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Michael G. Fons's avatar

what about distilled? I distill RO water becuase when I distill regular tap water it leaves scale inside the boiler of my distiller. I tested the ppm of tap, RO, and distilled. Our tap water is around 450 ppm, RO is around 20 ppm, and distilled is around 3 ppm.

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Barbara Charis's avatar

Thanks to Midwesterrndoctor and the Vigilant Fox for providing excellent information on water. We have a whole house filtering system, so we can bathe without worrying about chemicals in the water; plus a RO unit under our kitchen sink to give us pure water to drink. My daughter went s step further and bought a Clearly Filter unit, which claims to remove over 99% of any toxins that are left. Many people fail to realize another source of pure water comes from the organic fruit and vegetables they consume. The percentage of water in both fruit and vegetables is approximately 75% - 94%. The water in fruit and vegetables can be calculated in the daily amount of water people require. Many who eat processed food are told to drink eight - 8 ounce glasses of water dally, because it does not contain any water. It is important not to drink an excess amount of water daily, as it will stress the kidneys and can break down the bladder.

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6hEdited

They don't want you to know the food supply is tainted and millions are doing this.....

sfood1.trackdok.com/syty65

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Randje's avatar

Can you recommend an RO system for neophytes?

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Barbara Charis's avatar

My daughter checked...She bought it from Advanced Aqua Systems 435-652-3908. You could call them to get information on the units...They could tell you the name of what they used.

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Barbara Charis's avatar

my daughter handed this, and it was a local company here un Utah. We had it done in 2020...and it is necessary to have the filter changed yearly. I asked my daughter and she doesn't recall it, either.

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Doc Choc, MD's avatar

Is there evidence that zeta potential is a real thing? I'd like to read about it 🧐

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Pearl's avatar

How about Fiji water (yes in plastic) that Dr. Exley says contains dissolved silica which attaches to aluminum and helps you excrete it?

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Anonymous New Mexico's avatar

I have been drinking distilled water, and recently I purchased a distilling machine. Makes 1 gallon in about 3 hours.

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Me Jane's avatar

We love our RO water. For friends who cannot afford RO we've gifted them with Zero Water filtration pitchers.

Wondering what @amidwesterndoctor thinks about Zero Water. Their latest filters out pharmaceuticals, in addition to so much other junk, in city water.

Several alternative treatment sites have suggested ZW, as well, if RO or distilled are not available. Thx.

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ComeQuicklyLord's avatar

I have used a 5 stage RO for 16 years, and what a blessing it has been in our health.

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Jeff Paulsen's avatar

Don’t forget that tap water may contain heavy metals. Here in west central Nebraska, arsenic and uranium is present in the well water. RO removes these as well.

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xsg's avatar
6hEdited

They don't want you to know the food supply is tainted and millions are doing this.....

sfood1.trackdok.com/syty65

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Avé Micco's avatar

I use clearly filtered. Under sink and gifted the pitcher with filters to my children’s family’s

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Nj's avatar

When I researched RO awhile ago, IT TAKES 15 GALLONS OF WATER TO MAKE 1 GALLON!

If you're paying for your water, that is REAL EXPENSIVE.

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MarianneK's avatar

RO water is wasteful. A gallon of water is wasted and dumped for every gallon purified,.

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Jeff Paulsen's avatar

The RO process doesn’t waste as much as you state. Please read the article.

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Nj's avatar

I read it took 15 gallons to make 1 gallon!

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