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.
Hey, let’s not be too hasty here. You gotta have something to wash down that Tide detergent pod.
Sacredness/purity is a moral channel, along with fairness, care/harm, in-group loyalty, respect for authority.
Liberals tend to ignore the respect for authority.
They used to not put value on in-group loyalty, but the social justice warriors exclude everyone but their followers in an increasing number of organizations. The Science Fiction Writers of America is now excluding conservatives ... though science fiction groups pushing social justice has been worsening for years.
This “raw water” along with raw food, clean eating, veganism, local food is the liberals’ chaotic attempt to apply purity rules to food without a coherent ideology. They want the feel good / feel holy aspect of Kosher without the stable rule-set or standards.
Raw water? It’s called a ‘well’ in most rural areas of the nation.
LOL!
I think you have a few too many windows open on FR! ;)
““It seems extraordinary that people want to go back to medieval times”
Actually, eco and health nazis want us to go back to the stone age.
I’ve been drinking well water for over 30 years now. I am, however, glad that I grew up in a city with fluoridated water.
Healthy teeth are a good thing! ;)
Huge difference.
Any water from a river, or from a source under the direct influence of surface water, is usually not.
There are, of course, exceptions to both of the above scenarios, but I would never purchase "raw water" in bottles from anyone.
“Actually, eco and health nazis want us to go back to the stone age.”
Pipe down and get back in your cave, Serf! ;)
“young people died” = “young people were when they died”
From a deep well in a rock aquifer, it doesn't really need treatment.
Good point. I don’t trust ANY surface water.
Giardia should also be a serious concern for those who drink untreated surface water.
I grew up in northern Michigan and the only water I drank was from the drinking fountain in school. At home we had that foul crap known as "well water" aka "iron water" and I never drank it.
“You have died of dysentery”
Back in the computer stone-age I used to play that game sometimes.
What is its name? I cannot remember.
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