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Last post 10-31-2009, 3:49 PM by AdamHart. 6 replies.
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  •  07-13-2009, 10:17 PM 8398

    Reverse Osmosis water filters

    I have been using a plumbed in Reverse Osmosis water filter for about ten years and I've heard recently that, to quote "the filtration method removes the minerals, and water must have a balanced amount of minerals, it causes a very unstable water. When you drink that water, it tends to leech the calcium and magnesium from your bones, and can end up causing bone density loss as well as osteoporosis. Even the World Health Organization has issued a warning against those types of harsh filtration methods."

    Does anyone have experience  of reverse osmosis both the pros and cons?

  •  07-13-2009, 11:04 PM 8400 in reply to 8398

    Re: Reverse Osmosis water filters

    Hi,

    I have read that distilled water,due to the lack of minerals,can cause spontaneous cracking of teeth if drunk over a long enough period.

    Not sure if reverse osmosis water is quite as naked as distilled but you can help re mineralise it by adding a pinch of unprocessed sea salt to each litre.

    As far as I am aware the pros of reverse osmosis water are:

    Gets all the crap out.

    Cons are:

    Expensive to install.

    May take needed minerals out.

    Wastes a lot of water.

    Hope this helps

    Robin


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  •  07-17-2009, 12:31 PM 8472 in reply to 8400

    Re: Reverse Osmosis water filters

    Many thanks Roger for your post. Should I put a pinch of sea salt in the kettle when boiling water? Although I am also thinking of having a 'wellness water'  jug to put the water through to enhance the water.
  •  07-17-2009, 1:47 PM 8473 in reply to 8472

    Re: Reverse Osmosis water filters

    That could be a good idea as it won't cause the water to taste salty but not sure what the effect of boiling has on the mineral content.

    You could also try holding your jug of water and saying a prayer of love and gratitude to the water...this has been shown by Dr Masaru Emoto in his research to positively change the structure of the water.

    Great sources of info on water are books by:

    Martin Fox

    Viktor Schauberger

    Dr.Masaru Emoto

    Dr.F.Batmanghelidj

    Hope this helps

    Robin


    Robin Allan
    Chek Practitioner
    Natural Health Coach

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  •  08-13-2009, 12:31 AM 8915 in reply to 8398

    Re: Reverse Osmosis water filters and about distillers

    I have done a fair amount of reading on this, and spent a lot of time looking for resources which actually do a good job on the topic. It's amazing to me that on something as basic as water purification, the lack of good research and writing on the topic of purifying water.  Due to the pervasive influence of industry on governmental bodies, I would tend to dismiss most any advice I got from government or even the UN.  

     Anyway, I would suggest you read 'The Drinking Water Book' by Colin Ingram.  Best one on the market right now.  Ingram is an engineer, and has given a very thorough treatment to the pros and cons of all the forms of water purification, what they remove and don't remove in terms of classes of contaminants.  What he says checks out with the other sources I used, including conversations with the owner of a chain of water purification stores in California who sold both R/O and distillers.  His advice was that hands down he preferred distillation.  Both fellows came to the conclusion that a carbon prefilter with a distiller gives the best overall results, and truly removes everything.  

    Briefly, R/O systems do remove a high proportion of impurities, but the membranes, being under high pressure, slowly degrade over the typical 6 month useful life, and over that time they allow an increasing amount of impurities through.  They might start out being 98% effective and end up at 80% effective at the end of 6 months as larger and larger  molecules make their way through the expanding membrane pore size.  Some brands of R/O membranes were made using highly toxic chemicals, such as dioxins, so you need to shop carefully and know the materials they are made of and what is used in manufacturing them (traces often remain).

    There is no research I have found, or that anyone else can point to, that validates these things that float around the internet about purified water being aggressive, or unstable, or leaching minerals from the body, which is the only thing that matters.  Frankly I think it is either propaganda or unsubstantiated rumor.  What pure water does to things outside the body only matter if you store it in plastic containers and then drink it and take in plastic,so use glass jugs.  In pure physical chemistry, you would see leaching because there would be osmotic pressure.  In the body, water will always have a much lower concentration of minerals than our tissues,but the body retains minerals by the action of the kidneys filtering and retaining minerals according to the body's needs.  Physical chemistry and biology are two different ball games, and mixing them up is where most of this unfounded stuff comes from.  

    It always makes sense to consider supplementing with minerals, because our food these days is often mineral-depleted.  Even water full of minerals doesn't come close to meeting all of our needs for even a few minerals we need.  Organic food will help too.  To me, bottom line, the small amount of minerals lost is a small price to pay for getting all of those toxins, drugs, etc. out of the drinking/cooking water.  Hope this helps.   

  •  09-20-2009, 11:25 PM 9583 in reply to 8398

    Re: Reverse Osmosis water filters

    There are some hidden problems with reverse osmosis other than removing the minerals and lowering the pH toward acidic.  The RO storage tank needs to be sanitized yearly because bacteria will grow, since no chlorine is in the tank to prevent bacteria growth.  And for that reason I use a conventional carbon and KDF filter, that keeps the minerals and generates water only when you need it, without a storage tank. One company selling these water filters is http://www.thewaterexchange.net.  The advantage to KDF is that it kills bacteria, removes most contamanints including arsenic and heavy metals, and allows the cartridge to last 3 years.

    Barry

     

     

  •  10-31-2009, 3:49 PM 10027 in reply to 9583

    Re: Reverse Osmosis water filters

    I dnt think there are any problems with RO filter systems...i m using this system for a year now and it works great..i found it here... http://www.isopurewater.com/

    AdamHart

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