Purification Alternatives

Many years ago, you could collect and drink rain water, but generally today even this isn't safe. Rainwater falls through polluted air containing bacteria, smoke, smog and chemicals.

Boiling water, the age old method of disinfection, does kill bacteria...but since some of the water boils off in the process, simple boiling actually concentrates nitrates, salts, heavy metals and other contaminants in the water that is left after boiling.

Should I have my water tested?

Whether you're drinking private well water or city water, the benefit of water testing offers only temporary peace of mind since the quality of your water can change even over short periods of time. And at an average cost of £100.00 per test, it's certainly expensive and it does nothing to solve your problem.

In an attempt to solve the problem, many people are either purchasing bottled water or in-home water treatment devices. In fact, it's estimated that one out of five U.S. households either buys bottled water or uses a water treatment device. Let's consider these alternatives.

Is bottled water a safe choice?

It seems easy to purchase bottled water. But is this the wisest choice? It's estimated that 20 million U.S. households have turned to bottled water even though there is little scientific evidence to suggest that bottled water is any healthier than most municipal tap water.

Have you ever purchased bottled water at a local store only to discover that the water tasted just the way the plastic container smelled? Water in low grade plastic may leach toxins from the container, such as methyl chloride, a carcinogen.

Freshness is also an issue. A recent study conducted by Northeastern University reveals that bacteria can indeed breed in bottled water.

Do water softeners help?

A water softener treats hard water simply by exchanging sodium for hardness minerals such as calcium and magnesium. Although removing hardness minerals helps soap and laundry detergent dissolve more easily, softeners have little effect on bacteria and do not remove synthetic chemicals or heavy metals like lead. Softeners are limited in their ability to purify water for drinking purposes.

How about filters?

Filtered water has passed through a fine strainer and/or activated carbon. While carbon filters reduce disagreeable tastes and odors like chlorine, they are not effective in removing contaminants like arsenic, copper, lead, nitrates, parasites, sodium, sulfates... and the list goes on. If the filter is not replaced in time, it can also become a breeding ground for bacteria as the organic material which remains in the filter begins to decay. Another drawback is to know when to replace the filter.... bells don't ring, lights don't flash!

What about reverse osmosis?

Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems force water under high pressure through a synthetic semi-permeable membrane to reduce inorganic minerals. However, these systems vary widely in their ability to reject nitrates, chlorides and some other contaminants. RO performance is affected by water pressure, water temperature, pH, bacteria, dissolved solids and the chemical contaminant level of raw tap water.

An RO system works by flushing contaminants out with additional quantities of water. This process can send as much as 6 gallons of wasted water down the drain to produce only one gallon of treated water. Put into perspective, this means producing 3 gallons of RO water per day would waste approximately 6,000 gallons per year!

Like other filtration systems, gradual clogging will result in declining effectiveness and can also lead to contamination from bacterial growth.

What's the Answer?

Faced with so many discouraging drawbacks to alternative sources of clean, pure drinking water, it seems only natural to wonder whether there is any guarantee that the water you're drinking is the purest possible.

Steam Distillation!

Even in this age of high technology, there is no perfect purification process. However, when you consider the other alternatives….. Distillation comes the closest to producing pure water. In fact, distillation is widely recognized as the single most effective method of purification.

How Steam Distillation Works

Steam Distillation is a process which copies the Natural Cycle of Evaporation and Condensation which creates Rain! In an unpolluted world, rain would be Distilled Water!

Steam distillation kills harmful bacteria and viruses, removes virtually all foreign particles, inorganic minerals, heavy metals, chlorine and most volatile organic chemicals (VOCs).

In the Water Distiller Unit, water is heated in a chamber and turned into vapor (steam). This water vapor raises leaving impurities behind in the boiling chamber. The purified vapor then enters a condenser where it is cooled and returned to the liquid state.

Quality distillers are designed to remove light gases by venting and special carbon post filter treatment. Unlike simple water filtration, bacteria growth is virtually non-existent since water is passed through a natural coconut shell carbon only after it has been steam distilled. Thus, any bacteria that were previously in the water has been killed and left behind by the distillation process.

The Highest Quality Water Consistently Over Time

Distillation provides you with consistent purity, gallon after gallon, year in year out. Neither reverse osmosis nor carbon filtration can guarantee consistent quality over time. The purity of your drinking and cooking water is guaranteed when you use a quality home distiller.

Do we not need Minerals in our Body

Some minerals are lost during distillation process. We need minerals in our body but the Minerals collected by water from the air and ground are inorganic which our body cannot absorb. It is a scientific fact that Plants can convert inorganic minerals into organic ones which we absorb through the food we eat, e.g. 1 glass of Orange juice provides minerals equivalent to many litres of tap water. (Ref Book: The Ultimate Cure)