Thread: Desalination pump

Originally Posted by isuzurover

This is what homeopathy has to do with it. Water memory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What you are talking about is nothing to do with the "memory" of water (which is a load of BS believed by the loonie fringe).

Water is a solvent, termed the universal solvent. Like all solvents, the higher its purity (or the lower the concentration of the contaminant) the more readily it dissolve other substances/contaminants. Water is highly Ionic as mentioned by Steve above.

What you describe is not some magic "memory" it is basic solvent chemistry.

There have been reports that drinking RO or distilled water will deplete calcium, sodium and magnesium in your body, however I cannot remember finding anything conclusive in the literature. Many bottled waters sold in many parts of the world are basically RO/distilled water. However - I am not saying that drinkking RO water long term is a good idea and would be healthy. We get a lot of minerals from water. However - just as large scale desal plants condition water for transport and human consumption, you could so the same using desal water from a small scale (e.g. calcium/sodium/magnesium tablets).

Very pure water is mainly molecular, not "ionic". Hence the socalled pH measure of "7". It (pure water) does contain a very low concentration of hydrated hydrogen ions H3O+ and hydroxyl ions (OH-) but is essentially "non ionic". When one is exposed to heavy fluid loss through perspiration... and relies on run-of-the-mill tap water to replenish same, the body takes account of this to maintain the electrolyte balance. We also get salt replacement in foods.

In extreme circumstances however there might not be enough electrolytes to restore the balance...hence the use of so-called "sports" drinks ...

No doubt there are some well qualified paramedics on this forum who can set us straight...saline solutions (buffered salt and glucose solutions) in a drip are used for rehydrating people who have sustained heavy fluid loss...