2. I heard that distilled water
is leeches minerals from the body, is this true? It is unsure where this myth came from, but it
is not based upon any scientific fact and is literally a lie. It
is presumed that it was a rumour started by an individual or company
with vested interests (possibly a manufacturer of an alternative
filter or purifier).
'Your
question as to whether distilled water leaches minerals out
of the body reflects
another persistent
myth. While
pure water helps to remove minerals from the body that cells have
eliminated or not used, it does not "leach" out minerals
that have become part of your body's cell structure. Neither does
distilled water cause your teeth to deteriorate, a false claim
made by a filter manufacturer looking to boost sales. As far as
acidity goes, distilled water is close to a neutral pH and has
no effect on the body’s acid/base balance'. - Dr
Andrew Weil
"Distilled
water has an inherent quality. Acting almost like a magnet,
it picks up rejected, discarded,
and unusable minerals and, assisted by the blood and the lymph,
carries them to the lungs and kidneys for elimination from the
body. The statement that distilled water leaches minerals from
the body has no basis in fact. It doesn't leach out minerals that
have become part of the cell structure. It can't and won't. It
collects only minerals that have already been rejected or excreted
by the cells...To suggest that distilled water takes up minerals
from foods so that the body derives no benefit from them is absurd." -
Harvey & Marilyn Diamond, Fit
for Life II: Living Health
3. Isn't distilled
water void of minerals that my body needs? Another popular myth. The simple fact is
that the human body can only use and absorb certain types of minerals
(organic as opposed to inorganic) and
only from certain sources. The human body is designed to get
it's minerals from foods, not from water and so the best thing we
can do for our water is make it as pure from toxins and chemicals
as possible.
While it is true that the process of distillation
removes certain minerals
from the water it is highly unlikely that any of the beneficial minerals
could be used by the body. Research has shown that the
body is unlikely to be able to absorb the minerals from water and one
study has even claimed that you would have to drink over 650 eight-ounce
glasses of tap water to reach the Recommended Daily Allowance for calcium. The
fact that distillation makes water 100% pure should not be of concern.
"The body’s need for minerals is
largely met through foods, not drinking water." - American
Medical Journal
"The minerals which the human body needs that are in the water
are insignificant to those in food… and anyone simply eating
a varied diet, not even a balanced diet, could hardly suffer a mineral
deficiency." - Dr. Henry A. Schroeder, Dartmouth Medical
School
"The only minerals
that the body can utilize are the organic minerals. All other
types of minerals are foreign substances to the
body and must be eliminated. Distilled water is the only water that
can be taken into the body without any damage to the tissues." - Dr.
Allen E. Banik, The Choice is Clear
4. Are distillers expensive to run?
Home distillers take about 3 kilowatts to make 4
litres of distilled water. The average price of a kw in the UK is
approximately 5.5p and therefore, for four litres of distilled water
the cost is likely to be approximately 16.5p - or only just over
4p per litre!
Is 4p per litre too much to pay for pure distilled
water
made
fresh
in your
home?
The alternatives are to buy bottled distilled water,
or mineral water - both of which cost between 40p-£2.50 per litre
and are not available on demand.
From the perspective of return on investment - it
would take you approximately 99 days for your distiller to pay for
itself:
3 litres of distilled water per day = 12.37p
3 litres of bottled mineral water per day = £2.04
Difference = £1.92
Price of a Fresh & Pure Distiller = £189.99
Days to pay for distiller based upon saving above=
99 days!
If there are any other questions that you might
have regarding distillers, please do not hesitate to get in touch
by email,
filling out a contact
form or speaking to one of our friendly
staff on +44 (0)1604 491500.
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