What's in the water you drink? Pure water is just H2O - it contains just hydrogen and oxygen. But water from almost any natural source may contain a lot of other things, depending on where the water came from and how it was treated before it gets to you.
The latest craze is drinking raw water, loosely defined as water from a natural source, untreated and unfiltered. Proponents argue that it is better for you than filtered or treated water because it still contains certain useful minerals such as sodium, calcium, and magnesium, and that it is free of certain chemicals that may be added during water treatment, such as chlorine and fluoride. One seller of raw water even suggests that their water may be "naturally probiotic", meaning that it contains probiotic bacteria.
Naturally probiotic - really? If raw water contains bacteria, isn't it just as likely that some of them could be bad for you? And what about parasites and toxic chemicals that may be found in the environment? Do you want to take that risk? It's up to you.
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