What are the harmful effects of drinking distilled water?

Answer 1

it is considered to be "dry".... ie: it lacks vitamins and minerals that normal water has,,,, therefore, it will "soak up" the vitamins and minerals from your body......and water should give you those minerals,,, and not take them.

do not drink it as an "only" fluid intake.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

That was a great question Harley Mama! I always knew distilled water was the purest water available, but I never realized it can cause a person to lose valuable minerals from their organs and bones. I think distilled water is available that has the added minerals so that is safe for consumption.

Answer 4

Some people might say you're missing out on the minerals, especially fluoride. I was raised on distilled water. I have had my share of cavities and it could be because of the lack of fluoride as a child. Of course, I'm only one case. Plenty of people who drink tap water have cavities.

Answer 5

Studies validate the benefits of drinking distilled water when one is seeking to cleanse or detoxify the system for short periods of time (a few weeks at a time).

Fasting using distilled water can be dangerous because of the rapid loss of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) and trace minerals like magnesium, deficiencies of which can cause heart beat irregularities and high blood pressure. Cooking foods in distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.

Distilled water is an active absorber and when it comes into contact with air, it absorbs carbon dioxide, making it acidic. The more distilled water a person drinks, the higher the body acidity becomes.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Distilled water, being essentially mineral-free, is very aggressive, in that it tends to dissolve substances with which it is in contact.

Notably, carbon dioxide from the air is rapidly absorbed, making the water acidic and even more aggressive. Many metals are dissolved by distilled water."

The most toxic commercial beverages that people consume (i.e. cola beverages and other soft drinks) are made from distilled water. Studies have consistently shown that heavy consumers of soft drinks (with or without sugar) spill huge amounts of calcium, magnesium and other trace minerals into the urine.

The more mineral loss, the greater the risk for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and a long list of degenerative diseases generally associated with premature aging.

A growing number of health care practitioners and scientists from around the world have been advocating the theory that aging and disease is the direct result of the accumulation of acid waste products in the body.

There is a great deal of scientific documentation that supports such a theory. A poor diet may be partially to blame for the waste accumulation. Meats, sugar, white flour products, fried foods, soft drinks, processed foods, alcohol, dairy products and other junk foods cause the body to become more acidic. Stress, whether mental or physical can lead to acid deposits in the body.

There is a correlation between the consumption of soft water (distilled water is extremely soft) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Cells, tissues and organs do not like to be dipped in acid and will do anything to buffer this acidity including the removal of minerals from the skeleton and the manufacture of bicarbonate in the blood.

The longer one drinks distilled water, the more likely the development of mineral deficiencies and an acid state. I have done well over 3000 mineral evaluations using a combination of blood, urine and hair tests in my practice. Almost without exception, people who consume distilled water exclusively, eventually develop multiple mineral deficiencies.

Those who supplement their distilled water intake with trace minerals are not as deficient but still not as adequately nourished in minerals as their non-distilled water drinking counterparts even after several years of mineral supplementation.

The ideal water for the human body should be slightly alkaline and this requires the presence of minerals like calcium and magnesium.

Distilled water tends to be acidic and can only be recommended as a way of drawing poisons out of the body. Once this is accomplished, the continued drinking of distilled water is a bad idea.

Answer 6

Well, you might not be getting some of the electrolytes and mineral salts that your body also needs....but since distilled water is pretty much as pure as water can get, you should be pretty safe.....

Answer 7

Not much. There aren't minerals in distilled water like in tap water or bottled water, but you still get minerals elsewhere.

Answer 8

no harmful effects its just you need more minerals form another sources

Answer 9

not much unless you leave it out. then there are chances of viruses and bacteria will get in there.

Answer 10

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ur less resistent to outer attack