This has been rehashed over and over again on this board. I posted the exact article 6 mos ago. There will never be any agreement or scientific evidence posted because there is none. Its all opinion based on who and what you choose to believe. I tend to believe in the therapeutic/positive benefits of distilled water but am not sure if long-term use is good. Additionally, philosophically its contradictory to nature to use a man-made device to produce distilled water, so I struggle with that. Perhaps if you can find naturally occurring distilled water it would be all you need?