Water is the one thing that differentiates Earth from all the other lifeless planets in our solar system – it’s the source of all life on Earth. But water isn’t just a thing. It is a living, breathing entity with stories and histories and origins. Let’s explore some of these origins and talk about the sources of water, that breathe life into land.
Back in school, we’ve learnt that about 60% of the human body is water. A simple Google search will tell you that ‘According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%.’
Water is the source of all life. The question however is, is all water equally nourishing for us humans? The short answer is: no.
There are different kinds of water. There is natural mineral water, which is water in its natural form, with all its salts and minerals intact; there is purified water where some sediments, minerals and salts are removed; and then there is distilled water, which is just water, stripped bare of all its minerals and salts.
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