Awareness of the importance of minerals and other beneficial constituents in drinking water has existed thousands of years, being mentioned in the Vedas of ancient India. In the book “Rig Veda”, the properties of good drinking water were described as follows: “Sheetham (cold to touch), Sushihi (clean), Sivam (should have nutritive value, requisite minerals and trace elements), Istham (transparent), VimalamlahuShadgunam (its acid base balance should be within normal limits)”. This may contain a desirable substance which has received less attention in guidelines and regulations till now, although an increased awareness of the biological value of water has taken place in the past several decades.
The safety and accessibility of drinking-water are major concerns throughout the world. Health risks may arise from consumption of water contaminated with infectious agents, toxic chemicals, and radiological hazards. Improving access to safe drinking-water can result in tangible improvements to health (WHO). Demineralised water is defined as water almost or completely free of dissolved minerals as a result of distillation, deionization, membrane filtration (reverse osmosis or nanofiltration), electrodialysis or other technology.
In this modern era, it has been having a trend that individuals are drinking filter water from the various filtration systems. As per the WHO statement that filtration system removes the Impurities from water, however, along with that they also remove important mineral which are the most fruitful elements for the healthy human body. This can be better explained by researchers of WHO and state that, they remove 92-99% of beneficial calcium and magnesium from the water. Therefore, the filter water creates a lot of health issues in the body.
Our earth is full of minerals and vitamins. The utensils made of earthen clay also have many benefits. The clay has been a part of traditional utensils from an ancient time. People used to store water in earthen pots or clay post during the summer season. However, as time went by, new technology changed everything. Today everyone stores water in the refrigerator to keep it ice cold. This is actually harmful to your health. Thus, it is important to know that clay pots or earthen pots are not only a better option for storing the water. It has amazing health benefits as well. Drinking water from a clay pot can help for improve metabolism without dangerous chemicals like BPA (Bisphenol A) added to the fray. Drinking water from a clay pot can also help maintain a level of testosterone in your body, relief from gastronomic pain due to its alkaline nature.
