Purified Drinking Water – Good or Bad

Do you drink sufficient water each day? Do you use purified drinking water? Maybe it’s from an ultraviolet water purifier – or a domestic water purifier system. Maybe you use water purifier tablets. However you get it, if you use purified drinking water, is it good for you health?

Defining Purified Drinking Water

Purified drinking water might also be called “demineralized water” as it is free of dissolved minerals. To produce purified drinking water, you must use reverse osmosis, distillation, deionization, or other suitable processes such as water purifier tablets. Purified drinking water meets the definition of “purified water” in the United States Pharmacopoeia.

Purified Drinking Water for Body Detoxification

Because purified drinking water lacks minerals, it is able to absorb and dispel toxic substances from the body. Tap water lacks this ability, since it may contain chemicals (such as chlorine), dioxins, fluoride, and parasites.

Health conscious people consider purified drinking water the best choice because of its potential ability to detoxify the body, but others believe extended use of purified drinking water may actually cause health problems.

* Using purified drinking water while fasting can cause rapid, dangerous loss of electrolytes such as sodium and potassium.
* Using purified drinking water can cause depletion of needed trace minerals.
* Using purified drinking water can, due to the losses mentioned, cause health issues such as irregular heart bear and high blood pressure.
* Cooking with purified drinking water has been shown to lower food’s nutritional value by pulling out minerals.

Purified Drinking Water in Soft Drinks

Read the label on soft drinks such as colas and root beers, and you will find that many are made with purified drinking water. This sounds good, but is it? Is it good or bad for the consumer to have beverages made with purified drinking water?

Studies show that people who consume large quantities of soft drink beverages expel high amounts of nutrients in their urine. Much-needed minerals such as magnesium and calcium are pulled from their bodies by the “demineralized” purified drinking water. Continued over a period of months and years, this mineral loss induced by purified drinking water can eventuate in diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, and many others associated with premature aging.

Occasional Use of Purified Drinking Water

To date, no studies show that the occasional use of purified drinking water is harmful. True, extended use may cause various health concerns, but extended use of tap water can cause its own share of medical issues.

And the Winner Is

It is thought that the best drinking water is that which is hard (meaning high in mineral content) or ionized water, which is thought to increase health longevity. Whatever you choose to drink, as in all of life, show moderation.