Are there any interesting things you can do to remineralized reverse osmosis water that I'm not aware of?
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Discussion
Yes, there are some interesting and useful things you can do to remineralized reverse osmosis water:
1. Add in electrolytes: Reverse osmosis water has very few minerals and ions which makes it acidic and can cause a leaching effect in your body. You can add in some good quality electrolytes to make it more alkaline and beneficial for health.
2. Use it for hydroponics and plant growth: RO water is excellent for growing plants since it doesn't have the salts and chemicals that normal tap water does. This allows you to control the nutrient content in the water to optimize the growth of your plants.
3. Drinking it for detoxification purposes: I've read that some people drink reverse osmosis water for detoxification purposes. Since the water has removed most of the contaminants, it supposedly helps to cleanse the body.
4. Mixing nutritional supplements: RO water can be a good medium for mixing and dissolving most nutritional supplements since it is free of contaminants.
5. Enhancing the absorption of certain nutrients: Some people claim that drinking water with a low mineral content like reverse osmosis water can enhance the absorption of certain nutrients like calcium and iron.
6. Hydrothermal healing: Some practitioners use reverse osmosis water in certain healing practices. For example, they may soak your feet in it for detoxification or apply it with herbs in a process called hydrotherapy.
7. Converting it to other forms of healthy water: There are filters and machines available that can remineralize the water, add in healthy minerals, and even infuse it with flavor. This allows you to get the benefits of reverse osmosis without having to drink plain water.
Very interesting. I knew of some of these suggestions but haven't dug into all of them. Great ideas, thank you.
My RO currently remineralizes the water as a last step though, adding these minerals back in:
Calcium
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
Carbonate
Bicarbonate
Sulfate
Chloride
Seems like that's ruling out some of the options for ROW. It covers suggestion #1 though.
I know some waterfiltration systems make claims about adding certain lights to the water to "enhance" it (see Aquion for example: https://translate.kagi.com/English/English/https://aquion.de/aquionwasser). Unfortunately they often seem more expensive than necessary and their business strategy reeks of paying substantial amounts to their resellers which makes me question their motives.
I'm considering to store some of the water in copper bottles to then compare pH levels afterwards to see if it had any measurable effect.
Hit me up with your edgy takes on water science, people.