Medical tip of the day from DOC The most important substance to enter our mouths is H2O. Really good source is critical. This is especially true if you like most of us live in a area of municipal water supply. You do not want pure distilled water which is the product of reverse osmosis systems. Doc knows many people who have made millions selling bottled water, which is actually really bad for you. Bottled water is convenient but in many cases your tap water is better especially if you keep it in a glass bottle and not a plastic bottle. The other thing is that there are major impurities you want and do not want in water you drink. You want calcium carbonate, iodine, all trace metals. You do not want organic chemistry byproducts, lead, arsenic, cadmium, fertilizers, etc. The best sources are hard water such as is available from wells in parts of Minnesota which have no bad bacteria or are not contaminated. Recently one of my patients tipped me off on a great product except for the fact that it is in plastic. It is Buhl water from Buhl Minnesota municipal water supply. Buhl is on the iron range midway between Hibbing and Virginia. You can buy it at CUB for $1.39 per gallon. I recommend it. In the short term any water will be fine unless it contains a pathogen bacteria. My great grandfather died of typhoid fever from drinking water in North Dakota. Such a simple think such as drinking water is critically important to EAT HEALTHY but so complicated today.In the long term drink really healthy water.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:30:30 +0000