Does Your Drinking Water Make You Ill?
Do you ever wonder if the water that comes out of your tap could possibly be making you ill? Well, this is not as far fetched as you may think! It's difficult to tell with water, as most municipal water looks the same, and unless you really delve further into what may be lurking within that clear liquid, how would you really know?
Well, in actual fact, it's not that difficult. All of the information is out there, and this piece of writing is nothing other than a brief summation of what is freely available in the public sector. Did you know that research scientists no longer classify our drinking water as "pure" water, but rather they will refer to it as having either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" levels of contamination.
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.
Millions of kilos of chemicals are dumped into the water supplies every year. This number does not include the 650 chemicals that are registered by the EPA and listed as toxic and deleterious to our health. This does not include the "safe" chemicals that are dumped in for good measure.
Heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, and high levels of mercury are found in many samples taken form municipal water supplies across the USA. Most of the time it doesn't matter if you purchase bottled water, since much of the bottle water is actually municipal water that is rebottled and sold to consumers at a huge mark up!
Infectious diseases - A recent study has been published in the Journal of American Public Health estimates that 40% of all the gastrointestinal diseases in homes are picked up through the water delivered via their kitchen sink faucet!
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.
For example, carbon filtration is excellent for most contaminants across the board, and leaves the water tasting fresh and sweet. Unfortunately, this method of filtration fails to remove fluoride and some smaller viral contaminants. But for the most part, these are an excellent choice, as they are cheap, remove many of the organic volatiles, and virtually take out all of the chlorine - so 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.
Distillation is another method that removes virtually all contaminants, but again, the process works in much the same way as reverse osmosis systems do. Don't get me wrong - they work and work well, but in the long run, can also lead to mineral depletion.
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.
At the end of the day, it's a personal preference - but if you can keep the fluoride away from your mouth, you are doing better than most!
To better health! - 17274
Well, in actual fact, it's not that difficult. All of the information is out there, and this piece of writing is nothing other than a brief summation of what is freely available in the public sector. Did you know that research scientists no longer classify our drinking water as "pure" water, but rather they will refer to it as having either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" levels of contamination.
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.
Millions of kilos of chemicals are dumped into the water supplies every year. This number does not include the 650 chemicals that are registered by the EPA and listed as toxic and deleterious to our health. This does not include the "safe" chemicals that are dumped in for good measure.
Heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, and high levels of mercury are found in many samples taken form municipal water supplies across the USA. Most of the time it doesn't matter if you purchase bottled water, since much of the bottle water is actually municipal water that is rebottled and sold to consumers at a huge mark up!
Infectious diseases - A recent study has been published in the Journal of American Public Health estimates that 40% of all the gastrointestinal diseases in homes are picked up through the water delivered via their kitchen sink faucet!
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.
For example, carbon filtration is excellent for most contaminants across the board, and leaves the water tasting fresh and sweet. Unfortunately, this method of filtration fails to remove fluoride and some smaller viral contaminants. But for the most part, these are an excellent choice, as they are cheap, remove many of the organic volatiles, and virtually take out all of the chlorine - so 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.
Distillation is another method that removes virtually all contaminants, but again, the process works in much the same way as reverse osmosis systems do. Don't get me wrong - they work and work well, but in the long run, can also lead to mineral depletion.
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.
At the end of the day, it's a personal preference - but if you can keep the fluoride away from your mouth, you are doing better than most!
To better health! - 17274
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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