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I live in an area where the water supply has a very high amount of lime, what if any thing doe's this do to ones insides.
In 1960 Schroeder showed that male deaths from cardiovascular diseases in 163 cities in the United States were less common where the concentrations of calcium and magnesium in drinking-water were high.1 2 Within a few days of receiving these results, Morris and his co-workers at the Medical Research Council Social Medicine Unit in London used data already in their hands to confirm that this negative correlation also existed in England and Wales,...cont'd
Get your self one of those water filter you place on your countertop.wolram said:I live in an area where the water supply has a very high amount of lime, what if any thing doe's this do to ones insides.
Distilled water is known to be bad for exclusive human consumption. Filtered water is healthy.mugaliens said:Yeah, I don't know - fortifies your bones?
Tell you what - Google this and you'll find wildly conflicting stories of both the health "benefits" and "harms" of distilled water.
Take a walk on the evolutionary wild side, however, and you'll find that nearly all of us (the ones who lived to reproduce, anyway) simply drank the water that was in the wild.
Talk to me again after you have grandkids. :)
Andre said:
But I could imagine complications in other areas.
Evo said:Distilled water is known to be bad for exclusive human consumption. Filtered water is healthy.
I believe he's renting, that's not an option.airborne18 said:A water filer on your sink will not do it. You need to get a water softener on the whole system.
lisab said:The best way to deal with hard water is to simply thaw it before you use it.
Sounds like one of those magnet scams.wolram said:LOL, there has to be one i guess :tongue2:
Seems like there is a split of opinion, short time i will go with Evo, but my parents swear by an electrical gizmo that fits to the inlet pipe, its just a little box with two wires, one at either end, a wire that goes clockwise and the other wire goes counter clockwise around the pipe.
Gokul43201 said:Sounds like one of those magnet scams.
Interesting find Borek. Now the issue would be finding a legitimate compnany that could wire such a device correctly.Borek said:Scams or not.
http://www.epjap.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/epjap:2002025&Itemid=129
I am not saying they are right, but that's not some random web page
That paper addresses the effectiveness of a magneto-hydrodynamic system on silicaceous scale formation in industrial heat exchanges, and does NOT evaluate magnetic softening of hard water. They only study the quality of the pipes, not the quality of the water. Heck, if your plumbing is cleaner, the water is probably dirtier! For industrial applications like boilers and heat exchangers, the important issue is scale formation, not water quality.Borek said:Scams or not.
http://www.epjap.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/epjap:2002025&Itemid=129
I am not saying they are right, but that's not some random web page
Gokul43201 said:That paper addresses the effectiveness of a magneto-hydrodynamic system on silicaceous scale formation in industrial heat exchanges, and does NOT evaluate magnetic softening of hard water.
physics girl phd said:Bladder stones.
I lived in an area with calcium/lime in the water, and one of my roommates at the time (she was only 19) got bladder stones as a result of drinking a lot of the tap water. If you eat more citrus or take in more vitamin C, it might help to acidify your system. (This and drinking less water, was recommended.)
nismaratwork said:Activated charcoal filters (britta, pur, etc...) are more than sufficient for mineral filtration, as has already been stated.
nismaratwork said:Activated charcoal filters (britta, pur, etc...) are more than sufficient for mineral filtration, as has already been stated.
nucleargirl said:yeah we have hard water here and I use a brita filter... but it gives off bits and I end up drinking these... might not be very good either...
but after filtering you get less brown 'film' on top of your tea.. if anyone gets that...
Brita does filter lime with ion exchange resin.Proton Soup said:other than some heavy metals like lead, this is incorrect. charcoal will leave most of the hardness intact. if you want to remove the hardness, then use ion exchange resins, or reverse osmosis. but remember that R.O. is nearly as devoid of ions as distilled. some multistage units with resin+R.O. maybe more so.
Step 2: Ion Exchange Filtration:
The ion exchange resin reduces limescale (carbonate hardness) and certain heavy metals (like lead and copper).
wolram said:I am wondering now if hard water is the cause of my socks coming out crispy after washing, even though i use a water softening powder.
Evo said:Brita does filter lime with ion exchange resin.
http://www.brita.net/uk/brita_informations.html?&L=1
airborne18 said:I did notice one thing. You don't hear doctors and healthfood stores pushing Lime dietary supplements, so I don't think it is a good thing.
Proton Soup said:US RDA for copper is 900 micrograms/day for adults. upper limit is 10 mg/day.
taking too much ionic copper at one time will make you sick as a dog, tho. i found this out the hard way. :yuck:
mugaliens said:You mean you ingested it intentionally? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_toxicity" ! It's a bacteriostat, an algicide, and is used in pressure-treated wood as a preservative to keep it from rotting.
The fix is ovalbumin, the main protein found in egg whites, so have an omelette!
High lime content water is water that contains a high concentration of calcium and magnesium ions. These ions can have negative effects on health, such as causing kidney stones and gastrointestinal problems.
High lime content water can have a chalky or bitter taste and may also cause cloudiness or discoloration in water. This can make it unpleasant to drink and use for cooking or cleaning.
Yes, consuming high levels of calcium and magnesium over a long period of time can increase the risk of developing kidney stones and may also contribute to cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.
While high lime content water may have some beneficial minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, these can also be obtained through a balanced diet. Consuming large amounts of these minerals through water can lead to negative health effects.
High lime content water can be treated through water softening processes, such as reverse osmosis or ion exchange. It can also be avoided by using alternative water sources or using a water filtration system specifically designed to remove calcium and magnesium ions.