> What do people think of the discussions between distilled water and ionized water for drinking? <
Oh, boy, you put your foot in it this time! >From one of my articles, my own slant: WATER: Everyone today is aware of the issue of water purity and the dangers of chlorinated tap water. But the importance of water in our diet is not confined to water purity alone. Water is a carrier in our bodies. It first is used to carry nutrients throughout our bodies to the locations where those nutrients are needed. Then it is used to carry metabolic waste-products and toxins from throughout the body to the eliminative organs to be disposed of. To do this, the water must be empty of all minerals and chemicals. If it is not, the body must first "distill" its own water before utilizing it, which consumes extra metabolic energy. This "full" and "empty" aspect of water can be seen when you stir sugar into a glass of water. The first spoonful dissolves and disappears into the water, but if you keep stirring more sugar into the water, eventually the sugar stops dissolving. This is because the water has become saturated with sugar. In the same way, if the water we put into our bodies is already full of various substances, the water will need to be "emptied" by the body before it can carry the important nutrients extracted from our food. 80% of our body is composed of water, and water is the universal solvent and lubricant. It is the primary ingredient in the process of digestion, and plays an important part in every metabolic process that occurs within our body. There is controversy over the theoretical value of the minerals found in water, but because of the importance to the body for water to be "empty", water is not an essential source of minerals. Indeed, according to Dr. Carey Reams, more usable minerals are garnered from the air we breathe than are found in water (which demonstrates the value of clean, pure air!). In addition to this, the minerals found in water are inorganic, metallic minerals, not readily or easily assimilable by the body, unlike food-derived minerals, which the plant or animal they come from has converted to an organic state. Add to this the uncertainty of the wide variety of kinds and concentrations of different minerals in the water which can be found in wells, streams and reservoirs throughout the country, and it's clear that water is an uncertain and sometimes even risky source of minerals. Although there are numerous processes used to purify water (charcoal filtered, reverse-osmosis, deionised, etc.), steam distillation is the process which fully purifies and empties the water of not only all pollutants, but of all minerals. Charcoal filtering is an excellent method for removing most pollutants, but does not remove minerals. Reverse-osmosis can remove pollutants and minerals, but creates a negative-energy state on the molecular level that interferes with healthy metabolism. De-ionization removes minerals, but the resin beds of this system are breeding grounds for bacteria. Furthermore, de-ionization is not efficient in removing synthetic chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, insecticides or industrial solvents. Steam distillation duplicates the process that occurs in nature (rainwater). It also charges the water with energy on a molecular level, which energy is utilized by the body. In fact, the only water that is more charged with energy than distilled water is the "heavy water" found in nuclear reactors. One of the fallacies you might hear concerning distilled water is the idea that distilled water will remove or "leach" minerals from your body. But, in fact, rather than removing minerals from your body, your body must first remove the minerals from the water you drink in order to best utilize it. Rain water has always been the purest natural source of water (though not any longer, of course, because of pollution in the air). Rain water is nature's steam distilled water, using the power of the sun. End of article. Let me add that I very much like the suggestion of Mike Devour about adding Concentrace to distilled water to get a mineral water with non-metallic minerals that are easily assimilated by the body. But also, I like to give my body empty water that it can use to cleanse itself, as well as carry essential nutrients to where they are needed. Terry Chamberlin Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>