren't into preventative health measures. (Some pharmaceutical companies have tried to get Vit C banned from the shelves...go figure?). You can't sell drugs that "treat" a condition if diet prevents a condition from occurring in first place. Most causes of illness, sickness and disease are caused from poor diet (lack of certain vitamins and/or minerals) and a lack of access to clean water. Fifty percent of hospital beds filled world wide are due to some type of water borne illness and lack of poor sanitation. Every 15 seconds a child dies as a result of lack of access to clean safe drinking water.

According to many recent news and reports, most tap and well water in the U.S. is not that safe for drinking due to heavy industrial and environmental pollution. There is a great deal of toxins in the water we are drinking from municipal water systems, well, lakes, rivers, and unfortunately even glaciers, as air pollution is subsequently polluting the glaciers (which by the way contain 75% of the worlds 3% fresh water supplies). Only 3% of the water on earth is fresh water, the rest is salt water and unfit for consumption in its present state. There are methods available to clean that water but once again it becomes for all intents and purposes distilled water.

Increased human activities in manufacturing, agriculture, etc, are generating toxic bacteria, chemicals, and heavy metals in our natural water supplies. People get sick from this all the time after long term exposure. (Watch the ovie "Erin Brocovich") Unfortunately, that is the price we are paying for increased productivity levels. Even some brands of bottled water have been found to contain some level of contamination in addition to plastic chemicals leaching from the bottle. If you would really like an education regarding the seriousness and condition of the worlds fresh water supplies "Please" do yourself, your family, and your friends a favor and rent the movie "Flow" by Irena Salina." While "Avatar" was a great movie, this will really open your eyes to how very serious an issue the Earth's fresh water supplies are.

Water contains only inorganic minerals which can actually be detrimental to human health. Our bodies have a hard time processing inorganic minerals and what we cannot absorb will be stored in our tissues and become toxic. The primary culprits are calcium salts and over time they can cause gallstones, kidney stones, bone & joint calcification, arthritis, and hardening and blocking our arteries.

Lastly even if some of the minerals or vitamins from the water do make there way into your body most of them are too large to pass through your cells and be absorbed on a molecular level. So consider this. If you have the option of drinking water that is free of any chemicals, bacteria, viruses, metals, contaminants, and pollution that can adversely affect your overall health what is your choice going to be. Argue over whether a very tiny amount of vitamins and/or minerals may be reaching your cells that is contained in your drinking water? Or you take measures to completely eliminate all that filth and garbage from your drinking water, eat more fruits, vegetables; eat less processed foods, get a little exercise, and even take a good multi vitamin and live a healthier life. The fact is any way you cut it, that you can easily get the vitamins you need from food, and good vitamin supplements.. But prolonged exposure to harmful chemicals and pollutants in your drinking watter is going to take its toll on your health in the long term.

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A good water filtration system installed in your home is the only way to proactively monitor and ensure the quality and safety of your drinking water. Reverse osmosis water purification systems can remove 90-99% of all contaminants from city and well water to deliver healthy drinking water for you and your family. Another very good option but one less well known is an atmospheric water generator

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