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Is Distilled Water Any Better Than Spring Water?

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You may hear about spring water on a daily basis. The bottled water manufacturers use it and claim that water from certain parts of the world is better than others. While that is the case, and spring water is refreshing, is it really better than distilled water? What is the difference between distilled water and spring water anyway?

 

Spring Water from the Valley

 

Spring water comes from various natural springs, artesian wells and various underground sources of water. It is often taken and then bottled up to be sold. Of course, there is a treatment process to help “clean it”. It is considered to be healthy and pure but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has had the same filtration process as distilled water.

 

It does have a lot of nutrients and minerals that are good for you. This is one of the reasons why people decide to drink it over any other type of water. It also tastes good—much better than regular tap water.

 

The Filtration Process of Distilled Water

 

And then there is distilled water. This goes through a filtration process to remove all the impurities that are found in water. There is no risk of getting poison, harmful chemicals and faecal matter; things that are all found in a lot of bottle water.

 

The downside is that some of the minerals are taken from the water. This can be seen as a downside since it doesn’t seem as healthy.

 

Contaminants Are Not Just in the Water

 

It is important to remember though that the contaminants are not just in the water. While spring water doesn’t have as many as regular tap water—or it would seem that way—it is placed in plastic bottles that are sometimes harmful. The chemicals used in the plastic bottles have been linked to some types of cancer.

 

There is also the issue with the harm to the environment. While plastic can be recycled, most people don’t bother. The bottles are thrown on waste piles instead of being reused for water. It adds more damage to the ozone layer.

 

So, is spring water really that much better than distilled water? It does have some benefits but with the rest of the contaminants in the bottles, it may be worth solely focusing on distilled options.

Is Purified Bottled Water Better Than Distilled Water?

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There are so many different types of bottled water. If you check the labels, you’ll find that some state they are distilled and others are purified. Distilled bottled water means that it has already been through the process and is pure but what about purified water? What exactly does that mean and is it better than distilled water?

 

Purified and Distilled Water Are Different

 

It is really important to note that the two words do not mean the same thing. While purification does remove the impurities and minerals, like the distilled process does, it does not take the water through the same process of reverse osmosis or evaporating it. Most of the time, the purified process is through the use of UV rays.

 

UV rays are harmful to the skin and body but are great for removing organic matter from the water. It does create pure water, just like boiling the water and letting it condense again.

 

So, Which Is Better?

 

The truth is that both are just as good for you. Whether you boil the water or use UV rays, the impurities are removed. This leads to pure water to drink that enhances the flavour of anything that you make with it.

 

It is possible to get machines that use UV rays to purify the water. However, these are much more expensive than more distilled water machines. You will need to consider your budget but it may be worth opting for the cheaper product if you are going to make it at home. When buying bottled water, either purified or distilled are excellent options.

 

The Removal of the Minerals

 

Both purification and distilled processes do remove the minerals from the water. These minerals are needed by the body and may make the two options sound unhealthy. However, you can get the minerals from your food. In fact, most people will get the minerals they need from their food and not the things that they drink!

 

The next time you see a bottle of water with “purified” on it, you can be happy to know that it is just as good for you as distilled water (and vice versa!). They both go through a process to remove all the impurities and minerals, so you get to drink the pure water.

Fact or Fiction: Distilled Water Myths Debunked

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There are a lot of things that people say about distilled water. Some of them are made up, often by the bottled water companies, and you need to be aware of the truth. However, others do have some truth to them. It is important to know the fact from the fiction so you can make the best decision for your health when it comes to the water you drink.

 

Distilled Water Removes All Minerals

 

The distilled process removes all the minerals from the water. This point is true but that doesn’t mean the water is very bad for you.

 

One important point to make is that most humans don’t get their minerals from water. They get them from food and other drinks. If you have a healthy and balanced diet, you will get all the minerals and vitamins that you need and there is no need to worry about your health.

 

Distilled Water Takes Minerals from Your Body

 

People believe that because the water doesn’t have an minerals, it will take the minerals from your body. This simply is not true.

 

There has been no evidence to back this theory up and it doesn’t even make sense. The water doesn’t take the minerals away, it would add them to the body. Think of it from the impurities side. The water doesn’t take the impurities out of your body—it helps to cleans your body through its natural detoxification ways. If it doesn’t remove impurities through your skin, why would it remove minerals?

 

There Is No Nutritional Value to Distilled Water

 

Due to the lack of minerals, some people believe that there is no nutritional value. This is, again, false.

 

The water offers many other benefits, even though there are no minerals. The distilled process removes all the impurities. There are fewer risks of getting kidney stones because the level of calcium is under control and there is little chance of being poisoned, like you could with bottled water. Distilled water is one of the most healthiest option that you can drink.

 

Before you start listening to the things people say, know your myths from your facts. There are many distilled water myths but many have been debunked. Distilled water is healthy and the lack of minerals does not mean that your body will suffer for it. Focus on a healthy and balanced diet!

A Brief Introduction to Distilled Water

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Distilled water may sound like a complicated term, but it actually is a very simple process of removing impurities from water. The process involves the boiling of water and condensing the steam into a clean container. Distillation is an age-old technology that has been under use since at least couple of centuries.

Applications of Distilled Water

Distilled water finds its usage in various big and small things around us, in our everyday life. Most commonly it is used in lead acid batteries of automobiles for there are significantly reduced minerals and ions in distilled water imparting longer battery life. For the same reason, it is also preferred to normal water in automotive cooling systems. As a coolant, it finds its usage in nuclear powered ships as well.

Moreover, distilled water is used in chemical, biological labs and surgical procedures where highly purified water is essential. It also finds its usage in aquariums to ensure longer lives for aquarium fishes. Steam irons and various industries are few more where distilled water is preferred over normal tap water.

Drinking Distilled Water

Apart from several industrial and household uses of distilled water, it is also used for drinking and cooking purposes. It is of high utility in areas and countries where drinkable sources of water are not easily available. Seawater is used in some countries to prepare distilled water, which is fit for drinking. Generally the cost involved with this process is very high; however, solar distillers are gaining rapid popularity across the globe making it an inexpensive deal.

Solar stills or solar distillers employ simple way of using heat from the sun to evaporate water leaving impurities behind and then condensing these vapors to provide distilled water.

The use of distilled water as drinking water can ensure safe and clean drinking water to a large population of the world. Also, it can solve the gigantic problem of various diseases and illness associated with drinking impure water in various parts of the world. This is because the normal tap water or municipality supplied water at most of the times is associated with some impurities.

Myths Associated with Drinking Distilled Water

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There are a lot of myths associated with drinking distilled water. These myths are causing problems to the people because it is creating negative views to the intake of distilled drinking water. Here are some of the common myths about distilled water and the explanations to these myths.

 

Distilled water is said to remove organic minerals outside the body. This is actually a baseless claim because distilled drinking water is still a form of water, as a matter of fact, the purest. Water brings the minerals to the cells and tissues, and they only reject inorganic minerals. It simply means that distilled water does not flush any organic materials since it has the same composition as any type of water. The only difference is that it does not have any chemicals and other contaminants.

 

Another myth is that the distilled water is dangerous because it easily becomes acidic. There is a slight acidity in distilled drinking water, but it is natural. As a matter of fact, it won’t even have any effect on your body. It is quite close to a neutral PH so it is not dangerous and it won’t have any negative effects to your body. It is the purest type of water, so it is neither beneficial nor damaging. There are many drinks, such as lemonade and orange juice, which are much more acidic than distilled water.

 

Alkaline water is better than distilled water. This is another myth because drinking distilled and alkaline water is almost the same. As a matter of fact, it is even safer to drink distilled water in the long run compared with alkaline water. Drinking alkaline water for a long time may cause disturbances in your gastrointestinal tract because it neutralizes the stomach acids. It is still better to drink distilled water in the long run because it does not post any threats to your health.

 

Distilled water is considered as dead water since even fishes won’t survive in this kind of water. This is actually common sense because fishes don’t live in just any type of water. Fish needs plankton and other living organisms that live through inorganic minerals. Distilled drinking water doesn’t have any type of inorganic minerals, and it is pure water so fishes won’t survive in distilled water. Well, you can’t really say that a type of water is dead just because a fish or a living organism does not survive in it.

 

Distilled water takes out beneficial minerals. Basically, all the minerals are removed from the water including organic and inorganic minerals. These beneficial minerals are usually in an inorganic form. It means that even if you leave them in the water, the body will not consider it as beneficial minerals. Minerals and vitamins are supposed to be taken through other means. You do not have worry about vitamins and minerals from water because the amount that they have is not even sufficient to help your body.

 

You need to pay attention to these myths and understand the truth about them especially if you are planning to drink distilled water.