TheOrganicWarriors

Dear Strange and Studiot, Thank you both for taking the time to reply to my appeal for help. It is unfortunate that neither of you went anywhere close to answering my question. I am aware that this may be a result of how I presented and worded the question and I may attempt to ask the question in a re-worded format in the future. It looks like I will be taking a trip to that university to present myself in the physical universe to ask the appropriate questions after all. Strange, thank you for directing me to the Snopes article. I read it in it's entirety and it was very informative. I would like to point out that I have never been a subscriber to the "8 glasses a day," rule. I thought I had pointed that out with my anecdotal story but, having read your reply, I realised I had not so I have amended the article accordingly and hopefully achieved this aim. As has now been stated, the article is not concerned with the volume of water a person consumes but, rather, the quality, or cleanliness, or purity of water consumed. Thanks for the free condescension. That was an added bonus. When you say "toxins" I assume you are alluding to the graphic banner which says "Toxic Substance?" I'm not sure. Ah yes, I apologise for that idiocy. That was a quote from Dean Burk, Chief Chemist Emeritus, U.S. National Cancer Institute. So I can only assume you are far more qualified than he to make statements about fluoride causing cancer. "Pretty much correct." Is that a technical scientific term? I was kind of hoping for "definitive" answers but thanks anyway for the effort. I appreciate your opinion on the fiscal decisions of drinks manufacturers but I was "pretty much," all over that. You are correct. They don't pay extra for distilled water. In fact, they don't even use distilled water. They use "purified" water which they make in house during their manufacturing process. It would have only taken you a few minutes to discover this. I know of 5 different methods of water purification, of which distillation is one. Ironically, dumping a heap of chlorine in water is another method of purification. I greatly prefer distillation to chlorination for my purified personal drinking water. Hopefully, future replies you post will be better researched. I agree that soft drinks causing minerals to be lost in the urine sounds dubious however, again, I came to this forum looking for someone who could give me a definitive answer rather than a guess. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. Water most definitely is NOT just water. To the best of my very basically scientifically educated mind, H²O is the only substance that can rightly be called "water." Anything other than that is water PLUS fluoride, chlorine, taurine, sugar, minerals, arsenic, lead, hexavalent chromium et al. You really seem fixated on the 8 glasses a day myth don't you? I can only assume this was simply a typo and you meant to say "the source is NOT known," as stated in the Snopes article you directed me to. At the time this was very confusing because I read the article searching for the KNOWN source of the myth. No need to thank me for the free condescension and sarcasm. Its an added bonus courtesy of me. In the very near future I'll be off to the university in search of a real scientist to answer my questions definitively. Cheerio!

Hi everyone, I need help understanding minerals in water and how absorption in the body works form any generous person / people willing to help. A little background on why I need this: I have a little website on which I wrote an article. I got a comment on the article which goes beyond my scope of understanding about the biochemical interactions in the body. I have put the link to the article below. I would like to emphasise that I have NOT done this for promotional purposes and ask for clemency from the site moderators. It is quiet a long article so I apologise in advance but I really need the help so I can respond effectively. The article: http://theorganicwarriors.com/what-is-the-importance-of-clean-water The comment I received and have yet to respond to: "A very interesting post but I have a question. What are electrolytes, inorganic or organic? In hospitals we are often given an electrolyte drip to compensate for electrolyte imbalances. I thought all our electrolytes ie. magnesium, sodium, potassium, calcium and chlorine were inorganic. They may be administered as an organic molecule such as magnesium glycinate which is common in hospitals. But in their ionic form, which is the only way a mineral can be used in the cells, the ion is inorganic. It is no wonder that their is a lot of confusion about this subject. As for distilled water, it is lacking in all electrolytes so all you've got is hydrogen and oxygen, nothing else. I cannot think it would be of any benefit to drink it. Many of the toxic soft drinks consumed today are made with distilled water and much research has proven that these drinks cause huge amounts of vital minerals such as magnesium and calcium along with trace minerals to be lost in the urine. Ches I'm not sure if I can put my email in this forum? If not, please let me know and I will remove it. But if anyone would be so kind as to help out and would prefer to correspond via email it is: phil@theorganicwarriors.com I have attempted to contact the chemistry department at a local university where I live in Perth, Australia but have not recieved a response. Many thanks in advance, Phil.