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    The fever is catching

    Jun 01, 2018 3 minutes
    By David Zimmer

    “LAST YEAR I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY on a whole-house filtration system to treat the lake water at my cottage. Now I keep hearing about the alleged health benefits of drinking ‘raw water.’ Is there any truth to this? (If you answer yes, someone owes me $2,000.)”

    For cottagers unfamiliar with the concept, “raw water” is a Silicon Valley health trend that embraces the drinking of unfiltered, unpurified, unprocessed water. Proponents feel that raw water is healthier than the everyday water we drink because it still contains

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