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Without water, you can’t survive. Making sure that the water you drink is pure and clean is a good first step. The World Health Organization has claimed that 80 per cent of world’s illnesses would be eliminated if we all drank pure water. Water replenishes, cleanses, rejuvenates and restores your liver, kidneys and adrenals. It is the most important item in any detox plan. We’ve also seen in the previous chapter how important it is for women with PCOS to ensure an adequate intake of fluid.

But where do we find pure water?

The standard purification techniques used by most water companies remove the bugs from the water but do not remove all the dissolved chemicals. It is estimated that as many as 60,000 different chemicals now contaminate our water supplies. In attempts to clean the water, other chemicals are sometimes added, including chlorine and aluminium.

Not only may these chemicals be toxic in their own right, but chlorine may react with organic waste to form compounds which can increase the risk of cancer of the colon, rectum and bladder.

The recognition that much of our tap water is contaminated has seen the boom in bottled-water sales. According to Professor Larry Laudan in his book Danger Ahead, however, there’s a one-in-four chance that the next batch of bottled water you drink will be nothing more than tap water which has been passed through a filter.

There is also little need to drink mineral water to obtain the minerals we need for our bodies. While this type of water does contain essential trace minerals, it also contains calcium carbonate, which our bodies need but cannot absorb in a desirable way from water. This calcium carbonate can contribute to blocking of the arteries and to arthritis, rheumatism, gout and indigestion. The best source of minerals is vegetables grown in mineral-rich soil.

Distilled water isn’t much better. The process of distillation can concentrate some compounds and remove essential trace elements. For water to be pure, it must be double distilled. Few companies do this.