Beneficial Minerals in the Water
Reverse Osmosis systems strip out the beneficial minerals from the Water making it an acidic, “hypotonic” solution. A hypotonic solution is a de-mineralized solution. This ultimately has impact on the body because when a hypotonic solution comes in contact with a hypertonic (mineralized) solution, equilibrium is sought. The hypertonic solution in this case is your body’s fluids which are full of minerals. Continuous drinking of a hypotonic solution results in minerals being transferred from your body’s blood and lymphatic system to this de-mineralized Water and being flushed from your body. Over time, in an effort to re-mineralize itself, your body will begin to rob it’s organs and bones of these minerals. This continuous cycle will have a negative impact on bodily function unless there is sufficient minerals being taken in through food and supplements to counterbalance.
Black Berkey Purification Elements
The Black Berkey filters that come standard with all our berkey Water filter systems are purposefully designed to leave the beneficial minerals in the Water to avoid this dangerous cycle of body demineralization.
On a related note, the large majority of the population does not get sufficient minerals from their food because it is nutritionally depleted. No matter what your source of Water, or filtration choice, we recommend a high quality multi-vitamin on a daily basis. We stress high quality because many supplements on the market are created with low quality ingredients and are not designed synergistically, and thus are not absorbed or utilized by the body beneficially.
Pathogenic bacteria Removal
Reverse Osmosis systems do not remove pathogenic bacteria like e-coli and giardia. This is the reason why many Reverse Osmosis systems include an ultraviolet (UV) light designed to kill the bacteria. Sometimes however, if the Water has a high turbidity, shaded spots in the Water can prevent some of the bacteria from being exposed and killed. Also, if the UV light is installed prior to the bladder tank, it can allow for bacteria to colonize in the bladder tank itself. If this tank is not sterilized often, it becomes a source of bacterial contamination. One other important note is that the remains of dead bacteria remain in the filtered Water of RO systems that use a UV light.
The berkey Water filter removes the pathogenic bacteria to a log 7 degree and keeps it out of your drinking Water. Log 7 equates to a 99.99999% bacteria removal rate.
