By now most of us know that the human body is made up of around 75% water and that to keep hydrated and healthy we need to keep that balance by drinking sufficient water regularly.
Most of us know by now how much water we need to drink to remain hydrated and how unhealthy and even dangerous it is to become dehydrated, but do you know what drinking water is best?
Hard water, which contains high levels of calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate, has been linked with decreased cardiovascular disease. While hard water may cause scaling on your appliances such as your kettle, areas which traditionally had hard water which was then softened have found that there was a rather significant spike in cardiovascular disease.
Harder water results in an increase in total dissolved solids, an increase in pH levels and increased silica (SiO2), each of which are linked to a decreased risk of cancer. There is no correlation between high sodium levels in drinking water and hypertension or mortality because only about 10% of our sodium intake comes from water.
Drinking water that has been treated with fluoride carries a risk of cancer, genetic damage and birth defects. When water is treated with chlorine, it kills harmful bacteria, but it is also responsible for an increase in cancer, heart disease and atherosclerosis due to the release of free radicals.
While some individuals claim that drinking demineralised water is healthier, the reverse is actually true; silica, magnesium, chromium, lithium, vanadium, calcium and zinc are actually beneficial to your health. Mineral absorption is better from drinking water than from food, and there is less absorption of toxic elements when the drinking water contains essential elements.
So which drinking water is best and healthiest to drink? That which contains a presence of essential minerals and an absence of harmful minerals and toxins, and the best way to ensure that is to get your drinking water from a water cooler that provides you with hygienic drinking water. This can either be a bottled water cooler or a mains water cooler fitted with a triple action water filter which will remove all toxins.
