Water
Facts
The list of water facts can go on and on, and these
facts also change country to country, study to study.
We'll try to provide you with the most relevant information
that you might want to know about drinking water.
If there is something that's not here and you want
to know, either about water in general, or specifically
about our bottled water let us know.
Functions
of Water
The
human body is made up of about 75% water and the functions
water provides for the body are numerous and vital
to good health.
With
water being so different from all over the world,
the age old myth of water being a source for minerals
is far fetched. What minerals are needed and in what
quatities are we actually getting from the water we
drink? The only minerals in water that can be good
for us are organic minerals. With water containing
both organic and inorganic, we are drinking and putting
impurties into our bodies at the same time we are
putting good minerals.
The
functions of water are many. They are important to
the everyday cycle of your body’s functions.
This is why it is so important to know what you are
putting into your body and to feed your body a healthy
dose of water each day. The amount of water you drink
depends greatly on your living conditions, lifestyle
and activity. Drinking an ounce of water for every
kilogram you weigh is a good measure. The more you
sweat, eat, drink alcohol, coffee, other caffeins,
all attribute to the extra water your body will require
to run efficiently.
A
good diet of fruits, vegetables, and meat is an excellent
source of the minerals we need. However, our bodies
still need enough water to stay hydrated, and the
only way to do so is to drink approximately 8 glasses
a day.
Note:
This is an average amount and should be adjusted to
your body size and body type.
Every
system in your body depends on water. Its roles are
impressive. Water:
-
Regulates body temperature
- Removes
wastes
- Carries
nutrients and oxygen to your cells
- Cushions
your joints
- Helps
prevent constipation
- Lessens
the burden on your kidneys and liver by removing
some of the toxins
- Helps
dissolve vitamins, minerals and other nutrients
to make them accessible to your body
Lack
of water can lead to dehydration. Even slight dehydration
can sap your energy and make you feel lethargic. Dehydration
poses a particular health risk for the very young
and very old.
How
Much Water Does My Body Require?
In
an average diet, it’s estimated that solid foods
provide between three and four cups of water a day.
But because it’s difficult to estimate the amount
of water solid foods contribute, it’s recommended
that you only count fluids towards meeting your goal
of eight glasses a day. However, that’s only
a ballpark estimate. To determine how much water you
need a day, divide your weight (in pounds) in half.
Your answer is the approximate number of fluid ounces
you should drink daily.
Eight glasses is the average. Some people need more,
while others can get by with less. Exercising or engaging
in any activity that causes you to perspire and dehydrate
increases your water requirement, as do hot, humid
or cold weather and high altitudes.
Some
beverages, such as those with caffeine or alcohol,
are dehydrating, so if you drink them, you need even
more water to compensate.
You
lose about 10 cups of fluid a day through sweating,
exhaling, urinating and bowel movements. Drinking
water isn’t the only way to replace those fluids.
You also get water from other beverages and even from
foods.
If
you’re healthy and not in any dehydrating conditions,
some experts say you can use your thirst as an indicator
of when to drink. Others believe that if you’re
thirsty, you’ve already started to dehydrate.
Play it safe by making a conscious effort to keep
yourself hydrated. Drink 2 glasses of water when you
get up and another when you go to bed. Keep a bottle
with you during the day or take regular water breaks.
Drink water with meals and avoid relying on soda to
provide your fluid needs. Getting enough water just
might buoy your health.
The
9 Different Types of Water
Distilled
Water
– the purest choice of all water. By ridding
the water of near all minerals and contaminants, you
can be assured that you are getting the purest water
on a very consistant basis.
All
of the rest are different types of water
but remember this: only one of these nine
kinds of water is good for you. (Distill
the Facts...)
Hard
Water – any water containing minerals.
Many municipal water sources provide drinking water
that is hard. Hardness depending on how many ppm of
mineral content there is and of what minerals it contains
(iron, calcium, sulphates, bicarbonates, sodium, chlorides,
magnesium, and potassium)
Raw
Water
– water that has been left untreated. This water
may be as soft as rain water or as hard as hard water.
Typically a ground source water.
Boiled
Water
– good for killing bacteria and other water
born illnesses. Boiling water for 4 min. is enough
to kill all bacteria and contaminants in the water.
However, the dead bacteria is left in the water and
becomes part of what you drink. The mineral content
in boiling water does not chanage.
Soft
Water
– generally speaking soft water is just relative
to hard water. This water may still contain contaiminants,
bacteria, and minerals but in smaller mineral amounts
than hard water.
Rain
Water
– mother natures majesty. Purified similar to
distillation, the sun heats water from streams, lakes,
oceans into pure h2o vapor. This vapor recondenses
in clouds and falls to the earth as rain water, collecting
impurities (exhaust, chemicals) on the way down.
Snow
Water
– much the same as rain water, although the
pollutants in the air don’t stick to the snow
molecules as easy as rain molecules. Dust and debris
in the air, sits ontop of snow pack, layer after layer
becoming part of the snow water when melted.
Filtered
Water
– any type of water run through any type of
filter is considered filtered water. This may be as
simple as a charcoal filter or as dynamic as a Reverse
Osmosis system. As filters are used, their effect
decreases thus creating a very inconsistent water
product. As well, filters can become a breading ground
as many of the contaminants filtered out collect on
the membranes and find their way back into the ‘purified’
water.
De-Ionized Water –
water which has been electronically charged dismantling
the minerals from the water. However, it does not
remove synthetic chemicals, such as herbicides, pesticides
and incensticides or industrial solvents.
Why
Choose Distilled Water?
Distilled
water is water which has been turned into vapor, so
that virtually all of its impurities are left behind.
Then by condensing, it is turned back to pure water.
It is the only water which is pure - the only water
virtually free from all impurities.
Distillation
is Mother Natures way of purifying water. Heat from
the sun evaporates the water from the seas, oceans,
rivers and lakes leaving behind salt and other impurities
to rise to the sky and form in clouds. Theoretically
this water is safe to drink but as it falls from the
sky, particles in the air such as exhaust fumes and
other toxins cling onto the water molecules and contaminate
the water.
A
distiller works the same way as Mother Nature, yet
being in a sealed mechanism, no contaminates have
access to the pure water. Steam distillation is the
process of boiling raw contaminated water and capturing
the steam vapor - which is Pure Sterile Distilled
Water - leaving behind 99.9% of the dead biological
organisms, other contaminants and pollutants in the
distiller boiling tank.
The
steam is too light to carry the contaminants, and
virtually all of them are removed - frequently 99.9%
or higher.
Distilled
water is the only water in which you know exactly
what you are drinking. As water differs from all over
the world, filtering only limits the number of bacteria
and contaminants in the water by purifying 95% of
what goes through the R.O. (Reverse Osmosis) membrane.
Distilled water is always the same, wherever it is
produced. Other types of water contain both organic
and inorganic minerals as well as bacteria and other
contaminants.
Organic
minerals are minerals in which our body requires,
they are also found in the foods we eat such as vegetables,
fruits and meat. Inorganic minerals are of no use
to the human body. Inorganic minerals will get pushed
aside and stored in the body only to build up in joints
and other organs to cause problems. Such problems
may lead to arthritis, constipation, kidney stones,
gall stones, arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries),
and weight problems.
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