Mental Health & Mindfulness for Health & Longevity · Ryan Kimball

15: Water For Health & Healing!

September 10, 2023·56 min·3 clips

Distilled water is described as pure H2O that cannot pull minerals out of the body.

Water is treated like a health question here, but the conversation stays pretty practical. Ryan Kimball brings in Taylor Wageman from Pure and Secure Water Company and Glenn Meter from MyPureWater to make the case for distilled water. Their starting point is distillation itself. They compare it to nature's hydrologic cycle and spend time on the basic question people tend to ask first: is distilled water natural? From there, the discussion keeps coming back to purity. The guest's argument is that it makes more sense to start with clean water than to add good stuff back into water that may still have contaminants. Then pH enters the room, as it always seems to with water talk. Alkaline water gets treated as an idea that sounds healthy on the label, but the guest pushes back by saying the body already uses the kidneys to regulate pH balance. The pH point gets slowed down instead of waved through. The guest notes that fruits, vegetables, soda, coffee, and juice can be acidic without sending people hunting for alkaline water. Distilled water is described as neutral, though they say it can become mildly acidic if it sits out and absorbs carbon dioxide. They still present it as pure to drink. The mineral question is where the episode gets more direct. In their explanation, alkaline water raises pH by adding sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Their view is that those minerals and electrolytes may exist in water, but they do not need to be added back into drinking water. Gut health comes in near the end. The guest says alkaline water can affect digestion, and Ryan adds that stomach acidity matters for digesting foods, especially proteins and fats. The close turns practical, with Ryan pointing listeners toward MyPureWater systems for countertop use or whole-house distillation, including hookup details and direct contact information.

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A sales-forward look at distilled water that clears up pH claims and adds practical installation guidance.

The episode takes a sales-forward look at distilled water, laying out what it is, why the speakers value it, and where it fits within the hydrologic cycle.

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