What Water to buy at Whole Foods - Martin Riese Water Sommelier

Let's check out together the Whole Foods water aisle.
Obviously in this video I am expressing my personal opinion and preference.
I like to look at the labels, the brand is not really so important. It's all about the source. I prefer my water from natural occurring sources, the minerals dissolved by nature. I don't care for "highly processed tap water" aka purified water. Companies who are using municipal sources and processing the water.
When you like to drink tap (I am a big advocate for drinking filtered tap) please do so, but I would never buy tap in a store.
Cheers
Your personal water sommelier
Martin
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[@CowardlyDogz]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I've been drinking just "Purified" water bottles at the store since it was the cheapest for a 24 pack. Now I switched over to strictly natural Spring Water, and I feel alive again! God Bless you man!

[@ilovebobsdonuts]

This sommelier makes me want to follow my dreams. So fascinating and so niche!

[@handsonbeez3008]

Good content! I love being able to learn from a professional what is worth buying and what isn’t. Keep it up!

[@TuesdaysArt]

I found you through someone post your CVS on Tumblr; I'm glad to hear you call out these companies for selling tap water for a premium.

[@AmazingCason]

Is that a scam what I thought the whole foods natural spring water and is the same thing but something runs that water I just bought it from Whole Foods and it is actually a scam it says 50% recycled water and yours world set does not say that

[@210geez]

this was so comprehensive without even being too much for a newbie on their water journey. loved the content. earned a sub!

[@caterpuss]

Damn those glasses are fire!! Your accent is so great, you could be talking about garbage and id be hooked.

[@monty8818]

I didnt know about sommeliers until I found out about Martin, its great to know water from another perspective

[@philipksick6810]

I’m very glad to see Crystal Geyser gets your approval, I make a special trip for CG because not many stores here have it. It’s very cheap and very good water.

[@speedracerjeff]

Crystal Geyser helped me get through Covid. When I had Covid I had a bad headache and body fever, was sweating like crazy and I drank lots of Crystal Geyser water, went through 6 bottles in one night and it helped keep me hydrated and I felt better within a few days.

[@isaacfoulke3058]

At 6:57 you can see my favorite water Hawaiian springs water but you skipped over it. Do you have any thoughts on this water?

[@Pajtim2023]

Mountain valley is nr 1 water in usa period 1 gallon water if mountain spring is almost 40 Percent of ur daily magnesium That lowers ur body tension and axiety and stress and regulated blood vesels and ur heart oh boy loves it

[@speedracerjeff]

I love Arrowhead water, it keeps me hydrated the best, even better than Crystal Geyser. When I feel like spending money I get The Mountain Valley spring still water in the green glass bottles. I believe Crystal Geyser also bottles Trader Joe’s brand spring water. Crystal Geyser now makes their own BPA free PET bottles now which is great.

[@__m-a-x__]

Gerolsteiner, Ararat, and of course Vichy changed my life/diet. Feeling better than ever

[@themardbard9096]

I hope more companies start using carton and aluminum packaging!

[@yannakisala5298]

Just be aware aluminum is horrible for us, our nervous system. Shown to cause dementia, alzheimers. Research. Stick with glass bottled spring waters

[@Spongekelp]

I’m so interested in your acqua panna tour! Is there a video on that? So weird they didn’t show you the spring.

[@QueenOfDigitalMarketing]

Fiji has flouride, and why are we approving water out of plastic bottles with flouride?;

[@msjessicahall]

I love videos like this on exactly what to drink and what not to. Thank you. At least I know now Evian is ok. It's my favorite

[@CornyDookie]

Evian is “naive” backwards for a reason…

[@michellebradd7937]

Wow, you're awesome. Thank you so much for this video. I'm making my way back to the U.S. from Morocco, and the water is natural there, so I wanted to keep the good water flow through my body. Thanks again.

[@rubensanchez1543]

I was also first made aware of what you do and how important it is to know what kind of water you are consuming by watching the documentary starring Zac Efron, I have decided to start drinking Vichy Catalan water and it would be amazing if you were to have your own documentary on where different waters come from and other topics that interest you or other amazing health tips!!!

[@GrandPrinceBlueblood]

Hey Martin, I love your guidance on this topic and I’m going to go by your advice for what I buy from the grocery store from now on. But I would also like to mention that the high-pH gimmick isn’t entirely a gimmick for some people. My partner suffers a lot from acid reflux and pepsin, the digestive enzyme that causes damage to the esophagus when you have that condition, is deactivated by the presence of higher pH. Sipping on it really helps him out. I know for the most part it’s just a marketing gimmick but I thought that might be worth considering.

[@simonghoul3602]

Milk really helps me with acid reflux

[@Aunt_Bee4738]

I do use wholefoods 365 baking soda and water for acid reflux and the release is almost immediate...just a teaspoon.

[@themardbard9096]

Thank you for doing this, Martin! This video was super helpful, and I made a list with notes of all the waters you mentioned. I can't wait to keep updating it!

[@truehope287]

Can you share that list?

[@rathkhan1114]

Bro Find spring water decent price without fluoride . It will help people. Awesome video. Evian Always drink no fluoride but it so expensive.

[@marianabarajas410]

Can you do another Whole Foods and review their sparkling water. Thoughts on their Lime Mint Elderberry sparkling water?…

[@thatactivechic]

It would be super cool if you touched on the topics of micro plastics that do go into rain water from the ocean ( pros and cons) I love the fact your truthful and German. Haha my bfs family is half German. Also about different plastics and glass bottles.

[@the-experiment]

Essentia when I drank it made my nose feel how it does when im sick and my stomach didn’t feel to good either so definitely wouldn’t buy again 😵‍💫 What i have learned is if it says it came from a spring then its good

[@ILIK3HATERZ]

If it says municipal source it’s filtered tap water ( ❄️ that’s the water you shower in, drink & so forth )

[@treedeblue]

Martin is the 365 Whole Foods water a spring natural source water??

[@egharabagi]

In Martin we trust

[@5345-i1t]

What do you think about putting lsd in the water

[@krspurrier]

What are your thoughts on the water refill stations in Whole Foods, Walmart, and other grocery stores? I refill my glass gallon jugs, but is the water worth it? Do they store or use plastics in transferring the water?

[@visnau1126]

Man arrowhead seems to be a love it or hate it water, I am in the camp that hates it personally. Just not a fan of the flavor. Fiji however, is absolutely amazing and my favorite water.

[@speedracerjeff]

It’s probably because Arrowhead is high in Total Dissolved Solids with a lot of calcium bicarbonate naturally. So some people don’t like the taste. Personally I love Arrowhead lol. It’s an acquired taste compared to other smoother tasting spring water brands.

[@Cruising.with.a.toddler]

Best Waters to buy in Whole Foods list: 365 Spring Water Arrowhead 100% Spring water Crystal Geyser Fiji Evian Flow Source (Air extracted) 1907 New Zeland Liquid Death Just Water Proud Source Mountain Valley Richard's raind water Icelandic glacier water Cirro water Purely Sedona Dont's: Alkaline water

[@hopefulvoyage]

The best naturally-sourced water I have ever drank was a mineral water sourced out of Armenia. It is very limited in its distribution.

[@alldayubum]

I heard and read that Fiji water has fluoride in it ,, they should tell people the water has fluoride on the bottle maybe its just wishful thinking

[@Speculate173]

Did you know that Fluoride is necessary and important for your bones? Fluoride toothpaste that your dentists use and in various toothpastes that you purchase. It's critical for teeth health.

[@HelenSab]

Thank you for all your research!

[@jongab]

Love your stuff, been a fan since you were on YMH years ago. I'm curious though why you support Fiji so much. They've notoriously been super shady and strong armed the Fijian government so I was just curious because I'd be shocked if you hadn't heard about that

[@spicyboysauce7344]

What about Zephyrhills spring water from Florida?

[@jayjayhappytana1132]

Hello sir, Martin Riese I found you via Netflix from Zac Efron's and Darin's documentary Down To earth episode two... Water sommelier I wonder what your point of view of THE KANGEN WATER - produced by Enagic's alkaline ionizer and tap water filtration free from fluoride chorine and other contaminants and pollutants.

[@leilasadr7665]

What about the Hawaiian brand Waiakea? It was on the shelf! I get their 15L water every two weeks. Are they better than Fiji or worse?🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@clintlandrum9498]

I love waiakea.

[@vega2706]

What is the ideal drinking temperature for water? Does it fluctuate per type of water?

[@protagonistkickz9477]

How do you feel about Poland spring water ?

[@MrGheller]

Wait, Whole Foods 365 spring water in 500 ml plastic bottles is healthy or not? Apparently the bottles are NOT BPA free..... I read that the healthy one is Mountain Valley Spring Water its glass bottles BUT it is 5 times more expensive.... Are there alternatives?

[@thatactivechic]

Hey Martian - isn’t smooth water hard water and hard water is smooth. What do you recommend for a Californian who has a Brita filter for RO water she gets from Whole Foods and who gets arrowhead water bottles ? Is the Iceland big jugs water at traders great to drink … we have boughten those before. Is glass jugs of water good. Mineral good for electrolytes on hot days or after a work out ?

[@ETERNALLIFEINELOHIM]

Doesn't mountain valkey have added minerals? Which means it's been altered.

[@kimberlyallen-sherrill]

Someone is trying to sell me a product. From my research of watching you... Spring or Glacial water is best and I should NOT buy this machine they are trying to sell me.. This is the description: Our machine is touchless ( foot pedal optional) and baked with Colloidal silver which means no cross contamination and a clean surface. It features unlimited hot, cold, and ambient pure water (sparkling available) and if you like ice we can provide that also. We use a process called RO ( Reverse Osmosis) which utilizes 5 different types of filters inside our cooler, to bring you 98% pure water, the other 2% is the good “stuff” we put back in like Calcium and Magnesium.

[@gustavomora7593]

I heard the most important thing about buying water is, it has to be in a glass bottle, is that true?

[@rorbaat]

You should try norwegian tap and bottled water. Tastes amazing and is straight from mother nature.

[@MsShaquillewalker]

What's your opinion on Eternal water?

[@Millo4everr]

But what about contaminants in spring water? I know Evian water was found to have Chlorothalonil in it, which is a pesticide. I really wish to drink only spring mineral water but am really concerned for toxins.

[@maximilianbeese]

ich liebe Wasser!!

[@avaelizabeth4808]

what are your thoughts on the refill station water at WF? Thanks

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

What do you think of coconut water?

[@kirstenhelm2482]

Isn’t Crystal Geyser high in arsenic??

[@gc1572]

Please don't forget the BEST water, in the Whole Foods water refill machine!! The high ph one tastes so smooth and delicious, and no packaging! Why are we all so disorganized we are still buying more individual plastic bottles?

[@Aunt_Bee4738]

Isn't the machine just filtered tap water aka reverse osmosis?

[@millionafly]

I thought Crystal Geyser was found to not be safe, anything change?

[@moreplease394]

Martin, can you review Costco and Walmart waters?

[@truehope287]

Flow, Sedona, Cirro has a TDS of 450, Iceland, Proud Source, 1907, Evian & The Mountain Valley. Did I miss any of his 'yeses' ?

[@Aunt_Bee4738]

What is TDS?

[@tiffanycollins5745]

TDS is Total dissolved solids. The ideal TDS range is from 50 - 150.

[@adrianmendez4254]

hello from the h3 podcast!

[@bryanallendorf7064]

What about the oxidizing effects of all these waters? Most are these are all bad for you.

[@oversoon5576]

Can you please review Icelandic glacial? I love this water despite the plastic bottle

[@AngelBlu7]

How many glasses of water should you drink daily. I always heard 8 glasses a day but that might be too much by losing electrolytes & minerals.

[@mikemiller2687]

130 ounces at least.

[@noonecares3293]

can u do the fresh market spring water from fresh market store

[@aprilMourning01]

man have u tried big 8 spring water from Stellarton N.S Canada?

[@yannakisala5298]

Just remember the CHEM TRAILS in our air. So, Source water from air....would stsy away

[@DoughBoiVegan23]

Agree with all except I don’t like the way Evian taste

[@baytbahrain479]

Can you review Pocari Sweat?

[@donwanderley7156]

💙💙💙

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Just ordered TMVSW home delivery. Tap water is crap.

[@boatymcboatface18]

I NEED MORE VICHY CATALAN

[@jesuschavez3987]

Has Anyone Heard Of Dr.Emoto?

[@cyberfiretiger5825]

Very enlightening!! ⛲️💦💧

[@simonghoul3602]

I'm buying water

[@simonghoul3602]

I'm trying The Mountain Valley water and Ciro Maybe I'll also try wholefoods spring water

[@ILIK3HATERZ]

Essentia is garbage 🤢

[@lukastaylor9544]

I won’t drink water unless it passes paschals wager

[@Aunt_Bee4738]

What's that about,,?

[@pixiewinn222]

I LOOOOVE PURELY SEDONA