Ion exchange trades calcium and magnesium for sodium (or potassium) on an equivalent basis. The resin does not know or care whether the water started at 5 or 55 grains per gallon. It swaps one equivalent of hardness for one equivalent of sodium each time. The average is about 7.5 milligrams per liter of sodium added for every grain per gallon of hardness removed.
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Can I drink soft water? – Is there salt in soft water?
Softened water contains a very low amount of sodium. If you are concerned about sodium intake, use Potassium Chloride salt instead of sodium chloride salt, drink hard water, or process the water further with a reverse osmosis purifier.
Drink more Soft Water!
Studies on health outcomes are inconsistent in quality and insufficient in quantity to conclude that lowering sodium intake levels below 2,300 mg/day either increases or decreases the risk of heart disease, stroke, or all-cause mortality in the general U.S. population
Slick and Slimy Soft Water
I’m frequently asked about why soft water is “slimy”. Some people will tell you that you’re feeling your natural body oils when washing with soft water.(more…)
Soft Water is Good for Heart Health?
Sodium bicarbonate in this bottled water is given credit for the health benefit…Water softening through ion exchange removes inorganic Calcium (and other metallic ions – depending on the resin) from the water and leaves sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate as byproducts of the ion exchange softening process.
So, based on this report one might logically deduce that ion exchange soft water is good for your heart health…very interesting indeed.