Is Your Drinking Water Making You Ill?
Have you ever given any thought to the water that comes from your faucet? Do you think it might be making you sick? That idea is not really far fetched at all. It's rather difficult to tell just by looking at the water since most municipal water looks identical. It would be necessary to do some investigation in order to find what might be lurking in the water you drink.
In reality, it's not that hard to find out what's in the water supply. All of the information is available to the public and this article is a summary of this information. Research scientists now use the terms "acceptable" or "unacceptable" to classify the level of contamination in the municipal water supply. In the past the term "pure" was used to classify drinking water.
Do you know why? Well, it's because virtually all of our tap water is heavily contaminated with cesspool levels of nasty viruses, heavy metals, germs and even embalming fluid! Take a look below, as this is what is found in most municipal drinking water supplies.
There are millions of kilos of harmful chemicals dumped into public water supplies every year, and this is only includes the 650 chemicals that are registered by the EPA and listed as being toxic and deleterious to a persons health. This figure does not inclue the "safe chemicals" that are dumped in the water supply for good measure.
Heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic and even high levels of mercury are found in many samples taken across the USA. Much of the time it doesn't even matter if you by bottled water, as much of this is actually municipal water rebottled and then sold to us at a huge mark up!
Infectious diseases - A study that was recently published in the Journal of American Public Health estimated that 40% of the gastrointestinal diseases in homes are picked up via the water that is delivered from the faucet at the kitchen sink.
What can be done, you might ask?
Well, that's a good question. There are many different methods of purifying water available in these modern times, but many of them have both pros and cons.
As an example, the use of carbon filtration is excellent for many contaminants across the board and leaves water tasting sweet and fresh. However, this filtration method does not remove fluoride and some of the smaller viral contaminants. For the most part this method is an excellent choice since the systems are inexpensive, successfully remove most of the organic volatiles, and remove virtually every bit of chlorine and leaves no smell.
Another method that is growing in popularity is reverse osmosis filtration. This is a very powerful method of water purification. While it effectively removes nearly all contaminants from the water, including fluoride, it also removes some of the beneficial alkaline minerals. This can result in a depletion of mineral salts which are very important.
Another method that effectively removes nearly every contaminant is distillation. The distillation process works a lot like reverse osmosis systems do. These system work and the work very well,, but may lead to mineral depletion in the long run.
Ionizing machines are excellent in many respects. They do nearly everything that will lead to good clean water, with the exception of removing fluoride. These systems effectively remove all of the acidic constituents while delivering alkaline water deep into the tissues of the body. This is a good choice depending on your preferences.
Clean, healthy, pure drinking water comes down to a compromise taking in a number of considerations - the best option at the end of the day is to install a small tank and collect water directly from your roof, and then running it through a good quality alkalizing machine - or even a decent dual stage carbon filter will suffice.
In the end, it winds up being a matter of personal preference. Keep in mind though that if you are able to keep the fluoride away from your mouth, you are better off than many others.
To better health! - 17269
In reality, it's not that hard to find out what's in the water supply. All of the information is available to the public and this article is a summary of this information. Research scientists now use the terms "acceptable" or "unacceptable" to classify the level of contamination in the municipal water supply. In the past the term "pure" was used to classify drinking water.
Do you know why? Well, it's because virtually all of our tap water is heavily contaminated with cesspool levels of nasty viruses, heavy metals, germs and even embalming fluid! Take a look below, as this is what is found in most municipal drinking water supplies.
There are millions of kilos of harmful chemicals dumped into public water supplies every year, and this is only includes the 650 chemicals that are registered by the EPA and listed as being toxic and deleterious to a persons health. This figure does not inclue the "safe chemicals" that are dumped in the water supply for good measure.
Heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic and even high levels of mercury are found in many samples taken across the USA. Much of the time it doesn't even matter if you by bottled water, as much of this is actually municipal water rebottled and then sold to us at a huge mark up!
Infectious diseases - A study that was recently published in the Journal of American Public Health estimated that 40% of the gastrointestinal diseases in homes are picked up via the water that is delivered from the faucet at the kitchen sink.
What can be done, you might ask?
Well, that's a good question. There are many different methods of purifying water available in these modern times, but many of them have both pros and cons.
As an example, the use of carbon filtration is excellent for many contaminants across the board and leaves water tasting sweet and fresh. However, this filtration method does not remove fluoride and some of the smaller viral contaminants. For the most part this method is an excellent choice since the systems are inexpensive, successfully remove most of the organic volatiles, and remove virtually every bit of chlorine and leaves no smell.
Another method that is growing in popularity is reverse osmosis filtration. This is a very powerful method of water purification. While it effectively removes nearly all contaminants from the water, including fluoride, it also removes some of the beneficial alkaline minerals. This can result in a depletion of mineral salts which are very important.
Another method that effectively removes nearly every contaminant is distillation. The distillation process works a lot like reverse osmosis systems do. These system work and the work very well,, but may lead to mineral depletion in the long run.
Ionizing machines are excellent in many respects. They do nearly everything that will lead to good clean water, with the exception of removing fluoride. These systems effectively remove all of the acidic constituents while delivering alkaline water deep into the tissues of the body. This is a good choice depending on your preferences.
Clean, healthy, pure drinking water comes down to a compromise taking in a number of considerations - the best option at the end of the day is to install a small tank and collect water directly from your roof, and then running it through a good quality alkalizing machine - or even a decent dual stage carbon filter will suffice.
In the end, it winds up being a matter of personal preference. Keep in mind though that if you are able to keep the fluoride away from your mouth, you are better off than many others.
To better health! - 17269
About the Author:
This article is written by Lee Jacobs who is an Acupuncturist, and has been in the field of health for 13 years. He is interested in illuminating individuals and helping others return to a better quality of health. If you would like to learn more about the Miracle Mineral Supplement, or about Jim Humble who was the man who discovered this compound, feel free to follow the links.
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