What is bad about water that lacks minerals?
A couple of very negative things happen when we consume water that has been stripped of its natural minerals. First, because de-mineralized water contains more hydrogen it is an acid solution, with a pH below seven. Any time we consume an acid substance, our body will pull minerals from our teeth and bones to produce bicarbonate in an effort to neutralize the acid. Second? it has been proven that when body fluids are more acid than alkaline the production of free radicals goes up, increasing cancer risks. Many recent studies suggest that cancer cells can only grow in an acid environment. This theory seems to be supported by the fact that the areas where people live the longest most disease free lives are the areas that have the most alkaline water? water with the highest mineral content.
