<<He said their water company sweetens the water to
make it taste good.>>
LOL. By law, they must disclose added ingredients such as the sweetener.
Do you know that lead leaching into water makes it tastes slightly sweet?
Little children like to eat pre-1950s paint chips because it tastes sweet.
Its the lead in the paint of course and it affects their neurological
development.
<< He also said *spring water* is just that, it comes from a spring, no
filters etc, just good old fashion water which naturally contains sodium.>>
Right. Spring water is groundwater that comes to the surface under natural
pressure. As it percolates through the top soil horizons, groundwater
becomes more susceptible to contamination from whatever may be on the
surface - animal feces, pathogenic microorganisms, road salt, pesticides,
you name it. Most companys have a protected zone around the well to reduce
or eliminate accidental contamination. Then they use a disinfectant like
ozone that leaves no residual in the water.
Health departments don't even bother sampling or commenting on the safety of
spring water because its considered inherently risky when it comes to the
surface. Better to use groundwater because the acquifer *may* be protected.
The mineral content of water - calcium, magnesium, sodium etc... - is a
reflection of its contact with bedrock and other solids in its acquifer
(water bearing horizon). The deeper the well, the more contact with
bedrock, the harder (more calcium and magnesium) is in the water. The
shallower the well, the less contact with bedrock, the softer the water.
<<*reverse osmosis* best for household needs is the worse for your body.
Leaches minerals
from your body.>>
No different than distilled water. Many companys add minerals back into
reverse osmosis water. You need to read the mineral content profile of the
water.
Of course, to complicate things, some companys use the Periodic Table
symbols to denote the names of the minerals and metals. And we all loved
high school chemistry, didn't we?
Rob
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