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Originally Posted by Cyborg  I try to only drink distilled or reverse-osmosis purified water. Besides the mineral issue, I simply prefer the taste of pure water. |
Distilled water has no taste. Generally minerals baring organics and chemicals are what give water it's taste. Never heard of minerals causing specifically kidney damage. Some heavy minerals can cause damage to the nervous system, and some other minerals in high enough quantities are associated with liver damage. I have seen springs and stream posted do not drink because of heavy or high mineral content. Think arsenic is a mineral and it affects about everything in the body even in small quantities that won't out right kill you, but will make different systems eventually start to break down. Any idea which minerals the doctor is talking about.
