Posted on 01/22/2018 5:29:33 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Last year, cryotherapy and charcoal ice cream were the latest wellness crazes. But 2018 may just be the year of raw water, a health trend convincing people to dig deep into their pockets to buy an untreated version of what comes from the tap.
Marketers of raw water say skipping the water treatment process makes the product better for your health, as naturally occurring probiotics, electrolytes and silica are not filtered out.
Raw water also ditches tap water additives like chloramine, a disinfectant, and flouride, which is said to reduce tooth decay.
Live Water, a California-based raw water distributor, says they spent years searching for the optimal source before finding it in Opal Spring in Madras, Oregon.
They claim drinking water from this source leads to better oxygenation of cells, enables super effective detoxification and can even reverse the aging process.
But, if you want to reap the benefits, it will set you back $16 for 2.5 gallons, plus $22 for the reusable jug.
While the price tag makes it more costly than gasoline, some believe it's a small price to pay for a host of potential benefits.
That is, if they are legitimate.
According to experts, however, consuming raw water may have more adverse effects than beneficial ones.
Unfiltered water can contain various contaminants, such as chemicals, pesticides, bacteria and parasites.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ingesting them can cause serious health issues, including gastrointestinal illness, reproductive problems and even neurological disorders.
"We’ve spent generations of science and effort to try and protect people from drinking raw water,” Val Curtis, professor of Hygiene and director of the Environmental Health Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told the Telegraph.
“It seems extraordinary that people want to go back to medieval times, when millions of people died from infections that were carried by it,” Curtis said.
“Build nuclear reactors
to light your life and town.”
Because nothing EVER goes wrong with nuclear power! ;)
Compare the number of deaths attributed to nuclear reactors
to the deaths attributed to coal mining. :p
I’d rather be dead than glowing green with my hair falling out! ;)
Why? Think of the money you’d save
on night lights and hair brushes.
***Was your friend a city boy***
Believe it or not he was a country boy who could do real well in the country. But he lacked some common sense and often did real stupid things like put too much black powder in a muzzle loader because he didn’t have a measure.
Hard to believe he had never been more than 35 miles away from home till he was almost 30 years old, and had never been to a cafe till the same age.
No telling what could go down somebody else's abandoned well, like a direct injection into the aquifer.
I don't know which state you live in but Oklahoma's geological survey is all online now, and it includes a map of all logged (known) water wells.
I believe it was back in the 70's, water well drillers were required to have a state license and to log each well drilled.
Many years ago, my aunt lived in a town that drew its water from artesian wells. It was the best water ever. But the gov’t made them start treating it and it became just like any other tap water.
So “raw water” isn’t always a bad thing.
Canada Geese.
No one with in a mile of our place.
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