Why is Purified water bad for you?

[Guest guest]

Please let me rephrase my question. Would adding something like a liquid

mineral concentrate back into R.O. purified water be a good alternative

to bottled mineral water? Thanks

 

 

[Guest guest]

, Dave R Hermanson

<tumblweed4@j...> wrote:

>

> Please let me rephrase my question. Would adding something like a

liquid

> mineral concentrate back into R.O. purified water be a good

alternative

> to bottled mineral water? Thanks

 

Dave,

Magnesium in drinking water is not only more easily absorbed, but it immediately

enters the blood circulation.

Bottled water is usually low in minerals if an

American brand, and much higher in minerals if bottled in Europe.

Right

after a workout many athletes will reach for an inferior bottled

water which is typically low in minerals

(sometimes called dissolved

solids), and in particular low in magnesium.

 

The electrolyte minerals in the blood circulation are further

diluted, and bang, the heart muscles start to

spasm. What the heart needs is magnesium, and it needs it

immediately after physical exercise.

 

 

In the archives at the National Library of Medicine the most often cited

relationship in regards to sudden cardiac death is a shortage of

magnesium, in particular the lack of magnesium in drinking water apart

from magnesium in foods or supplements.

 

Studies conducted around the world confirm where magnesium levels are

relatively high in drinking water the rate of sudden death heart attack

is low. The 25 US cities with the lowest death rates from coronary

artery disease have richer sources of magnesium in their drinking water.

[J Am Med Assn. 195: 81-125, 1966]

 

Furthermore, the morning hours are when magnesium levels are 50-70

percent lower and correspond to the hours when most heart attacks occur.

[Magnesium and Public Health: the impact of drinking water, Dept. of

Animal Physiology and Nutrition Agricultural University, The

Netherlands; Am Heart Journal 140: 438-42, 2000]

 

Of the minerals removed during water softening, magnesium is the only

mineral found to be deficient in the heart muscle of sudden-death heart

attack victims. [science 208: 198-200, 1980]

 

Even filtered tap water, chlorine removed, won't

make up for a mineral shortage that is suddenly killing Americans before

paramedics even have a chance to place their defibrillator paddles on your

chest.

 

To make matters worse, tap water is softened with sodium before it

enters the piping system in most American homes, increasing the risk for

high blood pressure and softening of bones.

 

This is taken from a quote by Bill Sardi.

www.askbillsardi.com

[Guest guest]

, Dave R Hermanson

<tumblweed4@j...> wrote:

>

> Please let me rephrase my question. Would adding something like a

liquid

> mineral concentrate back into R.O. purified water be a good

alternative to bottled mineral water? Thanks

>

 

I thought this portion of Bill Sardi's article was extremely

informative and may help to answer some of the questions which are

uppermost in our minds!

 

JoAnn

 

But why magnesium in drinking water rather than foods, and why won't

a magnesium tablet make up for shortages of this mineral?

 

This is explained by the rapidity of magnesium losses, how magnesium is

absorbed in drinking water as well as the timing of its delivery into the blood

circulation.

 

First, while the normal size adult human body contains about 25,000

milligrams of magnesium, most of it stored in tissues, organs and

bones,

and only about 1% of magnesium is found in the blood circulation.

 

The blood circulation is what bathes the heart in electrolyte minerals (sodium,

potassium, calcium, magnesium) which are required for the heart's electrical

pacing activity.

[Magnesium Information Center, New York]

 

So a significant drop in magnesium levels may occur much more

rapidly due to sweating, dehydration, dilution or urinary

elimination from the blood circulation than from organs, bone and tissues.

 

Second, magnesium in drinking water is about 30 percent more

bioavailable than magnesium in pills. [Acta Pharmcology Toxicology

41: 154, 1977]

 

Magnesium in bottled water can't approach the milligram dosage provided by

mineral supplements, but minerals in drinking

water are more rapidly absorbed and make an immediate contribution to the

critical 'electrolyte balance' required for proper heart rhythm.

 

Third, just a small amount of magnesium in drinking water appears to

have an almost magical effect in reducing the risk of sudden death.

[Epidemiological Reviews 19: 258-72, 1997] While magnesium in

drinking water is calculated to contribute only 10% of the daily intake of

magnesium, this small amount may have a significant impact upon public health.

 

A 10% increase in magnesium consumption from drinking water

(about 30-40 milligrams) could bring about a 30% reduction in the

risk of death from heart disease. [American Journal Epidemiology 143: 456-62,

1996; Epidemiology 10: Editorials, Jan. 1999]

 

Factors that increase the need for magnesium:

 

Physical or emotional stress

Alcohol

Birth control pills

Estrogen replacement

Soft water

Saturated fat

Calcium

Vitamin D

Sugar

Drugs: Digitalis (Digoxin), steroids, water pills (diuretics)

Monthly hormonal peak in females

[Guest guest]

, Dave R Hermanson

<tumblweed4@j...> wrote:

>

> Please let me rephrase my question. Would adding something like a

liquid

> mineral concentrate back into R.O. purified water be a good

alternative

> to bottled mineral water? Thanks

>

 

The Balch's recommend something called " Beres Drops Plus " .

I have no personal experience with this product. They recommend it for

replacing minerals lost in RO water.

 

JoAnn