Minerals removed by Distillation
Yes, your body needs calcium, for instance, and distillation
removes this mineral and all others. However, your body does not obtain the
calcium it needs from water. Your body obtains minerals more easily from foods
than from the water you consume. There is controversy over the subject of minerals
in water even among health authorities.You will find compelling arguments on
both sides of the issue.
Minerals in water exist as salts or inorganic minerals.
In this form, minerals are not nearly as biologically
acceptable to the human body as the organic forms
of minerals found in all foods and high quality vitamin/mineral
supplements.
Excess minerals can interfere or compete with the
taste of foods and beverages. Many bottled beverages
(beer, soft drinks) are made with distilled water
for the best possible flavor.
Impurities Distillation Removes
The distillation process
removes virtually all impurities from water. Properly equipped distillers are
highly efficient at removing nitrates (fertilizer residuals), bacteria, cysts,
viruses, sodium, dissolved solids, most organic compounds (solvents, herbicides,
and pesticides), heavy metals including lead and arsenic, and radionucleides
from water. Distillers remove about 99.5 percent of the impurities from the
raw water.
Impurities not removed by Distillation
Distillers can actually allow a tiny percentage of impurities to pass over
into the storage container during distillation. Volatile organic contaminants
(VOC's), including some pesticides and solvents, boil at temperatures below
or very close to water (207-218 degrees Fahrenheit). Distillation
alone might not be enough to remove VOC's. Distillers equipped to remove these
substances are vented and/or have carbon post treatment filters (ACF's).
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