- Types of water by labellavita
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Early Death Comes From Drinking Distilled Water
During nearly 19 years of clinical practice I have had the opportunity to observe the health effects of drinking different types of water. Most of you would agree that drinking unfiltered tap water could be hazardous to your health because of things like
* parasites
* chlorine
* fluoride
* dioxins
Many health fanatics, however, are often surprised to hear me say that drinking distilled water on a regular, daily basis is potentially dangerous.
Paavo Airola wrote about the dangers of distilled water in the 1970's when it first became a fad with the health food crowd.
Distillation is the process in which water is boiled, evaporated and the vapour condensed. Distilled 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 distilled water when one is seeking to cleanse or detoxify the system for short periods of time (a few weeks at a time).
Fasting using distilled 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 distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.
Distilled water is an active absorber and when it comes into contact with air, it absorbs carbon dioxide, making it acidic. The more distilled water a person drinks, the higher the body acidity becomes.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Distilled 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 distilled water."
The most toxic commercial beverages that people consume (i.e. cola beverages and other soft drinks) are made from distilled 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.
These and other junk foods can cause the body to become more acidic:
* meats
* sugar
* alcohol
* fried foods
* soft drinks
* processed foods
* white flour products
* dairy products
Stress, whether mental or physical can lead to acid deposits in the body.
There is a correlation between the consumption of soft water (distilled 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 distilled 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 distilled water exclusively, eventually develop multiple mineral deficiencies.
Those who supplement their distilled water intake with trace minerals are not as deficient but still not as adequately nourished in minerals as their non-distilled water drinking counterparts even after several years of mineral supplementation.
The ideal water for the human body should be slightly alkaline and this requires the presence of minerals like
* calcium
* magnesium
Distilled water tends to be acidic and can only be recommended as a way of drawing poisons out of the body. Once this is accomplished, the continued drinking of distilled water is a bad idea.
Water filtered through reverse osmosis tends to be neutral and is acceptable for regular use provided minerals are supplemented.
Water filtered through a solid charcoal filter is slightly alkaline. Ozonation of this charcoal filtered water is ideal for daily drinking. Longevity is associated with the regular consumption of hard water (high in minerals). Disease and early death is more likely to be seen with the long term drinking of distilled water.
Avoid it except in special circumstances.
Zoltan P. Rona MD MSc
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- Re: Types of water by UserX
17 y
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I'm just getting reluctant to post and ask questions because there is just so much controversy over everything and that includes distilled water. I have a great thirst for knowledge and somehow just can't stop asking questions.
I know the Hunza people drink the "mountain Milk"--water that comes off the mountains in Hunzaland that is filled with good minerals. They live to a ripe old age--over 100, at least they did until they got some western civilization food like refined sugar and soda, etc. Then there is the book by Allan E. Banik that promotes the drinking of distilled water and he says it contributes to health and longevity along with some other theories as to where some diseases come from like arteriosclerosis, glaucoma, diabetes and so on.
Where can I get some litmus paper? I want to find out a few things for myself.
I read this post. There seems to be validity in it.
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- Re: Types of water? The way I see it... by veronicalives
16 y
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I will be the first to say I have mistakenly and unknowingly championed the cause on issues that I knew next to nothing about, and quite passionately too. I will say I was ignorant and try not to fall into that trap. But I just have to put my 2 cnts worth in on this since I can actually speak on facts.
I have had an acidic body for the past 5 years, and have been drinking distilled water for over 2 years. A year ago I finished a 30 day MC fast and then had my annual check up. The Doctor was impressed with how well I looked and said i appeared to be in great health. For the next 6 months I ate mostly raw (without supplements and whilst drinking heartily of my distilled water), and I was about to embark on another fast when I decided to get a full check up. The results were "perfect", the Doctor was amazed and said she didn't know what I was doing but to keep it up!
I am absolutely heartbroken that I can not look to Doctors who are unwilling to do much more than pump me up on drugs. That is the reason this forum Curezone is so spectacularly NEEDED and POPULAR.
I am equally heartbroken that I live in a "great country" where our foods are allowed to be pumped up with drugs and junk that kills us slowly: creating pain for people who can do nothing but take it - it is inhumane how Americans are treated by thier Government. All about the money... it breaks my heart it is just so wrong.
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You say "Fasting using distilled water can be dangerous", you are wrong. You say it makes our body acidic? Well I am here to say I began drinking distilled water because I heard it was better for people who had acid reflux. And it was.
You quote the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who says "Distilled water, being essentially mineral-free, is very aggressive, in that it tends to dissolve substances with which it is in contact. ...making the water acidic and even more aggressive. Many metals are dissolved by distilled water."
NO! Does anyone remember back when Distilled water was the only water you were supposed to put into your battery? So does this make sense to you?
And finally, cuz I really should be going, the statement is made about "The most toxic commercial beverages that people consume (i.e. cola beverages and other soft drinks) are made from distilled 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."
You know, if you are concerned about people's health then do the best by looking at the whole picture. I am no scientist, but I am a consumer with ample common sense. This aspartame, this GMO corn syrup solids that is found in almost everything (bread, drinks, storebought sushi), this sugar that is in everything OMG!!! It is killing people's ability to function properly and therefore getting sick and fat.
I truly doubt that IF YOU WERE EVEN CORRECT ABOUT YOUR DISTILLED WATER STATEMENT - it would be the far lesser evil.
As for Distilled water giving "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" I would simply say one thing:
It is what the Government wants and allows. Certainly the buck ends with them! Enlighten yourself before attacking the one thing that actually works right for a person's health.
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Finally, you say "A growing number of health care practitioners and scientists ..." and "a great deal of scientific documentation that supports such a theory ..." Stop right there. These people/institutions are nothing but drug pushers paid to make sure you are never healed, but remain sick instead.
Doctors have no credibility when it comes to healing or life... unless they are reattaching limbs, or cutting out cancer that has grown out of the poisons our Government has allowed in our food.
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