How healthy Is Your Bottled Water?

Ever wonder if the bottled water that you're drinking is as good for you as it claims to be?

Some months back Chet Rowland, who is a longtime member of Body Construction, mentioned that we shouldn’t drink Dasani bottled water.

Normally Chet’s advice is about other matters, real estate and women to name a couple - so I forgot all about what he said until I received an email from Peggi who said the same thing.

Dasani water is a Coca Cola product. Big surprise there, huh.

The two biggest sellers in the bottled water world are Dasani, and Aquafina, a Pepsi product.

I have a bottle of Dasani right next to me here as I write so I tell you what’s on the label.

Purified water, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and salt.

According to Peggi, “The chief use of potassium chloride is in fertilizers, and chemical manufacturing. Common reactions to potassium chloride include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. It also has interactions with certain drugs that are not pleasant.”

They also add magnesium sulfates which are more commonly called Epsom salts. They can be ingested, but they are a laxative.

And salt. Why on earth do we need salt in a "water" product.

So, what I'm saying is, you be the judge on this one. Do some research and determine if drinking this sort of water is good for you.

Aquafina, on the other hand, is a Pepsi product.

It uses a 7-step filtration process and the only ingredient listed on the bottle is purified water.

I am not endorsing Aquafina. What I am encouraging you to do is read the labels on what you drink, and eat. If you think an ingredient doesn’t belong, you probably shouldn’t use the product.

It takes a little effort to know what it is you are ingesting. But the closer you can get something to its natural state, the better off you will be.

Thanks Chet. Thanks Peggi.

Roy Taylor

P.S. Dr. Sharon Dennis wrote in to say that nobody talks about the amount of phosphoric acid in soda. She says phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium are in specific balances in the body, and when we add more phosphorus we need to balance it out by pulling other minerals from reservoirs like bone.

She goes on to say those people in their early 20’s, who drink more than 1 can of soda per day, and were tested by a DEXA machine, already show signs of significant bone loss.