> The issue of the safety of drinking distilled water came up once and I > really don't have a position on the subject except that I know it is > not harmful. I ran across the following that says that drinking > distilled water is good for you. > - Steve N > > > Is Distilled Water Healthy? > by Suzanne M. Skinner, Ph.D. > Dear Dr. Skinner: > Our church group has been having beated argurments over what type of > water is safe to drink. I have been drinking distilled water for over > two years, and I am now getting scared I may be doing myself great > harm. Some say distilled water is the only health water. Others say > distilled water is not only devoid of the minerals our bodies need, > but that it leaches out the minerals that are already in our body. Who > is right? What shall I do? > You are correct. Distilled water is the purest we can drink as it > contains only hydrogen and oxygen. Of course, we must include fresh > raw fruit and vegetable juices everyday, as they are loaded with > organic mineral elements the only kind our body can use. > "Natural water" contains inorganic inactive minerals that are > incompatible with our body and cause great harm over time. Natural > water is lifeless, gross and incompatible with our cells, and does not > contain enzymes ( the essence of life). > A lifetime accumulation of inorganic calcium (found in natural water) > clogs our veins and arteries, which can result in coronary thrombosis, > arterial occlusion (obstruction of the blood vessels), aterosclerosis. > Many times this results in a fatal heart attack. > Natural water comes from springs, wells, lakes, rivers and faucets. > Its inorganic mineral elements have been collected by contact with > rocks, earth and soil. > This unhealthy water goes from the esophagus to the stomach, to the > small intestine, and then is either transported to the liver for > distribution into the system, or if unable to disintegrated (because > of inorganic minerals), is passed into the colon. (Liquids pass > through blood vessels in the small intestine's walls). Whatever is in > colloidal form (a stateof very fine suspended particles), goes along > with the liquid into the liver. Now the liver begins to clog with > minute inorganic minerals such as calcium (limestone) and magnesium > Our bodies are composed of the same minerals, but they are in an > organic form, not an inorgamc form. The minerals that our bodies need > for replenishment, regeneration and survival, must come to us through > raw vegetables and fruit, fresh juices, nuts and seeds. We can only > use, assimilate, digest and absorb minerals in their organic form. > With fresh, raw vegetables and fruit juices, the > plant's roots go deep into the soil and pick up the inorganic minerals > and change them to usable organic minerals for us. > With natural water, however, our cells are called upon to reject the > debris cells from it's inherent inorganic minerals. The kidneys and > orher secreting organs attempt to throw off all this accumulated > debris, however, a large part stays in our bodies, contributing to > rigidity, ossification, so-called "old age" stiffness and early death. > Distilled water leaches out the unusable inorganic limestone, rock > residue, etc. It acts like a magnet, to pick up discarded cells, > rejected minerals and debris. With the help of the blood and lymph > system this waste is then carried to the kidneys for elimination from > our body. The only water the blood and Iymph can actually use is pure > distilled water, or fresh fruit and vegetable juices. > There is a belief that distilled water leaches out minerals from the > body. This is not true. It only collects and removes inorganic > minerals that have already been refused and rejected by the cells. > More than twenty years ago, Norman Walker, D.Sc., suggested an > experiment everyone can do at home. Before you start, do a urine > inspection to see how clear it is. Then use only distilled water for > three weeks (make sure you cook with distilled water also). At the end > of this time period, you will be astonished with the amount of > sediment and debris found in your urine.* > Filtering tap water is useless-- it only removes what is floating or > mixed with the water-the smaller matter remains in solution. And of > course, I need not mention the abundance of poisonous, cancer-causing > material added to the water to"protect" us from harmful bacteria and > germs. Pesticides and metals in the water compound the problem. > I will now not drink from a $5,000 water system I had installed years > ago, before I knew better. > Spring water looks clear and transparent, however, it is loaded with > sold inorganic minerals- not to mention parasitic. Bottled mountain > spring water is loaded with chemicals to make it taste good and look > clear. Bottled drinking. water is water from a tap sold to unknowing, > unsuspecting people. > * Note: > No liquid or water can "leach" organic minerals out, once they have > become intergrated in the body; only inorganic minerals rejected by > the cells and tissues, which if not evacuated, can cause arterial > obstructions and more serius damage over long periods of time, will be > removed. these inorganic minerals must be removed, and distilled > waterwill do the job for you. >
