EasyWater – The Salt-Free Solution

Too much sodium in your diet can lead to high blood pressure, which may lead to heart disease, kidney disease or stroke.

All water softeners use the same operating principle: They trade the calcium and magnesium for something else, usually sodium.  This process is called ion exchange.  During this process, each calcium or magnesium ion is replaced by TWO sodium ions.  The ion exchange softening adds about 8mg/L of sodium to the water for each grain per gallon of hardness removed.  So a person who drinks two liters of water (2L) of softened, extremely hard water (assume 30 gpg) will consume about 480 mg more sodium than if the consumed water is unsoftened.  
(2L x 30gpg x 8mg/L/gpg = 480 mg) http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/h20ql2/mf1094.pdf

Water softener: How much salt does it add?

Initial water hardness (grains per gallon)   Sodium added to water by softening (milligrams per liter) 1 8 5 40 10 80 20 160 40 320

Even if you don't drink soft water, your skin absorbs more salt softened water than you may realize when you are showering. This can contribute to increased sodium in your body.  Many doctors advise patients with high blood pressure not to even shower in salt softened water.

EasyWater adds no Potassium

Potassium based softening systems utilize the same ion exchange process as sodium systems and is not necessarily a healthier alternative.  Some bags of potassium include customer warnings, “Individuals under treatment for renal or cardiac disease, diabetes or receiving medication for high blood pressure should consult their physician prior to consuming water softened with this product.”  (Nature's Own: Potassium Based Water Softener Crystals)

EasyWater keeps beneficial Calcium and Magnesium in your Water

Both calcium and magnesium are essential to human health.  Drinking water can be a beneficial source of those minerals when they are allowed to remain in the water.

Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN, co-founder, director of InnovativeHealing.com and author of Digestive Wellnesss says, “While any good, clean water will keep your body and your skin hydrated, hard water, the kind high in minerals, is especially good. Using water softeners to de-mineralize drinking water may reduce some of the potentially helpful effects. A water softener may help your plumbing, but it's hard water that is better for your health." (From WebMD article: The ABCs of a Healthy Skin Diet)

In excerpts from a World Health Organization meeting, “Experts on the Possible Protective Effect of Hard Water against Cardiovascular Disease”, researchers say in regard to point of entry and point of use devices “users of these devices should be made aware of the changes in mineral composition that arise and the possible consequences for total nutrient intake and human health.  For example, those who sell or install these devices may be encouraged to bring to the attention of the users of these devices the possibility of reduced mineral intake and alternative means for their replacement.” http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/gdwqrevision/cardiofullreport.pdf