How can distilled water be bitter? it is tasteless, just pure H2O. We do supplement our body system with food with minerals and also most fruits are acidic in nature and also our own body produces acidic juice to digestion. PH of 7 for distilled water is neutral. Wait till you see for yourself the amount of chlorine after the distillation process and you will understand that after a prolong period of consumption of Chlorine in your body system. As one of the expected causes of high cases of cancer in Urban cities as compare with well water.
Steam distillation plus carbon filtration provides you with clean, pure, safe drinking water while enhancing the natural flavor of juices, soups, coffee, tea and other beverages. Distillation effectively removes contaminants such as bacteria, dissolved solids, heavy metals, chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, etc.
Extensive research and case studies over the past two decades show that drinking chlorinated water is linked to bladder cancer, rectal cancer, colon cancer and breast cancer. Source:
http://www.examiner.com/article/chlorinated-drinking-water-contributes-to-bladder-cancer-anal-cancer
What to do if you are concerned about the chlorine levels in the drinking water
1. Buy a filter. Even the most basic carbon filters on the market remove chlorine.
2. Fill jugs of water from the reverse osmosis machine at the grocery store for 39 cents/gallon.
3. Invest in a reverse osmosis filter (R/O) for the kitchen sink so you can drink it and cook with it, as well. An R/O will remove other harmful toxins in drinking water, such as fluoride, arsenic, and nitrates.
A carcinogen is a substance that is capable of causing cancer in humans or animals. If a substance is known to promote or aggravate cancer, but not necessarily cause cancer, it may also be called a carcinogen. Chlorine is one such carcinogen.