what is de-ionized water?

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I’m confused if it is a marketing term or if it’s a real way to make safe drinking water? If you distill water you are physically removing contaminants, which makes sense that it is safe to drink. De-ionizing is like removing ions, but what does that mean, is the water now cleaner?

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Do not drink either distilled or deionized water in any great quantity. As water is stripped of more and more dissolved solids, it becomes more and more corrosive to unprotected metals and becomes a more powerful magnet to pull ions out of your body, potentially throwing off the delicate balance of things like sodium and potassium. …Things your body needs to keep your heart beating and keep you thinking straight.

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