Demineralized
“Demineralized water that has not been remineralized, or low-mineral content water – in the light of the absence or substantial lack of essential minerals in it – is not considered ideal drinking water, and therefore, its regular consumption may not be providing adequate levels of some beneficial nutrients.
Sufficient evidence is now available to confirm the health consequences from drinking water deficient in calcium or magnesium. Many studies show that higher water magnesium is related to decreased risks for CVD (Cardio Vascular Disease) and especially for sudden death from CVD.
In addition to an increased risk of sudden death, it has been suggested that intake of water low in magnesium may be associated with a higher risk of motor neuronal disease, pregnancy disorders (so-called preeclampsia), sudden death in infants, and some types of cancer.
Recent studies suggest that the intake of soft water, i.e. water low in calcium, is associated with a higher risk of fracture in children, certain neurodegenerative diseases, pre-term birth and low weight at birth and some types of cancer.”
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientschap1 2.pdf
ALKALINE
You want your batteries to be alkaline, but your water? Not so much. Companies say this water makes you healthier by lowering acid levels in your blood, says Daniel Heil, Ph.D., a professor of exercise physiology at Montana State University. But your kidneys already optimize your blood pH – that is, unless you skimp on produce, food that boosts alkalinity, says Heil. If that’s the case, buy vegetables, not designer water. To alter your blood pH, you would need to guzzle down 3 liters of it a day, which would keep you tethered to the urinal. “The amount of water most people drink, less than 2 liters a day, is too small to make a difference,”says Heil.
Men’s Health.com December 2013
CHLORINE WHEN SHOWERING
“Up to two thirds of our exposure to chlorine is due to inhalation of steam and skin absorption while showering. A warm shower opens up the pores of the skin and allows for accelerated absorption of chlorine and other chemicals in water. The steam we inhale while showering can contain up to 50 times the level of chemicals than tap water due to the fact that chlorine and most other contaminants vaporize much faster and at a lower temperature than water. Inhalation is a much more harmful means of exposure since the chlorine gas (chloroform) we inhale goes directly into our blood stream.
“The inhalation of chlorine is a suspected cause of asthma and bronchitis, especially in children, which has increased 300% in the last two decades.”
Dr Lance Wallace, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated of chloroform in nearly every home because of the chlorine in the water. Chloroform [a known carcinogen] levels increase up to 100 times during a ten-minute shower in residential water”
– Environmental Protection Agency – Dr. Lance Wallace
CHLORINE IN TAP WATER
“Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times!” Breast cancer, which now affects one in every eight women in North America, has recently been linked to the accumulation of chlorine compounds in the breast tissue. A study carried out in Hartford Connecticut, the first of it’s kind in North America, found that: “Women with breast cancer have 50% to 60% higher levels of organochlorines (chlorination byproducts) in their breast tissue than women without breast cancer.”
Dr. Robert Carlson, researcher University of Minnesota
“Putting chlorine in the water is like starting a time bomb. Cancer, heart trouble, premature senility, both mental and physical, are conditions attributable to chlorine, treated water supplies. It is making us grow old before our time by producing symptoms of aging such as hardening of the arteries. I believe if chlorine were now proposed for the first time to be used in drinking water, it would be banned by the Food and Drug Administration.”
“Chlorine is so dangerous,” biologist/chemist Dr. Herbert Schwartz
