More than an urban myth - de-mineralized water contributed to irregular heartbeat, if it didn't cause it. Personal, not theoretical

William



14/02/01 20:20:08 PM, Cheyenne Loon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I agree with Siobhan's recommendations re: the best water filtration
>devices.  I see a lot of places advertising RO and distillation as the best
>because it is the most 'pure'.  But being so pure, it lacks the minerals
>that are essential for health....When I was working in a lab in grad school,
>a friend of mine told me he knew a guy who decided to drink nothing but
>de-ionized water - that's just about the 'purest' water you can get, devoid
>of anything but the H2O molecule, used in experimental work because it will
>not contaminate your samples with other minerals or metals.  Apparently
>after some time, he got ill, and had to be treated for his electrolyte
>imbalance.  OK, maybe it's some kind of lab-geek's urban myth, but i think
>there's at least a grain of truth in it.  And I don't know about y'all, but
>distilled and RO water tastes pretty flat.  Ideally, i'd prefer to drink
>fresh spring/river water (chock full of minerals, BTW), but that's not
>possible in downtown Toronto.  RIght now I'm saving up for a good quality
>combined carbon-zeolite type of filter.
>
>cheyenne
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