There have been a few reports flowing around the internet about the latest fad at the West Coast of the United States. This trend has taken place mostly in places that are quite wealthy, like the Silicon Valley or San Francisco. This new trend is known as “Raw Water”
Water filled with cyanobacteria - Source: Wikimedia Commons
From what we know, Raw Water is unfiltered, unsterilized spring water. And for 11 liters (3 gallons) of this water, you will pay 37 U.S. dollars. And the reasoning behind this trend? Filtering removes useful minerals and “dangerous” chemicals are being added to tap water.
Tap Water? You are drinking toilet water with birth control drugs in them.
Mukhande Singh – creator of Raw Water
Tap water is also enhanced with chloride and fluoride and Singh also said: “Call me a conspiracy theorist, but it a mind control drug that has no benefit for the health of your teeth.” But the reality, of course, is that filtering water and adding chloride and fluoride are things that have been saving lives for hundreds of years. For example, chloride has is being used by American water companies since 1908 and since then the number of death caused by typhus, cholera, and diarrhea was reduced by so much that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call is one of the biggest successes in public health in the 20th century. Many people also think that bottled water is safer than tap water but there aren’t many supporting facts for this claim. But both types of water are obviously treated and filtered.
In conclusion. This is just another way to get money out of the pockets of naive people and give them a feeling of doing something healthy… But in fact, Raw Water could potentially cause them serious health problems as the bacteria normally removed by filtering and chloride will survive in Raw Water. For God's sake, it even turns green if you don’t drink it soon enough. That should tell you all you need to know.