Why water?

Almost every week we read advice from doctors and nutritionists telling us how important it is to stay sufficiently hydrated, for the sake of both our wellbeing and our performance potential. It is recommended that every adult should drink 1.5 to 2.5 litres of water a day.

The main reasons why we need to drink enough water:

• Water is the most important nutrient of all. Our bodies can only function at their best if they have enough water. Better removal of waste means better cleaning. You can tell whether you are drinking enough by the colour of your urine. If it is clear or light yellow, your water intake is sufficient.
  
  'Pure, clean drinking water is mankind’s most important source of nutrition'
• Our bodies are able to make full use of water – unlike coffee, black tea, soft drinks, citrus fruit juices or alcoholic drinks, which all have a water-flushing effect and cause cells to dry out. Water quenches your thirst for a lasting period of time, whereas beer or coffee just makes you even thirstier the more you drink. Every time you have a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or another beverage of this kind, you should drink at least one glass of water as well.
• Water also regulates the blood pressure. Drinking a sufficient amount of water helps to raise the blood pressure when it is low and reduce it when it is high.
  
  'Soft drinks, citrus fruit juices, coffee or black tea are no substitute for water'
• A high intake of water can prevent illnesses such as strokes. Drinking plenty of water helps to keep a low blood viscosity and prevents the platelets from clumping together so easily. This can reduce the risk of a blood clot forming.
• Drinking water improves our concentration. The increased fluidity of the blood improves our ability to concentrate.
• Water prevents kidney stones. A sufficient intake of water prevents the occurrence of kidney stones and colic.

Our drinking water

Mains water is the most stringently regulated nutritional substance in Switzerland.
It is subject to the extremely tight restrictions of the Swiss Ordinance on Foodstuffs.

Drinking mineral water is actually illogical from an environmental point of view: a great deal of energy is wasted in the process of supplying mineral water, from filling the bottles and packaging them right through to the countless transport routes it takes to deliver them – and this harms the environment. Considering these disadvantages, mineral water ought to offer something more than simple ’tap water‘. Yet, as a comparison carried out by the Foundation for Consumer Protection shows, for more than half of the brands on the market this is not the case.

'Drinking water is on a par with many mineral water brands'

Oxygenated water

O2 POWERWATER is drinking water enriched with oxygen. It contains approximately ten times the amount of oxygen found in normal water.

Our bodies need water on a daily basis. Doctors recommend a daily fluid intake of 1.5 to 2.5 litres of water.

Oxygenated water is stimulating, vitalising and refreshing, as well as boosting your sense of wellbeing. It is also perceived as having a harmonising effect.
Like spring water (which also usually has a higher oxygen content), oxygen-enriched water is considered to be invigorating, pleasant to drink and considerably fresher than normal water.

For more information about oxygenated water, see:

Walter Binder

ISBN-10: 39803742 6 2

CHF 30.50

Our devices enrich water with oxygen as it is tapped, so its high oxygen content is guaranteed –
unlike oxygenated water sold in bottles, which only retains a low oxygen content if it is kept for a long time or stored incorrectly (cold chain supply and storage in a dark place are essential).

How good is the quality of drinking water?

Drinking water is the most stringently regulated nutritional substance in Switzerland. It is subjected to constant checks and is safe to drink without a second thought.

The quality of drinking water in Switzerland

Info:    www.wasserqualitaet.ch

Swiss Gas and Water Industry Association (SVGW)

Info:   www.svgw.ch