Is Your Drinking Water Making You Ill?
Have you ever wondered in the tap water in your kitchen could be making you ill? This idea is really not as far fetched as one might think? It's really hard to tell with water since most of the municipal water looks the same, and unless further investigation is done you may never be sure of what lurks in this clear liquid.
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 they use these terms? The reason for this is nearly all tap water is very contaminated with cesspool levels of heavy metals, nasty viruses, germs, and embalming fluid. Check out the list below to see what is commonly found in the majority of municipal drinking water.
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.
In samples taken from water supplies across the United States, heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury are commonly found. Many times the water is taken from the municipal water supply to be bottled 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!
You may wonder what can be done.
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!
Lately, reverse osmosis filtration has become very popular. It is a very powerful method of cleansing water in its own right. While it effectively removes almost every contaminant from the water, including the very elusive and ubiquitous fluoride, it also removes the beneficial alkaline minerals. The removal of the alkaline minerals will often result in a depletion of mineral salts.
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.
Then there are ionizing machines, and these are excellent in many respects, doing almost everything that leads to good healthy water - apart from removing the dreaded fluoride! These units remove all acidic constituents, whilst delivering alkaline water deep within the body's tissues. A good choice, but again, what are your preferences?
Clean, healthy, pure drinking water often comes down to a compromise taking in a number of considerations. The best option 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 good health - 17440
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 they use these terms? The reason for this is nearly all tap water is very contaminated with cesspool levels of heavy metals, nasty viruses, germs, and embalming fluid. Check out the list below to see what is commonly found in the majority of municipal drinking water.
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.
In samples taken from water supplies across the United States, heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury are commonly found. Many times the water is taken from the municipal water supply to be bottled 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!
You may wonder what can be done.
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!
Lately, reverse osmosis filtration has become very popular. It is a very powerful method of cleansing water in its own right. While it effectively removes almost every contaminant from the water, including the very elusive and ubiquitous fluoride, it also removes the beneficial alkaline minerals. The removal of the alkaline minerals will often result in a depletion of mineral salts.
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.
Then there are ionizing machines, and these are excellent in many respects, doing almost everything that leads to good healthy water - apart from removing the dreaded fluoride! These units remove all acidic constituents, whilst delivering alkaline water deep within the body's tissues. A good choice, but again, what are your preferences?
Clean, healthy, pure drinking water often comes down to a compromise taking in a number of considerations. The best option 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 good health - 17440
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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