Water — the ideal thirst quencher

As a thirst quencher water is on everyone's lips. Up to the 60th year of life we ingest approximately 55,000 litres of water on average. This corresponds to the contents of more than 430 bath tubs filled to the top.

In order to optimally supply the body, doctors recommend a daily liquid intake of at least 1.5 litres. Because it is completely free of calories, without sugar, sweeteners, dyes or flavourings, water inherently appears to be the best choice for this. In order for the water which we ingest to be able to optimally fulfil its tasks, it should however be naturally pure and without undesirable constituent substances.

It is thus good when our mineral water, but above all our tap water —which in the meantime is being drunk by many people instead of bottled water and in any case always used to prepare, e.g., coffee or tea — fulfils these requirements.

In order to ensure this, our tap water is treated in sewage treatment plants and waterworks and subjected to regular controls. However, since some substances cannot be detected with the procedures used there, certain undesirable substances, such as hormone and medicinal residues or residuals from industry or agriculture, get into our drinking water. Additionally, on the way from the waterworks to our homes, additional substances, which should not be there, seep into the water. Thus, for example, copper or lead from old pipes seeps into our water and when we drink it, also into our bodies.