Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 http://stores.ebay.com/The-Aqua-Safe-Pure-Water-Shop I shopped for an R.O. system for almost a year and found the one above. It's inexpensive and has been a good system for over a year now. I test the water with a TDS meter that came with it. Tap water reads about 200, distilled about 100 and the last time I checked the reverse osmosis water it read 0! That's why I was asking about adding back minerals. The original article semed to me to imply that R-O water should be avoided altogether. I say just be sure to get sufficient minerals. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 , Dave R Hermanson <tumblweed4@j...> wrote: > http://stores.ebay.com/The-Aqua-Safe-Pure-Water-Shop > > I shopped for an R.O. system for almost a year and found the one above. > It's inexpensive and has been a good system for over a year now. I test > the water with a TDS meter that came with it. Tap water reads about 200, > distilled about 100 and the last time I checked the reverse osmosis water > it read 0! That's why I was asking about adding back minerals. > Dave, Ok assuming that these meters are reliable, you are saying that there are no minerals left in your water after using this device? Hmm...not good!! JoAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Is it not true, JoAnn, that minerals in water are not very significant compared to the amount of minerals we need to consume? Switching from commercial veggies to organic produce will up mineral intake (I am guessing here) more than switching from R-O water to mineral water. And taking supplements (or seaweed) will up mineral intake far more than either. Alobar On 9/18/05, JoAnn Guest <angelprincessjo wrote: > , Dave R Hermanson > <tumblweed4@j...> wrote: > > http://stores.ebay.com/The-Aqua-Safe-Pure-Water-Shop > > > > I shopped for an R.O. system for almost a year and found the one > above. > > It's inexpensive and has been a good system for over a year now. I > test > > the water with a TDS meter that came with it. Tap water reads > about 200, > > distilled about 100 and the last time I checked the reverse > osmosis water > > it read 0! That's why I was asking about adding back minerals. > > > Dave, > Ok assuming that these meters are reliable, you are saying that > there are no minerals left in your water after using this device? > Hmm...not good!! > > JoAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Dave, Ok assuming that these meters are reliable, you are saying that there are no minerals left in your water after using this device? Hmm...not good!! JoAnn Right, that's why I was wondering if adding a mineral suppliment like Concentrace would be a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 , Dave R Hermanson <tumblweed4@j...> wrote: > > Dave, > Ok assuming that these meters are reliable, you are saying that > there are no minerals left in your water after using this device? > Hmm...not good!! > JoAnn > Right, that's why I was wondering if adding a mineral suppliment like > Concentrace > would be a solution. It may help Dave, however it is important to get a mineral concentrate that has ALL of the basic minerals that you need on an hourly basis and this may be hard to get in a liquid concentrate even one like concentrace. Its the sodium content of the RO water that does the damage to your system and whenever there is sodium without accompanying potassium there is a risk of very high blood pressure in the meantime! Many essential minerals are toxic in excess, but essential in small amounts. Iron, chlorine, sodium, zinc, and copper are in this category. Toxic levels have been established: we know what diseases are caused by their excesses. You've got the hard water / soft water debate. Hard water has more minerals in it, which obviously is better for the bones and teeth, and the heart as well comes down to a choice: reverse osmosis or carbon block. With reverse osmosis you've got *no fluoride* filtration, no minerals, and wasting about 4-9 gallons to get one gallon of pure water. (A'o, p72) With most high-end " carbon mesh " filters, you can get rid of everything but fluoride,but you'll still have minerals. Only 5 states have any regulations about what water filter manufacturers can say. On the Internet - it's a total jungle! There is one excellent little book which can save a lot of research time: Don't Drink the Water. The author goes into great detail in comparing the attributes and quality of the basic filter units. He points out the advantages of placing a KDF filter before the carbon filter in order to insure that bacteria won't begin to grow within the carbon. You should be supplementing with a high potency mineral complex! I would find one that you can take several times a day at least and supplement whenever you drink the water if at all possible. Like I say this is why softened water is so harmful, because of its high sodium content. The sodium will make your body very acidic!! The balance of minerals is SO important for health, I cannot emphasize this enough!!!! It's ifficult to find one filter that does everything: reverse osmosis filters take out most contaminants, but also the healthy minerals. Many of the high-end carbon filters will not remove fluoride or nitrates, but they will leave the healthy minerals. Hard water has a better ALKALINE content and is better for your body as a whole! If it's more acidic than 7.3, we die. More basic than 7.45, we die. Buffering is how the body changes the acid we eat in order to keep the blood pH always about the same. There are two main kinds of buffering. (Guyton, p 387) Buffering also uses up free oxygen and breaks down cells and tissues by means of oxidation. When we drink water, we should be taking some of the " stress " off the body by helping to make the blood more basic (higher number). Tap water is softened by adding sodium, to replace calcium and magnesium so that our water heaters won't develop sediment, and so our dishwashers and clothes washers will produce sudsy water. MInerals are a co factor for enzymes and we need them. Its the electrolytes that keep our heart going... so what else can I say. I dunno....it doesn't sound good. I've been reading up on this quite a bit and the more I read the more complex it becomes to me. I've tried to explain it the best I could. If you have any more questions I'll try to answer them, but you know how important alkalinity is since you've been on this list so long. The body has a buffering system but the body can only do so much and we need to provide it with the raw materials to stay healthy. Thinking about the Hunzas and their 120-year lifespan that was attributed to the " glacial " mineral waters they drank, one can see the value of minerals in drinking water. Blessings, JoAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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