On 01/12/2016 09:39, Huge wrote:
On 2016-12-01, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Huge
wrote:

On 2016-11-30, Bert Coules wrote:
"Huge" wrote:

And what is "naturally softened" water?

There is, I presume, no such thing. But there is naturally soft water.

Precisely.

Is the issue that water that has been softened by an ion exchanger
tends to have more sodium in it, whereas naturally soft water doesn't?

Yep.

http://www.ukwaterservices.com/drinking-softened-water


It is generally accepted that hard water is better for you and contains
magnesium and other minerals etc:

BBC NEWS | Health | Hard water 'stops heart attacks'
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3396141.stm
15 Jan 2004 - Drinking hard water may protect against heart disease,
researchers have claimed. ... Your news when you want it ... They found
for every unit increase in water hardness, there was a 1% decrease in
the risk of having a further ...