RE: Myth or Fact? #5 – Does drinking distilled water kill you?
Thanks for this the "drinking distilled water is bad for you" idea is an old myth. As soon as it enters your mouth it is no longer distilled anyway.
What would happen if we ONLY drink distilled water? Our blood plasma for instance would have a lower concentrations of ions and water moves into our blood cells, making them explode. A deadly effect.
No that would only happen if you injected it and even then if you did it slowly enough and you had good renal function the cells would not necessarily burst. You are thinking in terms of red blood cells etc. being immersed in pure distilled water but that will never happen in your body. By the time the distilled water actually enters your blood stream (assuming you are in good health) it will be isotonic with the rest of your body.
As for whether distilled water is worse for your health than regular water I don't know as I have not seen any research or papers on it. There may be theoretical differences but I have not seen anything either way.
Thanks for your feedback! I totally agree with you. The example with the blood cells is that they are put in different mediums. In order to have pure distilled water in your body you need a transfusion. Like I wrote in the post, the distilled water mixes with the minerals in us and it won't harm us :) My teacher hoaxed me!
I think he just believed the same stories we have all been told. Often these kind of myths can pervade even professionals.