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Do you boil your water to drink?
I have gotten mixed messages on this topic. I read the info from Joseph O. Falkinham, III Ph.D. at Virginia Tech, who recommends it. Someone on another site said that one of their NJH doctors recommends it. My ID doctor says that there is no data to support it. I've been boiling the water I drink and use it for tooth brushing. It doesn't hurt to do so, but still wonder if there is a real need. Your thoughts?
Jennifer
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No!
I too have heard the recommendation, but, No, I don't boil mine. My ID doc asked if any studies show reduced recurrence of NTM/MAC in those who boil their water. I couldn't find anything conclusive in the US. Does anyone else know of a study? Or is it theoretical? I always figure it would only help if I lived in a sterile bubble.
Sue
My doctor suggests drinking spring water over purified water. I don’t boil drinking water as not only do I believe boiling may kill some valuable trace minerals it doesn’t taste very good to me.
I absolutely refused to boil drinking water and thought that because nmt's are everywhere it was silly . But then I watched Dr Huitt's talk on the theory re the cause of bronchiectasis. The theory, as I recall is that we aspirate reflux whether we know it or not and the aspiration damages our lungs leading to bronchiectasis and sometimes bacterial infection.
Unfortunately due to massive amounts of radiation for cancer
more the. 25 years ago I have a damaged esophagus which causes even more aspiration than the usual bronchiectasis patient. I decided that though I cannot do anything about the patulous esophagus I can try to keep bacteria out of any water I may aspirate by boiling it.
Every couple of days in the afternoon or evening I fill my two whistling tea kettles with water and put them on the stove snd go about my business. When they whistle I return to the kitchen and lift the spouts because the whistle is annoying. I set the timer for ten minutes and get back to whatever I was doing.
In the morning I fill my Brita pitcher with the boiled water and that's what I drink at home.
I drink very little water when I'm out so I d on't worry about drinking water when I'm out. I also don't worry about the brita pitcher. I have been boiling for quite a while and it is a habit now snd no big deal. Meanwhile I'm glad to do such a small thing to prevent bacteria from getting into my decrepit lungs.
How could you kill minerals that were never alive to begin with?
Maybe killing and minerals are poor word choices….boiling does change water components.