I heard in science class once years ago that distilled water is water so clean, it kills you. How?
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That’s a bit of an exaggeration, although drinking *only* distilled water is not necessarily the best idea. Most water has minerals in it like sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium and calcium. We call these electrolytes. Electrolytes are essential for our body chemistry to work properly. Without electrolytes, we die. By drinking only distilled water, you’re throwing off your body chemistry because not only are you not getting those electrolytes, but can actually pull them out of your body. This is why, for example, if you’re in the hospital and you get an IV, it’s not pure water but saline, which is water with a bit of salt in it. It’s also why when someone has been vomiting or has had diarrhea, they’re advised to hydrate not with plain water but with something like a sports drink which has electrolytes in it.
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