“FACTS ON DEMINERALIZED
WATER, ALKALINE WATER
AND CHLORINE”
DEMINERALIZED
“Demineralized water that has not been
remineralized, or low-mineral content water – in
the light of the absence or substantial lack of
essential minerals in it – is not considered ideal
drinking water, and therefore, its regular
consumption may not be providing adequate
levels of some beneficial nutrients.
Sufficient evidence is now available to confirm the
health consequences from drinking water
deficient in calcium or magnesium. Many studies
show that higher water magnesium is related to
decreased risks for CVD (Cardio Vascular Disease)
and especially for sudden death from CVD.
In addition to an increased risk of sudden death, it
has been suggested that intake of water low in
magnesium may be associated with a higher risk
of motor neuronal disease, pregnancy disorders
(so-called preeclampsia), sudden death in infants,
and some types of cancer.
ALKALINE
You want your batteries to be alkaline, but
your water? Not so much. Companies say
this water makes you healthier by lowering
acid levels in your blood, says Daniel Heil,
Ph.D., a professor of exercise physiology at
Montana State University. But your kidneys
already optimize your blood pH – that is,
unless you skimp on produce, food that
boosts alkalinity, says Heil. If that’s the
case, buy vegetables, not designer water.
To alter your blood pH, you would need to
guzzle down 3 liters of it a day, which
would keep you tethered to the urinal.
“The amount of water most people drink,
less than 2 liters a day, is too small to make
a difference,”says Heil.
Men’s Health.com December 2013
Recent studies suggest that the intake of soft
water, i.e. water low in calcium, is associated with
a higher risk of fracture in children, certain
neurodegenerative diseases, pre-term birth and
low weight at birth and some types of cancer.”
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientschap1
2.pdf
CHLORINE WHEN SHOWERING
“Up to two thirds of our exposure to chlorine is due to inhalation of steam and skin absorption
while showering. A warm shower opens up the pores of the skin and allows for accelerated
absorption of chlorine and other chemicals in water. The steam we inhale while showering can
contain up to 50 times the level of chemicals than tap water due to the fact that chlorine and
most other contaminants vaporize much faster and at a lower temperature than water. Inhalation
is a much more harmful means of exposure since the chlorine gas (chloroform) we inhale goes
directly into our blood stream.
“The inhalation of chlorine is a suspected cause of asthma and bronchitis, especially in children,
which has increased 300% in the last two decades.”
Dr Lance Wallace, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated of chloroform in nearly every home
because of the chlorine in the water. Chloroform [a known carcinogen] levels increase up to 100
times during a ten-minute shower in residential water"
- Environmental Protection Agency - Dr. Lance Wallace
CHLORINE IN TAP WATER
"Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of
modern times!" Breast cancer, which now
affects one in every eight women in North
America, has recently been linked to the
accumulation of chlorine compounds in the
breast tissue. A study carried out in Hartford
Connecticut, the first of it's kind in North
America, found that: "Women with breast
cancer have 50% to 60% higher levels of
organochlorines (chlorination byproducts) in
their breast tissue than women without
breast cancer."
"Putting chlorine in the water is like starting a
time bomb. Cancer, heart trouble, premature
senility, both mental and physical, are conditions
attributable to chlorine, treated water supplies. It
is making us grow old before our time by
producing symptoms of aging such as hardening
of the arteries. I believe if chlorine were now
proposed for the first time to be used in drinking
water, it would be banned by the Food and Drug
Administration."
"Chlorine is so dangerous," biologist/chemist
Dr. Herbert Schwartz
Dr. Robert Carlson, researcher University of Minnesota