Minerals are the root of your health - they’re needed to carry out...

Minerals are the root of your health - they’re needed to carry out virtually every process in the body

Water is a more bioavailable mineral source because it is dissolved and charged in the liquid, rather than bound to food particles.

Check out this thread about mineral waters

There are 22 different minerals that make up ~5% of our body weight

17 of them are considered essential (7 macro minerals and 10 trace minerals)

5 are possibly essential minerals but some of them like boron are absolute superstars when it comes to hormone and bone optimization

Here are the main functions of minerals:
- ATP production
- Antioxidant defense
- Immune system
- glucose and fat burning
- neurotransmitters
- heart function
- hormone function

Minerals are needed for every step for producing ATP

Mineral-infused waters have been considered to have medicinal properties for centuries

In Ancient Greece, in Ancient Rome, during the Renaissance, etc

By the 17th century, many spa resorts were built around Europe. The term ‘spa’ comes from a small town in Belgium called Spa

Legend has it that in 1618, the local farmer Henry Wicker in Epsom Springs found a trickle of water in the footprint of a cow

After trying the water he began promoting its health benefits, such as relief from body aches, pain, colds, and infections

Randomized controlled trials have also seen benefits of spa therapy on rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis (PMID: 2397624; PMID: 1795315)

In 18th-19th century England, many people suffering from lead intoxication were sent to Bath Hospital.

Out of 3,377 patients sent to Bath, 45% were cured of lead poisoning and 93% saw improvements in their symptoms (doi:10.1017/S0025727300071015)

Short recap, mineral water bathing (spas) can be effective in treating bodily aches and pains, reducing inflammation, and even helping with the excretion of heavy metals

Let’s move on with DRINKING mineral water, which is an even more bioavailable source of minerals

Benefit No 1: digestion and gut health

Chloride-sulphate, calcium-sodium mineral water improves chronic gastritis with increased acid formation (PMID: 18274117)

Mineral water can improve dyspepsia, which is a condition of indigestion (PMID: 12457626; PMID: 10780194)

Benefit No 2: relief in constipation

Mineral water supplementation in patients with functional dyspepsia has been shown to improve gastric emptying of solids (PMID: 15532843)

Magnesium- and sulphate-rich natural mineral water have been found to improve stool consistency and regularity compared to low-mineral natural water (PMID: 31170680; PMID: 26582579; PMID: 27924798)

Benefit No3: mineral waters help metabolic disorders

Drinking 1 L/day of mineral water reduces cardiometabolic risk factors, such as blood lipids, lipid oxidation, glucose, insulin, and cholesterol (PMID: 27367723)

High bicarbonate mineral water lowers triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol compared to low mineral water (PMID: 23866694)

Mineral water intake lowers blood pressure, especially in subjects with low urinary magnesium and calcium levels (PMID: 15571635)

Benefit No4: improved lung and respiratory conditions

Inhaling aerosolized sulphurous mineral water has been shown to improve inflammation in 65% of the studied subjects who suffer from chronic inflammation of the upper respiratory airway (PMID: 9381939)

A meta-analysis of 13 clinical studies utilizing thermal water inhalations and irrigations concluded:

“Thermal water applications with radon or sulphur can be recommended as additional nonpharmacological treatment in upper airway diseases.” PMID: 24987423

Benefit No5: arthritis and joint pain

Consuming high calcium mineral water lowers bone remodeling in post-menopausal women on a low calcium intake (PMID: 15744450)

Bathing in mineral-rich bath waters has been found to improve fibromyalgia PMID: 31161236

A meta-analysis of 122 studies on Hungarian thermal mineral waters concludes it is an effective therapy for lower back pain, as well as knee and hand osteoarthritis (PMID: 23677421)

Benefit No6: kidney health

Electrolyte imbalances are commonly seen in kidney disease

Drinking magnesium-calcium carbonate mineral water can benefit those with kidney disease (PMID: 9987984)

Drinking mineral water can help with kidney stones (PMID: 16060281)

To sum it up, mineral waters are the best way to absorb minerals and they’ve been shown to have some health benefits
- reduction in cardiometabolic risk markers
- lower inflammation
- reduced body pain
- lower blood pressure
- reduced stress

Here’s a graph differentiating them

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