Water is bad for you

hotblonde · 21st April 2006, 10:23am

...always two sides to every story. Water is a daily requirement, without which we'd die, but can it also be bad for us? Apparently so!

Distillation is the process in which water is boiled, evaporated and the vapour condensed. Purified or reverse osmosis water is free of dissolved minerals and, because of this, has the special property of being able to actively absorb toxic substances from the body and eliminate them. Studies validate the benefits of drinking purified water when one is seeking to cleanse or detoxify the system for short periods of time (a few weeks at a time). Fasting using purified water can be dangerous because of the rapid loss of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) and trace minerals like magnesium, deficiencies of which can cause heart beat irregularities and high blood pressure. Cooking foods in purified water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.

Purified water is an active absorber and when it comes into contact with air, it absorbs carbon dioxide, making it acidic. The more purified water a person drinks, the higher the body acidity becomes. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Purified" water, being essentially mineral-free, is very aggressive, in that it tends to dissolve substances with which it is in contact. Notably, carbon dioxide from the air is rapidly absorbed, making the water acidic and even more aggressive. Many metals are dissolved by purified water.

The most toxic commercial beverages that people consume (i.e. cola beverages and other soft drinks) are made from purified water. Studies have consistently shown that heavy consumers of soft drinks (with or without sugar) spill huge amounts of calcium, magnesium and other trace minerals into the urine. The more mineral loss, the greater the risk for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and a long list of degenerative diseases generally associated with premature aging.

A growing number of health care practitioners and scientists from around the world have been advocating the theory that aging and disease is the direct result of the accumulation of acid waste products in the body. There is a great deal of scientific documentation that supports such a theory. A poor diet may be partially to blame for the waste accumulation. Meats, sugar, white flour products, fried foods, soft drinks, processed foods, alcohol, dairy products and other junk foods cause the body to become more acidic. Stress, whether mental or physical can lead to acid deposits in the body.

There is a correlation between the consumption of soft water (purified water is extremely soft) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Cells, tissues and organs do not like to be dipped in acid and will do anything to buffer this acidity including the removal of minerals from the skeleton and the manufacture of bicarbonate in the blood. The longer one drinks purified water, the more likely the development of mineral deficiencies and an acid state. I have done well over 3000 mineral evaluations using a combination of blood, urine and hair tests in my practice. Almost without exception, people who consume purified water exclusively, eventually develop multiple mineral deficiencies. Those who supplement their purified water intake with trace minerals are not as deficient but still not as adequately nourished in minerals as their non-purified water drinking counterparts even after several years of mineral supplementation.

Ref:
Rona, Zoltan P. and Martin, Jeanne Marie. Return to the Joy of Health, Vancouver: Alive Books, 1995.

Rona, Zoltan P. Childhood Illness and The Allergy Connection. Rocklin, California:Prima Books, 1996

bikuki · 21st April 2006, 12:22pm

Haha, the title of this thread put me in mind of this: http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

*LesMTS* · 21st April 2006, 12:48pm

I hear it's pretty bad for you if inhaled.

Tacky · 24th April 2006, 12:41pm

So - what you;re saying is; rather than drinking special bottled crap, just stick with tap water?

Connor O'Bain · 24th April 2006, 12:43pm

i am shocked the human race has survived for so long

DoNotResus · 24th April 2006, 12:57pm

people can drown in it too *nods*

GoddamnElectric · 24th April 2006, 1:05pm

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Originally Posted by Tacky

So - what you;re saying is; rather than drinking special bottled crap, just stick with tap water?

Bottled water isnt the same thing as purified water.

Rowsbette · 24th April 2006, 1:16pm

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Originally Posted by Tacky

So - what you;re saying is; rather than drinking special bottled crap, just stick with tap water?

I don't think that's what this particular piece is saying, but I saw an article t'other day about how chemicals from the plastic in bottled water can seep in. It said something like "you'd have to drink 180 litres a day for it to become harmful to you" but went onto give all this advice about how to minimise the dangers. Seemed utterly pointless.

hotblonde · 24th April 2006, 1:26pm

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Originally Posted by Rowsbette

I don't think that's what this particular piece is saying, but I saw an article t'other day about how chemicals from the plastic in bottled water can seep in. It said something like "you'd have to drink 180 litres a day for it to become harmful to you" but went onto give all this advice about how to minimise the dangers. Seemed utterly pointless.

I read the same artilce in Grazia, I think. Smell the bottle was the main take home message....luverly

Frankie LiDeo · 24th April 2006, 1:34pm

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Originally Posted by hotblonde

Smell the bottle

A new and exciting alternative to the tired old favourite 'Spin the bottle'.

*LesMTS* · 24th April 2006, 1:39pm

Evian bottled water comes with a warning "This bottle is designed to be exclusively used for evian mineral water, do not refill." Or some similar amusing crap.

GoddamnElectric · 24th April 2006, 1:42pm

Aye most bottles say you shouldnt re-use them, it never occured to me that this might be the reason why.

*LesMTS* · 24th April 2006, 1:49pm

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Originally Posted by GoddamnElectric

Aye most bottles say you shouldnt re-use them, it never occured to me that this might be the reason why.

There's no reason why. It's a nonsense.
Slightly off topic but theres another drink, sold in Tesco, which claims to contain a rejuvenating herb (Kombucha or something, let's just call it kombucha). Anyway, it says on the bottle "the kombucha herb has been worshipped for it's life-giving properties for more than 300million years." Worshipped by whom, exactly? Primitive reptiles?

hotblonde · 24th April 2006, 2:28pm

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Originally Posted by LesMTS

There's no reason why. It's a nonsense.
Slightly off topic but theres another drink, sold in Tesco, which claims to contain a rejuvenating herb (Kombucha or something, let's just call it kombucha). Anyway, it says on the bottle "the kombucha herb has been worshipped for it's life-giving properties for more than 300million years." Worshipped by whom, exactly? Primitive reptiles?

Aye, you think they'd still be about to take questions, etc if it's life-giving. Those early dinos were apparently into worshipping the odd deity or two, not to mention herbs...one lapse in worship and sacrifical teradactil and look what happened to those Yucatans

Obsidian · 24th April 2006, 6:32pm

I knew it!!!!