----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Regehr" <[email protected]> To: "Silver List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:21 PM Subject: CS>ph?
> Thanks for the help and ideas so far. > Well, I measured my filtered tap water just before it entered into my > home distiller - it was about 7. > The distilled water dripping out of the charcoal filter on the draining > (outgoing) side was about 6 - one full point lower than the stuff going > in! Does anyone know which mineral is most responsible for raising the > ph - or lowering it as it is distilled out of the water and left as > residue at the bottom of the boiling chamber? > > I repaired to my health food store shortly after my last post and bought > some mineral solution that was supposed to raise the ph of distilled > water. Six time I added 10 drops and measured each time. The ph paper > changed a bit but not much. The water tasted odd. After I drank the > water, it left me with a strange, but full feeling, not unpleasant. I > sensed it was good for me and I will experiment a bit. > > I have been drinking dw for 30 years, and I may be suffering from > mineral depletion and low ph because of long term use of this stuff. I > tested my CS and it was the same ph as dw. But the calcium hydroxide > solution (limewater) was sky high. Would it be advisable to raise the ph > of our dw CS to make it more effective - any thoughts? > Leo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leo, Distilled water should have a pH of 7.0, which is neutral. By definition, "distilled water" means "water without anything else in it EXCEPT hydrogen and oxygen." This means NO MINERALS, either. If there are minerals in distilled water, it is no longer distilled. If your presumably distilled water has a pH that's anything EXCEPT 7.0, there is something else in the water that shouldn't be there -- *and your distiller is not doing its job.* When I was doing research for The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing, it took me over a year (I believe it was closer to two) to write about 10 pages. Those 10 pages were on water and minerals. I had to plough through various myths, hype, and misinformation from people selling everything from distillers to mineral supplements to water filters to diet books. I talked to many people, including doctors...many of whom, I discovered, didn't know as much as I was being forced to find out. I finally had a breakthrough when I was introduced to a lovely man, a chemist who was the head of the Functional Water Society. He spent many hours with me, clarifying points and directing me to numerous research. The fruits of my hard work are in the book. I thought the information was important enough to put onto my website. The link for my article on water and minerals is: http://www.drninasilver.com/default.asp?contentID=706 I think this article will answer your questions and clear up some confusion so that you know what questions to ask. Please note that distilled water may NOT be the best choice of water to drink on a long-term basis. Research has shown that people who drink water devoid of minerals become ill more frequently than those who drink mineral-rich water. Research has also shown that people who drink water with a pH of under 7.0 become sick, due to the water's acidifying effects. That is the reason for my recent post about looking for a good water distiller that truly produces distilled, 7.0 pH, water. Regards, Nenah Nenah Sylver, Ph.D. Products, services, and information about health Author, *The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing* Order the book and read excerpts at http://www.drninasilver.com (The website link will change shortly to reflect the name change.) -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
