Most people know what oil is best for their car or what kind of gasoline to fill.. And many people can tell which foods are good for them and which are bad.. However, when we drink water, we do not think about its physical and chemical properties, although on average the human body is 60% water, which is necessary for chemical reactions in cells and the formation of various substances in the body..

Experts admit that many people lack the skills to choose the right drinking water in the store.. But, not caring about the quality of drinking water at home, we often harm ourselves.. Most do not know the composition of tap water.

“We cannot choose quality water supplied centrally. The choice of bottled mineral water is very large - for every taste, need and desire. Finding the prettiest label or the most comfortable bottle is not the best selection criteria for water,” says water researcher Valds Szymczyk. The quality of water supplied centrally is ensured by hydrogeologists, water suppliers (self-monitoring) and external control – Public Service. High-quality water supply is provided to your home.

As a result, taking care of the quality of water in apartments, their owners often install filters, although they do not check the quality and composition of the water.. “It is important to understand that water filters are like medicines.. If there is a disease, medicines can help, and if there is no disease, even the best medicine can only harm it,” says V.. Shimchik.

According to him, the highest quality water is natural mineral water.. “This means that this water has a stable composition, comes from a single source and undergoes only processing that does not change the physical and chemical composition of the main components of the water, which gives it its characteristic properties.. If the label indicates that it is mineralized, table, drinking, spring, etc.. , this means that less stringent quality requirements are imposed on it, ”explains V. Shimchik.

In turn, natural mineral water is classified by water taste experts (water sommeliers) according to several criteria, the main of which are: mineralization, hardness, purity (or pollution), acid-base index.

The purity category of drinking water, which is characterized by the content of nitrates and nitrites in water, is considered very important.. Nitrates and nitrites are toxic compounds that cause polluted water to have no particular taste, smell, or color.. They cannot be removed with a boiled or household water filter.. Elevated levels of nitrates and nitrites are especially dangerous for pregnant women and infants under six months of age, as they lack the enzyme that breaks down nitrates and develop methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome).

The less nitrite (NO? ) and nitrate (NO? ) ions, the purer the water. The content of nitrates and nitrites in a liter of water of the highest purity category should not exceed 1 mg / l.

One of the most famous natural mineral waters in Lithuania is Akvila, which filters through layers of underground rocks and sand in the Dzukija National Park. Due to its unique origin, L'Aquila is one of the few nitrate and nitrite free waters in the world and is also suitable for babies..

The drinking water label must state that the water is suitable for infants, but only if all legal conditions governing the total mineralization and purity of natural mineral water are met.. Baby water must not be chemically purified or filtered.. For example, when preparing baby formulas, Aquile natural mineral water does not need to be boiled, but simply mixed with milk formula, since Aquile is suitable for baby food.

On the other hand, many experts around the world emphasize the alkalinity index (pH) of water - the higher it is, the faster the body neutralizes the acidity that contributes to aging..

Some Doctors Recommend Drinking Alkaline Water to Fight Cancer. Water is called alkaline if its pH is 7.8-10. The already mentioned water "

So, according to experts, people who care about their health should pay attention to the composition of water..

The composition of bottled mineral water is indicated on the product labels, the composition of centrally supplied water can also be found out, the water can be analyzed in an independent laboratory.

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