Posted by Wolf Dreamer on October 10, 2003, at 5:12:12
I suppose this counts as an alternate treatment of sorts, so this is the right place for it.
A water distiller boils the water until it is steam, then the steam rises up and is collected and channeled elsewhere, where it cools and turns back into water. All the polluntants are left behind. There is also a vent so that the polluntants that turn to gas when heated will be vented away from the steam, hopefully not causing any problems to those who breath them in. That is one thing that bothers me a bit.
Anyway, most water distillers unfortunately have several problems. First of all, most are way overpriced. It probably only cost a few dollars to make one, and they charge hundreds. I did find one for $90, but that led to another problem most of them seem to have. The boiling area is stainless steel.
According to this webpage I found listing all the various cookware and its hazards:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/products/cookware.html
Stainless steel contains either nickel or chromium, both of which leak into the water and contaminate them.It says:
Nickel is not poisonous in small quantities but it can cause an allergic reaction. Again, if you are allergic, avoid stainless steel cookware.Small doses of chromium, like iron, are good for your health, but they can be harmful in higher amounts. The safe intake range is about 50 to 200 micrograms per day, what most Canadians take in. One meal prepared with stainless steel equipment gives you about 45 micrograms of chromium, not enough to cause concern.
Since I can not find a distiller whose boiling chamber is made of glass instead of stainless steel, and not unbelievably overpriced, I suppose I'm willing to settle for chromium. Unfortunately the name stainless steel could mean either poisonous nickel(and I do feel sick after cooking with some dishes at times and I'm thinking maybe that is why) or chromium, or even refer to other metals.
Has anyone gotten a cheap distiller, and if so does it say anywhere on the box or instructions what type of stainless steel it is?
Does anyone know if distilling will certainly get rid of chlorine and fluoride, both of which are hazardous to our health.
http://www.rotten.com/library/conspiracy/fluoridation/
poster:Wolf Dreamer
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