Drinking water hardness, minerals

Specific questions about motives for mineral water consumption revealed tap water substitution as by far the most significant factor (73%), followed by habit (42%), e.g. someone else in the household buys it anyway, and particular organoleptic properties (taste, bubbles etc.). Secondary motives were specific therapeutic features or health reasons, including the choice of mineral water instead of wine or other soft drinks. Thirteen per cent of households had installed a domestic water filter of some type (including systems which only reduce water hardness). 

Lead pipes pose a danger primarily in houses that were built prior to 1920, when such pipes were commonly used7 No matter how old these pipes are, they may continue to leach lead into your drinking water depending on the specific characteristics of the water (that is, lead from the pipes will be dissolved by the water) until they are replaced. Water that sits in them over a period of hours picks up much higher amounts of lead than water that just runs through them on the way to the faucet. However, if your water is hard, your pipes become coated over the years with minerals that protect the water from dissolving lead. ... 

Some minerals and trace elements either inhibit or enhance the development of cardiovascular diseases. Available data suggest that death rates for cardiovascular disease of atherosclerotic origin are inversely related to hardness of drinking water> as is shown also by Table VI. 

Many areas have household water containing calcium, magnesium, and iron ions. Although these mineral-rich waters can be healthful for drinking, the ions react with soaps to form insoluble salts called hard-water scum. The following equation shows the reaction of a soap with calcium, common in areas where water comes in contact with limestone rocks. 

I love my FIR sauna. I use it daily in the cold winter months, when I am less active, and two or three times a week in the summer. A 20- or 30-minute sauna can keep me warm for hours, even in the dead of winter. More importantly, it gets me sweating profusely, allowing toxins to be excreted through my skin. Because you can also lose minerals this way (just as when you exercise too long and too hard), it is critical to drink an extra 2 cups of alkaline water for each sauna session and include foods high in minerals and vitamins in your diet. 

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