Distilled water & leaching (WAS: water distiller)

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Greetings Suzi, Bob, and all,

 

Bob, really nice writeup! I think, though, that Suzi may have meant to ask a

different question.

If I misinterpret, my apology.

 

It is correct that distillation removes everything heavier than water vapor

(e.g., minerals)

from the water, along with many, though not all, things lighter than water

vapor.

 

But I sense the real question here is: does drinking distilled water leach

minerals from our

bodies? If my interpretation is correct, then the answer is " not dangerously

so " . " Pure " water,

which distilled water mimics fairly well, has a pH of 7, neutral. As such, it

functions as an

electrically neutral solvent. This means that water-soluble materials on both

sides of neutral

(positively and negatively charged) dissolve with equal ease, that is,

encountering virtually no

electrical resistance.

 

But the body only releases into solution that which it no longer needs and can

safely release,

subject to the body's present capacity to manage these things. (This capacity,

which some call

" vital response capacity " , is an alternative perspective replacing the notion of

" immunity " . And

this capacity DOES diminish significantly with self-abuse, i.e., poor diet,

inadequate rest,

activity, sunshine, etc.) So things work out very nicely, physiologically

speaking.

 

The primary source of leaching is the massive load of acid-forming inputs most

of us have been

loading into our systems for years and years. These inputs include, for example,

most cooked

foods, certain raw foods, virtually all drugs, herbs, etc. The body MUST bring

the acidity to a

safe level before it can remove the such foreign matter from the body. To

accomplish this, the

body redeploys alkaline substances FROM their " normal " locations, such as bones

and other lean

tissue, TO wherever the foreign matter is located. Unfortunately, the alkaline

material so

deployed must remain connected with the acid foreign matter al the way out of

the system. In

other words, recapture and recycling of this alkaline material is minimal,

otherwise the acidity

would shoot right back up, resulting in burning ( " irritation " ) in the system.

 

Hope this is helpful.

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

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Rawschool [Rawschool ] On Behalf Of

Bob Farrell

Saturday, July 15, 2006 6:49 AM

Rawschool

[Rawschool] Re: water distiller

 

 

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792> Hi Suzi....

 

I also have a water distiller, and have used it for years (10+?) - various

models, since they

don't last forever.

 

As far as the mis-information that " distilled water removes too many minerals "

- it's just not

correct. In the distillation process, minerals, dirt, rocks, etc...are left

behind. What

happens is that the water is heated to the boiling points (~212F), and it is

converted into

water's vapor state...and it rises up. In the model I use (see the files

section for info on

the Waterwise - there are others...there's also more info in the files section

on water...),

the steam vapor is then cooled back to below boiling point by use of an

electric fan, and as

it cools it condenses, becomes liquid again, and is then run through some type

of coconut

filter, and drips down into the container jug.

 

Now, does this process remove " minerals? " - yes, it does, indirectly - they are

left behind in

the bottom of the distiller. These minerals are not useable by our bodies, as

they are

" inorganic " - meaning they are just as they are found in nature. Just as we

can't get iron from

eating rusty nails, no matter how finally chopped up they are, we cannot get

any useful

minerals from water. We get our minerals from " organic " plant sources. Meaning

that the plants,

and the bacteria on their roots, have the ability to convert inorganic minerals

into organic

forms that we can use. We, as humans, do not possess this ability. All of this

is marketing

slight of head, designed to " misdirect " our attention!

 

Our bodies are chiefly made up of water, and we need a lot of water. Our best

source of water,

is *not* any machine filtered water - our best source comes from water-rich

fruits and

vegetables. We actually will thrive on a high-fruit, high-water, high oxygen

diet.

 

If I may, the real questions that I think this leads to is what, as humans, are

our water

needs, and how can we best satisfy them? It's from fruits and vegys! It's not

via any

distillation/purification system. As I've been on this journey, I find that I

get more and more

of my water from fruits and some vegys. Do I still " drink " water? yes....and

since I do, I'd

like some that does *not* have all the additional chemicals (fluoride, chlorine,

etc...etc...)

that are frequently intentionally added. Nora favors good spring water. There

are additional

" threads " on this board on this topic.

 

Some additional reading sources you may enjoy, if you like to acquire

information via reading

are: (these are the ones that I have readily available on my bookshelf, that

I've read, and I

know what they say)

 

" The Shocking Truth about Water " , Patricia and Paul Bragg ISBN: 0-87790-000-0,

pub. 1981 (read

1/21/92)

 

" The Choice is Clear " - Dr. Allen E. Banik, ISBN: 0-911311-31-9, pub. 1971

 

" Water - The Ultimate Cure " (ignore the cure part of the title...most of the

information is

good...) Steve Meyerowitz (aka " Sproutman) pub. 2000/2001 ISBN: 1-878736-20-5

 

All of these lead to the same conclusion: distilled water. As far as the noise

about CO2 : more

marketing stuff...yes, it may introduce some...not significant from what I've

read.

 

Sooo..there ya go! I'm not advertising anything...hope this provides some useful

information.

 

My suggestion would be to keep your water distiller for the water that you

drink, and add to

smoothies, etc.... and to continue to increase the amount of water you get from

fruits. quick

for example, watermelon is in season - watermelon is not only very high in water

content (>90%),

it's also nutrient rich, and very low in calories - about 140 calories (off the

top of my head)

in a POUND of watermelon! yeah watermelon!

 

As far as the whole water topic, I'll probably arrange a teleclass on that

sometime in the

future, since there is *MUCH* more to discuss!

 

best,

 

Bob