It is the primary component of all the bodily fluids-blood, lymph, digestive juices, urine, tears, and sweat. Water carries the electrolytes, which are mineral salts that help convey electrical currents in the body. The major minerals that make up these salts are sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride. Water requirements vary greatly from person to person. The climate in which we live, our activity level, and our diet all influence our need for water.
Water is essential for all life.
Without clean water we cannot experience optimum health. However, drinking water has become a major concern, and the urgent need to address the issue of water pollution is growing. Subsequently, healing our waters and providing safe and tasty drinking water are becoming a major industry. In all too many cases it has been shown that tap water is not totally safe. We need to ask what role drinking tap water plays in our health.