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Ultra pure water is not meant for drinking purposes. The
problems with pure water of this nature, as it concerns
drinking, are numerous. When we talk about purity for drinking
purposes, we mean something different.

Author: Laurel Tevolitz

The purest sources for drinking are far underground. Some of the
natural aquifers and springs remain uncontaminated by synthetic
and organic chemicals that plague the world on the surface. Most
of us are not lucky enough to have access to one of these
aquifers.

Many of them have been bought up by bottling companies. Some of
them claim to offer ultra pure water. But, the problems with
pure water from a bottle are too numerous to even mention here.
Briefly, the bottles contaminate our environment, they
contaminate the liquids stored within, additional waters are
needed to create them and they may or may not contain something
that is safe to drink.

For most uses, our sources are surface waters, such as rivers,
lakes or man-made reservoirs. There are no uncontaminated
sources on the surface. We need a number of purification steps
to make it safe for consumption. They begin at the treatment
facilities and end in our homes, but ultra pure water is not
what we need.

Ultra pure water is designed for industrial applications, such
as semiconductors, ink jet formulations, printing and
lithography. It is similar to the distilled waters used for film
developing and reverse osmosis waters, used by a variety of
industries. At one time or another, all of these systems have
been adapted for home use, but the problems with pure water of
this nature remain.

Those groundwater sources that we mentioned above have a healthy
mineral content that helps us achieve proper hydration and
electrolyte balance. Surface waters also have a mineral content.

One of the problems with pure water obtained through RO or
distillation has to do with the human digestive system. It was
not designed to run on ultra pure water. Waters like that are
not naturally occurring anywhere in the world.

The digestive issues you could experience from drinking ultra
pure water include heart burn, acid reflux, diarrhea,
constipation, cramping and nausea. If you drank it, while
working outdoors on a hot summer day or participating in a
sport, you could suffer from hyper-hydration, which has symptoms
similar to dehydration. Water alone does not hydrate the body.

That’s why sports drinks are so popular, but they should not be
consumed on a regular basis either. They have too much sugar,
artificial colors and flavorings. The best choice for regular
consumption is water with a trace mineral or electrolyte
content.

The two most important electrolytes are sodium and potassium.
That’s one of the problems with pure water from distillers and
RO, they don’t contain those electrolytes.

If you are looking for something to drink, avoid the problems
with pure water, look for a home purifier that removes chemical
contaminants, cysts and heavy metals, while balancing
electrolytes. They are called “selective filtration devices”.
Leave ultra pure water for the industries to use.

About the author:
Laurel Tevolitz is a dedicated researcher of critical issues
that affect health and well-being. Visit her water purification
blog now at http://www.safewaterpurifier.com to discover which
water purification system she recommends after extensive
research.

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