Distilled Water: Benefits, Drawbacks & Potential Health Risks

Although many people argue that drinking distilled water is superior to drinking tap water, more and more people are arguing that distilled water can be even worse then tap water.

About Distilled Water

• Distilled water is water that has undergone a process that strips away any or all impurities. However, the process also takes away all of the minerals as well.

Mineral Depletion

• The body relies on water for survival, including the minerals normally found within it. Without the minerals in water, your body's own minerals could be depleted.

Acidity

• Dr. Zoltan P. Rona argues that without the minerals it usually has, water becomes acidic, and can take nutrients such as calcium away from the body.

Free Radicals

• Distilled water can also encourage the creation of free radicals, which contributes to the development of cancer in the body.

Heart Disease

• Rona also writes about a correlation between drinking distilled water and cardiovascular disease. The more distilled water that was drank, the more likely that person contracted heart disease.