What kind of water do you drink? Do you have a filter at home? Or do you go straight from the tap?

Did you know that Americans use up 176 gallons of water in a day while an African person only uses up five gallons in the same amount of time. Keep in mind that this water is used for bathing, drinking and washing.

A. What’s your water?

You would have never guessed something as simple as water could branch out into different kinds which could be used for different purposes and health benefits. The science of making things cleaner and safer for human consumption has brought about the need to treat water differently.

This has resulted into three different types you commonly see in the grocery: distilled, mineral and purified water.

Although all three of them sound safe to drink and good for the body, each possess certain characteristics and compositions that make them more ideal for certain needs and purposes.

Water has microorganisms and contaminants

Before diving into their individual differences, it is important to note that water is still water anywhere you go. Its basic chemical composition doesn’t change.

What changes is what comes along with its basic chemical composition and if there are any other organisms living in the water. Thanks to pollution and supply, we’ve had to treat our water to make it safe to drink straight from the faucet.

Still, some of us have stomach trouble when drinking untreated water. This is why it’s important to purify your water based on some method that works for your health.

This is where various processes and treatments it goes through before it reaches your house and your taps.

B. Distilled Water

Naturally, this is water that has gone through the process of distillation. It’s an old process used to separate two substances. There are a myriad of ways to get this done.

One of the most popular methods of distillation
is through heat. Here’s how it’s done: