Bottled Water

Back when Mark was sick, I researched everything in his diet. There are so many restrictions to what an end-stage liver patient can eat and drink, it boggles the mind. To make sure what we were giving him was acceptable, I even looked into bottled water. So, obviously, we weren't surprised when PepsiCo. and Coca-Cola announced that Aquafina and Dasani were just fancily-labeled tap water. We knew that in 2004!

Not to mention, we knew that Dasani adds sodium to their water - 25mg per every 8oz serving! Since there are 2.5 servings per 20oz bottle, that puts the total sodium per bottle at a whopping 62.5mg - as much as a whole large egg. Now, which makes more sense in the diet of a very sick man - 20oz of water or an egg? I know it sounds silly, but that's actually the choices that had to be made. The protein and nutrients went a lot further toward keeping him strong than a bottle of water would have, I promise.

As far as water? We bought a Pur filter for our kitchen tap and spend $18.00 per month for 100 gallons of clean, clear, water with no sodium added. We keep a pitcher of filtered water in the fridge at all times, and Mike has a refillable water bottle that he takes along whenever he goes out on a hot summer day.

Do yourself and the environment a favor - buy a water filter and a reusable plastic bottle.

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God Bless!

Jules