I agree with what you are saying, but there is just a small technicality I'd like to correct. > ...I mean, our body requires minerals -- we're drinking them in

I agree with what you are saying, but there is just a small technicality I'd like to correct. > ...I mean, our body requires minerals -- we're drinking them in our water all day long Regardless of the minerals in question here, route-of-delivery is a big deal in toxicology, so the line of thinking here is a bit flawed.