Fluoride / Chlorine water filter with alkalizer

[Mountain Crown]

The problem with distilled water is that it will leach minerals from your body.

I've read this claim many times in the past, but it seems questionable because the minerals that distilled water dissolve would be salts, which our body can't use anyway.

Minerals must be in an organic form for proper use, AFAIK.

There are people who've drunk distilled water only for years without any complaints.

 

[Average Joe]

1. Please forgive my ignorance, but can distilled water be ionized?
Or rather, can distilled water be augmented (Ph) in order to be safely consumed?

Any water can be ionized. The problem with distilled water is that over time it can deplete your body of essential minerals. Water is a powerful solvent. Natural water contains lots of minerals because it has dissolved them as a result of contact with those sources. I think the C's recommended distilled water for this very reason; that it would leach the toxins out of the tissues to then be flushed out of the system.

2. Since your unit has a disclaimer on Fluoride, it seems crucial that fluoride be removed completely?
The "C"s recommended vitamins/supplements & distilled water for a person who had a
certain aliment. It was inferred(?) that tap water might defeat the "cure".

If the unit removes 99% of the fluoride from my water I'm happy. A little bit of anything won't do much harm. We ingest all kinds of toxins on a daily basis and our bodies do a pretty good job of getting rid of it. There's just so much you can worry about before it gets ridiculous.
Another excellent use for an ionizer is in mitigating the effects of a hangover. The water has amazing recuperative properties when one has had a bit too much of a good time. It also wakes you right up in the morning when you're still feeling groggy. It clears out the cobwebs.
My whole family uses this water and loves it.

 

[thinker]

2. I wanted a distiller since it may be cheaper than to
constantly replace filters which are very expensive.

I replace my filters about once a year. Clean them after about 6 months to improve water flow.
Distillers vary between 600 and 1200 Watts and they run for hours, they're not cheap either.
Unless you buy the more expensive models that have water hook ups you will need to manually fill them up. There's also some maintenance involved.
Distilled water needs to be stored in glass containers. Since distilled water is very active it very easily pickups smells from steel and plastic containers.

Filtered waters just flows when ever you need it... I tried distillation and filtered water is just more convenient.

3. Perhaps the "desktop" or "floor" filter/distiller models
are the only systems available since "whole house" water
filter/distiller systems are simply not available?

You can buy whole house RO systems. I think they are quite popular out west where water quality is pretty bad (like Arizona). I've seen whole house filter systems too, just look around on the doulton website (really like their filters).

 

[domwatts23]

I live in the UK and I regularly drink the tap water here. I have known about the fluoride issue for a few years and we used to have a filter at my house. However, we do not have it any more and I'm currently drinking quite a large amount of tap water. Would anyone say that it is actually better to drink less water rather than more if it is regular tap water we are talking about?

 

[Nook]

I live in the UK and I regularly drink the tap water here. I have known about the fluoride issue for a few years and we used to have a filter at my house. However, we do not have it any more and I'm currently drinking quite a large amount of tap water. Would anyone say that it is actually better to drink less water rather than more if it is regular tap water we are talking about?

I don't think these two options are the only ones for you. The less fluoride you absorb, the better but you Need water.

In your situation, I think buying bottled water for consumption from a brand that you can be sure of that they don't put fluoride in their water
(like Poland Spring, they actually add the fluoride to good water..).
SmartWater is ok. They distill their water and add the minerals,
or for Seltzer water, Schweppes doesn't use tap water,
while the Canada Dry seltzer is just plain carbonated tap water.

We currently buy bottled distilled water. It's not gonna help with getting some fluoride while taking a shower but it's the best we can do for now.

Some brands actually mention that they use Reverse Osmosis right on the bottles

 

[Keit]

There is an article on SOTT that talks about a plant (Tridax procumbens) that can remove fluoride from drinking water. And according to wiki "Tridax procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is best known as a widespread weed and pest plant. It is native to the tropical Americas but it has been introduced to tropical, subtropical, and mild temperate regions worldwide. It is listed as a noxious weed in the United States and has pest status in nine states."
http://www.sott.net/article/259229-Herbal-defluoridation-of-drinking-water

Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove "fluoride" from drinking water. The technology described in the March issue of the International Journal of Environmental Engineering uses parts of the plant Tridax procumbens as a biocarbon filter for the ion.

Drinking water can contain natural fluoride or fluoride might be added as a protective agent for teeth by water companies. However, its presence is not without controversy while in some natural drinking water levels may be above those considered safe by the World Health Organisation. Chemist Malairajan Singanan of the Presidency College (Autonomous), in Chennai, points out that the WHO guidelines suggest that a safe level of fluoride is 1.5 milligrams per liter. He adds that various techniques to reduce fluoride content have been tried including coagulation, adsorption, precipitation, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and electrodialysis. However, metal ions with an affinity for fluoride in a biocarbon matrix represent a pro

Singanan has investigated Tridax procumbens, which is commonly used as a medicinal herb in India, as a biocarbon absorbent for fluoride. Previously, the plant has been tested in the extraction of toxic heavy metals from water. He explains that by loading up plant tissue with aluminum ions it is possible create a safe biocarbon filter that will readily absorb fluoride ions from water warmed to around 27 Celsius passing through the filter. His trials show that it takes just three hours to remove 98% of fluoride with just 2 grams of the biocarbon filter.

The biocarbon filter might provide an inexpensive way to defluoridate water in regions where the natural level of this mineral is high in ground water, including India, China, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Spain, Holland, Italy, Mexico, North and South America. It might also be adapted for those consumers who wish to reduce their exposure to fluoride, despite its dental health benefits, in parts of the world where it is added to the water supply for public health reasons.

"Defluoridation of drinking water using metal embedded biocarbon technology" in Int. J. Environmental Engineering, 2013, 5, 150-160