Pure Water Distillers - The Important Part is What They Can't Do
Pure water distillers might be recommended by some alternative practitioners
. Usually, they are trying to sell a bottled brand. But, a few of them truly believe that drinking distilled is better for your health. I disagree.
There is no natural source of distilled water on the planet. All freshwater contains some dissolved minerals, because of the rocks that it comes from. The minerals are essential for electrolyte balance within the body.
A person can die of dehydration while drinking distilled waters! This is especially true if exercising to the point of perspiring. When you perspire, you lose fluids and salt. While that might not be a problem for most people (research indicates that Americans consume far too much sodium), a person who is concerned about their health is more likely to eat healthy foods, which are naturally lower in sodium. So, sweating, loss of sodium and not consuming the right kinds of fluids could cause serious health problems.
But the mineral content is just the first point. The second point has to do with the "contaminants" that are removed by a pure water distiller.
Distillation was originally developed during a time when the only potential contaminants were those that were naturally occurring. Today, the primary sources of freshwater contamination are industry, agriculture and treatment facilities.
Industrial spills and leaks have resulted in benzene and MTBE contamination. Agricultural runoff results in pesticide, herbicide and cyst contamination, as well as e-coli and other types of bacteria.
Treatment facilities are very good at targeting e-coli and most other pathogens, except for cysts. They get rid of the bacteria through the use of chlorine or other disinfection methods. So, the facilities cause two types of contamination. They are the chemicals used to disinfect, and the byproducts created when those chemicals interact with bacteria. Those are caused THMs or DBPs.
A pure water distiller could get rid of e-coli, cysts and other pathogens, but would have no effect on the chemical contaminants. They would simply pass into the collection pot along with the steam.
The same is true of expensive reverse osmosis units. They were also developed at a time when the primary sources of contamination were naturally occurring. They were never able to address the issue of bacterial contamination. They can remove cysts, lead and mineral deposits, but not chemicals.
From a health standpoint, the best types of beverages to drink are waters that have a trace mineral content. A pure water distiller cannot give you those kinds of beverages. A multi-stage home purifier can.
They call them selective filtration devices. They are able to remove cysts, lead and chemical contaminants. Most naturally occurring minerals are allowed to pass through. If there is no naturally occurring mineral content, the devices improve the mineral content by exchanging ions of lead and copper, which are found in most pipelines, for ions of sodium and potassium. The technology is called ion exchange.
Pure water distillers are expensive, difficult to clean and ineffective against modern-day contaminants. Selective filtration is the right choice today.
Pure Water Distillers - The Important Part is What They Can't Do
By: Lauren Leddy
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