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Find out what water pH is and why it's important
You've probably heard about the pH level of water being an important indicator of quality, but since you've come to this article, you're probably not entirely clear about its meaning. So:
What is the normal pH of water?
In short, pH stands for "hydrogen potential" and expresses the acidity or basicity of a substance on a scale from 0 to 14. Therefore, the ideal and good pH for health would be at 7, the completely neutral value. The lower the pH of 7, the more acidic the water will be. Conversely, the higher the pH, the more basic (or alkaline) the water. In approximate values, neutral waters fall somewhere between pH 6.8 and 7.2.
What should also be mentioned is that this scale runs logarithmically and not linearly. Thus, a Ph of 9 would be 10 times more alkaline than an 8. And a pH of 10, 100 times more alkaline than the same pH of 8, and so on.Carbonated water and still water
Carbonated mineral waters, for example, have an acidic character(...)
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Specialists have been recommending it for a long time, and this is no longer a novelty – to keep our body in shape we need to consume plenty of fluids - mainly water. But have you wondered why this amount and what major benefits drinking water has on the body?
What is the recommended amount of water for daily consumption?
The recommended two liters of water are a convention – an average amount that researchers arrived at by calculating the body's various needs and benefits. For example, drinking two liters of water a day helps us burn 96 calories more than we consume on average in a normal day.
Water consumption, beyond satisfying the natural need – thirst – has multiple benefits for the body, and introducing water consumption habits can have effects, "targeted" to a specific goal, from losing weight to moisturizing the skin.
Prevention of premature skin aging
Water consumed regularly, without claiming any "elixir of youth", is the most important in hydrating the skin. That's because(...)
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We will not repeat here what everyone knows – water is the driving force of life, including our own, and without it, we could not live. What you may not know is that with a little thought out and a few tricks, drinking water can do you better than satisfying your need for hydration. But let's take them one at a time.
The benefits of drinking water - what do you get out of this phase?
Well, it comes out with all the important things of life, and that's based on one thing: water causes blood to carry cells and nutrients to organs in the body—primarily to the brain. By maintaining the right level of hydration, you help your brain tell your whole body what to do and how to act. And this is not done by drinking only when you feel thirsty. Enough water in the body equals a well-oiled brain equals a properly functioning body, from digestion to locomotion and breathing – the thought bash!
How much water should you drink daily?
The correct answer is the one you probably already know from TV stations(...)
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About the tributary of DâmbovițaNot only representative buildings disappeared from Bucharest's landscape, but also small tributaries of Dâmboviţa, which were blocked by the expansion and modernization of the city. One of them is Bucharestioara, a stream that originated in today's Icoanei Garden and flowed into the Unirii Square area, one of Bucharest's oldest sources of drinking water at one time.
An islet at Union Square
The former course of Dâmboviţa was quite sinuous, currently keeping to a small extent the route imprinted on the maps from the beginnings of Bucharest. In the area where Union Square is located today, the river formed an islet, the adjacent arm bearing the name Dâmbovicioara. Approximately in this section, more precisely near the place where the church of St. John the New was located (which was moved in the 80s and which today is placed behind the block opposite the Unirea Store), flowed a tributary of Dâmboviţa, named Bucurestioara.
"Stagnant and stinky water"
This stream(...)
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Does water help the body?Although this aspect is quite intuitive, water is not only extremely important for the human body – it is vital. Even we are composed of 60-70% water, and all the food we eat contains water. What do you mean? Only fruits and vegetables contain 90% water, and other foods that we usually pass to the dry food category, such as bread or meat, contain about the same amount of water as that which exists in the composition of the human body. So we can say that we are surrounded by water.
Beyond all these universally known facts, why is water so important to us? What exactly does it help us? Stay with us a little longer and you'll find out.
The importance of water
Just as we need air to live, we need water in the same way. In addition to helping transport important nutrients throughout our bodies, another role of water is to remove toxins from the body. It is enough to lose 10% of the water in our body so that blood can no longer circulate normally, with adverse consequences(...)
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About the tributary of DâmbovițaNot only representative buildings disappeared from Bucharest's landscape, but also small tributaries of Dâmboviţa, which were blocked by the expansion and modernization of the city. One of them is Bucharestioara, a stream that originated in today's Icoanei Garden and flowed into the Unirii Square area, one of Bucharest's oldest sources of drinking water at one time.
An islet at Union Square
The former course of Dâmboviţa was quite sinuous, currently keeping to a small extent the route imprinted on the maps from the beginnings of Bucharest. In the area where Union Square is located today, the river formed an islet, the adjacent arm bearing the name Dâmbovicioara. Approximately in this section, more precisely near the place where the church of St. John the New was located (which was moved in the 80s and which today is placed behind the block opposite the Unirea Store), flowed a tributary of Dâmboviţa, named Bucurestioara.
"Stagnant and stinky water"
This stream(...)
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How does light affect water bottles?"Store the bottle in a place protected from sunlight or frost" – you see such messages on almost all water bottles and bottles – and La Fântâna cans are, of course, no exception.
We always tell our customers, in all ways, that it takes some clear conditions for the water cooler to be both good tasting and safe for consumption. However, we encountered cases where we were criticized for the quality of the water – when the water had been delivered in compliance with all norms and standards. The problem turned out to be one of storage, at the customer. Many of these situations are related to the exposure of water cans in improper conditions.
The best-known example is the occurrence of algae in the bidon.
Explanation:
The appearance of algae is not abnormal at all. Suppose the water is not microbiologically filtered or treated by chlorination, like mains water (because the law prohibits these types of treatments for spring water and mineral water). In that(...)
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La Fântâna has built its business and reputation through water cooler and purifier services – impossible things without deep knowledge and understanding of water.
We open with this article a series of informative materials related to drinking water. Water, the most important catalyst of life, seems, for most of us, something trivial and normal: "simple as water". Nowadays, in the era of consumer economy, intensive exploitation of land, and pollution, this is not the case at all. To bring this information to the public, we turned to the experience of the "water teacher", biochemist Silvia Enculescu.
"Pure water" is not what you think
Physico-chemically, "pure water" does not exist naturally. Pure water exists from a scientific perspective, it is obtained at the end of physicochemical processes, only in laboratories - and is used only for the preparation of reagents and culture media. Legally, this type of water is prohibited for human consumption.
Equally important, what is in drinking(...)
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Minerals in water and their benefits
Mineral water, carbonated or still, comes from underground and has a characteristic and constant composition over time. In perhaps the shortest possible definition, mineral water is microbiologically pure water originating from a groundwater or underground aquifer deposit and coming from a source exploited by one or more natural emergencies or boreholes, protected naturally and by strict areas.
We, Romanians, have been making a semantic confusion for a long time – we tend to call "mineral water" carbonated water, or bubble water, regardless of whether that water is mineral (biochemically and legally) table water or spring water.
Why is it good to drink mineral water?
Mineral water has numerous benefits, some less known to everyone. It contains salts, and these are very good for rehydrating the body, especially in summer. Contrary to some contemporary mythologies, like any good drinking water, mineral water does not make you fat, because it has no calories(...)