Roots of Healthy Living

Water is the spring of life. We can survive without food for a relatively long time but only a short time without water. Is there a difference in the water we drink? Can one type of water be better than another? YES!!!

Distilled water is the very best type of water to drink. It is simply pure water, pure hydrogen and oxygen. Here are some facts you may or may not know about water:

1) There are over 700 potentially harmful minerals and chemicals found in our drinking water.

2) It is important to know that our understanding of minerals is incorrect. Contrary to popular opinion our body can not assimilate inorganic minerals. In fact, the opposite is true. We break them down into small enough particles so our bodies can take them in but they can't use them. What happens? Those minerals accumulate in our body causing problems (Think of corrosion on pipes). Calcium deposits line our arteries, we develop bone spurs, arthritis can develop where they have settled on the joints, etc. It is important to get our minerals from organic (plant) sources and not from mineral enhanced water (rock) sources.

3)One glass of fresh squeezed orange juice has more usable minerals in it than 30 gallons of water.

4) Distilled water is an empty water. By virtue of its nature it draws other substances into it. So by drinking a lot of distilled water (up to a gallon a day) those inorganic minerals that have accumulated in your body can be cleaned out bringing relief from pain and better overall health.

My personal experience with this is remarkable. Last February I switched to distilled water along with other diet changes. Chronic pain I had suffered in my neck and shoulders for years gradually began to disappear until now I am virtually pain free.

I once heard about a study that was done on an Alzheimers Clinic in Louisianna where nothing was changed but placing the patients on distilled water and fresh air and 70% of the patients showed improvement.

5) Because distilled water is an empty water it is up to 30% more effective at drawing out the medicinal properties of your herbal teas.

6) You can purchase distilled water at most grocery stores very inexpensively or you can make your own. There are many different options for a home distiller in all price ranges.


Water in general is so critical to our health and yet few of us get enough to drink. Many find water relieves headache pain, helps keep them regular, and can help hydrate and soften skin, helps flush out the lymph system carrying toxins out of the body and can even help with weight loss. So the question is...how much water have you had to drink today?