Is it bad to drink soft water?
Naturally soft water is fine to drink from the tap. If you came from a place that hard water – you will notice the water has less taste than it used to. Hard and Soft refer to how many dissolved solids – like minerals – are in the water. Well water is generally harder than rain water. Plus you’ll also notice that softer water gets your laundry whiter and brighter because minerals aren’t being deposited on your clothes as they wash. Naturally soft water is fine to drink. However – drinking water that has been artificially softened by use of an in-home water softener isn’t such a good idea. In order to make that water soft – the water softener machine adds a type of sodium to the water to replace the minerals. Too much sodium is bad for people with High Blood Pressure or other health issues. But that is only water that has been softened by an in-home machine, not naturally soft water from the tap. Drink up!
Should you drink softened water? If you have cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure you should avoid drinking it. If you are on a low-salt diet or seeking to reduce your salt intake you shouldn’t drink softened water. However, recent studies have shown that the amount of salt consumed by drinking softened water is insignificant when compared to overall daily salt intake. If you love soft water as many people do, then, simply choose the most efficient water softener available (EcoWater) and install a reverse osmosis system to remove the remaining sodium from your drinking and cooking water. Potassium chloride can be used as a substitute for Sodium chloride (salt) in water softeners.
