Water - how do you do it?

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by Stillman16

Most bottled water is not reverse osmois, it likely sees ion exchange (softening), to remove heavy metals (calcium, magnisium and iron), none of which will harm you, and only really iron that adds a "taste" issue.

oh i think the bottled water is RO beacuse the TDS readings are around 1ppm... if it only removed heavy metals, wouldnt the total disolved solids be higher? RO is also what removes the chlorine etc.

[worth]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

I highly reccomend buying one of these systems from this ebay seller. cant beat 100$ for a 5 stage reverse osmosis system. I have one myself. easy to install....

Does it filter fluoride?

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by worth

Does it filter fluoride?

reverse osmosis successfully treats water with dissolved minerals and metals such as aluminum, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chloride, chromium, copper, fluoride, magnesium, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nitrate, selenium, silver, sulfate, and zinc. RO is also effective with asbestos, many taste, color and odor-producing chemicals, particulates, total dissolved solids, turbidity, and radium. When using appropriate activated carbon pre-filtering (commonly included with most RO systems), additional treatment can also be provided for such "volatile" contaminants (VOCs) as benzene, MTBE, trichloroethylene, trihalomethanes, and radon. Essentially, reverse osmosis is capable of rejecting bacteria, salts, sugars, proteins, particles, dyes, heavy metals, chlorine and related by-products, and other contaminants that have a molecular weight of greater than 150-250 daltons. The separation of ions with reverse osmosis is aided by charged particles. This means that dissolved ions that carry a charge, such as salts, are more likely to be rejected by the membrane than those that are not charged, such as organics. The larger the charge and the larger the particle, the more likely it will be rejected.

[krazycanuck]

This thread has encouraged me to drink more water. I'm much like the original poster, I really can't stand just drinking straight water...the lack of taste is just weird to me. I can drink it while im working out or playing sports, but...it's hard to just pick up a glass and start chugging. I do also enjoy the propel stuff that gatorade makes...but it's a little pricey. I think im going to go to the store tommorrow and get some crystal light...and just start mixing that in with water and as each day passes put less in until im just drinking water.

[Tower]

Don't know if it is said already but - get fresh lemons.... A 2 litre jug - cut the lemon in half juice it with machine or by hand and mix it with the water. Drink 1 jug a day. Soon you'll just start liking it.

[OilersBaby]

I wonder if there's such thing as drinking too much water....

[DuffMan]

simple, have it around within grasp, and you will drink it.

[Mango]

One week in and a bottle of water everyday so far, albeit, only 500 mL. To tell you the truth, I'm craving a carbonated beverage pretty badly. Who thought it would be so hard?

[pope04]

Originally Posted by Mango

One week in and a bottle of water everyday so far, albeit, only 500 mL. To tell you the truth, I'm craving a carbonated beverage pretty badly. Who thought it would be so hard?

Hang in there. I'll betcha that some of those cravings will subside as you become less dehydrated.

I'm up to 8-10 glasses of water per day, and, as someone that used to drink lots of coffee, beer and soft drinks, I drink little else.

Well, truth be known, I still indulge in the occasional beer.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Mango

One week in and a bottle of water everyday so far, albeit, only 500 mL. To tell you the truth, I'm craving a carbonated beverage pretty badly. Who thought it would be so hard?

It gets easier. I cut Coke out of my diet a few months ago (except for the occasional can with pizza or what have you).

The first while it was very hard, now I don't crave it at all and find the taste actually too sweet when I do have one.

[Hack&Lube]

This is probably a nasty suggestion but dealcoholized beer can be less than 60 calories a can and 0.5% alcohol only. It's an easy way to drink water...

Healthier than carbonated pop.

So umm, is the consensus that reverse osmosis is better than distilled or the other way around? I eat enough salty foods to think I wouldn't need any extra electrolytes in my water.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

This is probably a nasty suggestion but dealcoholized beer can be less than 60 calories a can and 0.5% alcohol only. It's an easy way to drink water...

LOL

Well, I actually dislike beer more than I dislike water. I think beer really is an aquired taste and it is one that I'll never aquire. I have no idea how people can drink that stuff. But I digress...

WATER!

[Claeren]

I drink both tap water and bottled water frequently BUT:


I have alwasy wondered about all the plastic that bottled water comes in. It seems to me that the plastic is FAR FAR FAR more dangerous/likely to be dangerous then tap water in a city like Calgary.

Plus, with so much bottled water simply being world class Canadian tap water, with a bottled water you are adding plastic residues to your diet with no net benefit in the quality of the water.

Plus i have always lived by the notion that if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger. I don't think it is a coincidence that the weakest generation of children (allergies, auto-immune disorders, plain wimpyness) is the current one.



Claeren.