Dumb question: Can you drink distilled water?

We have a whole gallon because my dh needed only a little for his humidor..what do I do with the leftovers?

Message edited 8/28/2006 7:45:42 PM.

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Absolutely...Distilled water means it has been purified I believe. My mom used to buy it by the gallon jug when I was younger and that is what we used to drink.

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just dont microwave it!!

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Yeah why..

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We get 5 gallon bottles of Poland Spring water delivered. We drink it and use it for cooking and coffee. I prefer it's "lighter" taste to regular bottled water. Distilled is the only water I buy.

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my friends personal trainer actually just recommended she drink this instead of regular water

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But why shouldn't distilled water be microwaved?

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from wikipedia- link

Distilled water is water that has had virtually all of its impurities, including electrolytes, removed through distillation (boiling the water and re-condensing the steam into liquid water in a clean container, thus leaving contaminants behind).
Many people drink distilled water for its purity and for its improved taste. Municipal water supplies may have trace contaminants at levels which are scientifically believed to be safe, but some people feel safer drinking distilled water. It also has no minerals, which may make it taste better.

The drinking of distilled water has been both advocated and discouraged for health reasons. The purported effect of drinking water in its pure form is a 'more powerful solvent' that helps cleanse toxins from the body. Detractors argue that it robs the body of essential minerals in this way and also deprives it of minerals normally acquired from drinking water. While there is no evidence to suggest that drinking distilled water is harmful or leaches minerals from the body, the World Health Organization has assembled considerable research which shows a relationship between drinking water containing naturally occurring minerals and lower rates of certain diseases. See Sweetwater's Water Resource Library below.

Many people use distilled water in their irons for pressing clothes to reduce mineral build-up and make the iron last longer. However, many iron manufacturers say that distilled water is no longer necessary in their irons. For example, the General Electric Walmart-branded model "Type 163 Iron" (2005) includes in its directions: Please do not use distilled water in this iron.

Many people use distilled water for household aquariums because it lacks the chemicals that would build up in and kill most storebought fish.

Myths about distilled water
A popular myth about distilled water is that it has the dangerous property of being more easily heated above its boiling point without showing the normal characteristics of boiling. This is called superheating. When the superheated water is disturbed or has impurities added to it, a sudden, explosive boil occurs, possibly causing serious injury to anyone near it.

In fact, superheating of plain tap water, for instance in the microwave, is just as great a danger as when heating distilled water.

In the popular Discovery Channel show Mythbusters, an experiment was conducted where distilled water was placed in a microwave oven for several minutes long enough to boil, but no convection (boiling bubbles) took place. When a contaminant (a sugar cube) was added to the superheated water, it had an explosive effect. However, this effect also occurs with normal tap water, as macroscopic impurities (especially those which carry air bubbles) are needed for boiling to start. The dissolved impurities in tap water are not enough to inhibit the superheating.