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04-13-2016, 05:53 AM
Call it an 'out there' theory but i've noticed my mood and body changes when I drink copious amounts of tap water. I become more emotional and I feel weaker, I believe this has something to do with the estrogen in the water. Other fitness specialists mentioned this and suggested using testosterone pills and there are other solutions that I would like people to put forward.
This also would give another explanation to why men in the U.K and the U.S are so feminine, aside from cultural reasons; diet must play a part.
Any suggestions or personal experiences would be welcome.
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04-13-2016, 06:23 AM
I usually drink bottled water. Now, I know that plastic bottles have xenoestrogens in them which lower testosterone, but I'm choosing lesser of two evils. I try to have my diet, gym routine and sleep on the lock and the last time I tested my testosterone levels they were high enough.
I've heard that some fitness guys who are extra careful about xenoestrogens drink only water from glass bottles, but I don't know how practical is to do that every day.
There is also an option of using tap water filter, Mike from Danger and Play has a post on that, maybe you could try that out and see if it works for you.
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04-13-2016, 08:07 AM
This morning I happened to price out spring water delivery. In my area, it's $2 per month rental for the spicket/cooler that it sits on (if you want it) and around $7 delivered per 5 gallon jug. Two jugs plus a cooler rental came to $17 and change to include tax, per month, for delivered water. So, three jugs would be around $24 per month. There was also a one time jug deposit that came to around $6 per 5 gallon jug. That charge would only occur in the first month. Spring and distilled water were available. I only priced out one service. Other services may be cheaper or more expensive, but probably not by much.
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04-13-2016, 08:16 AM
The quality of your tap water depends on where you live. One thing that might push me to drink bottled water is if tap water is fluoridated.
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04-13-2016, 08:57 AM
Reverse osmosis is the easiest way to remove fluoride, and many other things. The feds recently reduced the amount that a plant is allowed to mix in with the water, but IMO any of that shit is bad for you. Plus it did no good for me, after I looked up my Muni's records they're already putting in the smaller amount.
Buy the spring water stand from walmart instead of renting. If you want to get some exercise you can do the bottle swap yourself also.
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04-13-2016, 10:36 AM
You can get an RO+UV water filtration system installed. Search on Amazon, they're pretty cheap, easy to install DIY, and cheaper than bottled water in the long run.
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04-13-2016, 08:02 PM
It true that Reverse Osmosis water actually removes minerals from your body? I was told that since even minerals have been removed from it, it will actually draw minerals out of your body.
I buy the 10L plastic bottles. They are high density plastic("2"-rated) and so I think they are less likely to leech into the water.
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07-17-2016, 05:09 PM
Of course we need to drink water, and so maybe getting water from only one source may end up causing issues... Surely I had always considered flouride and chlorine in the water as being problematic to gut flora.. but I had not really given a lot of thought to estrogen .. which could be true.
I think also that if we are otherwise engaging in good health practices, then our bodies are going to be able to tolerate more of the toxins and impurities in tap water. I probably drink tap water a couple times a week. I mostly filter my water, but yeah of course, we don't want minerals removed either and maybe playing in the dirt more would be a good thing, if only I had a garden, hm?
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07-25-2016, 08:48 AM
If I haven't bought any water recently, I boil tap water, let it cool down until it's cold then put it in a bottle and refrigerate it. It's something my mum did for health reasons. Not sure if boiling the water kills any added chemicals though.
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07-25-2016, 09:03 AM
I only drink bottled, mineral water (cheap to do in Thailand. Only 3 baht more than 'drinking water').
I too have heard about 'drinking water'/reverse osmosis water having a low mineral content, hence it doesn't hydrate you fully. This was confirmed to me by a lecturer/researcher at Mahidol university who specialises in water treatment
I used to drink reverse osmosis water and I didn't feel fully hydrated after even large amounts of it, so I tested it versus a mineral water and it felt/tasted very different.
This could all be a placebo effect though, so I'm interested to hear others' views.
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07-26-2016, 06:39 AM
Testosterone pills are garbage, and I wouldnt take any advice from anyone who suggested them. There are other threads which go into more detail on this. If your worried about your testosterone and estrogen levels, get them tested, you could be worried over nothing.
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07-26-2016, 05:12 PM
Rain water
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07-26-2016, 05:56 PM
I don't drink tap water. I get a 5 gallon jug of pure filtered water from across the street for 9 pesos. I think I am getting better water in Mexico.
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07-26-2016, 10:51 PM
Thanks gypsy. Yeah I read about Berkeys years ago and it is about time for me to invest in one.
Rain water is ultimately the healthiest water because it is charged perfectly. Too bad there is so much bad stuff being sprayed into the air now a days, you know? A lot of rain drops may be slightly contaminated before it hits the ground. However I would love to have a fresh glass of rain water.
I also heard at least one state made it illegal to collect rain water. That is Washington state?
Another option is to make a hole in the ground to collect pure condensation, like survivalists do. Thats a big job if you want a gallon per day but again that is like drinking dew. From a health perspective that dew and rainwater cannot be matched by any filtration machine.
Also (uncomfirmed statement here) I have heard that reverse osmosis does not remove fluoride from water. I would hope that is not the case because my current water source is RO treated with UV light, stored and conditioned in glass jugs.
With RO water I doctor the water up with crude grey sea salt. I am not big on supplements but I do use Magnesium chloride oil for transdermal absorbtion of magnesium.
It gets much worse though because if you want to avoid ingesting fluoride then you can forget about consuming most produce in grocery stores. I believe most produce is grown with heavily fluorinated water and fluoride is added in various ways throughout the entire grow cycle plus probably sprayed and treated more before getting on shelves.
Chlorine is also a huge issue. An example is drinking out of water fountains. Its refreshing to drink but you will notice after five minutes your stomach feels off. The chlorine is like draining your body of vital charges. It is like reducing the electricity in the body. I believe that is very real.
Fluoride is the biggest culprit with draining our bodily energy.
I dunno. I am no super scientist but having a clean water source is extremely important to figure out and water can be very complex.
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07-27-2016, 04:00 PM
Why isn't there a (1) solution for all? All I see is multitude of suggestions that vary.
- Evian Bottle
- Berkey Filters
- Tap water is more regulated
- Reverse Osmosis has lack of minerals or too much
- Gerolsteiner Mineral Water (which is contained in glass)
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07-28-2016, 09:49 AM
Some RO systems have an attachment that puts minerals back into the water afterwards.
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07-28-2016, 10:18 PM
I think water is mostly drank to hydrate and lubricate the body. It is not so much for ingesting minerals, know what I mean?
Furthermore, reverse osmosis water may be clean but it is essentially dead water. Berkey filtered water is dead too.
Fresh rain water and fresh dew is full of energy. It is like a freshly charged battery. Rain water and dew is brimming with life.
Still my decision is to buy a Berkey for drinking water.
Rain barrels are best for watering a garden.