Distilled Water Vs Purified, or Spring Water

[toys]

I grew up on top of a mountain, full of natural springs. Everywhere I travel now, I find myself disgusted with the local water. Now, I always drink filtered tap water... but no matter how well it is filtered, it still does not taste right. The more I travel, the more I want to go back home.

[GrimJack]

Originally Posted by Archiba

Our whole body consist of 40-45 percent of water. We can't live without water. Drink 14-15 glass of water daily. It is beneficial to digest the food and also helps to reduce the weight.

Sorry but this is bad advice and the %age is wrong - we are closer to 90% water and you should only drink water when you are thirsty. If you are going to run a marathon or work out then top up with water but drinking 14-15 glasses of water is bad advice on a number of levels:
1) are you talking 1 oz glasses or 16 oz glasses?
2) your body regulates its balances quite well and if you drink too much water, you will upset your bodies electrolyte balance.
3) there is no scientific or medical backing for such a regimen.

Please do some research before posting fallacies - or post a link to your research source so we can decide whether or not the advice is good.

The LD50 for water is greater than 90 mL/kg which translates to about 6 liters of water for a 150 pound person. Generally, the body will begin to reject more water long before you get to that amount; but LD50 (lethal dose for 50% of population) is just that. There is no dosage listed that will kill 1% of the population but if you get some of that water into your lungs, you could die.