- It would seem odd if the best water for *continuous* use, were one that we did not evolve with (totally "pure" water, i.e. distilled). Generally, those "impurities" that we evolved with, our bodies have come to depend on, or at the very least, have adapted to. I realize that rainwater is similar to distilled, but different, and the differences may be important.
- I read (e.g. in the links below) that distilled water quickly absorbs CO2 and becomes acidic; on the other hand what makes "alkaline water" alkaline is -- minerals. (Mostly calcium and magnesium, but also others.) The links below talk more about those points.
- One point of view is that distilled water can be excellent as a short-term therapeutic aid, i.e. medicinally, e.g. in detoxing. Some of the same qualities that (according to some people) make it questionable as a long-term primary water source, can be very useful for therapeutic purposes.
- I realize that Mercola is not God
but here's a nice summary on his website of some other considerations about it: http://www.mercola.com/article/water/di ... _water.htm - presents some of both sides: http://jcsesecuneta.com/tome/health/dis ... ral-water/
As far as whether inorganic minerals can be absorbed, I would certainly think so. Decades back when I first began taking magnesium for sleep, the easily available form was dolomite -- an inorganic mineral. More recently I use chelated forms etc., but sometimes also magnesium citrate, which I assume is also inorganic. What reason would there be to think that we *can't* absorb inorganic minerals? Which is not always a plus, when the inorganic mineral in question is a toxin…