Water

[Doug]

I recently ran across an article on Dr. Mercola's website that said drinking distilled water could kill you. (or words to that effect). My first thoughts were - that doesn't make sense - it's water. My second thought was - if I find out that Mercola is a fraud I'll have to remove all those ads. (that's a lot of work). It turns out that the article was written by Zoltan P. Rona MD MSc and not by Dr. Mercola, but I still had to do some research to find out what exactly the problem with distilled water was supposed to be. The topic came up originally when I told someone I was drinking distilled water because distillation is the only way I knew of that would insure the removal of contaminates. The process also removes things our bodies need like calcium.

If we look at water for what it is, a naturally occurring combination of molecules, how could it be dangerous to our health? Especially when we are mostly water ourselves. The idea being promoted in the article was that water is very absorbent, so without calcium or other minerals, distilled water would absorb minerals from the body, robbing the body of nutrients. What instantly popped into my head was - then what - it's happening inside the body. It's not like that water absorbs the mineral and dashes away with it. It's inside your body. Besides that, no water has minerals in it until it comes into contact with minerals. What would I get if I drank a glass of non-distilled water and a mineral supplement? I'd get water, whatever was in the water, and the minerals from the supplement. How about a glass of distilled water and a mineral supplement? I'd get water, whatever was in the water (nothing), and the minerals from the supplement. What am I missing?

What happens when I take distilled water and a mineral supplement and put it in my body? The body gets the stuff it needs and gets rid of the waste - right? What's the waste? Minerals? What happens to the minerals?

One of the big questions about nutrition these days is - am I getting the vitamins and minerals I need. I choose to use supplements. The soil provides us with the minerals via edible plants. If we eat food grown in soil with minerals we get minerals - provided we don't destroy them through a preparation process. Food grown on land that has been depleted of minerals doesn't provide us with essential minerals. How do we know where and in what soil our food was grown? I decided that if I didn't grow it then I don't know. So I take supplements. I add water to dissolve these supplements.

There is one thing I think I should say about water containers. I buy water in plastic jugs. This isn't a good idea. I haven't figured out what to do about that. I guess if I wanted the ultimate water I'd get a distiller, add minerals and electrolytes to my distilled water, then store the water in glass containers. The other thing that distilled water is supposed to absorb is carbon dioxide - like out of the atmosphere? So this brings it into the body? I don't know anything about that yet. I'm getting a little sick of all this....

Here are a couple of articles you can read:

http://aqualover.com/lifeforce/

http://www.cyber-nook.com/water/distilledwater.htm

Water may someday be recognized as the single most important healing medicine we could possibly consume, and our special report, "The Healing Power of Water," explains why. You can read it right now at:

http://www.naturalnews.com/Report_water_cure_0.html

Physicians rarely promote the curative properties of H2O, but Dr. Batmanghelidj, M.D. has studied water's effect on the human body and has found it to be one of the best pain relievers and preventative therapies in existence. I was one of the last people to interview the late Dr. Batmanghelidj, and I listened in awe as he shared his research and stories about "The Healing Power of Water."


               Mike Adams, the Health Ranger

The Perfect Water | Bio Water.  Might be worth it...

[collegemom]

Interesting article about water, I think I will do some research of my own on it.

[Doug]

I broke down and uploaded a better video for the electro-medicine page. There is some discussion about water on it. They also cover how to make Colloidal Silver (which I make at home) and the benefits of Oxygenated water - ElectroMedicine

I'll get the movie "A World Without Cancer" soon. It's really good...

[Doug]

Okay - here it is - World Without Cancer Video

[Doug]

Tammy, where's your water and acidity post? I was looking at this article (below) and read how citrus becomes base after digestion. There's a lot to learn in the food, diet department. Too much for me. Hopefully I learn enough not to kill myself.

Balancing the bodies PH with this home made punch

[Doug]

Tammy,

I know you think I.m being argumentative when I say stuff like "Are you sure" and "Where did you get that idea?". I just want to know the truth about things and so I need to question "all" reports, studies, scientists and so on. I also question all my ideas: where did I get them, where did they come from?

You put a reply here (water) a while back that stated, All disease is accompanied by an acid state in the body. I ask, "Are you sure...", (All)? Then you quit...Well I've been looking at it and I find it's true. (As far as anyone knows so far). I don't even think it's controversial. I just hadn't got to that subject and didn't know...

On this acidity topic - look at this study on "Acidity and our ocean water".

"....test the water near the mouth of the Columbia River.”What we’re seeing is that CO2 levels and pH levels and acidification levels on the coastal ocean are getting worse,” said Professor Burke Hales.Hales said an increasingly acidic ocean was already dissolving juvenile oyster shells and could eventually impact sea life as we know it."

oceanacidification.wordpress.com
OSU studies rising coastal ocean acidity

[Doug]

Sexy Water

From Dr. Mercola

Don't succumb to the marketing ploys to make you feel you need to drink "sexy" waters. Number one: they are expensive. Number 2: they are spiked with synthetic sweeteners. The worst one is aspartame. When you read "diet" in a food or beverage product, it's usually aspartame-sweetened. The subterfuge begins by making people believe that by using "diet" products they are doing something good for their health. Nothing could be further from the truth.

As I wrote in my Death by Modern Medicine eBook, aspartame is composed of one molecule of aspartic acid, one molecule of phenylalanine and one molecule of methanol (free methyl alcohol). That's 33% free methyl alcohol, a poison that can cause blindness. And two free amino acids that are potent brain neurotransmitters that shouldn't be taken in the free form. When aspartame breaks down in the body it forms the following metabolites: Formaldehyde, a class A carcinogen; diketopiperazine (DKP) a brain tumor agent, and formic acid (ant sting poison).

I'm also often asked to comment on the new vitamin waters. I do believe that homeopathy works but I must tell you that the amount of vitamins in these waters is definitely so low you could call it homeopathic. Or in this case we can call it  homeopathetic! The companies are relying on the pubic's gullibility that they can get enough vitamins in processed water to make a difference in their health. the only thing that's going to work here is the placebo effect.

Me? I just stick with plain, filtered water! I use an Athena alkaline water filter. You can check that out on my Resources page
under . Recommended Supplements and Products

Dr. Carolyn Dean is both a medical and a naturopathic doctor. Known as The Doctor of the Future she's authored 19 health books. You can get a free email subscription to her Wellness Tips from the Future newsletter plus the first 4 modules of her Future Health Now! program by clicking on the following link...  getfuturehealthnow.com

[Doug]

From, Natural News

Here's some more huge news for the day: The U.S. government is asserting federal control over water supplies across the country, including ponds, streams and fishin' holes! It's a whole new water power grab in Washington D.C. Read this eye-opening story by Jonathan Benson:

water power grab

[Doug]

Actually, the thicker the better is true (humidity) ....

Man makes drinking water out of thin air - KSDK.com

Water out of air? A Texas man has invented a machine that does just that. The drought doesn't worry [inventor Terry LeBleu] because he has invented and patented a new machine. It's called the "Drought Master" and makes drinkable water out of air. "It pulls the air through it, pulls out the moisture, and exhausts the air," LeBleu says. Depending on humidity, the machine can make between five to seven gallons of pure water in one day.

All you have to do is plug it in, and one gallon costs only 4 cents in electrical charges. An independent lab took samples of LeBleu's water and found it had no bacteria and is free of metals. Lab techs say it's similar to distilled water. Willie Nelson owns 50 of these machines, including an indoor version. Even Texas Governor Rick Perry owns one. But LeBleu wants his invention to benefit local farmers and ranchers. The machine is quieter than a refrigerator, and you only have to wash the filter every few years. Building one takes only two hours. The oldest model made is still up and running. It's been functioning for a decade.

For a more detailed article and link to more info, See - DroughtMaster Water Generator - Drinking water from Cloud Nine - By Lyn Odom

[Doug]

Back to distilled water, don't see any option, adding my own minerals and electrolytes to it. Drinking the punch to balance PH.