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Distillation: Myths Exposed

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When we shop for water at the supermarket we generally look for purified water that comes in a bottle. What exactly is purified water? To a layman person, it means that the water has been filtered and cleaned of all impurities. However, purified water still contains its vitamins and minerals that the body needs to survive. On the other hand, the distillation process completely wipes out everything from the water, including the minerals. This means the water does not contain anything in it at all. So, does this mean drinking distilled water is bad for you? A popular myth about distilled water is that it extracts the vitamins and minerals from your own body when you consume it. This is totally ridiculous and untrue. Distilled water cannot extract minerals from your body’s cells; however, it won’t give the cells minerals either. But, this does not mean the water is bad for you because it can still help your digestive system process foods. Besides, drinking water with too many minerals in it has been known to cause cardiovascular health problems in people. Many of the purified waters sold in stores have “flavoring enhancing” minerals added to the water that already had minerals in it to begin with. This means the water is oversaturated with minerals, which will likely cause you health problems. Distilled water is a soft type of water that will not negatively affect your health in any way.

You might be thinking, “Where do I get the minerals and vitamins for my body if not from the water I drink?” The simple answer to this is from natural foods, like fruits and vegetables. You should be eating these anyway if you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you eat fruits and vegetables on a regular basis then you won’t need to get your vitamins and minerals from water. The only time you will need mineral water is if you are eating junk foods, like donuts and potato chips, on a regular basis. One of the main reasons why obese people have such severe health problems has to do with them not drinking any water or eating any natural foods. With that kind of lifestyle, the body is getting zero vitamins and minerals. Now you could compensate for the junk food by drinking the mineral water, but you have to take into account the negative health effects of the fats and sugars in those foods as well. Therefore, the best choice you can make is to drink distilled water and eat fruits and vegetables. This is the right combination that will help you live a long and healthy life.

Distilled Water: Glass Bowl Method

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There are many methods of creating distilled water. One of the most basic (and inconvenient) methods of creating distilled water at home is by boiling water underneath a glass bowl. This might sound complicated, but it is actually quite simple if you follow a few basic steps. The first thing you need to do is get your supplies. This will involve a stainless steel pot that is big enough to hold around ten gallons of water. Also, make sure the pot comes with a lid because this will be a vital part of the distillation process. Besides the pot, you will also need a glass bowl that can fit inside the pot. Try not to use a glass bowl that is too small, but big enough to fit inside the pot without touching the sides. Finally, have a bag of ice on hand because it will help with the condensation effect near the end.

After you have gotten the supplies, you are ready to start distilling the water. First, take your cooking pot and fill it up with five gallons of water. You can use the water from your faucet since it is going to be distilled anyways. The five gallons of water should fill the cooking pot at least half way. If it comes up more than half way then you can empty some of the water out until half the pot is filled. If the five gallons doesn’t fill the pot half way then simply add more water. Next, place the pot of water on your stove and turn the burner on. Place your glass bowl on top of the water and let it float. If the bowl touches the bottom of the pot then you don’t have enough water. In this case, you would fill up the pot some more until the bowl floats without touching the bottom. Either that or you can use a circular baking rack and place it on the bottom of the pot in order to hold the bowl up from the bottom.

Now you just sit back and watch the water begin to build up in the glass bowl. You don’t want the water to be boiling yet, but rather just stay hot. Once water appears in the glass bowl, take the pot’s lid and flip it upside down. Place the lid on top of the glass bowl and then fill up the lid with ice. By this time, the water will be boiling and the condensation will cause distilled water to drip into the glass bowl. After you have enough distilled water in the bowl, carefully take the bowl out of the hot pot and place it down on the counter to cool off. Then just fill up some empty bottles with the water or any other method of storage that you prefer.

As you can see, while the concept is simple, the process is very inconvenient. Make yourself a favor, stop wasting your time, and get an automatic water distiller instead.

Distilled Water is Pure

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These days it is so hard to find a food or beverage product that does not have some kind of added chemical or preservative to it. People who are cautious about their health and believe in consuming clean food and drinks will certainly stress out over this when they shop at their local supermarket. Healthy food might be hard to find, but the water choices are starting to get better. More supermarkets now are selling bottles of distilled water as an alternative choice to the purified and mineral water, although it is still cheaper for you to buy a water distiller to make pure water at home. Distilled water is a type of drinking water that is free of all chemical and impurities, which means you have virtually zero chance of getting sick from it.

Many people don’t know the difference between distilled water and the traditional purified water sold in stores. Some people don’t even understand the difference between faucet water and purified water. They just think water is water and that there is no difference. Well, if you are drinking water from your kitchen faucet then you are going to be getting all kinds of microorganisms and pipe residue in your water. As for purified bottled water, this water is a little bit cleaner because it goes through a filter and purification process. However, its purification process usually ends up killing only bacteria and pesticides, but not the minerals and organic impurities. In fact, some water companies have added minerals to their water because they claim it enhances the flavor, which is always an incentive for people to buy a food product. But, water with a lot of minerals in it has been known to cause negative cardiovascular health effects. In the end, distilled water is the only true purified water because it eliminates the minerals, pesticides, impurities and bacteria.

Distilled water is a purification process that has actually been around for almost 2000 years. But, we don’t live in the dark ages anymore where we have to burn our pots of water over a fire. We have the convenience of going just getting a water distiller and make distilled water right from the comfort of our home. We can even install distillation machines into our homes that will distill all of the running water, which will allow us to shower, bath and drink distilled water. The health benefits for the skin are just as important as the benefits for the body’s inner nutrition as well. Only truly purified water can give you all of this, which is why distilled water should be your number one choice for purification.

Distilled Water Growing in Popularity

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Consumers have never been more health conscious than they are right now. In the old days, people didn’t really think about nutrition when it came to the foods they ate and the water they drank. The reason is because food and water used to be natural and clean on their own. We didn’t have all the pollution, contamination, pesticides and so forth that we do in the present. Consumers are starting to catch on that clean water is essential to have in every aspect of their lives, such as for drinking, preparing foods and even bathing. There have been a lot of mixed ideas about what kind of water is the cleanest and healthiest for people to consume. Often times, you will hear that filtered or purified water is the best choice and that distilled water is not as healthy because it destroys all the natural minerals in the water. What people don’t realize is that distillation is just one method for purifying water. There are lots of different purification methods out there, like reverse osmosis and deionization. However, distilled water is the best way to guarantee that all the bacteria and impurities of your water have been killed. The other two methods of purification do not offer you this same guarantee.

There are all kinds of gadgets on the market now that allow people to turn their ordinary tap water into distilled water. This means that people don’t have to do the traditional method of boiling the water in a pot and then condensing the steam into a container. However, most of the gadgets sold in stores are only filters that remove a small percentage of the impurities, but not all of them. If you don’t mind boiling your drinking water, then the traditional method of distillation should not be a problem. But, what do you do about bathing and showering? You could buy bottles of distilled water at the store, but it would take a lot of one gallon jugs to fill up a bathtub. This is why more people now are seeing the value of investing in an automatic water distiller machine for their homes. This is a machine that can pump out vast amounts of distiller water very quickly. It connects to the pipes of every faucet, bathtub and shower in your home, which means you can bathe in distilled water just by turning your water on like normal. The cost of the machine ranges from the hundreds to the thousands, depending on the size of the machine you get. Consumers realize that this is an investment in their health because it keeps impurities out of their skin and body.

Using a Water Distiller

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Spring water, distilled water, Bottled water, tap water: is there really a difference between the Fout? You may surprise to find out that there is a difference. Distilled water, in particular, is water that has had almost 100% of its contaminants removed. This is done by boiling water until vapor is created, leaving the salts and heavy metals behind. The svapor is then collected and then cooled again so that it is returned to its liquid form, thereby creating pure water. This can be enticing to anyone who is interested in having a pure source of drinking water.

Although a distilled water diet is tempting and common, there are other uses for distilled water that can be used around the home. This includes cleaning, cooking, preserving fruits and vegetables, and using in steam irons to press clothes. Drinking distilled water will taste much better, and will help you to get the recommended glasses of water each day in order to keep you hydrated. But you don’t have to buy distilled water at the store, you can make it right from the convenience of your home.

A water distiller comes in a variety of sizes, but many of them are small enough to fit on your countertop. Capable of removing close to 100% of the contaminants that can be found in water; they are likely to save you a lot of money that you would be spending on bottled water. Purchasing a bottle of water may cost upwards of a dollar, while making a gallon of distilled water at home may cost just a few cents. Over time, the money you save will outweigh the initial cost of the water distiller.

 

How to Use a Water Distiller

Using a water distiller is rather simple and it’s actually easier than using a coffee maker. The vessel must first be filled with tap water, placed into the machine and then turned on. The water is then heated, and the steam is collected and converted back into water. This water is stored in a separate receptacle, leaving the contaminants behind to be cleaned or thrown away. In a matter of a few hours, the water will be completely distilled and will be ready to drink.

Water distillers are easy to maintain, as they can be cleaned with a simple vinegar in order to remove the calcium build-up that occurs. Simply fill the distiller with one part water and water part vinegar and leave it to sit overnight. It is recommended that the distiller never be used while there is vinegar or any other cleaning solution inside it as this may damage the normal function of the distiller.

A water distiller also comes equipped with a carbon filter, which has to be changed every two hundred gallons in order to ensure the quality of the water you are drinking against VOCs.