Nov
08
If you wanted to add natural Himalayan Sea Salt to RO or RODI water for remineralization, how much?
ByI’ve read that RO and RODI (And distilled water) can be re-mineralized by using Himalayan Sea Salt (Seems like the safest–more natural). It also is supposed to help with the pH to make it more along the lines of normal parameters. However, too much salt water in the body can be bad since the kidneys work overtime to flush out an excess of salt. How much sea salt could be added to 1 gallon of water safely for remineralization purposes without compromising our kidneys and not “taste” like salt water? I know they can’t handle ocean water, which is 35 ppt or so, but how much is too much? Curious.
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November 8th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Depending upon your age and health conditions, any amount of salt is probably too much. There is so much salt in any prepared food that you would not need to add any from any other intake. Adding salt is likely not helpful long term unless you have a condition that requires supplementing the sodium ions. This is rare and 99.9% are much better off without that. Also, remember that calcium and magnesium ions are a normal component of things like well water and are not harmful to most people. Some of the other things in many natural water sources are harmful.
As far as the pH is concerned, the major things that effect it are things like the bicarbonate ions from the source which are somewhat removed by things like RO purification. Home RO equipment relies on the local water pressure and the membranes which can be used with that little pressure do not purify the water as well as one might think.
Absorbed gases are major factors in pH also. Unless you plan on purifying and storing the water under an Argon atmosphere, this is not practical to worry about.