Sarah UK asked:


Ive been using fix + but it doesnt seem to do any different to mineral water spray. What do you think?

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Cana asked:


Public water supply in my area is fluoridated.
I’m wondering if mineral water bottles we can buy from stores are fluoridated or not.
It may depend on which water bottles.

If you know anything about it, please share with me.
I’m in VIC, Australia.
Thanks.

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Hard Water Expert asked:


Following on from the previous article on water softeners, below is a explanation on the types of water softeners that can be used to minimize the effects of hard water around the home…including the pros and cons of each and the potential health issues that arise.

Chemical Water Softeners

This is when specific chemicals are added to the water to control water hardness.

The types of chemical that can be used include washing soda and borax. These chemicals form an insoluble precipitate with calcium and magnesium minerals in the water. The mineral ions then cannot interfere with cleaning efficiency, but the precipitate makes the water cloudy and can build up on surfaces. The disadvantage of precipitating water softeners is that they can increase the alkalinity of the water and this may damage skin and other materials being cleaned.

The second type is non-precipitating water softeners use phosphates to collect calcium and magnesium ions. There is no precipitate that is formed and alkalinity is not increased. If used in enough quantity, non-precipitating water softeners will help dissolve soap scum for a period of time.

Mechanical Water Softeners

These are devices that can be permanently installed into the plumbing system to continuously remove calcium and magnesium.

They operate on the ion exchange process in which water passes through a media bed, usually with resin beads that are supersaturated with sodium. The ion exchange process takes place as hard water passes through the softening material. The hardness minerals are collected by the beads while at the same time the sodium on the resin beads is released into the water.

When the beads become saturated with calcium and magnesium, they must be re-newed. The recharging is done by passing a salt solution through the beads. The salt solution which contains sodium replaces the calcium and magnesium minerals in the water which are flushed away.

As explained above, hard water treated with an ion exchange water softener has sodium added. The ion exchange softening process adds sodium at the rate of about 8 mg/liter for each grain of hardness removed per gallon of water. For example, if the water has a hardness of 10 grains per gallon, it will contain about 80 mg/liter of sodium after being softened in an ion exchange water softener if all hardness minerals are removed.

The addition of sodium to the water in these cases is potentially an issue to people with raised blood pressure and some individuals may be advised by their doctor not to install water softeners which use this method. In this case it may be advisable to soften just the hot water, or maybe to bypass the water softener with a cold water pipe to provide unsoftened water that can be used for drinking and cooking.

Next in this series of articles we will discuss the pros and cons of water filters and then magnetic water conditioners with regard to controlling hard water and limescale in our homes. Finally, I will layout a complete overview of water treatment methods discussed so far and explain the approximate cost of each method from installation to electricity running costs.

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Patrick Henry

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Laurel Tevolitz asked:


Many people wonder is mineral water healthy. We have seen questions about a highly advertised product, natural mineral water H20. We hope to address some of these questions here.

 

Natural mineral water H20 is described as natures very own sports drink. In ancient times prominent tribal elders often looked to the springs for cures to several medical ailments. It’s a well known fact that the human body is nearly ninety percent water. The earth is two thirds water, as far as we know, life itself is impossible without it. At least, life as we know it.

But, is mineral water healthy? We know that H20 is an absolute necessity, but what about natural mineral water H20? I have a more sincere question, what genius decided it was necessary to improve water?

 

Americans definitely aren’t living very healthy in a time when obesity is considered an epidemic. Of course, if over eating is to be blamed for fifty percent of the problem, then quick fixes and the “easy road” can be blamed for the other fifty.

What could be easier then spending a couple bucks on the latest health fad that requires you to do nothing but suck natural mineral water H20 out of a bottle labeled something like flab-be-gone made by Tom, Dick, or Harry. The truth is the health industry has become just as, if not more lucrative than, information technology.

People wait for a computer to break, before they get someone to come and fix it. But, all people need is to be told that something is wrong with themselves and they are ready to run right out and get that quick solution. Natural mineral water H20 is just the latest quick fix.

It comes in neat package. The bottle is pretty. It may make you feel good to look at it, but the “mineral water healthy” advertising campaign make some of us rather depressed and concerned.

What makes mineral water healthy is supposed to be its nutritional value. What they don’t tell you is that too many minerals are bad, that’s right “bad” for your health.

The people at natural mineral water H20 might suggest that you should never drink anything else. It really depends on how much is in there. An over abundance of calcium can cause nausea, vomiting, or even disposition to your kidneys and lungs.

Similarly, too much zinc can cause abdominal pain and an over abundance of iodine can induce a coma. It is a known fact that iron is the nation’s leading cause of poisoning fatalities in children under the age of six. Maybe, this is the right question to ask; Is mineral water healthy for your kids.

We all need trace quantities of minerals everyday. But, natural mineral water H20 is an overpriced “improvement”. You can get something just as healthy with a water purifier that balances mineral content.

The real answer to is mineral water healthy is simple. No healthier than what comes out of a good water purifying system.



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bluesclues asked:


My dad drank a lot of mineral water and then got a kidney stone…are the minerals building up in the kidneys, or is it something else? i thought it was just calcium, but is this also a cause?

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Meta asked:


Was just wondering… do they purify it at all, or is it literally the same water in the rivers/streams that flow down the mountains?

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Hugh Harris-Evans asked:


ll you a story about a guy who considered mineral water healthy. He thought that the best thing in the world he could drink was a particular brand of natural mineral water H20.

He also happened to work at a treatment facility in North Carolina. He wanted to show everyone how pure his beverages were and why he considered his pricey mineral water healthy.

Now, this particular brand of so-called natural mineral water H20 does come from a spring in the south of France and is naturally carbonated. It contains calcium, chloride, bicarbonate, fluoride, magnesium, nitrate, potassium, sodium and sulfates. The total level of “dissolved solids” is 475 milligrams per liter, very close to the maximum suggested by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Most brands of natural mineral water H20 do not come from a spring and the mineral content is usually limited to one or two elements, typically potassium. They use ion exchange or another method to alter the water’s natural content and “enhance” the flavor. Sometimes, this is a good thing. Sometimes, it is not.

One particular brand of natural mineral water H20 contains high levels of manganese. That’s an element that has upper advisory limits for consumption, set down by the nutritional guidelines of the US Department of Agriculture, because, at high levels, it can cause liver and kidney dysfunction. Yet, the company considers their mineral water healthy and recommends it for a variety of health problems. But, let me get back to my story.

So, using the tests developed by the EPA, those that he used in the treatment facility to test the waters before they were sent to the public, he checked to see what he would find in his natural mineral water H20. Once again, he was sure that he would find his mineral water healthy and he was going to use the results as an example for the other employees.

“This is true purity,” he might have said, before the results showed high levels of an organic chemical compound known as benzene. Benzene pollution is a problem throughout the world. It is used in the manufacture of a variety of products, including plastics, rubber and drugs. It occurs naturally in crude oil, so it is not considered a synthetic chemical, but a volatile organic compound or VOC.

Thinking that the test must have somehow gone awry, he tried another bottle. The results were the same. Hoping that it was merely one affected lot, he went out and looked for a bottle that had a different lot number and tested that one.

Again, the results were the same. He called up a friend in Georgia, who confirmed his findings. It looked as if he could no longer consider his mineral water healthy, since consuming benzene causes a number of health problems including vomiting and dizziness. If enough is consumed, it can even cause death.

The EPA sets the maximum level for benzene contamination at 5 parts per billion. The levels that they found in the bottles of natural mineral water H20 ranged from 12.3 to 19.9.

People consider mineral water healthy largely because of advertising hype. The best choice for drinking purposes is to install a filtration system on your kitchen tap that uses ion exchange to remove the toxic metal lead and replace it with healthy potassium. The water will taste better and be better for your health.



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In$4n3_625 asked:


my friend at work said you could, so i can just take aport my PC and stick it in a tank with mineral water and ive got a water cooled pc?

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supermontage1975 asked:


Only name water brands that come directly from a specific spring. Name the Country and other relevant info. In your own words describe it’s flavor and why it is the best.

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Sam !x asked:


we buy Evain and Fijji mineral water and i drink it on a very regular basis will this help improve my skin ??? Or does is not have much impact !!

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