Selecting safe bottled water

Used to collect different bottled water brands for years and then I'd test the water inside. To test the water I use a Conductivity Tester. It measures the conductance (minerals) of the water. I pour one ounce of water into a small cup on the tester. There are three probes that come in contact with the water. One sends a small amount of DC electricity into the water (usually 9 volts) and another probe senses how much electricity comes back. The more electricity that comes back, the more conductive (minerals) the water is. The third probe tests the temperature of the water.

The unit of measurement for conductance is called a "mho" .As you may know, the unit of measurement of resistance is a "ohm". Conductance is the direct opposite of resistance. This is why we spell ohm backwards to make a mho. In testing we are much more precise. So we use 1/10,000th of a mho or a "micromho".

When I test pure water it shows up at zero micromhos. Water with just the normal amount of minerals that is healthy to drink is between 50 to 75. Tap water also has up to over 200,000 different types of chemicals, because the water treatment plants do not remove the detergent and other chemicals we use. They just adjust the pH to a neutral level so it doesn't burn you and then add chlorine (a known cancer causing chemical) to kill the bacteria in the water. This water tests out at 700 to 1500 or more. I always said, "I'll let the water treatment officials do what they have to do to make the water safer, then I'll filter out all those chemicals before I drink it'"

Bottled water brands like Aquafina is purified using reverse osmosis (tests at 3-4 micromhos). This process removes almost all of the contaminants in the water. Some other brands like Dasani or Nestle Pure Life purifies the water just as Aquafina does, but then add's "minerals" (as they call it) for taste (this is just marketing mambo jumbo). The chemical they add tests out higher than natural minerals so I'll never drink it.

One of the first bottled waters back in the eighties was Polish Spring and it came in a glass bottle back then. It was popular until a news station revealed that it was just New Jersey tap water. Today Polish Springs comes in a food grade ABS plastic bottle (the plastic will never leach into the water). This new water was tested at "75 micromhos" and is the only bottled water I have ever tested to be at this quality (pure water with only the natural minerals).

It is said that you should use distilled water in a CPAP humidifier. Well you can also use Aquafina as it is also purified water. This is what I keep in my tractor (to drink, mix other ingredients like powdered milk for cereal and for my CPAP machine).

So is purified water good for you? The normal kidney function is 65. I drink eight 16.5 oz bottles of this water daily, plus the 12 oz I pour into the CPAP every night. My blood tests came back with a kidney function of 82 (much better than normal).

 

The problem i, what are you drinking to cause this? If you don't drink filtered water, your body is the filter.