Distilled water vs. undistilled

[caligulathegod]

If one were to drink nothing but distilled water (or any water, for that matter) with no food for an extended period of time, then some of this might be true. Our kidneys would work overtime in trying to keep the body's salts and minerals. We get salts and minerals from our food. Water is just a medium. The salts and minerals you get from that hamburger you had for lunch more than make up for any supposed lack thereof from distilled water. I'd say the same for your tarantula's cricket dinner. Plus, it's not like tarantulas are drinking massive quantities of water. They get most of theirs from their food. That little bit one might drink from its water dish is not nearly enough to cause a tarantula any harm.


In which case, the egg experiment proves nothing. Your cells don't get exposed to nothing but pure water for extended periods of time with no other sources of minerals, etc.

 

[LAking]

wow, this is an amazing untruth! there may be reasons for not drinking distilled water but this is certainly not one of them.

That's what i was thinking. If distilled water were so dangerous they probably wouldn't be selling it in the "drinking water" isles in super markets and the labels wouldn't say "drinking water" either.

 

[tarantula666]

strange.....
here in the netherlands distilled water is in the cleaning liquids section in the supermarket , next to items such as chlorine, ammonia, and thinner
and is labeld : not for human consumption.

 

[Tamara]

The main reason why it would be labelled that way is because distillation does not remove certain volatile organic chemicals and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Before distilled water is safe for consumption, it should be followed by solid carbon filtration. That's why the distilled water is not in the drinking isle at your supermarket. Mineral depletion in the body from distilled water fasting occurs only after long periods, not from one glass. In fact, distilled water may be recommended for certain detox diets because it acts, over time, like a magnetic charge to pull out toxins. Overall, mineral water is the best for consumption, but there is no great fear from drinking distilled water provided it has been carbon filtered as well.
Tamara