Is it okay to drink distilled water as drinking water?

Is it okay to drink distilled water as drinking water?
--Lue

If you're not aware of what a hotly contested issue this is, you might be surprised at the controversy surrounding this seemingly simple subject. Of course it isn't simple. Nothing about water is simple, and seeing how we, as humans, are pretty much walking bags of water, we should pay attention to the issue of water more than anything.

Experts will tell you reasons for avoiding distilled water, as well as reasons it's okay to drink-- and even desirable. Experts will also tell you that they're experts, then send you a bill. We feel it's appropriate to remind you what you already know: that moderation is the key here, as always. Like distilled alcohol, distilled water can be harmful if that is the only thing you consume. And that goes for all water. Too much water can be fatal, as can not enough.

But generally you can put some of just about everything (though there are exceptions!) in your body in small amounts, or occasionally (note the exceptions!) You can even put your own urine in a purifier and drink that. The danger there, however, is if you happen to be doing that in a $200,000,000 movie, people might not be inclined to come back seven or eight times, or whatever the formula is for making that kind of thing profitable.