Make Mine Distilled Water

Distilled water comes to you having had all dissolved salts removed from it. It has been boiled, and then condensed, with all solids remaining behind. It has been stripped of all organic materials and inorganic materials. It has, in other words, been purified.

What Is H20?

If you look up a definition of water, you will find that it is, when pure, a tasteless, odorless liquid. It does not contain chlorine to make it pure. It does not contain fluoride or other additives. Pure water contains nothing other than two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen. Many believe that makes distilled water the only truly pure water available.

Distilling Water

* Pros: A growing number of people believe that drinking distilled water is beneficial to the health. Drinking distilled water, they claim, is a means of hydrating your body without contamination. Distillation kills and removes bacteria, cysts, and viruses. It also eliminate heavy metals, inorganics, organics, particulates, and most of all: radionuclides. Since we get the minerals we need from food, we are safe in removing those, too. In fact, distilled water will pick up unused minerals as it circulates in the body, and remove them through the kidneys. Drinking distilled water is good for you, and is the purest water you can drink, say its proponents.

* Cons: Those who oppose drinking distilled water say that distilled water, since it contains no minerals, leaches minerals from the body. They offer no proof. Drinking distilled water is sacrificing taste, they say. They are accustomed to the taste of water containing minerals, and find distilled water lacking. They have grown accustomed to the taste of chlorine, fluoride, and other additives.

Drinking Distilled Water

The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) states “Boiling water is the best extra measure you may wish to take to be sure your water is free of cryptosporidium and any other germs.”

Some believe the CDC means distilling water. However, boiling water is not the same as distilling water. As seen above, distilled water is condensed after boiling.

Others, arguing that drinking distilled water is the best option, point to the dangers of bottled water. Consider this statement quoted by some who argue in favor of drinking distilled water.

“In one recent EPA check of 25 bottling plants, serious problems with cleanliness was found at every one.” from 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, Andrew Weil, M.D., 1997

While the statement is meant to point out the potential for contamination in bottled drinking water, it does nothing to support drinking distilled water. After all, most who are drinking distilled water purchase it bottled at one of those same plants.

Drinking distilled water may or may not be best for you. It is an individual choice. Get all the information you need before making that choice.