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Water that has no minerals in small amounts isn't bad for you. If you're a water drinker as I am, consuming 1/2 to a gallon a day will strip your body of minerals.
I use municipal tap water. No issues.
consuming 1/2 to a gallon a day will strip your body of minerals
Our water comes from a lake, too, but the city has a water treatment plant that cleans it before it's piped into people's homes. It's too bad your city doesn't do that.That isn't, sadly, a universal thing. Here in Texas, water taste varies significantly depending on where is is sourced.
In Central Texas, drinking water comes mostly from underground aquifers, so it is basically spring water. It is hard water, but tastes good.
My water in North Texas comes from man-made lakes. It is safe - rated "superior" - but tastes like lake water, especially in the Summer.
Water around Houston is a mix of lake and ground water, and tastes really bad.
The charcoal filter on my fridge is good enough to clean up the taste of my city water. When I do consume bottled water, I refill the bottle s a few times from my fridge filter, to waste less plastics.
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I think what he meant is that if you drink too much water, it dilutes the amount of electrolytes in your blood. That can cause serious problems, including heart rhythm issues.There is a lot of discussion on this, but I have yet to see any clear evidence that this is true. Plus the health advantages of mineral and alkaline waters have pretty much been debunked.
Moreover, considering the TDS of the Crystal Geyser spring water I have been drinking for years hovers around 75mg/liter, minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium would each be a fractional percentage of that. I see that as negligible considering:
A single tomato or banana contains 420mg+ potassium.
A single serving of dairy has 320mg+ of calcium. Many veggies, nuts, beans, and seafood are also excellent sources.
Magnesium is also found in many veggies, nuts, wheat, and even chocolate, again many times over what is found in typical drinking water.
So unless you're fasting, consuming pretty much nothing but water, the contribution of minerals from it is negligible.
I think what he meant is that if you drink too much water, it dilutes the amount of electrolytes in your blood. That can cause serious problems, including heart rhythm issues.
https://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration
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I spent 8 days in the hospital after my surgery with them trying to regulate my sodium, potassium and magnesium levels.
For every two 500ml of water I drink a day, I need to take supplements to keep my levels up.
Cardiac patient...encouraged to increase sodium levels, DOH!
No, it doesn't. When water companies distill water for bottling, it removes the minerals. They add them back, though, because people evolved drinking water containing minerals and it doesn't taste right without them.Water with no minerals does not exist in nature that I'm aware of.
"Spring" water is a marketing term. It doesn't mean anything special.If I buy water though, I will always buy spring water over "drinking water".
Does it make a difference, maybe, maybe not, but when given the choice...
Yup, all that water (and don't forget about other liquids like coffee, tea, etc) can literally flush important electrolytes/minerals from your body. I know - see my reply to PrincessFiona....If you're a water drinker as I am, consuming 1/2 to a gallon a day will strip your body of minerals.
I think we might have two different discussions going on in this thread. The first is whether or not water can contribute actual nutrients to nutrition? Like you said, it's probably negligible.There is a lot of discussion on this, but I have yet to see any clear evidence that this is true. Plus the health advantages of mineral and alkaline waters have pretty much been debunked...
...So unless you're fasting, consuming pretty much nothing but water, the contribution of minerals from it is negligible.
I know, right! I've been taking medication for high blood pressure (runs in the family) for several decade. I've also been seeing a nephrologist for about two years because of low blood sodium levels. His first recommendation (which worked) was to reduce my liquids intake and increase my use of salt.This!
I spent 8 days in the hospital after my surgery with them trying to regulate my sodium, potassium and magnesium levels.
For every two 500ml of water I drink a day, I need to take supplements to keep my levels up.
Cardiac patient...encouraged to increase sodium levels, DOH!
Our water comes from a lake, too, but the city has a water treatment plant that cleans it before it's piped into people's homes. It's too bad your city doesn't do that.