4 Things to Know About Raw Water, Silicon Valley’s New Fad Beverage | Eater SF

"Bottled from an Oregon spring by Live Water and sold in glass jugs, this "raw" untreated water is marketed as full of natural probiotics and free of additives like fluoride; its founder, Mukhande Singh (born Christopher Sanborn), even claims no one has ever gotten sick from it and asserts that fluoride is a mind-control drug. I noted that Doug Evans did a "raw water" cleanse drinking only Live Water, that the company advises keeping the water cold and consuming it within one lunar cycle before it allegedly turns green, and that at Rainbow a 2.5-gallon jug was priced at $16.49 (up from $14.99) with a $22 bottle deposit. I would still advise against drinking untreated water, since it can contain hepatitis A, E. coli, carcinogenic compounds, metals, and parasites like Giardia." - Caleb Pershan