After reading several of the articles, here is what Mishelle Knuteson had to say:

I spoke with David about your concerns and the articles that you sent. Like anything, you will always find two sides to everything. Some on the pro side some on the con side.

The first thing out of David’s mouth was “God doesn’t make a mistake.” The natural way that water is placed on the earth for consumption is through the distilling process. Water by nature is slightly acidic. Our bodies need a balance between alkaline and acid. Water is a natural means for the acidic needs of the body. Whole foods, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, are the natural way we bring the body the alkaline balance. If we are not eating a wholesome diet then the body will become more acidic, not because of the water we drink. David also mentioned “we are plant eaters not rock eaters”. So our minerals come from the food we eat, there again water is not meant to fulfill that need.

The other thing that David mentioned is the years of success that he has seen with the use of distilled water. Dr Christopher was taken from being in a wheel chair to walking. The only thing he changed was adding distilled water to his regime. For more details read “Why Distilled Water.” in the 3 Day Cleanse book. Also there was a bookkeeper (for the school) who’s knuckles were deformed and huge because of unnatural deposits. Again the only thing she changed in her regime was adding distilled water. The deposits were dissolved and her knuckles were taken back to normal size. There are many other stories that can be related.

As far as I’m concerned the bottom line comes back to your inner voice and what you feel is the truth for you. We make claims, they make claims and in the end you have to choose what you will follow. Since discovering the school in 2006 I have been drinking distilled water. If I drink most any other kind of water there is a “taste” to it that isn’t pleasant to me, pure water doesn’t have a taste. I haven’t noticed any ill effects to my health. I’ve only noticed improvements because I have changed my lifestyle and I have chosen distilled water to a part of that lifestyle.

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Mishelle Knuteson, MH, RET

This is Dr. Christopher’s herbal program along with using Epsom salts in baths to draw toxins, including inorganic minerals, from the skin.

I understand from other sources that adding lemon juice and plenty of fresh cilantro to your foods may also help this process, and this could be easily implemented with mucusless diet.

I do have a question that was not addressed in either article, and I am hoping to hear the School of Natural Healing’s position on this: Kangen Water. There are quite a few people in my area of Western Montana that swear by it. One was even drinking distilled water prior to her use of Kangen, and she really believes it helped her arrive at her next level of healing very quickly. She believes her bone density grew stronger as a result of the switch (and she had issues with this apparently, though I am unaware if she believes the distilled water caused this, or if it was a condition that was there but that the distilled water wasn’t addressing it).

For those who haven’t heard of Kangen water, this is an approximately $5000 machine (sold via MLM) from Japan that, after filtering, the water runs across titanium plates that are charged, whereby the water with positive ions (the acidic) is separated from the water with negative ions (the alkaline), and the alkaline water is what is mostly consumed.

I use distilled water but before use, I like to aerate it and also energize the water with reiki, thus negating any potential claim that it is “lifeless” water energetically (and I use flower essences too). I also tend to drink more herbal infusions (tea) than straight water, of which the minerals in the herbs are readily available.

When dowsing whether I needed Kangen, my pendulum tells me no. However, I can’t ignore what I have noticed from others. If the school has any insight, it is most appreciated!!